Appearing attractive to others is of vital importance to most of us. It's implicated to our ability to attract a partner, our ability to form relationships with others and even down to the degree of success that we enjoy over the course of our career. Cosmetics therefore represent a multi-billion dollar industry as we consider the benefits of cosmetics to outweigh their often significant expense.
Most cosmetics work by superbly modifying our appearance. However, in the case of wrinkling this is insufficient to moderate our appearance and it is necessary to go significantly further.
Botox is often the preferred option for many, but this looks like an expensive and risky procedure to end for marginal cosmetic benefits. Botox is in fact a highly potent poison. Although injected locally into the muscles around the brow, it can spread to affect other parts of the body leading to significant complications and even death. Some of the minor side effects include droopy eyelids, an expressionless face, pain and bruising around the injection site and allergic reactions. Some of the more severe side effects include visual disturbances (eg double vision and blurred vision) which can impair your ability to drive, difficulty in swallowing, difficulty in breathing, wide spread muscle paralysis or even death. Forthermore, Botox is long acting, lasting for 4 months between injections. If you suffer from side effects or do not like the sensation then you have to live with this until the toxin leaves your system.
Anti wrinkle creams have moved on significantly in recent years. Although the benefits are undeniably not as extensive as Botox the risks are significantly lower. Use of an effective anti wrinkle cream should there before be tested for at least several months by all women trying to reduce the impact of wrinkles on their face. There are now a variety if highly effective components with well established anti aging properties. One of the most important is a component called Argireline which has similar mechanism of action to Botox (relaxing facial muscles) but it can be applied topically (no need for injections). There are in fact clinical studies which support the anti aging properties of Argireline. One study entails a 27% reduction in wrinkle depth after just 30 days of treatment.