Beauty Product Reviews

Worked miracles for my skin but not for instant-gratification

There’s been a lot of buzz about the beneficial effects of Resveratrol. When another vendor introduced a Resveratrol line I tried it. I'm in my 60's & am showing signs of aging but still had acne, - I always had about 10 pimples on my face in varying stages of healing. This new line made the usual anti-aging claims & I only hoped it wouldn’t aggravate my acne. At 1st I saw no real improvement, but at about one month, I thought I noticed subtle changes in my acne. My pores starting “unclogging” by becoming small pimples that resolved within a day or 2 (most of my pimples were larger and took a week or 2 to heal, then left brown marks behind that could take several months to disappear) Though it seemed I was breaking out more, my smaller pimples healed so quickly & my pores looked smaller. By 6 months I was certain that it was due to Resveratrol but since the product description did not mention this, I did some research (i.e. google). There are multiple studies that show the “sustained bacterial growth inhibition” of Resveratrol on acne. Other articles and user reviews corroborated this plus similar results with Rosacea. By 1 year, my complexion was transformed. I know it is the Resveratrol because I had a severe skin reaction to one of my products and had to stop using everything until the culprit could be identified (6+months later, it was a sunscreen ingredient). By then, my skin resumed breaking out & it took another year of Resveratrol to clear it up. The other vendor discontinued their Resveratrol line – I can only guess because of many users complaints they saw no improvement after only a few weeks’ use. After discovering The Ordinary, I had hoped they would come out with their own Resveratrol. I am so thrilled they did. I have been using it for about 2 months (at night after water-based products but before oil-based products & moisturizers) . I am seeing even more improvement – a testament to the quality of their products. I would recommend using this product not only for acne, but for its anti-aging & anti-inflammatory properties. Just be patient & don’t expect immediate result.