Botox alternatives: a look at the best

Topical creams and serums that offer a true alternative to botox have become big news in anti aging skin care.

Botox cream has broad appeal – selling both to needle-phobes like myself who want what botox offers but without the needle AND to botox junkies eager to prolong the effects of their latest fix.

Whichever category you fall into you may find it quite difficult sorting your way through the literally hundreds of products all claiming to offer a true alternative.

After much trawling here’s my view of the five best botox alternatives on the market at the moment:

Dr Brandt Crease Release – great name and by all accounts a pretty fantastic product! Seen on the Today show, beloved of many top name celebs and earning rave reviews in forum posts and beauty sites this anti aging serum has caused quite a stir.

The key line-relaxing ingredient is GABA or Gamma Amino Butyric Acid.  Without going into the science bit too much – GABA inhibits nerve impulses enabling the body (and the mind when taken orally) to relax.  The manufacturers make impressive claims for it’s wrinkle-relaxing ability.

Very positive customer reviews in forums all over the internet back up these claims. The cream is quite expensive but the standard pot should last 2-3 months.

PCA Skin (pHaze-25) ExLinea Peptide Smoothing Serum – quite a mouthful but don’t let that put you off!  This is a highly effective product and gets rave reviews on dermatologist approved skin care sites.  I first heard about this from readers of this site recommending it.  Key ingredient is the peptide argireline which smoothes existing lines and helps prevent others arriving.  Also has good levels of hyaluronic acid which is a key ingredient for moisturization plus antioxidants to fight skin aging.

Strivectin SD – Who hasn’t heard of this one?  Originally sold as an anti stretch mark cream, users – rather than the makers – discovered just how good the cream was at reducing facial wrinkles and uneven skin tone.

Now Klein Becker, the makers of Strivectin have reinvented the cream as “the botox alternative”.  It’s included in this list because it is something of an anti aging classic and it consistently receives high ratings and positive reviews in the forums.  Definitely a good anti aging cream by all accounts but whether it really can be called a botox cream is doubtful.

4.  Dermaquest Skin therapy Peptide Mobilizer – High levels of a range of peptides that work together to relax wrinkles and stimulate collagen production.  Highly rated by users and – as a little goes a long way – worth the money.

These are all excellent well-proven products backed up by good user reviews.  In terms of making a final choice – I would go for Dr Brandt Crease Release or the PCA (pHaze -25) ExLinea Peptide Smoothing Serum.

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