pH Advantage - Control Regimen
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Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:51 am

I've had a few sets of samples of the entire regimen (but their samples are *so* tiny!) so I thought I'd quickly jot down my thoughts on this. At this stage what I would consider buying is the cleanser and maybe the AM/PM 45% Hyaluronic Infusion. I'd like to know the concentrations in the PM Vitamin Triple Complex as I do like it but I have doubts if there is enough vitamin C in there to do anything. I'd need more samples of the AM Facial Multi-Complex SPF 20 to make up my mind. It is nice but I am very picky with my moisturisers - still, the idea of something with AHA, SPF and antioxidants all-in-one really does appeal to me!

pH Advantage Control Regimen Polybead Moisturizing Cleanser - good basic cream cleanser with some tiny and very gentle polybeads in it. The consistency of this is seems to be that of a cream crossed with a balm. That's the best way I can describe it. I didn't realise it has exfoliating scrubby bits in it until I started massaging it in. They feel tiny and also very gentle. pH Advantage refers to this as a "deep exfoliating cleanser". I think I'd just call it "gentle exfoliating cleanser" instead.

Ingredients:
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycerin, Sucrose Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Polyethylene, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Castoryl Maleate, Palmitic Acid, Colloidal Oatmeal, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tetrasodium EDTA, Saccharide Isomerate, Diazolidinyl Urea, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Geranium Maculatum Oil, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Seed Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium (Willowherb) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lactic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Oil, Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Aloe Barbadensis, Allantoin

pH Advantage Control Regimen PM Vitamin Triple Complex - I used this without knowing what it was and thought it had a weird texture. I still think it has a weird texture but at least now I know that a moisturiser is supposed to go over the top of it Smile

This is in effect an antioxidant serum with vitamins C, E and A. It's a yellow balm consistency that feels incredibly powdery as it goes on. It was quite different! Very nice though and doesn't leave my face shiny at all.

Ingredients:
Cyclomethicone (and) Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ascorbic Acid, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Bisabolol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Wax, Geranium Maculatum Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Oil

pH Advantage Control Regimen AM/PM 45% Hyaluronic Infusion - I'm on the fence about this one. It was nice in terms of texture and smell, and also in terms of leaving my skin feeling comfortable and definitely totally matte. I'd have to get a few more samples of this to determine if I'd buy it though as I have a feeling this may not be moisturising enough for me on a regular basis (as in, it feels fine now but if I were to use this only for weeks on end my skin might have issues with moisture - I'm not sure though).

Ingredients:
Water, Methylsilanol Ascorbate, SD Alcohol 40, Glycerin, Fragrance, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Flower Extract, Diazolidinyl Urea, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium EDTA Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol (and) Matricaria (Chamomilla Recutita) Extract, Hypnea Musciformis Extract (and) Gellidiela Acerosa Extract (and) Sargassum Filipendula Extract (and) Sorbitol, Betaine, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Carboxymethyl Betaglucan, Panthenol, Sodium PCA (and) Betaine (and) Sorbitol (and) Glycine (and) Alanine (and) Proline (and) Serine (and) Threonine (and) Arginine (and) Lysine (and) Glutamic Acid, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Oil, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Methylchloroisothiazolinone (and) Methylisothiazolinone, Methylparaben, Propylparaben Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Butylene Glycol, Geranium Maculatum Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA, PPG-26-Buteth-26 (and) PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

pH Advantage Control Regimen AM Facial Multi-Complex SPF 20 - it's a pretty light lotion with a slightly citric smell (in fact most, if not all, of the Control Regimen products I have tried had a very faint citrusy smell). It looked a tad shiny when I applied it but after a few minutes it sunk in, It's not completelly matte, but not oily/shiny in the end - it just leaves a bit of a glow (in a nice way). No white cast with the SPF from this. Also, this has 5% glycolic acid.

Ingredients:
Water, Glycolic Acid, Isodecylneopentanoate (and) Diisopropylsebacate (and) Lauryl Lactate, Pentylene Glycol, Epilobium Angustifolium (Willowherb) Extract, Ammonium Hydroxide, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Seed Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Wax, Sodium Dihydroxycetyl Phosphate, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate (and) PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Carboxymethyl Betaglucan, PEG-40 Stearate, Lanolin Alcohol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Cholesterol, BIS-PEG-12 Dimethicone Candelillate Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Stearate, Sodium PCA (and) Betaine (and) Sorbitol (and) Glycine (and) Alanine (and) Proline (and) Serine (and) Threonine (and) Arginine (and) Lysine (and) Glutamic Acid, Allantoin, Panthenol, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA, Aloe Barbadensis, Retinyl Palmitate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Bitter Orange) Oil, Geranium Maculatum Oil

Reparative Eye Complex - yellowy see-through gel, quite refreshing and so far moisturising enough. The gel has vitamin C, green tea and hyaluronic acid in it. With a pH of 6.3, I wouldn't count on the vitamin C too much but it's a good eye gel. It's meant to target wrinkles, puffiness and dark circles - I can't comment of the first and last but I think it might do something for puffiness because my eye area is feeling firmer right now. It's a strange feeling for me - it's not an uncomfortable tight feeling but it's noticeably different in terms of tightness.

Ingredients:
Water, Arnica Montana Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum (and) Hydrolyzed Casein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Epilobium Angustifolium (Willowherb) Extract, Hypnea Musciformis Extract (and) Gellidiela Acerosa Extract (and) Sargassum Filipendula Extract (and) Sorbitol, Ascorbyl Methylsilanol Pectinate, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Seed Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Extract, Borago Officinalis (Borage) Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Triethanolamine, Sodium PCA (and) Betaine (and) Sorbitol (and) Glycine (and) Alanine (and) Proline (and) Serine (and) Threonine (and) Arginine (and), Lysine (and) Glutamic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Extract, Morus Alba (Mulberry) Root Extract, PPG-26-Buteth-26 (and) PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Propylene Glycol (and) Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice Root) Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Sassafras Officinale Extract, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Tetrasodium EDTA, Aloe Barbadensis, Ormensis Multicaulis Oil, Saccharomyces/Silicon, Magnesium, Copper, Iron, Zinc Ferment

I gather that the Control Regimen part of the pH Advantage line is meant to address photoaging and is meant to provide ongoing "skin maintenance" as opposed to Regimen 1 and Regimen 2. Regimen 1 appears to be for those that have not used glycolic acid before, with Regimen 2 being for those that have used it or that have used Regimen 1. So in effect, it looks like pH Advantage is trying to cater to whole market in terms of photoaging and progressing people through the different regimens as their skin gets used to the ingredients. The Control Regimen is the last regimen in the line-up.

free skin care · Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:08 pm

I tried most of these products in the Control regimen, and I have to say that the Reparative Eye gel is really great! In addition to the ingredients you listed, it also has arnica in it, an anti-inflammatory. I found that my undereye area was very nicely depuffed from it. And I agree with what you said about the firmness factor...hard to describe but definitely there!

Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:13 pm

PocoLoco - the eye gel samples were actually the most generous ones (possibly because you just need much less product) so I got to use this for quite a number of days. I am with you on this - it's very good! I like it more now then when I wrote the review.

O/T: Jurlique has an "arnica cream" and I have heard it being recommended by quite a few people to use around the eye area to combat dark circles. Apparently it's not really moisturising enough but a great treatment under an eye cream Idea

free skin care · Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:33 am

This line is getting tremendous play here in the Washington D.C. area. Barry Cohen, the doc who developed it, is one of the areas most prominent cosmetic surgeons and makes every ten best list out there. It's interesting to read about the products !

free skin care · Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:48 am

I've been curious about this line...I'd love to hear from more people who have tried it.

Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:26 pm

Thanks for the info Katee - I had no idea as to the background of this line.

Would love to hear what other people's experiences were also...

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