Prevage (isobenone)?

[RedFacedRedHead]

I posted this on the skincare board as well - Dr. Nase, does this look like something that's safe/useful for us Rosaceans?


Has anyone had any experience with Prevage? Looks like it's supposed to do all the good things Retin A does without all the badness of Retin A. Nurse aesthetician I saw yesterday (IPL consult) recommended it as having great anti-inflammatory properties as well as some protective qualities for Rosaceans. Apparently it was approved by the FDA in January of this year.

Ingredients:
purified water, glycerin, cetyl ricinoleate, isohexadecane, ceresin, glyceryl stearate, water (and) titanium oxide (C177891) (and) propolyne glycol (and) styrene acrylates copolymer (and) hyrolyzed corn starch (and) ammonium hydroxide (and) phenoxyethanol (and) methylparaben (and) ethylparaben (and) butylparaben (and) propylparaben, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, sericin, hydroxydecyl ubiquinone (isobenone), sodium PCA, steareth-2, PEG-60 hydrogenerated castor oil, PEG-100 stearate, glycosaminoglycans, lineoleic acid (and) linolic acid (and) tocopherol, millet (panicum millaceum) extract, cholesterol, ceramide III, dimethicone, PEG-30, dipolyhydroxystearate, magnexium aluminum silicate, xanthamn gum, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium EDTA, BHT, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben.

[drnase]

Most of the ingredients are rosacea friendly in theory.....now when you put that many together, its a little different ballgame. If it is returnable why not give it a try and tell us?

[missnlove]

I used it and had one of the worst flares of my life...my face was almost purple!

[polster]

a lot of people have had bad reactions to Prevage. just do a google search and you will see for yourself.

I say stay away from this stuff, expecially if you have rosacea.

[icuraus_cat]

Did you guys try the new Prevage by Elizabeth Ardern and Allergen (that silver bottle of $150)? Or the previous version?

In the reviews (skinstore.com), some people wrote that they had inflammatory reaction at the beginning, but it subsided after continuous use.

Any comments?