About Me

My name is Brenda Williams and I am now a single mother of three children. After 24 years of marriage, my husband and I got divorced.  My entire life seemed to be out of control. It felt like one day I woke up and realized that nothing in my life was the way it should have been. I would look at myself in the mirror unable to recognize the person in front of me. My behavior when I was younger and the stress of my divorce really took a toll on my skin.  My face had started to show aging with sagginess and wrinkles around my eyes. Although I quit smoking before I had my first child, little lines around my lips still formed. I felt old and alone. I decided to start this anti-wrinkle review blog because as I shared my story with other women at work, I realized that so many other women feel the same way about their appearance. There are many things that will happen in your life that you will not be able to control, however having younger looking and feeling skin is one of the few things that you can take into your own hands.

I have tried the following ten different topical anti-wrinkle solutions: Hydroxatone, Strivectin –SD, Complexion MD, Prototype #37-C, Dermajuv, Viterol A, Eucerin Q10, Oxytoxin Type II,  Dermavexin, and Organic Youth Anti-Aging Eye Cream.

When I Was Younger…

I was pretty reckless with my skin and never really took care of it as I knew I should have. I never had acne as a teenager and never really needed any products to have healthy looking skin. I was able to sit in the sun for hours without ever getting sunburned. I never needed to go on any sort of diet and was able to eat plenty of unhealthy without gaining a pound. I used to smoke about a pack and a half a day. I used to think I was invincible.

Now

I am now 47 years old. My divorce did not leave me in a financial position for any fancy procedures such as Botox or laser treatments, but I needed some way to start to feel better about my appearance like I did when I was younger. I started my search for other alternatives and was very often unsuccessful. I was mostly concerned with the sagginess and dark circles around my eyes and the lines around my mouth. If you seem to have similar problem areas, you are most likely trying to decide between the same ten products that I had tried. With the amount of money that I spent trying all of these different creams, I probably could have gotten a minor procedure done, and so I wanted to start this blog to save you time and money with my experiences.

What I Found

Dark circles, wrinkles and lines are all signs of aging that first appear around the eyes and lips. These are the most delicate and sensitive areas of the face. They’re also the areas of the face most exposed to the sun. The skin consists of three layers. The epidermis is the layer where cell renewal takes place. Every ten years, the number of epidermal cells decrease by 10 percent which means that with age, the skin becomes less capable of renewing itself. The moisture-protective cells in the epidermis begin to release moisture rather than preserving it which leads to thin dry skin. This tends to be most noticeable around the eyes. In addition, the dermal layer of the skin begins to thin and produce less collagen. A loss in collagen means that the skin loses strength, elasticity, and firmness and therefore the skin begins to sag and wrinkle. The bottom layer of the skin is known as the hypodermis and it contains the fatty tissue. The fat cells shrink and can no longer fill the damaged upper layers of the skin which leads to further sagging.

I learned that fighting the process of aging became much easier when I used an organic, anti-aging skin care product. In addition to using his product, I made small adjustments in my life-style. As a single working mother of three I had to pick up a new routine, and I found that by putting just a little bit of effort into eating healthier foods, avoiding cigarette smoke, and extensive sun exposure, I was able to see an enormous difference in my skin. The wrinkles in my face have faded significantly and I look and feel a lot younger than I did before.