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Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:19 pm  |
While my crows feet are very limited, I do have some forehead lines and significant 11's that are due to:
- Making horrid faces all during my long, stress filled work days
- Sleeping on my side (my 11's are primarily due to this), and NO, I do not see myself sleeping on my back due to health/sleeping issues.
My Safetox does help soften those lines and inhibits my movement to some degree if I use it 2x day, Botox does help but only lasts 2 months max ($$$), and dermarolling didn't help the forehead at all in my case. So I am now looking for yet another solution for my top facial aging dilemma. 
I am going to be posting test results for 3 different brands of wrinkle patches, as I am seeing different pros/cons with each. Brands I will be posting on are listed below, and I will be testing multiple products per brand:
Frownies - brown paper patches; see before and after pics:
http://www.frownies.com/before-after.php
Furlesse - a newer option that is semi-clear:
http://www.furlesse.com/
DermaGen - a semi-clear option (I will not be testing the swiss peel option):
http://cosmesearch.com/dermagen/index.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CQ7....m=ABH1QX01RES9B
I have already been using all 3, so I'll be posting overviews and updates on all of them as time permits. |
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:08 pm |
So let's talk about the DermaGen patches....
Product FeaturesDesigned to visibly smooth and reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Active ingredient Hydrocolloid also helps minimize and flatten raised scar areas from cuts or burns
Made with special Polyurethane material
Each sheet contains 27 Patches in 5 different shapes
Each patch can be used 2 to 3 times
I actually liked these more than I expected. They stay on very well, and you can use them multiple times (I have used them 3x and will try them with Tac-Gel next). Plus they have something in them that supposedly increases hydration, and in the morning wrinkles have definitely lessened. And they are not nearly as ugly/obvious as some brown craft paper patches.
Unfortunately, not all of the shapes are equally usable:
- the triangles are great for the 11's or the forehead
- the ovals are great for the 11's (1 per line)
- the eye ones are good for both crows feet, under eyes (or both)
- the long ones would not stay on either my forehead or my neck lines
They are about $10, and I am not sure you can get a month's usage out of one package (2 pages of the shapes featured above). Plus when you take them off in the morning, you have a faint line of EACH shape that lasts for about 3 HOURS! But they are very comfortable to sleep in.
But before you rule them in or out, be sure to wait for my next 2 reviews!  |
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Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:51 am |
| bethany wrote: |
While my crows feet are very limited, I do have some forehead lines and significant 11's that are due to:
- Making horrid faces all during my long, stress filled work days
- Sleeping on my side (my 11's are primarily due to this), and NO, I do not see myself sleeping on my back due to health/sleeping issues.
My Safetox does help soften those lines and inhibits my movement to some degree if I use it 2x day, Botox does help but only lasts 2 months max ($$$), and dermarolling didn't help the forehead at all in my case. So I am now looking for yet another solution for my top facial aging dilemma.
I am going to be posting test results for 3 different brands of wrinkle patches, as I am seeing different pros/cons with each. Brands I will be posting on are listed below, and I will be testing multiple products per brand:
Frownies - brown paper patches; see before and after pics:
http://www.frownies.com/before-after.php
Furlesse - a newer option that is semi-clear:
http://www.furlesse.com/
DermaGen - a semi-clear option (I will not be testing the swiss peel option):
http://cosmesearch.com/dermagen/index.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CQ7....m=ABH1QX01RES9B
I have already been using all 3, so I'll be posting overviews and updates on all of them as time permits. |
I've tried every single one of these and have not been satisfied with the results. What I personally use (and have been using for a long time) is ScarAway patches. They're soft and don't bother your face a bit while sleeping and they DON'T show lines after removal. I cut them down to size and place them on the lines. These particular ones I cut into 1/4 and place one under each eye. They significantly soften the look of the lines. I wash them three times before discarding them. I have found that the fourth time doesn't work well but three washes and they're great. I get them on the "Subscribe and Save" program through Amazon.
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Photo taken Oct 28, 2013: http://bit.ly/17Umeou |
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Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:53 am |
| P.S. to my previous post: These ALSO prevent those "sleep lines" you get under your eyes during deep sleep that can (and did with me) turn into wrinkles. Those went completely away and I no longer ever get them because of using these patches. |
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Photo taken Oct 28, 2013: http://bit.ly/17Umeou |
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Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:26 pm |
I have been testing using Tac Gel to prolong the life of the ScarAway pads and it WORKS! Works beautifully and my under eye lines are even SOFTER and less noticeable than ever before and absolutely NO "sleep lines" at all because the pads stay put better than ever before. The Tac Gel is relatively inexpensive; it's less than $7 on Amazon and one tube will last FOREVER. I suspect it can extend the life of the ScarAway pads to double or even TRIPLE what I was getting before. That's quite a savings.
Tac Gel:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000K4YZWU/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:43 pm |
Just wanted to update my last comment from 6 months ago. I was using regular old tape on my forehead at night. It actually continues to work extremely well. I did buy frownies and found them no more or less effective, so went back to the tape. I just sort of pull my eyebrows apart a bit and put a little piece of tape there, and then another and another on top of it. Three small layers. Keeps me from frowning while sleeping. I've trained myself not to frown while awake but I'm obviously also doing it while sleeping.
Also, I've completely eliminated my elevens by doing one exercise. It starts out like the Lift Brows occasional exercise from Ageless. And in addition to doing that, I pull the eyebrows apart from each other and frown hard while doing it. I'm not making frown lines because I'm stretching the skin by pulling the brows apart. You can feel the muscle underneath working. After a month of doing it for several minutes every other day, that area is completely smooth and the frown lines are gone. Now when I frown, the area between my brows is thick and the skin doesn't even really crumple into lines anymore. |
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