The 19 Most Effective Anti-Aging Products If You’re 40+ And Just Want Results
by The Candidly Team
Listen.
Nothing will make you “anti age.” That’s not real. We want it to be real but it’s not.
But. We can FIGHT the appearance of all these pesky things like age spots and sagging skin and droopy cheeks and texture and redness and enlarged pores.
We will fight. And we will win.
But there are SO many products out there with insane claims that do absolutely nothing.
So we compiled 19 products that actually do something. Something real. Something you can see. So let’s get into it.
1. Kate Somerville Peptide K8® Power Cream
Why we love it: A true age-defense moisturizer. It just feels like a huge, luscious drink of water for your skin, but its clinical formula repairs skin damage, minimizes lines and wrinkles, and leaves your skin visibly firmer and smoother. Worth the price tag for the results.
Price: $150
2. PCA Skin Intensive Age Refining Treatment 0.5 Pure Retinol Night
Why we love it: A truly clinical, effective retinol that you should try only a couple of times a week at first, but which will absolutely show results within 30 days.
Price: $111
3. SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore
Why we love it: This cream is often recommended for patients post-op, or anyone with supremely dry skin where nothing else has ever worked. The phrase “holy grail” gets thrown around a lot with this cream.
Price: $130
4. Olay Regenerist Micro Sculpting Cream
Why we love it: Simply put, this is the single best anti-aging product you can buy at the drugstore.
Price: $29
5. Peter Thomas Roth Peptide 21 Wrinkle Resist Moisturizer
Why we love it: When we see the word “peptides” we’re all in. What we especially love about this cream is the unbelievable bounce it gives our skin, on top of visibly reducing the look of lines and pores.
Price: $95
6. Sunday Riley Good Genes
Why we love it: Let’s just say there’s a reason for the almost 5,000 glowing reviews. Take a look-see…
Price: $85
7. Farmacy Honeymoon Glow AHA Resurfacing Night Serum
Why we love it: An entirely “clean” product that gives us baby-soft skin in the morning. We especially love how gorgeous the results were, even when used on sensitive skin. No redness and no reactivity.
Price: $58
8. SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Defense
Why we love it: A true miracle worker for anyone (us!) with that charming combination of aging skin WITH breakouts!
Price: $96
9. Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Resurfacing Night Serum
Why we love it: This one is divisive. You either hate it or it changes your life. We’re in the latter camp. There’s nothing quite like it for tightening skin and shrinking the appearance of pores.
Price: $90
10. PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum
Why we love it: The ultimate “does it all” serum if you just want to deal with one treatment product and basically don’t want to think about it. Use with your regular moisturizer and see a noticeable difference in your skin in a month.
Price: $117
11. Maelove Night Renewer Glycolic Acid Cream
Why we love it: The greatest budget night cream on the market. Hands down.
Price: $30
12. SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic
Why we love it: Honestly, the single most brightening, age-spot reducing serum in existence. Not hyperbole.
Price: $169
13. It Cosmetics Confidence in A Neck Cream Anti-Aging Moisturizer
Why we love it: We all forget about our necks. When we have a special product for it, we don’t forget. And our necks need a lot of love once we hit 40. And this product feels heavenly.
Price: $54
14. Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream
Why we love it: Welp. Take a look at THESE before and after photos. Sort of says everything you need to know.
Price: $300
15. SK-II Pitera Facial Treatment Mask
Why we love it: Yes, their essence is great. But have you tried their sheet masks? We use these when we have big “event” or “thing” we need to look especially fresh and rested for. Instant gratification. Unclear if they do more than that.
Price: $139
16. SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Eye Complex
Why we love it: The best eye cream for dark circles on the market.
Price: $100
17. Valmont Moisturizing With A mask
Why we love it: The most moisturizing mask on the market. Period. Only recommended for extremely thirsty, dehydrated skin.
Price: $165
18. Peter Thomas Roth Peptide 21 Amino Acid Exfoliating Peel Pads
Why we love it: You don’t want to OVER exfoliate with aging skin. But twice a week? Definitely. It helps your skin stay fresh and absorbent for all the fancy potions you’re using. Swipe one of these exfoliating pads all over your face, wait two minutes, rinse. Twice a week. Very doable. Your skin will look facial-bright immediately afterwards.
Price: $52
19. Shani Darden Retinol Reform
Why we love it: The single greatest retinol for ultra-sensitive skin that we’ve tried. Hands down.
Price: $88
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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