Neutrogena Review

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Overview

Neutrogena offers many different skin care products to their customers. For anti-aging and decreasing the signs of wrinkles, Neutrogena has many different products that claim to fight the signs of aging such as Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Intensive SPF 20, Healthy Defense SPF 45 Daily Moisturizer and Anti-Oxidant Age Reverse SPF 20.

Product Details

Each of the products provided by Neutrogena includes a Sun Protection Factor (SPF). The Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Intensive SPF contains Retinal SA which is supposed to help renew the skin throughout the day and smooth deep, severe wrinkles. The Healthy Defense SPF 45 Daily Moisturizer includes Helioplex. Helioplex is a patented sunscreen complex that prevents harmful UVB-burning rays from penetrating the skin and also helps in the prevention of the aging process from the detrimental UVA rays that the skin is exposed to daily. Another anti-aging product by Neutrogena is the Anti-Oxidant Age Reverse SPF 20 cream. This cream claims to reduce 99% of free radicals and also protects the skin from future aging.

The Good

  • The Neutrogena name is very well-known in the skin care industry which gains the trust of most consumers.
  • Sunscreen is built into each of the anti-aging products. Sun protection is an important component of an anti-aging skin care regimen.
  • Neutrogena skin care products are readily available and can be purchased both online or over the counter at numerous drug stores and department stores.

The Bad

  • For best results, consumers are urged to use the anti-aging products with other Neutrogena skin care items.
  • The products are missing some very key ingredients such as Argireline and Matrixyl, which are key ingredients in anti-aging products.
  • There are no before and after pictures to demonstrate product effectiveness.
  • Consumers who try Neutrogena products will not see immediate results.

The Bottom Line

While it is good that Neutrogena products are reasonably priced and affordable for the average consumer, it is likely that the products will not produce dramatic results. Neutrogena lacks the most powerful ingredients on the market for anti-aging such as Argireline, Matrixyl-3000, and Hyaluronic Acid. It is convenient that Neutrogena products can be purchased both online and in retail stores worldwide because accessibility is important when you want to keep up with a skin care regimen that requires specific products. It would be better if Neutrogena would provide customer testimonials and before & after photos from consumers who have used the anti-aging products with positive results. Many people purchase Neutrogena products simply because of the brand name but they could end up being disappointed in the lack of results expected from an anti-aging treatment. A name is just a name, and consumers need to look for products that contain the best ingredients before spending money on products from a known name that do not perform. Neutrogena has rightly established themselves as a general skin health care brand, and there are smaller and more focused research labs that make better wrinkle righting products.

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