Do anti-ageing creams work?

Do anti-ageing creams work?

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Some anti-aging creams undoubtedly do work and some work less well or not at all. It depends on the ingredients. The prescription strengths of anti-aging creams like RetinA and Tazarotene which have to be obtained through a physician, preferably a dermatologist, work and have been proven to work by a wide variety of skin testing procedures. They will improve the skin, reduce wrinkles, and tighten the skin, and improve collagen formation. Some of the non-prescription creams, including my own creams, contain slightly smaller amounts of those active agents. And they will rejuvenate, but they take longer and they will not have the same effect. None of the non-prescription creams will work quite as well as the prescription creams, but many of them will work.