Now that my face is finally pretty well healed up — after four days! — I’d say that yeah, the wrinkles actually look a little better. If that can be accomplished without scorching off the top layer of skin, the product can definitely be said to work.

In the discretion department: The wrinkle cream’s instructions say not to apply it around your eyes, and even though I did not knowingly do so, I got scorched all around the orbital area, which is taking longer to heal and looks really gawdawful. Finally figured out that I did use the tube of eye cream that came with the set…applying it after I’d applied the wrinkle cream. The blowtorch stuff must have still been on my fingers! That’s the only explanation for how it got anywhere near the eyes. So: wash your hands with soap and water after applying the retinoid cream, and be careful not to touch your eyes or any other sensitive areas while you have that stuff on your hands.

But it should be recalled that I did wear a highly rated, SPF 45 sunblock, and also that I stayed indoors most of the time. So, I would add to the advice that a person should test it on a small part of the face for about three days before rubbing it on all over.

It’s interesting that the Alpha Hydrox, which I also used morning and night, didn’t have that effect.