Shoppers Have “Little to No Wrinkles” Since Using This $9 Retinol-Spiked Moisturizer

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Nearly 3,500 five-star ratings speak for themselves.

Anti-aging skincare can prove to be pricey. My favorite line-fading formulas, for instance, are in the triple-digit neighborhood in light of science-backed ingredients and truly efficacious formulas.

Wrinkle-whittling products that ring in under $20 — and actually deliver smoother, younger-looking skin as promised — are few and far between. That said, rare finds like L’Oréal Paris’s Wrinkle Expert 45+ Anti-Aging Face Moisturizer, prove that anti-aging skincare unicorns do, in fact, exist. The $9 moisturizer, which is available at Amazon, boasts hundreds of glowing reviews from shoppers with mature skin, and nearly 3,500 five-star ratings.

$9 at Amazon

The L’Oréal Paris Wrinkle Expert 45+ Anti-Aging Face Moisturizer is a line-fading, laxity-firming day and night cream designed specifically for mature skin. The formula is packed with dermatologist-approved ingredients — chief among them, skincare’s most powerful wrinkle-fighter, retinol.

If you’re even vaguely familiar with anti-aging skincare ingredients, retinol — a form of vitamin A known for fading fine lines — has undoubtedly crossed your radar. Retinol’s mechanism of action is “complex,” as “[it] involves multiple cellular processes, cosmetic chemist and director of science at Novi Connect, Yashi Shrestha, previously told InStyle. Simply put, “Retinol binds to retinoid receptors in the skin cells,” she explained, “which triggers several cellular responses that lead to skin rejuvenation.” Ultimately, these cellular responses yield “significant improvement in the appearance and health of the skin."

In addition to vitamin A, L’Oréal’s moisturizer is packed with peptides — skin-firming proteins that, as dermatologist Dr. Lian Mack, M.D., previously told InStyle, “act as signaling molecules, helping to boost collagen and elastin production.” Ultimately, more collagen and elastin — both of which deplete with age — equal firmer, tighter, more youthful-looking skin.

Amazon shoppers are amazed by the results they’ve seen after using L’Oréal’s cream. One shopper says the moisturizer “fill[s] in wrinkles” and keeps their skin “soft.” According to a 60-year-old reviewer, who has “zero wrinkles,” the formula is a key component to maintaining their youthful appearance. Similarly, another 60-year-old reviewer swears the cream “is the first product” they’ve used that delivers “almost instant results.” Finally, according to another fan, the formula has smoothed their skin to the point of showing “little to no wrinkles.”

For firmer, smoother skin at a notable price point, shop the L’Oréal Paris Wrinkle Expert 45+ Anti-Aging Face Moisturizer at Amazon for $9. 

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