There was a time not too many years back, when if you were in the market for anything anti aging, you were deads center in the cross hairs of some of the slickest snake oil sales people on the planet. All of the anti aging products back then promised phenomenal results but basically delivered nothing. Topical creams and lotions that contained oils and perfumes to only give the temporary illusion that wrinkles were lessened.

However; much has changed over the past decade, as new topical anti aging products that contain substances that actually penetrate the skins surface and function in the skins substrate on living skin cells have been tested and brought to market. Then as if that isn’t enough, even more radical direct approach “injectable products” like Botox have passed inspection and been approved by the FDA.

Brace yourself though because while these products and treatments do produce results they don’t come cheap. Also some of the more effective of the active ingredients contained in these newer more effective topical treatments can irritate the skin and cause allergic reactions in some people. In fact, the ingredient labels on the many of the most effective topical creams and lotions reads like a mad scientists wish list. Often with as many as 25 different chemicals, including some suspected of being carcinogenic.

One area where better results are being delivered more affordably and with fewer negative side effects has been in the development of milder and so much safer acid based skin resurfacing products. These new products with names like Obagi Blue Peel use a mild acid solution to actually dissolve away dead skin cells, not only on the surface but deep inside pores and crevices where harsher older abrasives simply couldn’t reach.

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