Someone once famously sang about the best things in life being free, but clearly they were not singing about the best body firming cream. But when all is said and done, if these creams do what they claim to do in their advertising, then perhaps the price tag can be justified, and here's why.When your skin ages it loses much of its plumpness, its tone, and its elasticity. If you were to take a small piece of skin on the back of an elderly person's hand and pinch it gently, you would find that the pinched skin would take several seconds before it reformed. This is because it has lost much of it so called "plumpness", and also its elasticity. This happens because as our bodies age, they are unable to produce as much collagen and elastin as they once could. There is also the fact that the levels of hyaluronic acid become depleted too. Other symptoms include liver, or age spots, which are a result of the accumulation of exposure to ultra violet rays from the sun.

But all of these symptoms of age can actually be put on hold. With the right diet, exercise, and most importantly, the best body firming cream, you can delay these signs of aging, and both look, and feel years younger.

There are of course hundreds of different skin care products on the market, but the unfortunate truth about many of them is that they simply don't work. Why? They don't work because many of them are little more than moisturizers, and whatever ingredients they contain are present in such small concentrations that they are rendered virtually ineffectual. The reason for this? Greed! The best active substances that can effectively slow down and stop the skin aging process are expensive, so, many companies use as little as possible; just enough to be able to list them in the contents of their products, but not enough to be of any real benefit to the user. Unscrupulous? Yes it certainly is, but it's also a sad fact of life.

However, it is encouraging to note that there are some genuine manufacturers who really do make genuinely effective products. Not only do they contain these active ingredients in effective volume, but to be truly effective as an overall moisturizer, as well as an anti aging product, they also contain a variety of the best, and most compatible, natural moisturizing agents too. These are however expensive, and that cost has to be passed on to you, the consumer  

Supplementing your body's lack of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid is not the way forward. To be a truly effective anti age treatment, the product must be capable of stimulating your body's natural production mechanism to manufacture the necessary proteins and acids in sufficient quantity. Substances like Phytessence Wakame and Nano Lipobelle are essential, and expensive, but they are scientifically proven to work.

Another problem with aging skin is that it loses much of its moisture. You often hear an analogy being made between an elderly person's skin and a piece of parchment. So moisturizing is essential, but to be properly effective, whatever moisturizing agents are used, they have to be compatible with both your body system and your skin. Once again, the natural substances that are proven to exhibit this compatibility are things like Manuka Honey from New Zealand; Olivem 800, a natural product of the humble Mediterranean Olive; Jojoba Oil, a substance which may be familiar to you as it is used in many skin care products and shampoos; and Grapeseed Oil which is invaluable for retaining moisture. It is also great for treating the skin around your eyes where those fine little wrinkles often exhibit themselves. For this reason it is also therefore found in some eye skin care products too.

To be effective, the best body firming cream must contain all of these products and more; but not just traces of them - effective quantities that allow these active ingredients to live up to their name and to be truly active. By finding and using products like these you will both look and feel younger, so much so, that you will feel that the slightly elevated price tag is justified.