Everyone is going to encounter wrinkles in time. And most of us will try to get rid of them. But sadly, many of us will be unsuccessful.

You see, there is a lot of misinformation when it comes to wrinkles and wrinkle treatment.

Some of us still believe that wrinkles are predominantly a result of aging. And that an anti aging cream and moisturizer will get rid of them.

But unfortunately, this is not the whole truth.

You see, the sun is the main reason why we wrinkle. It is those ultra violet rays that do damage our faces causing our skin to shrivel.

Basically, radiation from the sun weakens our skin. When the UV rays come into contact with our skin, they penetrate deeply. And in so doing, they enter into the underlying layer of living skin cells (a.k.a the dermis).

However, once those UV rays penetrate into the dermis, free radicals are formed and they destroy those cells. So as a consequence the dermis becomes smaller and feeble.

Well, when the skin thins, fine lines appear on our faces. Usually on our foreheads and around our eyes and mouth.

Now can you guess how those small, threadlike lines become deep wrinkles?

Well it is due to the loss of our facial fat cells as well as the tightening of the muscles in our faces. Heres the reasoning.

The rays of the sun do not only cause free radical damage in facial skin cells but also in the fat cells. And when these fat cells are destroyed, our skin sags and droops. This allows those threadlike lines to expand into deeper wrinkles.

Likewise, the muscles in our faces contract as we age. And this is true for every other muscle in our bodies. However the facial muscles are special. Because they are the only muscles in the body that help to form wrinkles.

The facial muscles are the only muscles in the body that is tied immediately to the skin. So the skin is directly pulled and manipulated as a result of the muscles shrinking. And the more they shrink, the more the skin is forced to fold into noticeable wrinkles.

By now you should know what the major causes of wrinkles are. They are the destruction of the skin cell, the lessening of the fat cells and muscle contractions.

Thus an anti wrinkle cream would not be enough to correct all these wrinkle causing factors. Surely a lot more is needed.