The clock keeps a-tic-tockin’ towards the New Year, careening us ever closer to yet another set of new year resolutions, so there’s no better time to start considering the addition of a new step to your daily routine of keeping crabby old father-time at bay. Yep, it may be time to add a new weapon to your anti-aging arsenal: neck cream. Let’s all hunker down for a rousing holiday rendition of Twas the Night Before Neck Cream... or something like that.

Now, now… stop being silly. It’s time to join hands and collectively answering the war cry of Nora Ephron’s best-selling tome against aging, I Feel Bad About My Neck – ‘cause if it’s not you already, it’s could be… and it might be someday.

What?! Do I really need a NECK cream? Yes, Virginia. You just might.

(*We’ll take a moment here so you can pout and sulk and throw any of the necessary tantrums it takes to purge your way through those pesky five stages of grief. Finished? O.K.)



According to a recent article in Redbook magazine, the skin on your swan-like neck actually ages faster than the skin on your face. *Gasp! Author of Forget the Facelift, Dr. Doris Day, M.D. had this to say on the matter, “The skin on your neck is typically drier and more sensitive than that on your face, so neck creams are designed to be gentler and more emollient.”

But why do I need another cream? Well… maybe you don’t. If your skin isn’t afflicted by any of the hyper-sensitivities associated with the 70% of women who suffer from sensitive skin issues, then maybe you don’t. But before you get all excited, you should know that this doesn’t mean that you should neglect your delicate neck area. It merely means that your daily anti-aging moisturizer or treatment will do just fine.

And what if you are one of the unfortunates who suffer from hyper-sensitive skin? Well, the cosmetics industry has your back with a flurry of specialized neck creams that contain the essential anti-aging ingredients to keep your neck from the dreaded turkey zone. An antioxidant-rich formula free of artificial preservatives and fragrances and containing Vitamin E, shea butter and/or hyaluronic acid should do the trick.

The lesson to this little morality tale is that, while neck cream may not have helped poor Anne Boleyn keep her pretty little head perch, it certainly would have helped keep it supple and youthful. Slather up ladies. And let’s look forward to a new a beautiful new year!