Has anyone tried stem cell cream?

[romantico]

I had considered trying dermabrasion a few weeks ago but then I stumbled onto this.I am in my mid thrities trying to turn the clock back (even if its just a year or two).I was curious if anyone had tried this before or know anything about it? I did a google search and found alot of info but I am looking for people who have actually tried it or work in retail who sell it to give me their 2 cents. Thanks!

http://bellasugar.com/636892

[pitohui]

1. i thought i had tried them all but that's a new one, i'll give you a bump

at $100-$500 a pop for some of these creams i am just going to have to accept that they don't work (for me) and i've got to get back into the peels, which do work

however i'm quite a bit more than "mid thirties!"

the one which peeved me off the most was that freeze 24/7 which just makes little teeny balls of product on the skin

some of them actually work a little, like strivectin-D, altho it really only works to remove temporary lines caused by excessive drynesss (vegas air, airplane air) and not permanent laugh lines, or not for me anyway

but it's still a lot of money, considering for what i've spent on "hope in a jar" (or usually multiple jars) i would have a better result from peels plus botox or restylane (i realize you're too young to worry about that)

[romantico]

4. well

I read one review that was very favorable,however, it could have been writen by a rep.for the company for all we know. Apparently is heals scars and burns very well. Still, $190 every 28 days is alot.I wish they gave samples, but it probably takes about 6-9 months before you see any results.

[pitohui]

9. i need to make a tiny correction to my post and the editing period passed

i said strivectin-d, i checked the bottle and what i have is actually strivectin-hs

it would probably do all you need done at your age but it ain't cheap -- cheaper than $190 for every 28 days by a way lot though, it comes in a dark bottle with an eyedropper and you use very little, i could probably make the bottle last a year

i've tried many other products as or more expensive and really they don't do much

even sunscreen has only protected the areas of skin where i wore sunscreen PLUS make-up, in other words, my face itself, the areas where i wore only sunscreen, decollatage plus arms are basically permanently freckled now at my age unless i get dermabrasion

[Mojambo]

2. Man. Ben and Jerry's is just getting crazy with the new flavors. n/t

[mike_c]

3. the name is a bit of a misnomer, if I'm not mistaken....

The active ingredient is a short peptide originally isolated from undifferentiated stem cells that stimulates or otherwise fosters skin growth and rejuvenation (allegedly). I don't know how they're manufacturing the peptide now-- there are several ways to do it-- but I doubt that stem cells are involved at all.

I suspect that *if* it does what it claims it's because that peptide serves as a gene activation factor. Anyway, stem cells don't really have anything to do with the product that's being marketed-- only with the research that contributed to its development.

[pitohui]

10. you're not mistaken

the link says that the product does not actually contain any stem cells

kind of an ugly clunky name if you ask me, but i guess it was the buzzword of the minute when they were naming the product

at this point i think i may need the blood of underaged virgins...

[MilesColtrane]

5. Must..... Not..... Go...... There........

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070920-09301800-bc-us-stemcells.xml

[romantico]

6. Okay

Thats just wrong!

[MilesColtrane]

7. Sorry...

Sometimes I'm an ass.

[Tian Zhuangzhuang]

8. Hey I knew a girl who swore by it as a skin conditioner nt