# Moisturizer and the prevention of wrinkles.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moisturizer-and-the-prevention-of-wrinkles/541303>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 30, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moisturizer-and-the-prevention-of-wrinkles/541303 "2010-05-30T17:42:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moisturizer-and-the-prevention-of-wrinkles/541303/21 "2010-06-02T16:56:20Z")

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Moisturizer can help reduce wrinkles, although it is true that wrinkles are inevitable with aging. A good moisturizer helps the skin stay more soft and pliable - this helps resist the formation of the creases in the skin that are called wrinkles.

Someone said it’s all genetic, and although genetics certainly plays a role, there are environmental factors that can definitely enhance or slow wrinkling of the skin. As already pointed out, UV light, smoking - anything that dries out the skin promotes earlier formation of wrinkles.

~waits for **Arnold Wrinkleried** to ck in~

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