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StriVectin vs PreVentin

Is the Drugstore Brand as Effective

PreVentin-AT Advanced Wrinkle Cream and StriVectin-SD Go Head to Head

Comparing the original StriVectin-SD formula to that of one of the drugstore brands.

You can find products similar to the most well-known anti-aging skin care products at your local drugstore. How can you tell if they will be as effective?

By comparing key ingredients.

You won’t find ingredients from all the categories essential for effective anti-aging skin care in any one product.

That’s not just because the makers want you to buy multiple products, but also because some ingredients do not work together and certain ingredients (antioxidants) work best at night, while others (sun protection) are essential for day.

Overall, your anti-aging skin care regime should include: sun protection, moisturizers, antioxidants, exfoliants and anti-aging peptides.

So how do StriVectin-SD and PreVentin-AT wrinkle repair creams compare?

Of course the formulas for PreVentin-AT and StriVectin-SD are different. If they weren’t, the manufacturers would probably be slugging it out in court as I write this.

The question for consumers is whether one is an acceptable substitute for the other.

I consider them both to be good buys on a per ounce basis. A six ounce tube of either will last at least six months.

The original StriVectin lists two cosmeceutical peptides as ingredients: Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3 and Palmitoyl Oligopeptide. But guess what? Those terms are synonymous, so you actually are getting only one wrinkle plumping peptide, albeit quite a high concentration of a very effective one.

PreVentin really does have two distinct cosmeceutical peptides: a high concentration of Acetyl Hexapeptide-3 (the first Botox-mimicking peptide) and a lesser amount (than StriVectin) of Palmitoyl Oligopeptide.

As for moisturizers, StriVectin comes out on top.

Both products contain a very nice blend of emollients. StriVectin has the two most powerful Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMFs) available: Glucosamine HCL and Urea. PreVentin has good, but more run-of-the-mill, NMFs: Glycerin and Dimethicone.

StriVectin has a nice antioxidant cocktail: Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (a stable form of Vitamin C), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) and Bearberry Extract. Bearberry Extract also acts to clarify the skin, as does the Licorice Extract found in StriVectin.

PreVentin falls short as far as antioxidants go: Ascorbic Acid (an unstable form of Vitamin C and therefore pro-oxidant as well as antioxidant), Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate and Pyridoxine HCL (Vitamin B6).

Both products contain the same temporary skin tighteners. Neither contains any exfoliants or sun protection, though StriVectin does offer an SPF 30 version of its famous cream.

Bottom Line

My personal choice is StriVectin when I can afford it; but I believe PreVentin is an acceptable substitute if supplemented with a night cream high in antioxidants.

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