There is a new line of instant wrinkle removers that is effective for healing wrinkles, too. Of course, most of the products that you see advertised on TV, in print ads and on-line will not help heal or improve the skin's overall health.

The only active ingredient that they contain is called Argireline. Argireline is supposed to relax the tiny facial muscles, temporarily reducing the appearance of "some" lines, but only those that may be associated with facial expressions.

The active ingredient in the best instant wrinkle removers is called "Functional Keratin". Clinical studies have shown dramatic results. Below, you will see the areas that researchers looked at. First, we'll look at how it helps to heal.

Firmness, Elasticity and Moisture Content

These three things are important for healing wrinkles. Let's say that you have some on your forehead. If you take your hands and "stretch" the skin, you will see how the depth of those lines is reduced. They may disappear all together.

Creams containing Functional Keratin and other active compounds have been shown to increase moisture levels and firmness by 27% after the first application. A base cream was used for comparison and volunteers that got only the base cream had less than a 5% increase. But, the most exciting thing is that after 18 days, there was a 42% improvement in the skin's elasticity after 18 days of use. It is effective for healing wrinkles because it gradually allows the skin to "tighten up", which fades those lines away.

Skin Cell Production

As we age, the daily production of new skin cells decreases. They move in to replace damaged ones, and fewer new cells mean less damage repair. The average instant wrinkle removers do nothing to stimulate the production of new cells.

Functional Keratin has been shown to increase the number of new skin cells by as much as 160% in as little as three days. This is important for healing wrinkles, because new cells fill in the "gaps" that time has created on our faces.

A Trick of the Light

For many years, the only instant wrinkle removers were products that contained a pigment of color. This pigment prevented reflection of light, so a wrinkle might appear less deep.

Functional Keratin has the consistency of liquid skin. As it is absorbed by the pores, it fills in the cracks and crevasses in the skin. And though it is not pigmented, it is actually invisible. It bends light just slightly, so that your face looks smoother than it actually is.

Other ingredients, like grape seed oil, contribute to the formation of this film and are also effective for healing wrinkles because they have antioxidant activity. Antioxidants repair damage done by free radicals in response to overexposure to the sun and environmental pollutants like smoke.

Functional Keratin has antioxidant activity as well. It is a unique protein peptide that is better than all of the other instant wrinkle removers combined. It is the safest compound on the market and well worth your time to look for.