The best day creams are found with a number of different ingredients. Despite what you may think, they should actually have wrinkle fighting ingredients like peptides or DMAE. If they do not have these, it defeats the whole point of day creams. After all, what would separate them then from just a regular moisturizer you purchase for $5 at your local Costco or grocery store?
But you should also have antioxidants to protect your skin from free radicals and sun damage and the right SPF’s and sunscreens to again protect your skin from further sun damage. By adding healing ingredients like aloe vera that soothe and heal the skin, you are doing your skin further favors.
And of course, you should have the right light moisturizers. These should not clog your pores, they should not go on too heavy as your pores are simply not ready for that during the day and it may cause acne. In other words, we are going to be much pickier about those ingredients in particular, even though they are not necessarily as integral as say wrinkle fighting ingredients or antioxidants. But all in all, your formula should be comprehensive. It should have a variety of different ingredients in the right concentrations for your needs rather than having something else. This will truly help you to find the best day creams instead of imitators.