As South Beach is famous for models, beaches, and parties, skin care is definitely en vogue on South Beach.  The skin care industry has a new face with this legendary line of ViDerm products.  People such as Sharon Stone and Demi Moore have done chemical peels with the famous Dr. Kalil, who actually invented the ViPeel that you can see on many media clips, such as the news, YouTube, and Good Morning Texas.

It’s apparent that some companies truly spent time on research and development with their product.  It’s well-documented that Elite Creams flagship product, the Elite Serum, was based on a long period of research, testing, and documentation.  This trial and error approach to finding the best eye cream formula paid dividends for Elite Serum and the parent company.  When you think about it, it makes sense. Why buy a stock formula that many other companies are already marketing when you can spend time to manufacture your own proprietary formula based on studies and in-depth analysis?  Sure, it is a significant investment that instantly prices out many people who have an idea but not the financial means to take a product line from concept to production.  However, the rewards can be outstanding with proper marketing of a good product.

Elite Serum was the pioneer of using the acclaimed acai berry extract in their proprietary formula.  Like any new concept or fad, there will certainly be similar products introduced in the future.  However, the concentration of the ingredients is the most important aspect of this equation, and that can take years of trials to successfully obtain.

As the eye cream industry expands, it sure will be interesting to see what ingredients become popular next.  In past blog posts we have reported some obscure ingredients that are starting to become mainstream in the industry, such as:

• Coffee Berry Extract
• Seaweed
• Gold and other precious metals
• Caviar
• Fruit Extracts

As people depend on eye creams to help remove and reduce the appearance of aging signs, companies will always be striving for the next hot ingredient mix.  For now, it’s apparent that a solid base of clinically-tried and tested ingredients as a base are working quite well when combined with antioxidant-rich fruit extracts and other ingredients such as resveratrol.   Kudos to Elite for figuring this out and becoming pioneers in the anti aging world in the process.

One thing you can keep fresh in your head as you read wrinkle cream reviews (or any anti aging reviews for that matter) is that the most expensive product does not always equal the best anti aging product.  Sometimes you are paying for packaging, marketing, and celebrity endorsements with that high price tag.  Do some looking around and get to know ingredients when you buy wrinkle creams.  Here is a hint:  Matrixyl, Pomegranate extract, and hyaluronic acid make a good base in most cases.

Matrixyl and other high-profile ingredients have been tested in clinical studies, with real human volunteers.  This sets them apart from other wrinkle creams and shows the investment they made in their formula was spent on powerful ingredients which have the ability to perform at a high level.

Reading consumer wrinkle cream reviews can tell you various things about the product.  For one, it can tell you if it had any side effects.  Second, it can tell you if it got results.  Lastly, it can tell you if it was worth the price paid.

However, each person has different skin, and the results can be different from person to person.  Using a product firsthand is the best way to find out if a wrinkle cream works for you.  Sometimes, you just have to bite the bullet and give the wrinkle cream a shot based on your gut instinct.

However you find the best wrinkle cream, make sure to submit your reviews on authority websites that allow you to post comments and feedback.  Helping other consumers is a great way to give back and help others find the best wrinkle cream for their situation.

Let’s start at a very odd one coming from China:  Donkey Hide Gelatin.  Donkey hide gelatin, or DHG as we call it for short, is a tremendous ingredient found in anti aging capsules such as DermaCaps.

Donkey Hide Gelatin (DHG) is extracted from the dry glue pieces made from the hide of a rare black-skinned donkey found in the remote mountainous region of Eastern China. Called one of the three Ancient Treasures of Chinese Medicine by Li Shizhen in the Compendium of Materia Medical, DHG is obtained after a series of processes surrounding the hide: washing, soaking, plucking, rinsing and stewing. DHG is produced mainly in Shandong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces. Its unique composition of collagen and easily absorbed amino acids helps to rejuvenate and beautify your skin as it tonifies the blood, nourishes the Yin, and moistens dryness.

Ok, that was bizarre, but these apparently are a great anti aging supplement.  Here is a hot commodity that is doing very well in anti aging supplements:  gold.  Gold is becoming a big skin care ingredient as precious metals have been found to have amazing skin care properties and have been shown to penetrate wrinkles to reduce them in appearance.  One line of gold skin care products is called Oro Gold Cosmetics, and it’s products have been doing quite well on wrinkle cream review websites.

Copper, silver, and platinum have also done well in skin care products.

One ingredient that has turned heads is caviar.  Caviar has been found in the uber-expensive skinc are line called LaPrairie.  Yes, the fish extract is used to make the skin more elastic and keep it wrinkle-free.

Another very bizarre skin care ingredient making rounds is one that has some people deathly afraid:  snake venom.  The effect is softer than botox, but like botox, the results go away as soon as you stop using it.

A jar of Planet Skincare moisturizer costs $115 and lasts about six weeks. So far it is only available at the Vitality Medispa on Queen Anne Hill.

There you have it, some insanely weird anti aging skin care ingredients.

The website is stocked with anti aging information.  Everything under the sun is covered in this website.  There is an anti aging glossary that goes over everything from different types of diseases that surface with age, as well as definitions of terms such as anti-oxidants and the many ingredients that make up anti aging creams and treatments.  Even for a group of people who are up to speed on the latest and greatest ingredients in anti aging formulas, we were quite impressed.  The wealthy of information could be titled “anti aging encyclopedia” and be perfectly accurate.

The website also covers mens topics such as diet, sex, and beauty.  This is an informational site with a great twist on what is in fashion as men age.  Several unique, well-written articles cover a wide variety of topics that men are interested in.  If you are an adult male, this is a site you should take a look at.  If you take away one piece of valuable information (we took away several) from this site you will set yourself for proper aging tactics that can take years off your appearance, reduce stress, and give you more confidence.

Consider it a more toned-down version of Maxim Magazine for men - but online.  Enjoy.