DermaGen Anti-Wrinkle Patches with Hydrocolloid Gel (Crescent)

I prefer the Derma-Gen full coverage size strips which I have to order directly from the company. I am able to get about a month of use out of the full coverage Derma-Gen if I follow the procedures I mention in this review. These pads give the effect of ironing your face overnight! Like ironing, the results fade as the skin is re-creased throughout the day, however I believe there is a residual effect which builds over time and I get compliments on looking younger than my age! I also recommend the Bellini Decollage pad for chest. Since those are a two-pack they are cost effective and each pad lasts at least a month or more. The decollage pads work best out of all the pads since the chest area basically creases mostly when side sleeping and that is entirely prevented with this pad with a long lasting effect that doesn't return as the day progresses. I also recommend the apricot neck silicone pad, but you will need to sew a band out of fabric to keep it in place. I have made my apricot neck pad last 10 months and it is still going! For all of these products you want to clean and dry the skin. Do not apply moisturizers! An astringent is also helpful to use before applying. I store the neck and decolloge pads sticky side up and the facial pads I re-stick to the plastic sheet they come on. Occasionally all need to be washed (I use baby shampoo) and air-dried to prolong their use.

I have tried a few other brands and these are the best patches for under the eyes that I've tried. The material is softer and more flexible which makes it comfortable for all night wear. (Other brands were too stiff and uncomfortable.) These totally prevent the compression lines and wrinkles that I get from side sleeping all through night. When I take them off in the morning my eyes are smooth and wrinkle free for hours. (These sometimes leave border marks that all of these products produce that go away in about in hour). Although some reviewers say they're not re-usable, I have found that they're super reuseable, even over moisturizers and vaseline! I have been using these for weeks and can get 4 to 5 uses per pair by simply sticking them back on their plastic (don't wet), which the other brands failed to do. I like being able to wear my eye creams or moisturizers underneath these and suggest doing this to prevent drying because it does not impact their ability to stay attached. They leave no sticky residue either. I'm really happy!

I was looking forward to the possibility that this might help smooth out my little under eye wrinkles but what a disappointment! I tried them twice and was disappointed twice. The first time I tried them, I applied the tiniest bit of moisturizer and wore them for just over two hours. They are so sticky that it felt like it could take off some skin. While it seemed like the wrinkles were a bit smoother, I was left with sticky residue from the edges of the patches. I could clearly see the sticky outline of where the patches were placed. I tried to remove the glue-like substance but ended up having to use an oil pad leaving my under eye areas a bit red.Okay so I figured maybe I would apply a bit more moisturizer on my second attempt. But yet again, I was left with the same outline of the sticky residue of both patches. It was an awful experience. Sadly, this one was a waste of money.

I tried frownies and smoothies, these are my favorite so far. Patches can not provide the permanent solution unless you start using them early, before deep wrinkles develop, as a preventative measure, and frequently, because effects are cumulative. If you have lines, the patches will help keep them from getting worse or even more, if you patient and stick to your schedule, they can make them less prominent, you will see an improvement. Please be realistic, they will not erase anything completely, especially after one time, it would be a dream come true for 10-20 dollars, right???With all being said, this is a great product. I wish I started using something like this years ago. I find that I need to use them every night. I sleep on the side of my face, and frown while I sleep, so if I miss a day, my nasolabial and 11 lines/between brows get more visible again. If you miss putting them on at night, then try wearing them for an hour or two next morning (if you have time), it works too, and you will not mess up your results.OK, why do I prefer these to other two brands? The results last longer with these patches, perhaps because they are hydro-colloidal?? I don't really know. If you think you are going to get slimy, moist patches covered in some kind of gel, you will be disappointed, they are dry. I am glad they are not gooey, they work better this way though they can be drying! I noticed another thing, they eliminate pimples overnight. I did research after I noticed this "side effect", hydrocolloid patches are used for acne... I didn't know. Well, this is what description says, and they are not being tricky by saying that.I was very disappointed the minute I put them on for the first time (I bought crescent shapes). The didn't stick well, and looked like they were going to fall off right away, they were just sort of laying on my face, yeah, definitely no frownies... I wasn't sure how I was supposed to sleep with these. Phew, they adhere pretty good after all, just press them for a few seconds, they will stay on. I think the active ingredient starts reacting with your skin, or perhaps they just warm up, and do stick securely to the skin, stay on overnight and don't shift while you sleep. I was even more surprised when I was able to reuse one strip (a pair of strips) 4 times!! So far I used 4 sets, 4 times each. So at the beginning I thought I would give them a try thinking 9-10 dollars for 20 strips (10 days of use) is very expensive. It's a good deal after all because one set (crescent) should last me 40 days. I have reordered more crescent and also purchased triangular shapes (unfortunately triangles do not work as well as frownies for 11 lines between the eyebrows, they are too pliable and soft).They are not hydrating as description says. I use cream before putting them on, especially when I reuse them for the third and forth time. They can be a bit drying, first two uses I apply light serum. I haven't had any problems so far. I don't have to wait two hours as instructed, a few minutes is plenty. The patches will stay even with moisturizer on. Frownies and smoothies will not stick to creams and lotions. You can make frownies to adhere if you wait long enough, but they edges will start peeling off, and the patch can easily fall off. Smoothies will come off entirely even without the lotion, depends on your skin condition. I woke up a couple of times and found a smoothies patch stuck to one of my brows...The crescent shapes are generously sized and a bit too long, I cut 2-3 mm off the edges. I highly recommend these, try them. I was hesitant after reading reviews that they do not stick very well, don't give up. They are much easier to use than frownies. They are thicker but way softer than frownies, smoothies or the regular tape (I wish they were thinner, but people complained they were too thin and had to double them up, so they were probably redesigned), semi transparent, so you can see you are not covering a folded wrinkle, and also don't need to stretch your skin way too much like with frownies while you are waiting for them to adhere, which is not good, are very easy and painless to remove, don't cause any rash, and have an active ingredient that can be beneficial to your skin, not just craft, vegetable glue or whichever adhesive everyone else is using.The packaging is nothing fancy comparing to frownies and smoothies, just a plastic bag, probably need an improvement. Overall I am satisfied with this product. I don't use package on my face hence not going to lower my rating.

If I knew about 3 days ahead of a special event, I would use them each night.......they help a littleby the third day. Then it all fades and you need to do it again. Great for short term use / specialevents. I once tried expensive botox and found it to be underwhelming......so this is of course much lessexpensive but not nearly the duration of botox. And so it goes.