I find it quite ironic that the same day I am given this great information from Good Housekeeping magazine, products that actually work,  I also receive an email about mother-daughter plastic surgery from another source!   I seriously get turned off when I hear about things like mother-daughter plastic surgery.   I truly can’t fathom something like that, it’s just not on my radar!   I’d much rather stick to prevention and finding products that actually work.

Well, Good Housekeeping has done a lot of that work for us!  In the October issue – due out on newsstands Sept. 14th, they have a list of their winners in the First Annual Anti-Aging Awards.   There were 90 products in 12 categories that were tested by 820 volunteers 35 and older over an 18 month period.  3,000 lab tests and 5,600 before and after photos were taken, too.  This isn’t just a “pretty packaging” contest – there’s real substance behind this one!

“Anti-aging claims are everywhere, and it’s frustrating to buy a product – often an expensive one – and find that it doesn’t perform,” says Rosemary Ellis, editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping.  “We weren’t sure if anything we tested would really work—but some did, and the best performers weren’t always the most expensive ones.” Ellis points out, “In the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, we have the in-house ability to evaluate products based on science and experimentation. So we can make recommendations our readers can really trust.”

Best Facial Moisturizer with SPF 15+:

• Chanel Ultra Correction Lift Lifting Firming Day Cream SPF 15: $150

Best Eye Cream:

• Olay Pro-X Eye Restoration Complex: $42

 Best Night Cream (tie):

• L’Oréal Paris Advanced RevitaLift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair Night Creme: $20  
• Vichy Lift-Activ Retinol HA Night: $42

 

Best Anti-Aging Serum:

•  Boots No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Beauty Serum: $23

 

Best Body Lotion:

• Fresh Sugar Açai Age-Delay Body Cream: $65

Best Hand Cream with SPF 15+

• Dior Capture Totale Multi-Perfection Hand Repair Creme SPF 15: $56

 

Best Instant Wrinkle Smoother (tie):

• Boots No7 Intensive Line Filler: $18  
• Olay Regenerist Filling + Sealing Wrinkle Treatment: $19

  Best At-Home Peel:

• Boots No7 Advanced Renewal Anti-ageing Glycolic Peel Kit: $25

 

 Best Facial Firmer:

• Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Growth Factor Extreme Neuropeptide Serum: $150

  Best Age-Spot Fader

• Roc Multi Correxion Tone Perfecting Treatment: $13.80

 Best Instant Redness Reducer:

• Clinique Redness Solutions Instant Relief Mineral Powder: $32.50

 Best Body Sunscreen with SPF 30+:

• Banana Boat Ultra Defense SPF 50 Lotion: $10

For the complete results of Good Housekeeping’s Anti-Aging Awards, including the 12 honorable mentions, visit www.goodhousekeeping.com/antiagingtips.

Images from Good Housekeeping