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Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:53 am

Hi Ladies I've been meaning to post my review of this line...I am seriously loving it!! What drew me to the Pro X in the first place was that I seen there was no fragrance in the ingredient list, which was very surprising to me being an Olay product...my skin is super sensitive to anything fragranced, and I break out in excema and cystic acne if I use the wrong product! What also drove me to take the plunge and try it was the money back guarantee, hey if they are backing up they're product with a guarantee it must be pretty good Very Happy

My first purchase was the hydra firming cream...I've been searching for a good night cream, I've noticed lately that my skin is losing some of its firmness (going on 44 in a week). This cream is absolutely amazing...it is light in texture and sinks into your skin beautifully, somewhat of a gel-cream consistency, its white, but almost transparent if you know what I mean.... I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and its caused no irritation at all! I'm very surprised, I usually react horribly to Olay products, but not this one! I wake up every morning with beautiful soft, glowing skin!
It hasn't really addressed any deep set lines yet, but it has smoothed out the fine ones! I will keep using it anyways because it makes my skin feel like silk....really!

Ingredients:water,cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, niacinamide,pentlene glycol,, ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, hexamidine diisethionate, tocopheryl acetate, palmitoyl dipeptide-7, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, peg-10 dimethicone crosspolymer, panthenol, stearyl dimethicone, bis-peg/ppg-14/14 dimethicone,,peg-10 dimethicone, benzyl alcohol, cetyl ricinoleate, methylparaben, magnesium sulfate,ethylparaben, peg-100 sterate, lactic acid, decyl glucoside.

I also purchased the anti-aging starter protocol kit at superstore (I'm Canadian)...it was 89.99 with a coupon for 10 dollars off so I thought what the heck, I've got nothing to lose! So far I've only tried the age protection lotion with SPF 30 and the eye restoration complex and so far I'm loving the lotion...I'm usually quite sensitive to all forms of spf, but this hasn't broke me out one bit...and I also love the texture, sinks right in without being greasy or leaving a white cast. It is also unscented, but does have the strong smell of sunscreen! I hope it continues to work well for me...I just might of finally found a sunscreen my skin can actually tolerate!!
Heres the ingredients:
water, glycerin, niacinamide, isopropyl lauraoyl sarcosinate, nylon-12, dimethicone, isopropyl isostearate, triethanolamine, palmitoyl dipeptide-7, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, carnosine, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecaine, pentylene glycol, titanium dioxide, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, polysorbate 80, peg 100 stearate, methylparaben, carbomer, ethylparaben, propylparaben, cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, peg 4 dilaurate, peg4 laurate, peg4, decyl glucoside, lactic acid, ammonium polyacrylate, benzyl alcohol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, dimethiconol, behenyl alcolol, stearic acid, bht...
Active Ingredients:8.0% Homosalate, 3.0% Avobenzone, 2.25% Octocrylene, 2.0% Ensulizole....oh wow, sorry if there is any spelling mistakes, that is quite a list of words to type!

I haven't used the eye restoration complex too much yet...so I won't comment on this one...so far I find it makes my eyes puffy in the morning...maybe I'm using too much?

And I also haven't used the wrinkle smoothing cream, as I would like to use up my hydra firming cream first before I introduce a new product to my rather sensitive prone skin, but I will post a review after I use these ones...IMO I think the Pro X line is Xcellent...try it, you have nothing to lose! Very Happy

free skin care · Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:51 am

Thanks for the detail review of the Pro X line. I want to try it, too, and will have to do the plunge one of these days.

Do you think it will help with the enlarged pores?

Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:06 am

Hi Bira! I can't say for sure about it helping with your pores, but I can say that for me it is the only and I mean ONLY (i've used 100's of different sunscreen brands) sunscreen lotion my skin has been able to tolerate and it hasn't clogged my pores or irritated my excema...even when I apply it to my nose where its pore city!!Usually sunscreens will break me out in cystic acne, you know those painful ones that never come to a head? You should take the plunge and try it out, they have a money back guarantee if it doesn't work out, but I pretty much swear you will love this line! Smile

Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:09 pm

Great! I will buy a starter kit for my Mom as a gift.

free skin care · Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:04 am

Thanks for your review. I've been looking at these products.

Skinstore.com has these at a good price and think there is a 20% off coupon right now too.

free skin care · Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:55 am

I've been using ProX products also since they first came out last January. While not making earth shattering changes in my skin, I find a bigger difference than with most products, especially in the skin lightening area.

I'm 51 and am battling some undereye and neck sagginess and wrinkles. I use Tazorotene and figure if that can't fix it, it probably can't be fixed, but the ProX products have made a visible difference in the condition of my skin.

I especially like the eye cream. It's just about the most perfect "feeling" eye cream I've ever used (and in 51 years I've used a bunch). I love the moderately siliconey texture and the way the undereye area takes this in. I use it under my browbone too, to help with sagging skin...one place I would never use Retin-A. This product leaves the skin perfectly conditioned.

For the price of these products compared to department store and specialty brands, these get my vote. I think they're a great value.

free skin care · Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:17 pm

mum 's using this line,just ok

free skin care · Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:16 am

this was one of my christmas gifts to mom. she's 68 now and i overloaded her with anti aging products this year. i got it at walmart just before christmas. there was only 1 set box left(3 item), and i was being bumped in the aisle, while trying to test the testers on my hand.

i was impressed, all the products sunk right into the skin and left my face (chin) and area of my hand, looking clean, smooth, and hydrated. the effect was very natural. no gloss or sheen. the effect looked like super hydrated natural skin.

i will definitely be purchasing this when they restock their shelves. walmart and shopper's are still backordered.

free skin care · Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:59 pm

yeah,great gifts for mum,it works

free skin care · Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:52 pm

annesun wrote:

yeah,great gifts for mum,it works

yes, when i tested it on my skin, it looked very different from the other anti aging lines. i was intrigued.

i think mom has begun the shiseido future regime that i got her for christmas. i'll wait till she gets to her OLAY pro gift and see how it effects her first before buying for myself. Very Happy

free skin care · Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:37 pm

haha,this is because my mum has been using olay products for years,also very cheap, and I ordered ProX line from skinstore as a gift for her,and she likes it. for myself, I tried before olay 7up cream and hydrating mask,it moistures well but no obvious improvements on signs of age

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