Updated at: 11/12/2009 6:00 PM
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Good Housekeeping: Reducing Eye Wrinkles
A new product called University Medical Face Lift WrinkleFree Eyes, claims to reduce the appearance of eye wrinkles in 20 minutes.
"We were really excited to evaluate this product because it claims to continue the results for up to a week and also comes in at a really affordable price point," said Mary McConnell, of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute.
Volunteers were photographed on the Visia Complexion Analysis system before and after applying the patches for 20 minutes. Then the Good Housekeeping Chemistry department compared the images for changes.
"We were looking for changes in crow's feet, fine lines directly under the eyes, undereye bags, and the overall sagginess of the eye area," said McConnell.
After another week of volunteers using the kit, the results were mixed. "We found that there was at least a slight improvement in the tightening, lifted look of the eye area. the second most common result was softening of the under eye lines," said McConnell.
After 4 days, there were no improvements from testers' baseline images. Still, some volunteers thought they still might use the product for special occasions.
The kit is available at drugstores for $30 and includes four patches, retinol serum and hyaluronic acid lotion.
