You apply it morning and evening, yet your anti-wrinkle cream seems not to work on your skin. Here are the most common reasons why it doesn’t smooth your wrinkles well, according to a dermatologist.
It is not enough just to choose your anti-wrinkle cream carefully to benefit from its smoothing and lifting effects on wrinkles. The way you use it and your entire skincare routine can influence its effect on your skin, as Dr. Lindsey, a dermatologist American who operates on TikTok under the name @dermguru on the platform. In one of her videos, she reminds us that an error that makes our anti-aging treatments ineffective quickly happens. She has also listed the most common ones that she encounters among her patients as a dermatologist.
But if starting the application of anti-wrinkle creams in your twenties – and not only after the age of 30 – is a mistake that we unfortunately cannot reverse, there are others that we continue to make every day and which render our anti-wrinkle creams ineffective. Here are the ones to avoid at all costs!
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Anti-wrinkle cream: the main causes of its ineffectiveness according to a dermatologist
- Apply your anti-wrinkle treatment to dry skin
For the dermatologist, this reflex that we all have is not the right one because it does not allow us to obtain the best results with our skincare products. “You’re not getting the hydrating benefits you need”, she specifies. Instead, she advises trying to apply your anti-aging cream to slightly moistened skin beforehand to help the active ingredients penetrate. “Applying it to damp skin increases the moisturizing effects” she assures.
- Do not apply your treatments to your neck and décolleté
Many people do not apply their anti-wrinkle treatments to their neck, or even to the décolleté level. However, the dermatologist warns us: “these areas of the body are as exposed to the sun as the face”and as the skincare expert reminds us “they age even faster than the face”. This is why she emphasizes the importance of applying sunscreen to protect it from aging, but also of applying your anti-wrinkle cream daily.
For the anti-wrinkle active ingredients present in your anti-aging cream to be truly effective, they must be able to penetrate your skin well. Something that is not easy when you have bad reflexes when it comes to skin cleansing. “If you’re using makeup remover wipes, you’re not doing it right” the dermatologist immediately states. And just because you do a deep clean with a scrub doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing better: “if you’re using harsh scrubs, you’re not doing it right” also assures the doctor. The time you give to this essential step in the routine also matters a lot, as the expert points out: “if you don’t clean your face for at least 30 seconds, you’re doing it wrong.” She reminds us that otherwise the pores of the skin become clogged, which also makes us appear older than we are.
- Brushing your teeth after washing your face
This bad habit would be almost even worse than the previous one even if you have the right reflexes, the right products and the right actions to wash your face according to the dermatologist. She explains “When you brush your teeth, you leave saliva and toothpaste residue around your mouth, and bacteria on your skin.” Things that will hinder the action of your anti-wrinkle cream, and therefore its effectiveness on your wrinkles, particularly on those “bar code” around the lips.
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