| Product: |
L'Oreal Revitalift Deep Set Wrinkles Day Cream |
| Date: |
13/06/09 (197 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: impressive immediate results, affordable price
Disadvantages: lack of long term results after stop of use, nasty chemicals, deep wrinkles only APPEAR reduced
To evaluate better my experience here are some info about me:
My age range: 35-40
My skin: normal but sensitive, prone to redness and dehydration, a few fine lines, quite a few pores and some slight sagging around the mouth / jawline mainly due to weight gain and loss (or that's what I want to believe)
About the product:
I have used L'Oreal products for years because they seem to combine the latest cosmetology ingredients with affordable prices, but I am not afraid to use other brands as well. Also note that Garnier and big brands, like "pharmaceutics" from Vichy and the expensive Lancome, also come out from the L'Oreal labs and often contain similar ingredients. See "discover our brand portfolio" at http://www.loreal.co.uk/_en/_gb/index.aspx
The product normally retails at about £15 and comes in a long modern-looking red tube. Initially I thought it was over-packaged, but I must admit the pump inside the product is designed so that it allows you to use almost every ml of it.
The product on the pack and in the ads claims that it is a "day moisturiser" to "diminish the appearance" of the impossible to eradicate "Deep-Set Wrinkles", i.e. the crow feet near the eyes, those furrow-like, horizontal and vertical expression lines on the forehead and between the nose and mouth (nasolabial) as well as the frown lines. It also claims that it is "Firming Restoring" and that after 8 weeks you expect to see a reduction in wrinkles, deep-set wrinkles are visibly minimised, as well as noticeably firmer skin. Note that as each country has different regulations on the claims made by the cosmetic companies; in some countries the claims about the same product may be 'bolder' than in others. In the UK the regulations are quite strict.
The model used for the ads is Andie MacDowell, 51 y-old, thus implying that the cream is well suitable for older women. The company has conducted a "Consumer test" on 174 women. This sample is pathetically small for a colossal company like L'Oreal. And how was the consumers' test conducted? Scientific skin lab tests or self-evaluation? Big companies should make a bigger effort in this area.
The cream is light but dense and peachy-coloured with a pleasant fragrance and a light reflecting effect. With UVA/UVB SPF 15 it provides a useful anti-ageing protection, although with sun getting more and more aggressive cosmetics should move to at least 20 SPF for fair skins I think. The active ingredients listed for this cream are: Ensulizole 1.8% and Octinoxate 7.49% (www.lorealparisusa.com). The former is a UVB-protecting sunscreen agent providing only minimal UVA protection, and the latter is a widely used sunscreen ingredient (www.cosmeticdatabase.com). This means that, formally speaking, the company bases its anti-ageing claims only on the use of preventive sunscreen agents!
Other ingredients include lots of potentially nasty carcinogenic and toxic chemicals (www.cosmeticdatabase.com) that many of us are however willing to risk in the search for youth, since natural ingredients have limitations in their studies, powers, stability and absorption. The product also contains algae extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) a fat obtained from the fruit of the karite tree, Crithmum Maritimum (sea fennel) Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) protein, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed oil and Vigna aconitifolia seed exctract - from moth beans - which has been given the Trade Name 'Fibroplastyl' by L'Oreal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth_bean) and Retinyl Palmitate. The only proven anti-wrinkle ingredient in dermatology among the above is Retinyl Palmitate, the ester of Retinol (animal form of vitamin A) and palmitic acid, which is more stable than Vit. A (Retinol) in the presence of oxygen.
[sources:
* The truth about over-the-counter topical anti-aging products: A comprehensive review. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 27, Issue 4, July-August 2007, Pages 402-412
* Synthesis and in vitro biological activity of retinyl retinoate, a novel hybrid retinoid derivative. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 16, Issue 12, 15 June 2008, Pages 6387-6393
* Comparison of anti-aging efficacy from cosmetic ingredients on photoaged skin. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Volume 50, Issue 3, Supplement 1, March 2004, Page P27 ]
Use time: 3 months
Application: Every morning on face, neck and around eyes, with upward movements
Results:
* Effective protection from sun damage during the winter
* It was absorbed easily and immediately created a lifting feeling and effect
* Small lines appeared reduced but did not soften my frown line in the long term
* skin appeared immediately more evenly toned and glowing
* no clogged pores
* no skin sensitivity
* sadly no impressive long term effect after stopping its use
* very good base for make up
Summary: well recommended to those who have reasonable expectations from cosmetic creams
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