Apr 15, 2009 6:50 pm US/Eastern
Consumer Report: Testing Home Anti-Wrinkle Devices
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
From scrubs and serums to masks and creams, billions of dollars a year are spent on fighting wrinkles. Now, the latest anti-aging products to hit the market promise to mimic treatments done by your dermatologist.
With the LED treatment, doctors use a high intensity-infrared light machine to smooth fine lines and improve skin texture and tone.
Manufacturers say you can now get the same results in the comfort of your own home using a new hand-held device.
The cost is between $200 and $400, which is a fraction of what several dermatologist visits would run you.
At the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, testers tried out five of the latest products.
"We wanted to evaluate them to see whether or not they were worth the money," said Charmaine Gillespie, beauty products analyst.
"It has two settings, infrared and this really intense LED red light setting," said tester Angela Diegel.
The results?
With very few exceptions, Good Housekeeping found little to no improvement in the testers' fine lines and wrinkles. And in some cases the testers found the devices uncomfortable to use.
"The light really bothered my eyes," Diegel said.
The two products that showed the biggest improvements were the Evis M.D. Facial Light and Tånda Regenerate Anti-Aging Starter Kit.
Still, Good Housekeeping said you may get more bang for your buck with a good face cream.
"While you may get some skin benefits from LED devices, they're expensive and they're time consuming, and you'll probably get just as good results from a much less expensive face cream," said Leesa Suzman, beauty editor for Good Housekeeping.
To soften fine lines and brown spots while increasing collagen production, Good Housekeeping recommends using a cream containing retinoids. They've been proven to work and won't break the bank.
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