Notice that the wording on antiaging creams claims only that the product "Reduces the 'visible' signs of aging," as an example. Take note of the fact that advertisers cannot tell you without being sued that their product actually reverses aging in skin. Sure, products can moisten and plump up your skin, giving the appearance of fewer fine wrinkles. But the actual structure of your skin remains pretty much the same. (This may not be the case with certain products containing fruit acids, as discussed above. These acids—as well as Retin-A— have been shown to actually reduce fine wrinkling and other minor signs of aging. But keep in mind that the changes are minimal; there is to date no cream that can significantly turn back the clock. You can be sure when it arrives, you'll be hearing about it.)
A generic drug is made with the same active ingredients and is available in thesame strength and dosage form as the equivalent brand-name product. Generic drugs produce the same effects in the body as the brand-name drugs, because both contain the identical active ingredients...