Banishing wrinkles?! How about striving to look your best, wrinkles or no?
Jan 08 '01 (Updated Jan 23 '01)
The Bottom Line Take care of yourself from the inside out.
I am 38 years old, and have tried my share of skin care products. When it comes right down to it, I don't think there's much difference between expensive and inexpensive creams. Sure, it's nice for the cream to smell and feel nice, and to have natural ingredients, and to have had extensive testing. But I don't think that the more expensive the cream, the necessarily better it is, particularly when it comes to minimizing or "banishing" wrinkles.
First off, I don't believe it's possible to "banish" wrinkles. And why should we want to? Are wrinkles inherently unattractive? Why is our society so ashamed of age? Why not concentrate on looking your best, regardless of how old you look? I have often seen women who are clearly 20-30 years older than me, whose skin I only wish I could have. Their skin positively "glows", even though they have wrinkles. (I notice this alot with the women in my neighborhood from Russia and its former republics. I don't know WHAT their secret is!!)
I have found that as long as your skin looks refreshed, it will look good. After a night of only 7 hours sleep, and after being out the night before having just one drink and a smoke or two, my skin looks awful, no matter what I do to it the next day. But when I am well-rested, and drink plenty of water, and most importantly, have "let go" of stress, my skin glows, even though I may have a wrinkle here and there. What's more important to being attractive is the overall appearance of your skin, and not the number of wrinkles. Haven't you ever seen a young person with no wrinkles, but yet dull skin? Now think about an older person you've seen, who has many wrinkles, but who seems to glow from within.
Our society needs to stop focusing on facial lines. It's really ridiculous when you think about it. And, save going under the knife, it's futile to think you can prevent them. Rather, we need to concentrate on the other lifestyle factors that affect our skin's appearance: diet, stress, sun, exercise, tobacco, caffeine. I think facial creams only help insofar as they add a barrier to the skin, thereby protecting it from the elements.
You often hear of these miracle creams, Creme de la Mer being one of them. I don't have the money to try such a product, but isn't it very possible that the reason people may think that the product is responsible for beautiful skin is because the women who can afford to buy it are also afforded the very LIFESTYLE that contributes to good skin: less financial worries, perhaps a nanny to help around the house, monthly facials, more vacations, perhaps a facial peel or two?
I certainly wouldn't tell anyone NOT to buy expensive creams. If I have the extra cash some month, I might spend $50 on a favorite moisturizer. I do this because the cream may smell extra good, and the texture may be extra silky or something. Perhaps the packaging is especially beautiful. I do this as a treat, to make myself feel special, and I understand that this fact, in and of itself, may give my face an extra sparkle when I apply it. But I do not believe for one minute that the cream itself is making my skin better, or eliminating wrinkles, and neither should you. Buy whatever cream you like, but continue to work on what's INSIDE as well. This is what will ultimately make you beautiful.
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