If you want to have younger looking, more vibrant skin, using a top anti aging cream should feature high on your list of priorities. Unfortunately, this is exactly where many people get it wrong. By chasing all the latest fads and celebrity endorsed products on television, it is easy to get caught up in hype and advertising and overlook the simple things that make skin care effective.

Firstly, let me just say straight away that I don’t use any celebrity endorsed or big name skin care products. I’ve found the top anti aging creams to contain key natural ingredients that make all the difference to how it affects your skin. Best of all, these products are not particularly expensive.

Here are 5 natural ingredients in the skin care products I use that really tips the scales in my favor:

1. Functional keratin

This performs the key function of stimulating the production of collagen in the skin. Collagen, along with elastin, are proteins in the skin that help to keep it firm, smooth and elastic. The degradation and reduced production of these two proteins are one of the prime causes of wrinkles.

Functional keratin naturally increases the production of collagen, helping the skin to actively combat aging.

2. Coenzyme Q10

This is a crucial antioxidant naturally found in our bodies. Formulated optimally into an anti aging skin cream it can markedly reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

3. Wakame

Extracts from this Japanese sea kelp helps prevent the breakdown of hyaluronic acid in the skin. Hyaluronic acid performs many beneficial functions, most notably moisture retention, helping your skin to maintain that plump and healthy hydrated look.

4. Grapeseed oil

Rich in various essential oils as well as vitamin E, grapeseed oil also provides a long list of additional benefits to both the skin and the body.

5. Babassu

This little known light natural wax from the Amazon regions in Brazil gently moisturizes the skin without leaving any oily residue. It is a fantastic emollient and great for soothing inflamed or irritated skin.

Put all of these together, along with various other beneficial ingredients, and you have a top anti aging cream that pushes all the right buttons. Don’t just follow the media hype of big brands and big name celebrities. The right natural skin care products that complement the body’s natural processes will produce amazing results, often at a fraction of the cost of more well known products.

All these ingredients form part of the Xtend-Life natural products anti aging skin care range.