Longevity skincare, ranked by evidence
In-depth comparisons and rankings
Best longevity skincare routine to slow visible aging.
Only daily sunscreen and topical retinoids have randomised trials showing they slow visible skin ageing; vitamin C and peptides are a smaller second tier.
Read the guide →Best acne treatment, ranked by evidence.
Benzoyl peroxide and adapalene have decades of randomised trial evidence for acne, ranking above salicylic acid, azelaic acid, and hydrocolloid patches.
Read the guide →Best hair loss treatments, ranked by evidence.
Topical minoxidil and oral finasteride hold the real randomised trial evidence for hair loss, ranking above laser caps, PRP, microneedling and hair vitamins.
Read the guide →What are the most effective antiaging prescription treatments available?
Tretinoin, botulinum toxin and statins rank on randomised evidence above rapamycin, metformin and senolytics, which lack trial evidence for anti-ageing use.
Read the guide →Which antiaging medicines deliver clinically proven wrinkle reduction results?
Botulinum toxin has the largest measured effect on dynamic wrinkles in randomised trials, ahead of tretinoin for photoaging and fillers for static folds.
Read the guide →What antiaging pharmaceuticals work best for skin rejuvenation?
Tretinoin ranks first for skin rejuvenation, improving texture, fine wrinkles, and pigmentation in decades of trials, ahead of hydroquinone and Botox.
Read the guide →Which doctor-prescribed antiaging drugs are safest long term?
Statins and antihypertensives top the safety ranking with 30-plus years of data; growth hormone and testosterone 'optimisation' rank lowest, with real harm.
Read the guide →How do I choose a medical-grade antiaging treatment plan?
A medical-grade anti-ageing plan measures first — blood pressure, ApoB, HbA1c — then treats only what's abnormal with on-label, proven drugs, and monitors.
Read the guide →What antiaging medications should I discuss with my dermatologist?
Tretinoin is the single most useful prescription to discuss with a dermatologist, ranked above pigmentation treatments, botulinum toxin, and fillers.
Read the guide →Which antiaging pharmaceuticals truly slow visible signs of aging?
Daily sunscreen is the only pharmaceutical with a randomised trial showing less skin aging over time; tretinoin reverses damage but doesn't slow future change.
Read the guide →How to build an antiaging regimen using medical treatments?
Daily sunscreen is the only proven anti-ageing step and foundation for what follows: a retinoid next, pigmentation treatment third, procedures last.
Read the guide →Best clinically tested antiaging medicine and pharmaceutical treatments.
Statins and antihypertensives rank first with mortality-reducing trials; drugs tested for ageing itself rank lowest — RTB101 failed, TAME never started.
Read the guide →Medical-grade antiaging drugs for reducing wrinkles and fine lines.
Prescription retinoids, neuromodulators and fillers rank above medical-grade cosmeceuticals, which are cosmetics with a clinic markup, not real drugs.
Read the guide →Doctor-recommended antiaging pharmaceuticals for long-term skin health.
Daily sunscreen ranks first among dermatologist-recommended anti-aging drugs, the only one proven to reduce both skin aging and skin cancers over years.
Read the guide →Prescription antiaging treatments for collagen boost and firmness.
Tretinoin is the only cream with biopsy-proven collagen gains, ranking above lasers and biostimulatory fillers — well ahead of collagen supplements and creams.
Read the guide →Advanced antiaging medicine options beyond over-the-counter skincare.
Prescription tretinoin is the cheapest advanced step beyond OTC skincare, ranked above lasers and fillers, with PRP and exosomes adding cost, not benefit.
Read the guide →Pharmaceutical antiaging solutions targeting sun damage and pigmentation.
Daily sunscreen ranks first for sun damage and pigmentation, followed by tretinoin, hydroquinone, and tranexamic acid, ranked by trial evidence.
Read the guide →Complete antiaging treatment plan combining drugs and topicals.
A complete anti-ageing plan ranks cardiovascular and metabolic drugs above topicals: the drugs change lifespan, topicals only change appearance.
Read the guide →Rapamycin for longevity: what the human evidence actually shows
The only 48-week human trial (PEARL, n=129) missed its primary endpoint. What rapamycin has actually shown, the real risks, and who should never take it.
Read the guide →Is there a pill that can make you live to 150?
No pill has ever extended human lifespan in a trial. Here is what the compounds behind the 'live to 150' headlines actually proved, and in which species.
Read the guide →The AI-designed drug that made patients 'biologically younger': what the trial actually measured
An AI-designed drug lowered predicted biological age across six clocks. It was a secondary analysis of 42 lung-disease patients. Here's what that means.
Read the guide →The Longevity Brief
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