Rapid Wrinkle Repair Regenerating Cream

7 Reviews

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   selfishClam4

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   So far I’m loving this cream! My first ever retinol product and I am sold! I don’t have a ton of wrinkles but my skin was so dry from the below zero extreme temps we’ve had! I can honestly say my skin has never felt so good and this is the only difference in my routine!

   I only use a pea size amount and at first I started every other day applications. I also only apply at night. Wow I am blown away at what that little bit did to my skin. My pores are smaller, my skin is more radiant, and I don’t have to use my Clarisonic as often as before! And this is a very affordable drugstore cream! So happy I tried this!

   I also use this product with my other skincare products like drunk elephant oil and whipped moisturizer. I layer it all at night with an eye cream too. It is wonderful to have a routine I look forward to.

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   zestyTortoise8

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   I purchased this to help clear up my congested skin from 5 weeks of traveling overseas. I have a history of reacting to most acids, such as salicylic, glycolic, aha, vitamin C, and hoped that retinal in lower percentage could be the HG formulation for me. My skin is combination sensitive and I have a long history of hydrocortisone cream use when needed. The hydrocortisone use may be at the root of my skin acid reactions.

   I started off using it very sparingly all over my face one evening. Then sparingly again the next evening in just the problem areas. And the next. Well, no go — I reacted in hives. I may try using it just once a week in problem areas (nose, chin, jawline) to see how that goes. But, I honestly don’t have high hopes, and may end up ditching it.

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   dreadfulWildfowl4

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   I’m super impressed with the Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair (fragrance-free). This is my first retinol type of product. Directions say to use it 2x/day, or if you have excessive flaking of skin or such then use 1x every other day, so you can manage what’s going on. I’m using it 1x per day at nighttime with very good results and have had no problems. I saw positive results and felt an overall positive turnaround in how my skin looked from even the first 2-3 nights of use. My confidence has soared! Great product at a great price point. Love this stuff!!!

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   dejectedThrush4

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   I love that the Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Regenerating Cream now comes in a Fragrance Free option. The day I purchase this I also purchased the Roc Retinol Correxion Daily Hydration Crème (which also comes in a fragrance free version as well) to compare the two. I was a little surprised to learn that the formula of the two products is identical, no difference at all. The only difference I could tell is that the ROC Retinol Correxion Daily Hydration Crème costs about $1-2 more. Otherwise the packaging, formula, and fragrance free options are all identical.
   I really like the formula of these retinol creams. I suspect the retinol percentage to be around .5 based on where retinol falls in the ingredient list. This is a very hydrating retinol but I still use a serum before and a thicker moisturizer after. This doesn’t contain many other antioxidants other than the retinol, but it does contain many hydrating ingredients and moisturizers. My biggest gripe with this product is that the packaging is terrible, this comes in a super heavy glass jar. Jar packaging isn’t great for retinol because retinol degrades quickly when exposed to air. If you repackage this into a tube bottle that would be idea. My video review can be seen here: w

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   worldlyWidgeon8

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   This is probably the best over-the-counter retinol product that I’ve ever come across. You WILL see results with this product.

   I’ve tried retin-a a few times and I’ve yet to find a ‘rhythm’ for it. I tried the every-other-night application, I’ve tried the 10 minute application, and I’ve tried applying just a little bit OVER a moisturizer (and only at night) but my skin was just too sensitive. I mean, I saw benefits, but my face would eventually become a red mess.

   Enter retinol…

   I have heard that people whose skin is too sensitive for retin-a will benefit from a retinol product. I’ve also heard that before using retin-a you should start with retinol. So, I turned to retinol. At that time Neutrogena rapid wrinkle repair was getting a lot of publicity and so I tried it. After a few days my skin was glowing and plump (in a good way), I also feel it’s ‘lifts’ my cheeks a little – which is one of the reasons I love it. The longer and more consistently you use it the more the clock turns backwards.

   My advice is to give this a try for a week. You will see results. For an over-the-counter product, it is a little pricey, but not much more so than its competitors. It will be money well spent.

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   stressedBass6

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   This product has a learning curve, as indicated on the jar! I started using the Night repair in this line and when I ran out of that, found that there is about 2x more product in this jar than the Night formula so I thought I’d give it a try. Very impressed! For the first month, I noticed my eyelids were looking MORE crepey than when I started (I wanted to help stop a mild crepeyness). Panic!!!
   I read you have to give it time and use once every other day to get skin used to it. I had developed small red eczema patches on my upper and lower lids and on the bridge of my nose. I took breaks and moisturized heavily. I was about to give up when all of a sudden, changes! WOW! I knew it was working when my husband commented “The colour of you skin looks nice- you look…bright!”
   He’s never said anything specific like that before!

   I use a pea sized amount nightly now and have noticed a dramatic lightening of my skin and the freckles and spots I have. For some reason, this has dramatically lightened dark freckles but not so much the lighter melasma patches. Still getting lighter though! I live in an extremely cold climate (-30) and have to use Eucerin complete repair over this cream.
   This cream is a treatment, not a moisturizer. After about 3 months I am hooked and don’t want to be without it. I alternate with Alpha Hydrox 12% AHA cream and I haven’t had this pale of skin for 30 years! The texture of my skin is much smoother, my pores aren’t as prominent and my eye crepes are less and less. The fine lines under my eyes are still there but much lighter.
   My lip lines are blurring too!
   Fantastic overall treatment for improving texture, tone, spots and wrinkles. I feel like my skin is tighter too!
   The smell is heavenly – smells expensive – a light, crisp cucumber floral – husband loves the scent too. 100% recommend!

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   goofyBustard7

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   Love this cream and will definitely repurchase.
   This is a decent size jar but a little pricey for drugstore IMO.
   The good news is you do not need to use very much and I really suggest you do not go overboard because it is pretty potent and can cause irritation. I use about the size of a large pea. It does not spread that far but I concentrate on areas I need it most and spread it out. It sinks in rather quickly and I did not feel greasy just lightly moisturized. That being said it is NOT a heavy duty moisturizer it is more of a treatment night cream so you will need to moisturize after to prevent the dryness and flakiness you can get from using retinol products. For my oily skin, I apply an eye cream/oil/ceramide cream to my eye area first and to the edges of my mouth then apply this cream in order to prevent it from irritating those areas. Because I have oily skin, I can use this all over without extra moisturizing every night and only top it off with another moisturizer on occasion.
   I have only been applying at night, 2-3 nights consecutively and then taking a night off.
   I only carry it up to my undereye area ONCE during that time and only very lightly.
   I mention this just as a possible caution because the second night of use my undereye was a little red, dry, and irritated the next morning for a day or two and looked terrible but it subsided and my skin got used to it pretty quickly. I can now use it under the eye with no issues and actually it was what fixed issues another product caused for me in this area.
   The rest of my skin’s texture is looking improved already and my blemishes, although, not gone were smoother and less angry looking as well. My skin tone does, in fact, look evener.
   After using this cream for a little over a month and finally finishing my first jar, I can honestly say my skin looks a lot smoother! Has it erased fine lines and wrinkles? No, but I am pretty impressed with the changes in my skin so far. It also fully repaired my under eye area that an eye cream I had tried caused to look very crepey, dry, irritated. I was scared my under eye would never look the same again. I tried everything from oils, Nivea cream, to ceramides etc. CereVe helped it to not look so dry but it was this cream after about 3 weeks had fully repaired and took me back to where I started, thank goodness!

   Side note:
   It is not fragrance-free and does have a weird floral type scent that I could do without as it is not very pleasant. Thank goodness it does dissipate after a while.
   It says you can use it night and day but I would start off using it one or the other, personally I would use only at night because retinol can make your skin more susceptible to sun damage. I have tried it during the day when I stayed home and it wore fine under my makeup using only a light layer.
   It is a little on the pricier side $24-26 and I have even seen it for $29 at some local stores.
   I only gave in and purchased it because Target had a $4 off coupon.