Looking for the best inexpensive wrinkle cream? The old adage you get what you pay for is as true in the skin care industry as everywhere else.
Many of the main brands have creams that are very inexpensive.
But you might want to consider some of the things they put into them before you waste even a little of your money.
If you go into any drug store or grocery store, you'll see numerous skin care products.
And many of them don't cost much.
But the best inexpensive wrinkle cream is probably just the best of bad.
Check the ingredients.
You'll likely see mineral oil, parabens, alcohol to name a few of the common chemicals.
Mineral oil is used as a moisturizer because it forms a film on your skin thereby trapping moisture content.
And when you put it on your skin will feel moist and smooth.
But it doesn't add a drop of moisture - it draws existing moisture to the surface.
Its long term effect is actually drying out your skin - from deep within.
Parabens are used by skin care companies as preservatives because they're cheap.
There has been some talk of parabens being linked to health issues such as cancer, however in all honesty there is no proof that they cause any health issues at all.
But they also bring zero value to your skin - so why would you want to have it there? Many different types of alcohols are also common ingredients and these are used because of their anti bacterial properties - they help clean your skin.
But again, they also cause dryness and with even moderate use, can cause rash and irritation.
So if price is your number one criteria, the best inexpensive wrinkle cream is likely to have most, if not all of the above types of ingredients.
But great results don't have to be expensive.
There are healthy choices that you could still call inexpensive.
If you understand what the skin needs in order to regenerate and make wrinkles recede, you can zone right in on the products that have just the ingredients you need.
So what is happening in the skin that causes wrinkles? The answer in a sentence, is loss of two of the proteins that give it strength and thickness, free radicals caused by sun exposure and a lowering of the content of hyaluronic acid.
Find something that contains natural ingredients that address all these processes and you'll have the best inexpensive wrinkle cream bar none.
There are plenty of natural ingredients that help with these things and some are better than others.
Luckily, science has unearthed some pretty exciting stuff in the natural skin care industry and if you do some research, you'll come across some very powerful substances.
Some of them have been around for a while - the Romans knew how good honey is (by the way - you'd be better off just using natural honey and nothing else instead of the inexpensive products with chemicals) and the Japanese have understood the anti wrinkling properties of phytessence wakame for hundreds of years.
Now science shows us that not all honeys are the same - manuka honey has the most powerful antioxidant properties and phytessence wakame helps the skin produce its own collagen.
There are other ingredients you should understand as well.
Some are expensive, but some aren't.
By understanding where you get the most bang for your buck, you really can find the best inexpensive wrinkle cream and it will work for you.
If you're interested in learning more about some of these ingredients, I've written extensively about the best I've found at my website.