The Winners of Good Housekeeping's First Annual Anti-Aging Awards

The Winners of Good Housekeeping's First Annual Anti-Aging Awards, It all started with a wish: to find the best anti-aging skin care on the market.

The products that really work. The only way to do that is with scientific studies — the kind Good Housekeeping is famous for.

So we asked beauty companies for their hardest-working treatments in 12 categories, and enlisted a slew of women ages 35 and up to incorporate these lotions and potions into their routine for a week…or four…or even eight.

Our volunteers gave us loads of feedback and let the scientists at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute photograph, poke, and prod their skin with state-of-the-art equipment.

Eighteen months of research later, here’s the news: Some of these products do make a difference — and while a few are pricey, many drugstore brands beat their high-end competitors. These 14 winners and 12 honorable mentions are proven to outperform the rest.