Arbonne Alternatives

Stepping Up Your Skin Care

What's Better than Arbonne for Anti-Aging Skin Care?

If Arbonne doesn't suit you, there are many other options for effective anti-aging skin care.

I am 49 years old and have been using Arbonne NutriMinC products for 4-5 years.

I also use Renova.

In the past year I feel the night and eye creme have become too heavy.

I switched to their Intelligence line for eye and day/night creme but it is sticky. I am looking for a product to tighten and lift my skin, what do you suggest?

DJ

I like Arbonne and have written a couple of articles about their products, but they're not "right" for everyone or every age.

By switching from NutriMinC RE9 (because you didn't like the consistency) to the Intelligence line, you gave up the benefits of the multiple cosmeceutical peptides found in the RE9 line.

At your age, you want to Step Up Your Skin Care - not dial it down. ;-)

My "Step" article only goes to skin-age 45 because when I wrote it, there was nothing more advanced for topical application than cosmeceutical peptides.

A few years ago, after age 50, a woman would have needed to resort to mechanical or invasive procedures (light and laser treatments, injectables or surgery) to retain her youthful looks.

That is rapidly changing. The range and power of anti-aging peptides continues to grow.

In my opinion, the most powerful peptide combination available is found in Peter Thomas Roth UnWrinkle.

A more affordable (on a per ounce basis) and almost as powerful option is StriVectin-SD.

I've recently become very interested in topical MMPIs (Matrix Metalloprotenase Inhibitors) and EGF (Essential Growth Factor) and am considering adding another step or two to my "Step" article.

If the research proves out, we Age Warriors may be able to postpone more invasive procedures for an additional five or ten years!

P.S. Keep up with the Renova. Chemical exfoliants are an excellent way to rev up the skin's collagen-producing engine. Renova has the added benefit of a moisturizing base for more mature drier skin.

If your prescription runs out, you should know that there are OTC options. Look for vitamin A derivatives called retinoids and including retinol, retinal and retinyl palmitate. These have also been proven to significantly speed up collagen production (May 2007 issue of The Archives of Dermatology).