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Anti-Aging Rating: 2 Overall Impression: Poor
Review
One cannot begin to comment on this product without first mentioning the jaw-dropping price it retails for. On their website and at Neimen-Marcus these products are sold for as much as $600 (not for the whole line, just one individual product). No, that wasn�t a typo, there are supposed to be two zeros following the six. This is approaching how much injects by a physician would cost.
For this price one would expect the ingredients in these products to be very exotic, rare, and expensive. This, however, is not the case. Their Arrete Booster C, for instance, is $300 but only contains the following ingredients: Cyclomethicone, Ascorbic Acid, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polysilicone-11, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Retinol, Propylparaben. Consdering there is no mention of the Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C being buffered or stabilized (meaning it is probably ineffective) and the scarcity of active ingredients in general, you could find a comparable product in a drugstore for under $20. In other words, the prices for these products are outrageously disproportionate to what they actually contain.
The only unique product in the ReVive line is one called Peau Magnifique Youth Recruit that retails for $1500. It contains Telomerase, a molecule that affects the telomeres at the end of chromosomes. While this is a very interesting and probably exceedingly expensive ingredient, there is no research on its effects in the skin nor if it can even penetrate the epidermal layer. It's science sprinkled on a large serving of hope. Plus, for this price you could have a full face laser procedure done. No reviews have been submitted for this line or the above mentioned product so it is difficult to assess how effective what actual results people are getting.
Typical Price Range
Upwards of $600 for a single face product, up to $350 for a single eye-area product (with a $1500 face product) .
Website
www.reviveskincare.com
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