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We
List Products for Wrinkles, Fine Lines, and Scar Removal
for efficacy, price, and
safety!
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0=Worst
100=Best Overall score out of 400 |
Active Ingredients1
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Price2
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Guarantee?1
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Efficacy3
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Ease of
Acqui- sition 4,5 |
Safety/ Side Effects3 |
Ingredient Mix
3
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Overall
Score6 |
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Propylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Ascorbic Acid
(Vitamin C), Benzophenone 4
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$39.95 | Yes, full retail price if returned with 30 days of purchase | 80 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 295 | |
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Pycnogenol,
Activin, Selenium, Betacarotene, Vitamin E, Zinc, and
Ester C
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Approx. $45.00, depending on retailer | Varies depending on retailer | 60 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 270 | |
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Avocado (Persea
Gratissima) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E),
Ginseng (Panax Ginseng) Extract, Retinyl Palmitate,
Ascorbic Acid
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Approx. $3.00
depending on retailer
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No
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30
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80 | 75 |
80
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265
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Vitamin C, vitamin
E, vitamin B-5, vitamin D, mixture of herbal
anti-oxidants
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Approx. $24.95
depending on retailer
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No
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35
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70 | 75 |
75
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255
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Retinol
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Approx. $15.99
depending on retailer
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No
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65
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80 | 60 |
45
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250
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Cocoa butter,
vitamin E, collagen, elastin
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$15.73
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Unknown
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65
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65 | 70 | 50 | 250 | |
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Alpha Hydroxy
Acid
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Approx. $25.00
depending on retailer
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No
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40
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70 | 70 |
65
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245
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Octyl
Methoxycinnamate (6%), Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
(1%)
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Approx. $10.99 depending on retailer
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No
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50
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80 | 70 | 45 | 245 | |
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water, PPG-15, stearyl ether, glycerin, salicylic
acid, tocopheryl acetate*
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Approx. $14.00
depending on retailer
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Varies depending on
retailer
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45
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80 | 60 |
55
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240
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Titanium
Oxide
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$49.00 | Unknown | 40 | 65 | 55 | 80 | 240 | |
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N6-furfuryladenine
(0.1%),
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Approx. $89.99
depending on retailer
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Unknown
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70
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45 | 65 |
55
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235
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Tretinoin 500mcg/g
(0.05% w/w) in a water-in-oil emulsion
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Approx. $45.00
depending on retailer
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No
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80
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30 (Pre-scription only)
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65 |
60
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235
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Alpha Hydroxy
Acid
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Approx. $8.99
depending on retailer
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No
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65
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80 | 60 |
25
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230
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Patented Coenzyme
Q10
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Approx $19.95,
depending on retailer
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No
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50
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80 | 55 |
45
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230
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Jojoba, Apricot
Kernel, Evening Primrose, Rose Hip Seed, Lavander, Olive
Oil, Borage, Grapeseed, Neroli, Lemon, Lime, Wheat
Germ
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Approx. $50.00
depending on retailer
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No
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25
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50 | 75 |
75
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225
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Coenzyme Q10,
Vitamin E
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Approx $11.00
dpending on retailer
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No
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55
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70 | 55 |
45
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225
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Pure vitamin A,
marine extract, green tea, vitamin C, vitamin E, whey
protein
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Appox. $47.50 depending on retailer
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Unkown
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50
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50 |
65
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60
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225
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Water,
Methoxypropylgluconamide, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin,
Salicylic Acid*
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Approx. $13.99
depending on retailer
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No
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40
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80 | 70 |
35
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225
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Imedeen Bio Marine
Complex, Acerola Powder (Vitamin C), Zinc
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Approx. $45.00, depending on retailer | Varies depending on retailer | 55 |
70
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65 | 35 | 225 | |
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Water, Glycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Diglycol
Guanidine Succinate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate*
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Approx. $11.50
depending on retailer
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No
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30
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80 | 65 |
50
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225
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beta-1,3-glucan, aloe vera, phospholipid phytosome of
licorice complex, squalane, hyaluronic acid
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$34.90 | Yes, full retail price if returned within 30 days of purchase | 50 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 215 | |
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Vitamin E
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Approx. $4.00
depending on retailer
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No
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40
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70 | 70 |
25
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205
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Purified Water,
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), Organically produced and
processed Aloe Vera, Natural Waxes, Vitamin E*
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Approx. $10.89
depending on retailer
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No
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35
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60 | 45 |
65
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205
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A non-specific
Ceramide Retinyl Complex
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Approx. $46.00
depending on retailer
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Varies depending on
retailer
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45
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50 | 55 |
45
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195
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Apricot, Alpha-Hydroxy Extract, Ginseng, Raspberry,
Evening Primrose Oil, Starflower Oil, Jasmine Oil,
Vitamins A, C and E, Fenugreek, Frankincense
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$24.95 | Unknown | 55 | 35 | 55 | 45 | 190 | |
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Ginseng, Avocado Oil, Chamomile, Primrose Oil, Aloe
Vera, Rose Hips, Antioxidants and Green Tea
Extract
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$9.95 | Unknown | 35 |
35
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70 | 45 | 185 | |
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Tretinoin
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Approx. $100 depending on retailer
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No
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45**
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30 (Pre-scription only)
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50 | 55 | 180 | |
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Non-specific blend
with retinyl palmitate (Vitamin A)
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$24.95
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Unknown
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20
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60 | 65 |
30
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175
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Stabalized Oxygen
(Hydrogen Peroxide formula), Colloidal Silver
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$12.00 | Unknown | 20 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 145 | |
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No ingredients specified
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$29.95 | Yes, but nothing specified | 10 |
60
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40 | 10 | 120 | |
1 Based on
information from the manufacturers and popular
retailers.
2 Reflects retail
price if provided from popular online drugstores, retailers and
other supplement outlets.
3 Our opinion only, not based on statistical analysis of study
results supplied by manufacturer or other source.
4 Based on our opinion only; calculated by considering whether it
is available only by phone, only by internet, only by fax, only
by mail, only in-store, or a combination of the five.
5 Available without a prescription unless otherwise noted.
6 Based on scores of all criteria.
*When no active ingredients are specifically listed, we list the first five (5) ingredients from the content list.
**Generally prescribed for acne, but is sometimes effective and is prescribed by doctors for wrinkles/loose skin. Scar-Wrinkle.com does not in any way advise using Retin-A for treating wrinkles, fine lines, or scars. Consult with your physician about making such a decision.
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