Age, like a psychotic serial killer, stalks us relentlessly. It doesn't sleep when we do. It exacts a toll for every little infraction when we are awake.

And it doesn't even tell us the rules.

Step into the sun unprotected for a short while -- ZAP you've aged. Eat and drink "wrong" -- ZAP age got you again. Drink too little water -- ZAP. Use an improper nightly facial routine -- ZAP, or no routine -- ZAP ZAP.

Use the wrong cosmetics, sunscreen, moisturizer, etc. ZZZAAAAPPP!

And the really depressing thing is that we cannot win, we can only bravely fight a losing battle. And hopefully lose slowly, very slowly.

Because there are unseen allies coming to our rescue, literally in the nick of time. White-coated, bespectacled scientists have finally been unleashed in this battle, as they are in all battles. Only this time they are not studying how to make an enemy die, they are at last doing something useful -- slowing the inevitable march of death and dying, age and aging.

They are late to the battle and we have sufferred for it. Most of us. But the young and carefully groomed, like the model below, have a chance. A chance to not only live decades longer, but look great for most of that time.

Because of the huge interest in looking younger, scientific research is proceeding in giant steps to find the next "magic" ingredient to keep skin younger. Enormous budgets, reputations and egos are involved.

But research isn't cheap -- at least at first. Companies waste millions of dollars searching down blind alleys. Plus, when they do strike gold, it is in short supply.

So, if you want the very latest blend of ingredients, in exactly the right proportions, delivered in precisely the right manner, you have to be willing to pay top dollar.

Or you can wait 3 or 4 years for the formulations to become mainstream. Of course, your skin will have aged unnecessarily during that period. And science will have advanced to produce even better products. At a high price, of course.

The following are the major new breakthroughs that a top-notch anti-aging skin care product should contain:

• Nitric Oxide
• Dithiolane-3-Pentanoic Acid (D3PA)
• Idebenone (a Super Anti-Oxidant)
• Deanol
• Ascorbyl Palmitate
• Collagen
• Acetyl Hexapeptide-3 (ultimate Botox alternative)

Of course, identifying a necessary ingredient is only part of the problem. They must also take into account:

• optimal quantity of the ingredient
• precise form of the ingredient to insure it reaches its target
• exact delivery mechanism to speed up results.

All while avoiding adverse side effects and drug interactions.

Even if you had a jar of every beneficial chemical known to man, the chances of you being able to apply each one in exactly the correct proportion time after time is infinitely small.

What you need is an all-in-one product, that will reliably deliver the entire treatment perfectly.

It's no wonder that producing a great product is so difficult. And expensive.