The truth about instant wrinkle removers may disappoint you:

There are none. Nada. Nowhere. They don't exist, except in fantasy fiction and over-hyped advertising claims. Want your wrinkles to disappear today? You'll have to hide them with good, carefully-applied makeup.

But the truth isn't all bad. You can't find true instant wrinkle removers, but you can find products that are great for healing wrinkles, work well and quite fast, and actually help your skin look smoother immediately.

In the right preparation, keratin is a wonder worker for healing wrinkles rapidly.

Keratin is a natural protein, a main building ingredient of the skin, hair and nails. There is a refined keratin ingredient which:

- Reduces wrinkles

- Promotes skin firmness and elasticity

- Reduces inflammation (that causes redness)

- Gives your face a warmer, creamier complexion.

The ingredient is called CynergyTK and it contains a trademarked refined substance called Keratec, or Functional Keratin, extracted from the wool of New Zealand sheep.

The ability to convert natural keratin into a functional form that is readily available to the skin is a recent breakthrough.

In most skincare products, the keratin is de-naturalized by hydrolyzing in rendering plants. Rendering plants are the source of that terrible stench you may have smelled in industrial and meat-packing districts. They use high temperatures and acid to change animal byproducts -- hooves, horns and feathers, for example -- into hydrolyzed protein. Like the sound of using this on your skin?

Keratec is made by a patented process using a gentle method called keratin solubilization. Functional Keratin is very similar to the basic protein found in human skin -- and is highly effective in rejuvenating the skin and healing wrinkles.

CynergyTK stimulates the regrowth of collagen and elastin, both vital for healthy skin, and also stimulates the regrowth of skin cells. It contains zinc and copper protein complexes, both essential in small amounts for skin repair; they help to restore the skin's ability to heal itself.

And here's the closest thing to aREALinstant wrinkle remover: CynergyTK is a natural wrinkle concealer.

It reduces the appearance of wrinkles by forming an invisible layer over the surface of your skin. This seems to fill in fine lines and wrinkles -- and the invisible film also refracts light, so your skin looks smoother than it actually is.

So even though true instant wrinkle removers aren't possible, skincare products are available that are a big step toward the goal of healing wrinkles.

CynergyTK, with all its remarkable qualities, should be combined with complementary skincare ingredients to make the most effective skincare product.

Check my website for details on other effective ingredients, and recommended products for healing wrinkles .