I am male 64 yo. While visiting my dermatologist for something else, I asked which one of those expensive creams on the market are best to empty pores and reduce wrinkles. He said there was only one solution: RX for RetinA at night; Hydroxy alpha 12% cream for day(sold by his office--2 oz for $20). I've been using successfully for about 7 weeks. Pores are not emptying as fast as I like, but notice the brown spots greatly reduced. Noticed this product from Amazon, ordered a few and using in place of doctor's cream for now.Nice thing about doctor's formula, is it has sunblock spf40.Anyone know if this Alpha HydroxAHA is similar to doctor recommended HydroxyAlpha12% cream? Hate to go against doctors orders, but could not resist with all the great reviews. I am male 64 yo. While visiting my dermatologist for something else, I asked which one of those expensive creams on the market are best to empty pores and reduce wrinkles. He said there was only... » Read More I am male 64 yo. While visiting my dermatologist for something else, I asked which one of those expensive creams on the market are best to empty pores and reduce wrinkles. He said there was only one solution: RX for RetinA at night; Hydroxy alpha 12% cream for day(sold by his office--2 oz for $20). I've been using successfully for about 7 weeks. Pores are not emptying as fast as I like, but notice the brown spots greatly reduced. Noticed this product from Amazon, ordered a few and using in place of doctor's cream for now.Nice thing about doctor's formula, is it has sunblock spf40.Anyone know if this Alpha HydroxAHA is similar to doctor recommended HydroxyAlpha12% cream? Hate to go against doctors orders, but could not resist with all the great reviews. « Show Less
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this product does not contain sun protection. it is really good though and worthy of discussion with your Doctor, I do not think he would blame you for seeking another less expensive solution,listen to bothy ides and decide. My doctor told me to add a good cream to the retin A and viola no red and peel. I like Clinique moisture surge with the retin A. Don't be shy go for it!! This is good product and I suspect your doctor will agree
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Hi! I have used both OTC & prescription of AHA. This does not have sunblock at all. I used this and was not impressed as it was heavy. I liked the following: Alpha Hydrox Enhanced Lotion 10 percent Glycolic AHA. Although not as strong as your prescription & you must use SPF. If you want dramatic results within 3-4wks. Have your dermatologist prescribe Tri-Luma Cream-that is AMAZING! Have you tried Obagi products? Some of their products have SPF within their formulas, they are pricey. Give ALPHA Hydroxy AHA 10% cream Amazon has an amazing price:) hope this helps. Any questions please ask as I have tried them all! Hi! I have used both OTC & prescription of AHA. This does not have sunblock at all. I used this and was not impressed as it was heavy. I liked the following: Alpha Hydrox Enhanced Lotion 10 percent Glycolic AHA. Although not as strong as your prescription & you must use SPF. If you want dramatic results within 3-4wks. Have your dermatologist prescribe Tri-Luma Cream-that is AMAZING! Have you tried Obagi products? Some of their products have SPF within their formulas, they are pricey. Give ALPHA Hydroxy AHA 10% cream Amazon has an amazing price:) hope this helps. Any questions please ask as... » Read More Hi! I have used both OTC & prescription of AHA. This does not have sunblock at all. I used this and was not impressed as it was heavy. I liked the following: Alpha Hydrox Enhanced Lotion 10 percent Glycolic AHA. Although not as strong as your prescription & you must use SPF. If you want dramatic results within 3-4wks. Have your dermatologist prescribe Tri-Luma Cream-that is AMAZING! Have you tried Obagi products? Some of their products have SPF within their formulas, they are pricey. Give ALPHA Hydroxy AHA 10% cream Amazon has an amazing price:) hope this helps. Any questions please ask as I have tried them all! « Show Less
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I do not use every day. I alternate between the DermaSilk and Roc Retinal. I still have the bottle I purchased in June. It goes on best when your skin is damp so put it on immediately after washing or splashing your face and neck. It truly works!
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I bought this for my 60 year old mother who I live with. She had a bad reaction to the products. The entire under eye area swelled and turned red. It took a few days to recover. After doing some research I found out the products go bad quickly due to the melon extract. I don't recommend trying it! However I do recommend Obagi products. Amazon does sell it and you can go on You Tube to learn about it and see people using it. Its an expensive product line but it works. My skin has transformed in 2 weeks. Its firm, pores are smaller, sun damage discoloration has diminished quite a bit already. Good luck! I bought this for my 60 year old mother who I live with. She had a bad reaction to the products. The entire under eye area swelled and turned red. It took a few days to recover. After doing some research I found out the products go bad quickly due to the melon extract. I don't recommend trying it! However I do recommend Obagi products. Amazon does sell it and you can go on You Tube to learn about it and see people using it. Its an expensive product line but it works. My skin has transformed in 2 weeks. Its firm, pores are smaller, sun damage discoloration has diminished quite a bit already.... » Read More I bought this for my 60 year old mother who I live with. She had a bad reaction to the products. The entire under eye area swelled and turned red. It took a few days to recover. After doing some research I found out the products go bad quickly due to the melon extract. I don't recommend trying it! However I do recommend Obagi products. Amazon does sell it and you can go on You Tube to learn about it and see people using it. Its an expensive product line but it works. My skin has transformed in 2 weeks. Its firm, pores are smaller, sun damage discoloration has diminished quite a bit already. Good luck! « Show Less
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Hi Elizabeth, Unfortunately, it does not work with fading brown spots. It really is just awesome for dry skin and getting rid of the red spots and ingrowns. I'm Asian and have hyper-pigmentation. My dermatologist prescribed Obagi's #3 Clear. It contains 4% hydroquinone. There is a lot of controversy over hydroquinone, but it works. The Obagi #3 Clear is prescription only, but there's another brand that is 2% hydroquinone you can buy over the counter. It is significantly cheaper than Obagi. You get what you pay for though. Another great product that is prescription only is a retinol called tretinoin. It is your do it all cream/gel. It prevents wrinkles, it helps with fading dark spots, it helps with acne and etc. Whenever you see products that says "retinol," it is a relative of tretinoin. My dermatologist explained all of this to me because I was asking about a good serum to buy. I told her I wanted one with a retinol in it and helps fade dark spots. I was just wasting money on these $100/1oz bottles of serum, when I already had the best stuff. I had the best retinol and the best fading cream. There is a site that sells the Obagi #3 for $65 without a prescription, but I think you should consult with your dermatologist before using it.
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hi i started my cetaphyl cream from my dermatalogist and loved it--i could not find the product in drugstores always gone. so i got mine on the internet and look at different sites you will find it cheaper.they all do their job-find the one you like--the moisturising for daily use is my favorite and body lotion which comes in 2 different labels read the front. i have found my cream on a special on the internet, no more drugstore purchases.good product i cannot remember what i payed exactly,sorry
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Originally saw this prodcut at my dermatologist's office and I bought from them; then saw it on amazon at a MUCH reduced price; it is the same product; cannot say if it really works or not, but I do have 2 more vials of it thru amazon now; and it takes very little to apply to each eye. I do it 2X/day...............I guess time will tell, although I've been using it since mid January! Expiration date is 2 years from now!
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I have to balance mine out. I use this at night and another moisturizer during the day. Using this during the day (swapping the two) made my skin break out with acne (frustratingly common for me and I'm 47!). Using it at night seems to work the best for my skin type. Most moisturizers and many acid products make me break out but this one didn't. I think it really depends on your skin type. I love this stuff! By the way, it also worked really well removing the age spots on the back of my hands!
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I'm not sure if my answer is going to help but here's my 2 cents (and that maybe all it's worth, but I hope not.) I had early wrinkle development when I started using this - you know you wake up one morning and your upper lip and lower eyes look vaguely like that the crepe paper your Mom used to hang at your birthday parties. Not deep groves, I'm fair, really fair, like pale blue redhead fair, so I'd always used some level of sunscreen and didn't smoke but 3 teenagers later and alot of lip pursing had obviously begun to catch up with me. Personally I saw a fairly quick softening of these lines maybe a week or two? And if I forget to use it for awhile I see them creeping back so it's definitely holding them at bay. I can't speak to it's effectiveness if your lines are fairly deep - my gorgeous friends who can tan definitely got the lines deeper than I did and I know they use this AND a line filler treatment under makeup. Either way it's a heck of a product and doesn't cost the hundreds of dollars some other lines will charge you. I always recommend trying this product and if it doesn't give you the level of plumping you need I'd consider using a topical lip/line filler to keep things like lipsticks or lipliners to keep from bleeding (my friends #1 grievance).
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johnp37 - you cannont find a better product. It is great. It is not greasy. It has a good sunscreen value. Really, I think it is the best you can buy for this type of application.
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I am not sure what makes it so expensive---I read a review on this cream in a magazine...the women who were using it did not know what it was.....it won hands down as the number #1 cream for reducing brown spots and over all dull skin. It comes out in two formulations one is blue and the other is green you mix them together and apply to face at night time. I found an absolute difference in the brown cast my face had and the over all brightness.....I will continue to buy this cream. It worked for me almost like a miracle cream.... I now use it 3x a week instead of 7 and get the same results...I hope this helps I am a skin care junkie and have tried literally dozens of creams ---this one did work on me. I don't mind paying $$$ if it works and this does.....remember the study that was done the participants did not know if they were using the $25 cream or the $400 cream. this one won hands down. I hope this helps.
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Good question. That is not written on the bottle, I just checked. Here's another recommendation: you can buy100% pure hyaluronic acid from Amazon (Timeless skin Care), its much cheaper, and very effective. Its fabulous. I just bought an 8 ounce bottle for $39.95. The Hyaluronic Acid Serum is also excellent but has lots of other stuff in it so if you're want non comegenic maybe you should try the 100% pure one. They both remove eye wrinkles, etc.
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I used Nerium for a week trial and "think" it was helping. Need to go the full 30 days to form an opinion. I've used Obagi for a couple years and it is wonderful! I would never compare Obagi to over the counter products, as it is much better. You have to be a medical doctor to distribute it as certain parts of the system are actually prescription only Rx and not OTC. That being said, the tretinoin can only be prescribed by a doctor and the Clear, Blender, and Sunfader which all contain prescription-strength hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is the ingredient that reduces age and sun spots. And it works! I used Nerium for a week trial and "think" it was helping. Need to go the full 30 days to form an opinion. I've used Obagi for a couple years and it is wonderful! I would never compare Obagi to over the counter products, as it is much better. You have to be a medical doctor to distribute it as certain parts of the system are actually prescription only Rx and not OTC. That being said, the tretinoin can only be prescribed by a doctor and the Clear, Blender, and Sunfader which all contain prescription-strength hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is the ingredient that reduces age and sun... » Read More I used Nerium for a week trial and "think" it was helping. Need to go the full 30 days to form an opinion. I've used Obagi for a couple years and it is wonderful! I would never compare Obagi to over the counter products, as it is much better. You have to be a medical doctor to distribute it as certain parts of the system are actually prescription only Rx and not OTC. That being said, the tretinoin can only be prescribed by a doctor and the Clear, Blender, and Sunfader which all contain prescription-strength hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is the ingredient that reduces age and sun spots. And it works! « Show Less
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I don't use makeup. I applied on clean face am and pm. I also exfoliate. The stuff doesn't really absorb. The product does nothing for the crevice between the brows or anywhere else> I have used a product that actually worked but unfortunately they don't make that anymore which is how I came to purchase this inferior product. Also it seems as though it is mostly hyraulonic acid no big deal. Aleta why would you ask me this question about makeup when I already stated that the product is usesless? It doesn't work period. It has no value for what it advertises itself as ' botox alternative' ! It's not a moisturizer its not a well anything. I don't use makeup. I applied on clean face am and pm. I also exfoliate. The stuff doesn't really absorb. The product does nothing for the crevice between the brows or anywhere else> I have used a product that actually worked but unfortunately they don't make that anymore which is how I came to purchase this inferior product. Also it seems as though it is mostly hyraulonic acid no big deal. Aleta why would you ask me this question about makeup when I already stated that the product is usesless? It doesn't work period. It has no value for what it advertises itself as ' botox alternative'... » Read More I don't use makeup. I applied on clean face am and pm. I also exfoliate. The stuff doesn't really absorb. The product does nothing for the crevice between the brows or anywhere else> I have used a product that actually worked but unfortunately they don't make that anymore which is how I came to purchase this inferior product. Also it seems as though it is mostly hyraulonic acid no big deal. Aleta why would you ask me this question about makeup when I already stated that the product is usesless? It doesn't work period. It has no value for what it advertises itself as ' botox alternative' ! It's not a moisturizer its not a well anything. « Show Less
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I have tried many different night eye creams. I highly recommend this product. I don't have many wrinkles and I attribute this from using eye creams in my 20's and staying out of the sun. I think you will like this product.
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I have talked with the tech support on the phone and was told that all the formulas are same in terms of active ingredients, they are just labeled differently for different uses. Some people/contexts need specifically labeled products. There are differences in thickness in some of the products. There is the spray which is pure liquid, the hydrogel which is a light gel, the opthalmalgic formula which is extremely thick (and hurts like HECK in the eye, much prefer the hydrogel or liquid for the eye). Those are the ones I know. There is another question here about which formula is best for what, and that is a very valuable discussion, many of the answers contain valuable animal care insights. What I don't know is if the "Hot Spot" formula is the pure liquid or the gel (in terms of getting what they consider to be the best thickness for that use). You could call their Tech Support and ask them-- they were very friendly to me. But yes, the 16oz is the best deal and has the trigger sprayer which is so much easier to operate, especially when your hands are slippery. I also use this product on myself, they make a whole line for human use but it is ALL the same thing.
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Hi, I just anted to get back to you again...I used the product 6 times haven't noticed a difference...and my face was very red (which is fine lasted about an hour or more) Just be careful you don't rub the wrong way .watch youtube if you haven't already..If you do it right it can hurt!! and don't goo by sensitive thin skin like eyes etc.. Hope I helped . 0.5 next highest is a 1.0 I think, but you can use higher then that on stomach (if ur using for stretch marks or scars) GL!!!
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Ive bought 6 tubes or more so far from different vendors: dermatologists in CA and TX, various online retailers , and Amazon. It's never grainy. Creamy/not watery and thicker than lotion but still easy to apply. It feels like it provides good sun protection. Did you check the expiration on the end of the backside of the tube? I would return to Amazon