TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.8* Why: "This stuff is bad news. It burned my skin. I had to get out of bed and wash it off," says one reader. Another woman agrees, "this product seems so perfect but when I apply it, it makes my skin greasy and it stays greasy until I wash my face the next morning." Others claim, "it clogs [their] pores." After reading all of the reviews, we think this reader sums up the final verdict: "[It] doesn't live up to its claims."
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.8* Why: With "sadly disappointing" reviews, it's no wonder why this product is on our list. Multiple reviewers encountered bad reactions that made them "break out HORRIBLY" by "averaging three to four new breakouts per day." The product also created "red patches that really itch," says another reader. One reader says she even got "contact dermatitis (yes, huge red bumpy rashes) all over [her] neck and face." Another woman vents, "I hate this stuff. I got suckered into buying this, but never again. I have more than half of the tube remaining and I am thinking of throwing it away. I thought of using it on my feet but it is not even worth that." Bottom line, says one reader: "Ladies, don't waste your money."
Before crawling under the sheets every night, you likely end your anti-aging skin care routine with a night cream in the high hopes of waking up to wrinkle-free, glowing skin.
So what happens when you wake up only to find red, blotchy patches or a wet, greasy sheen across your face?
Thankfully, thousands of readers have tested and reviewed hundreds of different night creams, and because we've faced a disappointing morning or two ourselves, we've compiled a list of the worst night creams ever. You know, so you can spend your money on the best.
Think you're too young to use a night cream or anti-aging skin care product? Not so fast. "Using a cream containing anti-aging ingredients like peptides, antioxidants, retinoids, and/or alpha hydroxy acids makes sense starting anytime from your late 20's to mid-30's, depending on how much damage your skin has already gotten from indoor or outdoor tanning, cigarette smoking, medical illnesses or stress," says anti-aging skin care expert Heidi Waldorf, M.D.
Please raise your hand if you don't suffer from stress ... yeah, that's what we thought.
If it's cost you're worried about, Waldorf assures us that there are excellent night creams at high and low price points. "Pick a product that works for your skin and your budget," she says. "You need to separate whether the higher price is due to packaging versus the quality and type of active ingredients and those in the base. For instance, ingredients like growth factors are complicated to produce and will increase the price. Other ingredients, like the antioxidant niacinamide, are more readily available," says the doctor.
Whether you choose a night cream for its moisturizing benefits or fine line reduction results, save yourself time and money by making sure it's not one of these.
