Prevage is a product created by Allergan, the makers of Botox and Avage. Available only from a dermatologist, this product is for use on the face and neck.
Prevage is an idebenone 1% anti-aging treatment for moderate to severe photodamage. Those looking for a powerful treatment to fight wrinkles and lines on the face are good candidates for this product. Prevage ingredients also work to protect the skin from environmental stressors such as pollution or smoke.
Prevage comes in a 1 ounce bottle with a pump that dispenses a pea size amount of product. When applying Prevage in the beginning, it is recommended that less than half a pump be used until the skin’s reaction to the product can be adequately gauged. Afterward, one to two pumps applied twice daily will show results in as little as 4 weeks of use.
Idebenone is the synthetic version of Coenzyme Q 10 that works to prevent damage from ozone and UV radiation. Of all the antioxidants, such as vitamin C and E, Coenzyme Q10 or alpha lipoic acids, idebenone is said to produce better and higher quality results. The product also promotes cellular renewal. While idebenone .5% concentrations of Prevage are available at fine department stores, this is merely a marketing strategy to get consumers to later opt for the idebenone 1% product. The idebenone 1% product is only available through selected dermatologists which can be located via the Prevage website. Prevage MD idebenone 1% products should not be bought off of the internet with any confidence. With the product only available through a physician’s office, the high level price range will be hard to avoid.
Ingredients include: Purified water (aqua), glycerin, cetyl ricinoleate, isohexadecane, ceresin, glyceryl stearate, water. titanium dioxide (C177891), propylene glycol, styrene acrylates copolymer, hydrolyzed corn starch, ammonium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ethyl-paraben, butylparaben, propylparaben, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, sericin, hydroxydecyl ubiquinone (idebenone), sodium PCA, steareth-2, PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-100 stearate, glycosaminoglycans, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, tocopherol, millet (panicum miliaceum) extract, cholesterol, ceramide III, dimethicone, PEG-50 dipolyhydroxystearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, cetyl hydroxy-ethylcellulose, disodium EDTA, BHT, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben.
