Shoppers Are "Shocked" at How Well This $18 Retinol Lotion Reduces Wrinkles and Sagging Skin

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When I was a child and eavesdropping on the conversations the adult women were having, I remember hearing the strangest DIY remedies for aging skin. Some were inherited generational secrets, others were personal discoveries they concocted in their kitchen that the food safety board would find problematic. While you can still keep those older methods in mind, we also have the luxury of professionally formulated products with scientifically proven ingredients that we can rely on. One example is Medix 5.5’s on-sale Retinol + Ferulic Acid Age Rewind Body Lotion.

Medix 5.5 isn’t a household name brand, but a quick scan through its products and you’ll see a slew of skin and body care products with thousands of five-star ratings. This particular lotion supposedly targets four main areas of concern: sagging skin, crepey texture, wrinkles, and softness.

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The key ingredients are in the product’s name: Retinol and ferulic acid. These are complemented by shea butter, vitamin E, and green tea. Let’s start with the most important ingredient, retinol. It’s one of very few skincare ingredients to be FDA-approved thanks to its proven and effective benefits. These include wrinkle and fine line reduction, brighter and smoother skin, and less blemishes and imperfections. Next up is ferulic acid, which is antioxidant-rich and anti-inflammatory. It boosts the efficacy of other ingredients like vitamins C and E. It provides Medix 5.5’s Lotion with even more wrinkle-reducing power in addition to reducing hyperpigmentation, whether it be age spots, melasma, or healing skin.

More than a dozen shoppers said they were “shocked” by the results. One reviewer added that it “reduced wrinkles and sagging skin.” Another shopper said that after losing weight the skin on their arms was looking “pretty crepey and dry” and that this is the only cream that “moisturized” and “firmed” their skin. One final reviewer said that thanks to Medix their “loose” skin is “not only soft, but it’s noticeably plump,” too. The shopper also found that it transformed the skin on their feet that is so “hard, callused, cracked, and dry” that they are “comparable to hooves.” All of this changed, however, by applying the lotion on their feet, too.

Head to Amazon to shop Medix 5.5’s Retinol + Ferulic Acid Age Rewind Body Lotion while it’s on sale. 

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