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Review: Extreme Eye Rescue by Isabella Pelle

$35 for 0.5 oz

One of the best wrinkle removers we’ve come across is made by Isabella Pelle - an emerging line of high end skin care & beauty. We like this brand because they use active ingredients at high concentrations and use airless bottle packaging so the active ingredients remain fresh and well, active. 
Active Ingredients:

Soy [...]

Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum Review

 
Semi-decent drugstore wrinkle remover that is over-hyped and overpriced considering the low concentrations of its two active ingredients.
Active Ingredient Analysis: 

2-3% Niacinamide: at this concentration can increase skin’s ceramide and fatty acid content as well as have an anti-inflammatory effect. However, for anti-aging purposes the concentration has to be at minimum 5%. 
<1% Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3: This ingredient [...]

DDF Wrinkle Relax Review - Doctor’s Dermatologic Formula

DDF Wrinkle Relax is a great example of a good wrinkle remover gone bad because of its hefty pricetag and packaging.
Breakdown of Active Ingredients:

Palmotoyl Pentapeptide 3 (Matrixyl): Shown to reduce collagen loss.
Acetyl Hexapeptide-3 (Argireline): Shown to reduce the appearance of wrinkles by easing muscle contraction. 
Sodium Hyaluronate: Water-binding ingredient with good hydration properties.

So where does this [...]

Dr. Brandt Crease Release Review

 
Don’t let the price tag fool you, this alleged super wrinkle cream is little more than basic moisturizer with a little bit of irritant thrown in for fun. 
Dr. Brandt’s Crease Release with GABA complex claims to quickly reduce wrinkles via its star active ingredient: gamma amino butyric acid (GABA). Truth be told, GABA cannot and [...]

Lancome Genifique Review: Does It Work?

There has been much hype surrounding Lancome’s launch of Genifique - a new serum that promises to “reactivate” the youth in your genes using gene therapy technology. Lancome’s Genifique, which flaunts gene research in its very name, has raised quite a few eyebrows in the scientific community. Scientists are worried companies are using gene therapy [...]