With all the excellent anti-wrinkle treatments around, it's not faces that show age any more.

But look at a woman's hands and you get a truer picture. Even worse, look at the skin on the back of your hand next to your face in the mirror!

Hydra Hand Cream by Cellex-C may seem expensive at £32, but it is an investment. Our tester has been using it on 'gardening hands' for a month and reports much improvement. The quickly absorbed cream guards against photo-ageing during the day—in other words thinning skin, leathery texture, age spots and broken blood vessels.

The Skin Firming Hand Cream for night time use at £58 helps increase elasticity. From Care & Co, House of Fraser, MetroCentre, Gateshead or call (01273) 408 800, www.careco.co.uk.

—The Journal / May 2005 • UK