Dr.DifferentVITALIFT-A Eye & Neck Retinal 0.025% - Anti-Aging & Anti-Wrinkle Treatment for Night Spot & Aging Skin with Peptides - Deep Hydrating & Moisturizing Night Cream For Men and Women 0.7oz.

Like other products from Dr. Different's Retinal line, this eye and neck treatment have top-notch ingredients. This, like other retinoid products should be patch tested before you use it on your face since retinoids can cause irritation. Additionally, retinal with an "a" tends to be a bit harsher on your skin than retinol with an "o".So why Retinal instead of Retinol? First, tretinoin is the top dog of the family of retinoids. Its is retinoic acid, the stuff your skin can use. Retinol (with an O) has to be converted through two steps in the skin to become retinoic acid. Our skin isn't always great at the conversion though, so we don't always get all the retinoic acid we hope for out of the conversion.Retinal (with an A) is only one conversion step away from retinoic acid. So it only needs one step to become active in the skin and our skin is much more efficient at the conversion at this level. In a study there was a comparison of use of .05% retinal with .05% retinoic acid and they concluded that "at week 18, a significant reduction of the wrinkle and roughness features was observed with both retinaldehyde and retinoic acid." and the difference between the two was not statistically significant.So, retinal is as good as it gets without a prescription for tretinoin. Fantastic stuff for your skin.That said, if you have mature old lady skin like me, you still will. This stuff doesn't undo that damage that time and environment cause, but it can help delay additional signs of aging. This cream spreads fairly well, but on my neck in particular I prefer to apply it to slightly damp skin to help it spread. It's been a terrific addition to my skincare by helping keep my eye and neck area well moisturized and I know I'm putting good ingredients on. Run the ingredients through an online skincare ingredient decoder and see for yourself. Some of the highlights are:🠺Anti-acne: Niacinamide🠺Antioxidant: Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Copper Tripeptide-1🠺Cell-communicating ingredient: Niacinamide, Adenosine, Retinal, Copper Tripeptide-1, Tripeptide-29, Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Hexapeptide-9🠺Skin brightening: Niacinamide🠺Skin-identical ingredient: Glycerin, Squalane, Cholesterol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP🠺Soothing: Copper Tripeptide-1🠺Moisturizer/humectant: Glycerin, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglutamic Acid, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8Dr. Different makes some really good skincare. I love it.

I had high hopes for this cream, but unfortunately, it didn’t live up to the expectations. While it contains promising ingredients like retinal and peptides, I didn’t notice any significant improvements in my skin’s texture or appearance. Additionally, the price point feels steep considering the lack of visible results. For the cost, I expected more noticeable benefits.

Yeah, this might seem a bit pricy for such a small tube, but it does pack a punch when it comes to having a great slew of ingredients within it. That I like.It doesn’t cause me irritation, nor any eye-burn, like some eye products do. Certain ones cause my eyes to leak or the under eye area to become reddened. Not this one.Is it worth it? Well, I see it does moisturize nicely. It’s not too thin nor thick, so the consistency is great. Have I seen results? To be honest, after a few weeks of usage, I can’t swear that I do see lines that vanished, but maybe just a wee bit of smoothing under the eye area.I have deep tear throughs that make me look tired and older, so I have gotten fillers in the past and am due for more, and so I hope this will help improve some of those wrinkles, so I can put aside a $4k fill and bill for a bit longer, as cash is tight right now, but still I am hopeful.All in all I think it’s a really good product, containing excellent ingredients, but not sure yet if it is worth the price, and I took off a star for that uncertainty, but I feel there’s still time for potential with this.If I see some true blue results, I’ll definitely update :)!For now, 4 stars! I do like it.I hope my review is helpful :).

Dr.Different VITALIFT-A Eye & Neck 20g (0.7oz.) - Retinal and Peptides Eye & Neck Anti-Aging and Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer Cream, Night Spot Treatment for Aging SkinBecause I didn’t know the differece, I did a quick internet search, “retinal vs retinol,” which lead me to this:“Retinal is less potent than prescription strength but more potent than retinol; however, it's really hard to find in a formulation you can use. There are very few products out there containing retinal, so they're not very popular or widely marketed”…until now. Dr.Different brings you retinal in this eye and neck cream.I also found this:“One of the primary differences between retinal vs. retinol, is the amount of time it takes for each to make an impact. When retinol is absorbed into the skin, it has to go through two processes in order to convert into active retinoic acid: retinol to retinal, then retinal to retinoic acid.”So this cream offers retinal (with an A), skipping one conversion step; making this cream more efficient and effective in less time. Awesome.I’m not a big retina user, just occasionally, as I have found with constant use it irritates my skin. I also like to be in the sun and when using these types of products I have to ensure I’m using the proper sun protection.$40 for 0.7 ounce is very pricey, but prescription strength would be higher and would irritate my skin more.🤗 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this review, have a FANTASTIC day!!😊IngredientsPurified Water, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Squalane, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Shea Butter, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Cholesterol, Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglutamic Acid, Ceramide NP, Stearic Acid, Tocopherol, Oleic Acid, Adenosine, Retinal, Disodium EDTA, Copper Tripeptide-1, Tripeptide-29, Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-35, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Nonapeptide-29, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Hexapeptide-9