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Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:12 pm |
I thought this was interesting, considering the fact that most reviews of Strivectin I've seen have been negative. Reviews I've seen of this product have been pretty positive overall.
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StriVectin Overnight Resurfacing Serum, made from prickly pears and pink seaweed, is dubbed “sleep in a bottle” by beauticians due to its ability to revive skin while people sleep.
Fans of the cream include Kylie Minogue, the Australian pop idol, Jennifer Lopez, actress and singer, Tamara Mellon, the millionaire founder of Jimmy Choo shoes, Sir Elton John and Kelly Osbourne, the reality television star.
Experts say the cream is designed to be used under a moisturiser every night and is suitable for all skin types.
Developers of the cream say people aged over 30 should especially use the cream as the rate of cell renewal declines.
The brand, which made its name with a cream to eliminate stretch-marks, is being stoked at luxury stores including Harvey Nichols and Harrods.
Retailers have reported a strong demand for the product which has left a waiting list at many stores.
“We had a huge waiting list at Harvey Nichols in London, well before we had even started to drum up publicity for the brand,” a spokeswoman for StriVectin told The Daily Express.
“Now there are waiting lists across the country.
“People these days are very savvy when it comes to splashing out on expensive creams and, I guess, they do their research.” |
Ingredients are:
Water(Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Hydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Panthenyl Triacetate, Ethylhexylglycerin Disodium EDTA, Benzophenone-4, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Red 40 (CI 16035), Fragrance (Parfum).
EXFOLACTIVE® (4%):
After 6 days of twice-daily applications, the activity of exfoliating Stratum Corneum Tryptic Enzyme and Stratum Corneum Chymotryptic Enzyme increased by 39% and 21% respectively.
-Accelerates cell renewal.
In a test conducted on 20 volunteers:
-Significant reduction of surface wrinkles was reported after 28 days of use.
-Number of wrinkles decreased by 13%.
-Total wrinkled surface decreased by 20%.
-Total length of wrinkles decreased by 13%.
WILLOWBARK (10%):
-Shown to increase stratum corneum turnover by 24%.
-Shown to offer equivalent efficacy as salicylic acid at 1%, with less risk of irritation and other negative side effects.
WHITONYL®:
-Significantly lightens senescence spots and decreases their mean surface.
-Shown to reduce the activity of tyrosinase by 27%.
-Shown to reduce the quantity of melanin produced by 52%.
-Shown to reduce the synthesis of proteins important in melanosome transport, Rab27a, and melanophillin, by 31% and 35%, respectively.
-Shown to reduce the synthesis of Stem Cell Factor (a mediator of signaling factors of photoinduced pigmentation) by 81%.
-After 56 days of twice-daily application, shown to lighten skin spots by up to 68%. |
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:55 pm |
I just started using this after reading about it and some celebrities that were using it and all of the ones mentioned have beautiful skin.
I have only used this since Tuesday but have noticed that my skin looks more alive. I got a sample of the eye cream and that one is really good. I definitely see a difference in the lines. |
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Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:57 am |
cookie wrote: |
I just started using this after reading about it and some celebrities that were using it and all of the ones mentioned have beautiful skin.
I have only used this since Tuesday but have noticed that my skin looks more alive. I got a sample of the eye cream and that one is really good. I definitely see a difference in the lines. |
Keep us updated, please, cookie. Are you using a moisturizer over it and if so, what? Thanks. |
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Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:21 am |
I have soooo many moisturizers but try to use one that is more natural, like Epicuren. I like the way my skin looks the next day. I saw a clip of Jennifer Lopez on Leno and her skin is just beautiful. Supposedly she is one of the celebrities that use it. |
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