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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 04:04 PM
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Question about Anti-wrinkle creams...
...Can anyone recommend one that works? I've got to do something about these expression lines I've developed over the past 15 years from looking at people with a puzzled look and asking, "What the F#&K are you talking about?"
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 04:08 PM
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1. Here is what I have discovered about anti-wrinkle creams:
Edited on Sun Jun-03-07 04:09 PM by NewWaveChick1981
There are many good ones, some expensive and some not. They all have a temporary effect (which I'm sure you already knew), so you have to keep using them. Olay Regenerist is excellent and not too hard on the wallet, and Lancome has a lot of good but expensive ones too. Best eye treatment I've ever used is Olay Regenerist Eye Derma-Pods; you use these three times a week, and the results are amazing. :D

I've tried just about everything on the market except for the REALLY expensive stuff. You can PM me if you want some more advice. :)

Edited to add: one with a sunscreen of at least 15 SPF is best for day use. :)
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 04:10 PM
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2. When you say expensive, you mean like strivectin expensive?
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 04:16 PM
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4. Yes.
:hi: Strivectin is insanely expensive.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 07:22 PM
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10. Consumer Reports did a test. Olay Regenerist was the winner.
It beat out much more expensive brands. But the caveat is, they tested the whole regime prescribed by the brand - so you need to buy 3-4 different products, Bobbi Brown says if you are over 40, most people can't "over" moisturize, so using multiple products might be the way to go.
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 04:10 PM
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3. Yes. Strivectin SD
It's a freaking miracle cream. Granted, I only have (well, had) very fine lines, but they're effectively gone now. I'd tried just about everything on the market, this is the only thing that gave me dramatic results.
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 05:04 PM
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6. How long did it take to see results?
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 05:10 PM
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8. Not long--two or three weeks, and I saw major results.
I LOVE the stuff. And if you compare it to the high-end department store products, it's not any more expensive than those (and is cheaper than some of them).

I use it twice a day, and at night use Clinique's Total Turnaround cream (it's got fruit acids that keeps skin in really good shape--clears away any buildup of dead skin cells, which also makes fine lines look worse).
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 07:16 PM
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9. it would be helpful to know your age, at my age strivectin-D is useless EOM
Edited on Sun Jun-03-07 07:17 PM by pitohui
it's prob. okay for someone in their 30s whose lines are only in their mind to begin w.

for late 40s/early 50s the reality is that you need something more
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 08:16 PM
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12. I'm 43.
Edited on Sun Jun-03-07 08:23 PM by Shakespeare
And look closer to 30. So far, I don't need more.

Nowhere did I say that Strivectin will get rid of ALL wrinkles; the OP asked for advice specifically on wrinkle creams, that's what I gave him.

I'm just curious, because I've noticed this is a pattern with you: why the need to be so constantly snide to people?
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snailly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 09:29 PM
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15. Is that a prescription from your derm?
I've never heard of it. Thanks in advance!
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 09:30 PM
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16. Nope, you can get it at any department store, or online.
I usually browse eBay for it, because I can pick it up for less there.
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snailly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 09:44 PM
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18. Thanks a lot
I'll look for it.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 04:19 PM
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5. prep H
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 05:08 PM
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7. restylane or botox EOM
,
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snailly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 09:33 PM
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17. I stupidly did botox last year
It did not do anything but give me a very droopy right eyelid. I would never suggest anyone get it until they read about the risks. I had a bad doctor who convinced me I was "too young to look this old" and all that hogwash. Never again.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 07:23 PM
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11. Mary Kay's Timewise line.
For specific lines and wrinkles, I use the Timewise Targeted Action Line Reducer. It temporarily "plumps up" the line/wrinkle, giving a softened look. With continued use, it actually starts to reduce the appearance of the line. I use it for my brow furrow, and even my husband noticed that - sans makeup - the furrow is much less noticeable than before. I have been using the Timewise line of products for two months. I have had more compliments on my skin and "youthful" appearance in these last two months than I have for ten years. I look younger now than I did at 37 (I am almost 41).

Mary Kay is coming out with or has just come out with a men's line.
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siouxsiecreamcheese Donating Member (534 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 08:51 PM
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13. Freeze 24/7
I bought it for my mom for xmas and I've noticed a big improvement. It's $100 bucks for an ounce, so its not cheap. You can get it ebay for a lot less.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 08:58 PM
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14. I know a doctor that swears by Retacnyl.
Around $35 for a good supply.
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