Stopping or reversing the anti aging process is the key staying young looking. One can only hope that with the proper anti aging wrinkle cream, and/or Vitamin efficiencies, the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles will be diminished.

Around midlife, the most sought after concept is to get older without looking older, or to become successful at the anti aging process and look younger every day (that would be a perfect world!)

Most people know, but do not like to admit, that the sensible way to promote anti aging is to quit smoking, don't drink alcohol, wear protective clothing and sunglasses and use a sun block with a SPF of 15 or better. All that's fine, but it might make a person a little boring.

Most dermatologists recommend a diet that is high in whole grains, fruit and vegetables for preventing or at least prolonging the appearance of wrinkles in the skin.

Here's a fact that most people don't know. The eye cannot see a wrinkle. What it's actually seeing is the shadow created by the wrinkle? That might make one declare that the best anti aging cream a person can buy should have an ingredient that refracts light so other people's eyes can't see wrinkles (and neither can you)!

The following vitamins will also keep your face looking younger, as will a good multivitamin taken everyday: | Vitamin C: If you really want to have beautiful unlined and unwrinkled skin well into your later adult years, you should be certain that you get at least 500 mg of Vitamin C everyday. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant. It is also the stuff that develops connective tissue, which keeps the skin more elastic and less prone to wrinkles.

Collagen is also formed with the help of Vitamin C. Collagen is found in most anti aging wrinkle creams but is basically useless there. You see collagen is manufactured inside the body and does a good job there. However, it is a very large molecule, and applying it to the outside of the skin has no effect because the molecule cannot penetrate the skin (who knew!).

Vitamin E helps Vitamins A and C more easily absorb. It also provides natural protection from ultraviolet rays.

Selenium: Selenium is a trace mineral but an essential one for maintaining healthy anti aging skin because it consumes free radicals caused by sun damage.

Dermatologists warn that natural herbs included in even the best anti-aging creams and/or anti-wrinkle skin care products contain irritants and inflammatory ingredients like peppermint, lemon, camphor, menthol, coltsfoot, arnica, and so on. These ingredients actually contribute to forming lines, wrinkles, age-spots and dark circles.

Make sure you check your anti aging skin care products to see that they do not include the above named harmful (or useless, as in the case of Collagen) ingredients. Then, enjoy your venture back in time. .