Review (3/5): Great Price, Some Decent Ingredients, but Some Bad Ingredients as Well
I really like products that contain Retinol. They work really well on my oily, acne prone skin. They also work great for combatting fine lines and wrinkles in between Botox injections. Yes, I do like my Botox twice a year.
I like the jar dispenser. It keeps things nice and clean and sanitary and I can control how much product I dispense. This 1.7 oz jar will last a very long time.
I use it at night only for fear of drying my face out, but on rare occasion I have used it in the am and it is a nice cream that glides on smoothly, quickly absorbs and doesn't leave my skin feeling greasy. I am a stickler for that. I won't use a product that makes my face feel greasy, sticky, or tacky.
The amount of Retinol is consistent with that on the market. It also contains Vit B5 and E which are great for repairing damage to the skin and Green Tea.
What I don't like about this product is that while it is 71% organic, it contains Cetyl Alcohol (can dry out the face), Xanthan Gum (a filler) and Phenoxyethanol, which is a very controversial ingredient. It is said to disrupt hormone imbalance amongst other issues. This is very important to me because I am a Breast Cancer Survivor. While I tested negative for hormone receptors and hormone driven cancer, I still proceed with caution. My ob won't even put me on Birth Control because of the hormones. So for me, the ingredients would make me steer away from this product in the future.