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Some creams, ointments and treatments actually do reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, experts claim, via allure magazine. “No one I know uses creams or ointments”, people say, but I do notice how intently they listen.

To reiterate, nothing beats beauty treatment for skin like drinking your 8-10 oz glasses of water a day!

Here are the skin creams and the results:

Olay Professional Pro-X Age Repair Lotion With SPF 30, Deep Wrinkle Treatment, and Wrinkle Smoothing Cream. Does it work? After 24 weeks, the company reports in its own studies, subjects saw a 25 percent reduction in the appearance of the length and depth of wrinkles, the same percent as among those who used Renova. (Allure was unable to see the final clinical study results because they had not been fully evaluated by press time.)

Epionce Lytic Lotion and Renewal Facial Cream: Does it work? Allure saw the company’s internal study comparing Renova and Epionce, in which women reported almost equal improvements in some measures; in others roughness, clarity, fine lines, and wrinkles — Epionce beat Renova by a slim margin.

ZO Skin Health Ossential Radical Night Repair: Does it work? The company did not test the product against any form of Retin-A, but in studies by an independent lab, subjects reported seeing a 75 percent decrease in their fine lines and wrinkles, as well as visible improvement in firmness, after four weeks; 62 percent saw a reduction in deep wrinkles. (The lab declined to release the study to Allure.)

Vivité Vibrance Therapy by Allergan: Does it work? Vivité Vibrance showed reduced hyperpigmentation by an average of 70 percent in one group of subjects in tests, compared to 63 percent for 4 percent hydroquinone. Another group of testers had a 62 percent reduction with both products. (Allure saw an abstract of this study, and at press time, it was scheduled to be published in Cosmetic Dermatology.)

Good Skin Labs Lumecin Overnight Brightening Gluco-Protein Treatment: Does it work? The company says that Lumecin reduced spots by 18 percent after four weeks and improved clarity 65 percent. (The company did not test against prescriptions like Tri-Luma and declined to release its study to Allure.)