Its serum-infused formula plumps lines on contact.
Two-in-one shampoos are a travesty—though I can get behind a multipurpose moisturizer-slash-serum, particularly as my morning skin care routine is a breezy seven steps as it stands (and a culprit in my perpetual lateness, I’m suddenly realizing).
The Olay Age-Defying Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream and Serum, as its title suggests, packs a double-punch by infusing a moisturizing cream and potent anti-aging serum into a single product. Amazon shoppers—many of whom have sworn by the cream for literal years—remark on its youth-preserving prowess. Best of all, it’s a mere $15.
Olay Age-Defying Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream and Serum
$15 at Amazon
Olay consolidates two crucial components of any anti-aging routine, serum and moisturizer, via its multi-purpose anti-aging solution—without compromising effectiveness. Expect smoother, younger-looking skin, both instantly and over time, courtesy of the formula’s dermatologist-approved ingredients.
Glycerin, a humectant, attracts moisture from the surrounding air, locking it into skin where it quenches and plumps fine lines. This hydrated, bouncy glow lasts for hours: “Glycerin is one of a precious few moisturizing ingredients that has a lasting effect, well beyond its time of application and absorption,” dermatologist Dr. Marisa Garshik, M.D. previously told InStyle.
Aloe, a soothing, moisture-packed plant extract doubles down on glycerin’s glow-giving powers by hydrating even the driest, most sensitive skin.
The $15 formula also features niacinamide, a water-soluble B vitamin that’s caused quite the buzz over the past few years. As an anti-aging ingredient, it offers myriad benefits. Key among them, according to dermatologist Dr. Ava Shamban, M.D., per a previous InStyle report: “Fight[ing] off environmental factors” that trigger signs of skin aging. In addition to protecting from future damage, niacinamide repairs existing damage, in turn, restoring a more youthful complexion. Finally, niacinamide mitigates unevenness attributable to hyperpigmentation, and whittles the appearance of large pores to boot.
According to shoppers, the ingredient trio works as promised. One 55-year-old shopper, who called Olay’s formula the “fountain of youth,” has been using the product for three years, and credited it for their “radiant, wrinkle-free skin,” (in their partner’s words: “skin of a 20-year-old”). Another Olay loyalist, a 70-year-old shopper with “dry skin,” has been using this moisturizer for a decade, and praised its deeply hydrating, non-greasy formula. Yet another fan, a 75-year-old who is “frequently told [they] look 15 years younger” thanks to Olay, called the lotion “lightweight” and remarked how it makes skin “glow.”
I’m joining the loyalists and shopping Olay’s Age-Defying Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream and Serum for $15 at Amazon. Here’s to bouncier, more even-toned skin—and a multi-purpose solution that might just improve my punctuality. Shop the moisturizer-slash-serum, plus more wrinkle-fighting solutions, below.
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