Several products on the market have been getting good reports for their ability to deliver similar results to Botox. Effectiveness varies between individuals, but they could help reduce your wrinkles.

It is unlikely that you will get results as good as may be achieved with Botox, but there are still many people who are reluctant to use Botox, and these alternatives may be sufficient for their requirements.

The success and resulting popularity of Botox spurred the cosmetics industry into action looking for alternatives without the disadvantages of Botox (e.g. cost, source, application method, risks).

These Botox alternatives are classed as line relaxers and their anti-aging effect derives from ingredients which soften those lines on the face caused by frowning and smiling.

The ingredients most commonly used in these products are peptides and neuro-peptides. As peptides are naturally occurring in the body, many people are happier to use them than Botox. These peptides act on the muscles that cause the lines on the face, and so help to make the skin smoother.

Other products use GABA which is the body's natural muscle relaxant. Reports are mixed as to whether GABA has any positive effect in reducing wrinkles. Any benefit would be restricted to the smaller lines and could not deliver the scale of improvement achievable with Botox treatment.

As it is not possible to affect the underlying muscles in the area where this product is applied, the manufacturers claim that the anti-aging affect that it will deliver is due to a combination of factors including the GABA and the other ingredients that they include in their formulas. Can you believe this?

While these products might appear at first sight to be a more cost effective solution to wrinkle problems, you will need to take into account the fact that Botox will have a greater impact at reducing lines and will last for several months at a time for most users.