The Best Face Creams for Firming

The Best Face Creams for Firming
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As you get older, various factors can cause your facial skin to sag and become wrinkly. This may include a lower level of collagen in your skin or damage from environmental stress like exposure to ultraviolet light. Whatever the cause, several facial creams can help to visibly lift and firm your skin for a rejuvenated appearance.

Neutrogena Visibly Firm Eye Cream, Active Copper

The best face creams aren't solely the jurisdiction of expensive department store brands. Neutrogena's eye cream, found in many drugstores, comes stocked with emollients and antioxidants, according to anti-aging skin care expert Paula Begoun. It's designed to firm up the skin around your eyes, where you'll often notice sagging that leads to wrinkling or bags. Besides copper-baesd peptides, it also includes antioxidants like vitamin E and moisturizers like avocado oil.

Cellex-C Skin Firming Cream Plus

The beauty editors of "Shape" magazine picked Cellex-C's treatment as a "dream cream," saying it helps firm the skin with potent levels of its proprietary vitamin C complex. Besides the vitamin C, other antioxidants include vitamin E and zinc. Additional beneficial ingredients include aloe vera, a natural skin moisturizer, and skin-soothing chamomile extract.

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Face Lotion Night

Vitamin A can effectively reduce both the length and depth of skin wrinkles, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, and Neutrogena's night cream contains lots of it. "Health" magazine featured it as a top choice for all-natural skin care, thanks to natural ingredients like fruit extract and algae, which the magazine reports can help firm up the surface of your skin. For extra anti-aging benefits, the cream includes alpha hydroxy acid, which sloughs off dead skin and also helps with wrinkles, according to UMMC.

American Beauty Uplifting Firming Face Cream SPF 15

The sun can induce various kinds of damage to your skin cells that prompt sagging and a lack of firmness. American Beauty's firming facial cream combats that with built-in sunscreen ingredients that meet the minimum specifications of the American Cancer Society. Begoun says its ingredients are "standout" thanks to an effective combination of cell-communicating ingredients and antioxidants.

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Article reviewed by Christine Brncik Last updated on: Jul 13, 2010

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