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Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:17 am  |
Just spotted this "37 Extreme Actives Cream" and wondered if anyone here has actually tried it?
http://www.drmacrene.com/ |
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Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:09 am |
I am a dedicated follower of "less is more".
I only use Retin-A in the pm without moisturizer.
37 actives in a jar; how many percentage of each active in the cream? Some may say synergy but I doubt it. |
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Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:57 pm |
I bought a jar thus summer when I went to Europe for vacation. Loved the idea of lugging around only one product. I really enjoy using it. It sink right in and skin looks healthy. It was enough even as an eye cream. I know your skin is on the dry side so ,if you want to try it, go for the new richer version.
I forgot to mention I did not get melasma this summer and I was using only this cream. I was in the sun everyday...2 months in Greece with daily trips to the beach
Ps. Love iPhone. Hate posting with it. Hope post makes sense |
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Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:03 pm |
| I was using sunscreen of course |
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:27 am |
| Poor packaging. Since its packaged in a jar any actives will quickly degrade anyway. What a waste of $300. |
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:31 am |
I must admit that the sheer number of actives together in one product did make me wonder exactly how effective it would be: for instance, would some of them cancel out the others and would there be a high enough percentage of each of them to make a difference?
Marina - Thanks so much. It's good to read about the experiences of someone who's actually used it. I did see the richer version and thought that might suit me better if I did decide to try it. The price is definitely putting me off, though. It would need to be something really, really special for me to fork out that much money.
I shall try to get a sample, I think. It certainly did intrigue me! |
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:50 am |
| Thats what hooked me. I got a sample from neimans and was intrigued enough to email the company and get 2 more samples. Read in the website about how and why the formula is stable for months after opening. I also seemed to instinctively trust the integrity of this dr. I did not get the same feeling with perricone or the other one ( the one that looks like a plastic doll...forget the name) |
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:55 pm |
I've just requested a sample from their website and also from the one stockist I can find here in the UK, Marina. Fingers crossed that I can get hold of some.
I'd buy it if it worked really well and could replace most, if not all, of the additional products I'm currently using on my face.
Thanks, again!  |
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:25 pm |
| Let me know what you think. I feel like I'm alone with this one. There are only a handful of reviews. Interestingly it was rated tops at neimans as an eye cream. |
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Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:04 am |
| GirlieGirl wrote: |
| Poor packaging. Since its packaged in a jar any actives will quickly degrade anyway. What a waste of $300. |
According to the company the active ingredients are encapsulated. It has apparently been tested by an independent lab and they found the actives were 100% effective 6 months after opened.
I think the days of Paula Begoun's "the actives won't remain active" thinking are over. Encapsulation technology now exists (has done for a couple of years) so it is possible for active ingredients to remain that way when exposed to air.
It's funny this topic came up as I found out about this product a few days ago, and with winter coming and my skin drying out a little figured I'd try it! I've ordered some which will be delivered mid-week, so will report back when I've been using it for a week or two. |
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Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:37 am |
Will do, Marina.
Josh - Thanks for the reassuring info. Looking forward to hearing back from you once you've given it a try. |
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:57 am |
I havent tried it but thought it wise to mention that some actives cancel other actives out, so have a good look into the ingredient list before purchasing the product.
Let us know how it works for you.  |
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AGE: 25. Some laxity, fine lines, rosacea, and crepey skin. USING: Tripollar STOP, Lightstim, Slendertone Face, Microcurrent Wand, Almighty Ultrasound Device, Olay Cleansing Brush, Neck Line Slimmer. Retin-A, MUAC peels, and taking beauty supplements. Botox eyebrow lift and HG lip products are Too Faced. |
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:12 am |
Well, it arrived today. I applied a very small amount to clean skin and within 15 minutes my face started to feel like spiders were crawling all over it. Within an hour I was looking quite red and decided I'd wash it off. A few hours later and I'm breaking out. This, from the regular version. It has a horrible, "chemical" smell to it as well. I sent it back for a refund.
There's also only the tiniest amount of many of the actives in there, so I really don't think this is worth the price. |
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:46 am |
Sorry to hear that you've experienced such a bad reaction, Josh. I guess that's another drawback to a product which contains so many active ingredients - there's more of a chance of encountering something to which you may be sensitive.
Hope it calms down soon. |
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:39 pm |
| That's very odd. I've had my jar for over 3 months now and there's absolutely no scent. Where did you buy it from josh? |
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:18 am |
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| That's very odd. I've had my jar for over 3 months now and there's absolutely no scent. Where did you buy it from josh? |
Good point, Marina. On the very few occasions on which I've ended up with a fake product, I've been able to tell immediately by the smell. Or it could even have passed its shelf life?
Worth checking, just in case, Josh. |
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:13 am |
| Definitely not fake, purchased from SpaceNK. |
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:06 am |
The list of actives for this moisturizer is impressive, but I truly believe it's not worth the money. You can get the majority of ingredients in less expensive, more trustworthy sources, and i'm not convinced this cocktail is appropriate for most people. I would highly suggest you do some reconnaissance on the ingredients to see if they're right for y0ou skin. I see a couple of red flags right off the bat regarding my skin, as I have somewhat acne prone skin and putting proven highly comodogenic ingredients on it always end badly.
Someone above mentioned the "independent lab studies" this company has conducted. Please don't let that marketing hype fool you, this company has NO published studies, they only allude to studies done but make no references to any source you can check out. This is a VERY common marketing strategy of most makeup and skincare companies. If they had any studies done (which is unlikely), you can bet your savings that were NOT independent, they were paid for by the company and were not double blind or in any way unbiased. Pseudoscience, that's all those studies are. Unfortunately this industry is extremely unregulated and these companies can claim basically anything they want without having to worry about consequences.
Have you seen the makeup commercials on TV lately that say they "reverse DNA damage", or "make your skin look 10 years young in under a month"? Yet these companies have no publicly reference-able studies for their "secret ingredients". And if it did work like they said it did, they wouldn't need to come out with an "all new product" with varying unrealistic claims 2 months later. It's a bunch of silliness. I used to fall for it too. Now I make sure to ready through actual independent research of ingredients listed (not the cosmetic itself as these studies are almost never available). Since I've become more critical of these claims and started carefully selecting the products and ingredients I put on my skin, my complexion has improved 10 fold.
One decent resource that can help you evaluate products and ingredients is beautypedia dotcom. Now please understand that the woman who runs this website has her own products to sell, so yes, she has an agenda, so her review of products should be taken with a grain of salt. While her reviews can be a bit suspect, her research on makeup and skin care ingredients is indisputable as it's backed by numerous studies that actually are independent, double-blind, and conducted within the SCIENTIFIC community. |
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:40 pm |
| I agree with many of your points. Ive the last 25 years using all manner of products from vitamin c to retinol. I've bought from skinactives and dabbled in DIY. To be honest I just bought this product because I was you going on vacation for an extended time and didn't want to carry my bathroom with me. I had seen this doctor interviewed before and was impressed. I figured if the product lasted a couple of months and I didn't need to lug anything else along it was well worth it. To my surprise I didn't get melasma, just slightly darker spots on my chin that I could easily cover. This is in contrast to the mottled mess of previous vacations when I was armed to the gills with potions and lotions. I was also at the beach every day. For me anyway, it was proof enough. |
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Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:43 pm |
| I'm amazed at how expensive this cream is. |
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