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When shopping for anti-aging products and wrinkle creams, you cannot just buy the cheapest product on the shelf and expect it to work as well on your skin as the top name brand products. What is the difference? Some products have certain ingredients that have been proven to aid in the improvement of skin in various ways.

Picking out the best wrinkle cream products on the market today, we began to compare the ingredients and found some surprising results. Some ingredients in these creams are better than others, causing products to be better than others.

What follows is our guide to the top six ingredients found in wrinkle creams, all of which have been shown to reverse the signs of aging. With this information at your fingertips, you can finally answer the question, "why are some wrinkle creams better than others".

Retinol: A type of Vitamin A that has been proven to aid in the fading of wrinkles. This has been in wrinkle creams for years, even in the newest products. Retinol neutralizes particles called 'free radicals: that break down your skin and cause it to lose elasticity.

Coenzyme Q10: This enzyme, natural, not manufactured, acts as a food for skin cells, aiding in the regulation of their energy production. Studies show it relaxes the small lines around the eyes by making the skin cells healthier.

Tea Extract: The extracts provide antioxidants directly to the local area of the skin for which it is applied. Tea extract has been shown to sooth inflammation that cause long term skin damage.

Alpha Hydroxy: Originating from fruit, this mild acid helps strip away the outer layer of skin, called exfoliation, revealing the smooth fresh skin underneath. This method is great for our skin when done periodically. By removing dead layers of skin, new skin growth is promoted.

Copper Peptide: This nutrient is required by our body to stay healthy. Copper particles aid in the healing and regeneration of our skin. Environmental conditions, such as the Sun, can damage our skin and speed up aging. Copper particles help to heal from this damage.

Kinetin: this is a natural substance that helps make living things grow. It helps with wrinkles and brown spots on the skin. Scientists believe that it works by making our skin and the collagen underneath it grow more quickly, therefore healing it and evening out wrinkles and age spots.