The Anti Aging Skin Care Products You Can't Live Without

There are companies like Mary Kay and Biore out there making a fortune selling anti aging skin care products. But did you know that your anti aging skin care regimen doesn't have to come with a brand name to keep your skin looking young, healthy and vibrant?

Believe it or not, you can find almost everything you need to have younger, healthier looking skin in a week or less at your local grocery store!

Daily Cleanser
When you're young you can get by with washing your face with soap and water and grinning at the world, but as you age the drying effect of soap on your skin is going to become increasingly apparent.

A daily cleanser is a vital part of your anti aging skin care regimen to keep it clean and moisturized. St. Ives makes great cleansers for a great price, as do Oil of Olay, Clearasil and Neutrogena. (Neutrogena is particularly effective if you struggle with acne as well.)

Moisturizer
Dry skin is going to appear wrinkled, cracked and at least ten to fifteen years older than it really is-if you're lucky. Keeping your skin moisturized is a vital part of your anti aging skin care routine.

This is one case where just any moisturizer will not do, however. There are many lotions and creams out there that are more hype than substance. Body butters are fantastic moisturizers, particularly if you purchase the kind that are not heavily perfumed (Bath and Body Works and Oil of Olay are great), as are lotions from Vaseline and St. Ives that are formulated especially for dry and damaged skin.

YOU CANNOT OVERMOISTURIZE YOUR SKIN! It is impossible! So don't be afraid to purchase the lotion for dry, damaged skin even if yours is healthy. You skin is going to absorb what it needs to maintain its elasticity and no more. If you still have lotion on top of your skin when you're done, you're doing something right with your anti aging skin care routine.

Chapstick
Nothing ruins the appearance of beautiful, healthy skin like dry, chapped lips, so make sure you're keeping your lips hydrated and protected from sun, wind and your own tendency to lick at them until they're all dried out. Chapsticks, hydrating lipsticks and glosses and heavy duty moisturizers (like Carmex) should be a permanent part of your anti aging skin care collection.

Sunblock
And finally, the last item on today's anti aging skin care lineup-sunblock. There is no such thing as a healthy tan. Along with putting you at risk for skin cancer, tanning year after year can lead to an increase in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, dry and discolored patches of skin and scars (if you're the type that burns easily).

Never leave the house without SPF 50 or greater (even in the winter time-the reflection of the sun's rays off the snow can burn your skin as efficiently as if you were laying on a beach in the middle of August). If you can't live without that beautiful bronze glow, there's always spray on.