As I was strolling down the health and beauty aisle at Target last Sunday, I quickly remembered that I was out of my night cream so I went to look for a refill of my Aveeno Ultra-Calming Night Cream. My skin is very sensitive to redness and irritation, and this cream delivers. As long as I use this cream at night, by morning my skin is perfectly even in tone with no sign of redness.
When I went to repurchase my night cream, I learned that the night cream was no where in sight. I literally was in disbelief as I thought to myself, 'huh, that's funny. It doesn't seem like a product of high demand'. After looking more into the shelves I found that it wasn't that they were out of stock, they just plain didn't sell it at that Target location. It was that moment I decided to put my creative thinking to work.
There was no way I was going home without a night cream, so I went and searched for alternatives. Soon enough, I realized there really wasn't any other product marketed to help calm sensitive skin or reduce redness. Upon my search I was unsurprisingly bombarded by lotions, creams, and gels claiming to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and promising to look years younger within weeks.
I began comparing ingredients with night creams, and using what I have learned in my Principles in Beauty Technology course. The Aveeno Ultra Calming Daily Moisturizer was in stock, and I evaluated the marketing claims and found that the active ingredient was feverfew, and chamomile. I was aware that chamomile was recognized for it's ability to soothe irritation and commonly used in personal care products, but I was unfamiliar with fervew and its naturally calming properties.
After quite some time of side by side comparison of ingredients in almost all night creams offered by Olay, Neutrogena, Ponds, L'Oreal, Biore, Boots, and may others, my eyes locked on the back of a box of a night cream containing the ingredient Chrysanthemium Parthenium like a sniper closing in on a kill. Chrysanthemium Parthenium is the INCI name for feverfew and it an ingredient listed in Neutrogena's Ageless Essentials Continuous Hydration Night Cream.
Neutrogena marketed the cream as an ultra hyrdrating cream that fights skin's first sign of aging to extend the skin's ability to hold onto moisture. Time released moisturizers and gylercin were the main attributes that highlighted the product description. It did not market the product to be used for sensitive skin but did include that the product is non-comedogenic, non greasy, and dermatologist tested. When the label on a product says dermatologist-tested I disregard the statement since it doesn't carry any significant meaning behind it.
Needless to say I was sold on the cream, and decided to take it home and try it out. I have been using the cream for about 7 days, and I am pleased to say that the cream greatly reduces the redness in my face by morning and keeps my skin soft. It is much lighter than the Aveeno night cream, it has an almost whipped consistency but it does not effect it's moisturizing properties.
It was an accomplishment to apply the tools I learned in class into my practical everyday decision making proccess, it really helped me make the best decision. Although I am satisfied with Neutrogena's night cream, when I run out of product and Aveeno is available, I will definitely grab for the Aveeno. It was my first choice to begin with and I was very much satifsied with it, and until my skin's needs change - Aveeno will continue to be my first choice.
I wanna try this product because it looks so effective thank you for sharing this.
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