Wrinkle Treatments For Women

Over the years, fine lines and wrinkles may slowly creep their way across your skin.
Signs of aging can start showing up at any age and may exhibit themselves through a variety of symptoms, most noticeably as changes in the skin's condition. Several over-the-counter, at-home skincare treatments can help women combat wrinkles and restore some of the youthful smoothness and firmness they once had.

Exfoliating

When you exfoliate your skin, you remove the top layer of skin cells to reveal newer, undamaged skin cells beneath. The University of Maryland Medical Center recommends exfoliation as an effective way for successfully "eliminating small wrinkles." The center suggests using either topical exfoliating chemicals like citric acid, lactic acid or glycolic acid, or an abrasive skin scrub.

Sunscreen

The cumulative damage of the sun cause wrinkles. The American Academy of Dermatology states that sunscreen is "by far the most beneficial" treatment for combating and preventing wrinkles and other signs of aging. The Academy advises consumers to choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen product capable of blocking out UVB and UVA rays, while offering an SPF of 30 or higher.

Hyaluronic Acid

Hyaluronic acid pulls moisture from the air and holds approximately 1,000 times more water than its actual weight, reports the beauty editors of "Elle" magazine. For wrinkles around the eyes, the magazine notes that nothing works as well at plumping up the skin surface as a cream containing the acid. If you can't find a cream made with this active ingredient, the magazine also suggests using an anti-wrinkle eye cream formulated with ceramides or neuropeptides. According to "Elle," ceramides also help plump up the skin, while peptides encourage your skin to produce more skin-firming elastin and collagen.

Silicone

When you apply cosmetics like foundation to wrinkled skin, the makeup particles often sink into the skin's grooves where they can "cake" and accentuate wrinkled flaws. In such cases, Dr. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, Ph.D., says in an interview in "Real Simple" magazine, silicone-based skincare serums can help. The silicone physically fills in your wrinkles to give you an instantly perfected look, and allows makeup to go on smoothly.

Vitamin A

The University of Maryland Medical Center ranks vitamin A as one of the best topical treatments for wrinkles. The Center states that this antioxidant can help exfoliate damaged skin while also prompting your cells to produce more collagen and elastin, two ingredients known to help reduce wrinkles from the inside out. Anti-wrinkle creams typically contain vitamin A in prescription-strength tretinoin -- the acid form of the vitamin, or as retinol -- the "pure form" of vitamin A. The creams come in both over-the-counter products and in prescription-strength formulas.