StriVectin-TL Tightening Neck Cream
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Turkey neck. The awful, hanging, dreaded turkey neck. At one time or another, all of our formerly lovely and oft-neglected necks will become like the skin of a turkey. It is a key topic in the subtly hysterical book by the beloved, deceased, ever-witty Nora Ephron, "I Am Worried About My Neck." As Nora noted in that tome, she and her friends met often, each of them wearing turtlenecks, chunky jewelry, and scarves as "compensatory dressing" to conceal inevitable aging. She wished she had taken care of her swan-like young neck in years past, as she had no idea of what was to come. And she mentioned in her writing the discovery of "Strivectin-TL Tightening Neck Cream" as an aid in the battle against aging and gravity. As Ms. Ephron merrily wrote, "You have to cut open a redwood treat to see how old it is, but you wouldn't have to if it had a neck." Is Strivectin, highly touted as the "answer" to turkey skin, the key to turning back the clock? Sadly, very sadly and many dollars later, I haven't found it so. You see, I had genetic creases across my neck since I was a child. I recall posing for my fourth-grade class picture, pulling up the Peter-Pan collar of my dress around my neck to disguise the inherient creases (at age nine!). I've been using Strivectin for more than two years. It has its benefits, but at this point I don't believe they warrant the price of this product. At $89.00 for less than two ounces, Strivectin contains protein "tighteners" and a patented version of Vitamin B3--also known as Niacin--to improve moisture content, tighten skin, and fight sagging. Niacin is a powerful vitamin; my mother took it as an aid to her beauty regimen, only to wind up with skin so taut and red that she wound up in an emergency room (the symptoms disappeared by themselves over a few hours). My silly teenage sister mimicked my mother and found herself hospitalized as well. But don't expect an earth-shattering change with Strivectin's neck cream. Evidently the Niacin included is not enough. There is some disguising of lines and crepey tissue and a very slight firming feel. I've done better with products from the Perricone line, especially "Cold Plasma" ($135 for two ounces, but a better deal, all things considered). No, I do not have money to burn, but my wardrobe contains few turtlenecks and I don't wear many scarves. My best advice? Moisturize your neck from a young age and protect it well with sunscreen, summer and winter. As for "turkey neck?" If it happens to you, have a new procedure, a mini-facial called a "QuickLift." I haven't succumbed yet, but I do fear that in years to come I will be signing up for one . . . — 2 months, 3 weeks agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 3 of 5 people said helpful
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