Let’s face it — your neck, chest and collarbones need skincare too. If you’re looking to tighten and brighten the area between your head and shoulders, reviewers are raving about the Firm Intentions anti-aging neck cream, from the Portland, Maine-based company, Eight Saints. Users say the “rich but not greasy” formula absorbs quickly, working “magic” on saggy and crepey skin — and fast. “After just a week, my neck looks smoother and [firmer],” user Tonya Wallace writes.
Even better? You can currently treat yourself to the smoothing goodness for 23% off at Amazon. If you’re looking to double-up or want to try some of the brand’s other offerings, you can also enjoy 20% off your entire order when you buy two or more items from the Eight Saints website.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the skin on your neck is often thinner and more sensitive, meaning it can be one of the first places to show signs of aging.
Add sun and air pollutant exposure, extended time hunched over a phone or computer — it makes sense why neck skin can be more prone to lines and wrinkles. (Of course, an important reminder here that wrinkles don’t mean anything is wrong with your skin or health.)
Still, if you’d like to smooth out the appearance of crepey skin, the Firm Intentions cream is made with potent ingredients intended to smooth, hydrate and protect this sensitive area.
Packed with collagen-boosting protein peptides, this fragrance-free formula is specially designed to boost firmness and elasticity on your neck.
As we age, the body naturally produces less collagen, a protein that helps with skin hydration and elasticity, per this study from the National Library of Medicine. This means products that boost collagen production can be especially handy for smoothing and firming.
Made with a protein peptide blend designed to increase your skin’s collagen production and Vitamin B5 for soothing and calming, the Eight Saints cream helps your skin stay firm and soft. You’ll also get hyaluronic acid for plumping and moisture-binding and green tea antioxidant, for brightening and warding off premature signs of aging. “How something can both firm up my neck while making my skin super soft is pure magic!” Eri wrote. “This is a must have!”
Another reviewer calls the cream thick in a good way, celebrating that it’s not greasy, slimy, smelly and “actually feels like it’s doing something.”
“After about a week, my neck didn’t look so… tired. After a few weeks, the crepey situation that had quietly moved in started packing its bags,” they wrote. “My skin looks firmer, smoother, and way more alive. I am exhausted. I forget to drink water. My sleep is a joke. And still — this helped.”
Fans say it feels instantly hydrating and even like using it on other body parts.
The brand recommends gently massaging a small amount of the cream to the clean, dry skin around your neck, in upward motions, morning and night. Still, fans seem to use it wherever they need a little firming.
″I’ve also started using it on my upper chest and there’s already a noticeable difference in the look and feel of my skin in this area, which I have long neglected to moisturize,” one reviewer wrote.
“I also used it on my elbows and it helped a lot with the wrinkle/saggy skin in that area,” another said. “I just started to use it on my stomach/lower belly too and I’m excited to see what this cream can do.”
The product arrives in a travel-friendly 2-ounces, though as many reviewers note, a little goes a long way, so “the jar will last for quite some time.”
Users love the Eight Saints Firm Intentions neck cream for its smoothing and hydrating benefits. Read more 5-star Amazon reviews, and grab some for yourself while it’s on sale at Amazon, or score 20% off your bundle at Eight Saints.
“This works miracles, the skin on my neck was saggy and it’s significantly improved now can’t wait to use it for longer and see how much more it improves. I should have taken a before pic but I was (incorrectly) not expecting a huge difference. It’s also very soothing and doesn’t irritate my skin which is a huge plus since I have had some allergies to cosmetics in the past.” — katie, Amazon cusomter
“I got this neck cream about a month ago and I have been using it every day at night and also in the morning. I am 55 and the skin in my neck area started to get a little crepey and lose its firmness. I see a difference using this cream every day... My neck area is more hydrated, and the crepey-ness has improved. I like that the cream does not have any scent, it is light weight and yet creamy. I also used it on my elbows and it helped a lot with the wrinkle/saggy skin in that area. I just started to use it on my stomach/lower belly too and I’m excited to see what this cream can do :) I love Eight Saints products and this one can be easily one of my favorites along with their Seeking C Vitamin C and High Society face oil.” — Natalie G., Amazon cusomter
“Wow! I thought this would just be another face moisturizer with a different label. But I was wrong. I have some crepey skin on my décolletage since crossing the 50 year mark, and deep lines across my neck from weight gain and looser skin that make a nearly double chin more noticeable. This stuff works quite quickly. I noticed improvement after the first week, and there was a definite difference after about a week of using nightly. Eight Saints Firm Intentions is thicker, like a night time moisturizer, but doesn’t sit heavy or greasy on your skin. It soaks right in, smoothing thirsty, saggy skin, plumping up deep lines and crepey skin. I don’t need to use much, a little goes a long way. I even use it on my dry ‘old lady’ dishpan hands. I love how young it makes my hands look.” — Kass Nelson, Amazon cusomter
Looking for more neck creams? Check out this reported list of dermatologist favorites by Senior Shopping Writer Tessa Flores.
A multi-correction cream for crepey skin
Dr. Blair Murphy-Rose, a board-certified dermatologist based in New York City, suggested this daily cream, also from RoC. The formula's secret notable ingredient is what the brand calls a Hexyl-R Complex, which is meant to target skin thinning, volume loss and the appearance of fine lines. The luxe cream also contains a bevy of seed oils and butters to nourish and deeply hydrate.
Bonus: Target's got a $5 gift card if you buy $30 worth of personal care in this lineup here. It's especially perfect if you're running low on a few things anyway.
A UPF 50+ -infused neck scarf
"Consider wearing a scarf or neck gaiter made of lightweight UPF fabric," Camp said. "Ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) fabrics provide protection by blocking the sun’s rays. Sun scarves and neck gaiters can complement an SPF moisturizer."
Based on his suggestion, we found this gender-neutral bandana made from a soft and cool UPF fabric blocks 98% of the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays. It comes in four colors like black, apricot and white.
A gentle pro-retinol cream
New York-based dermatologist Robyn Gmyrek previously suggested this affordable pro-retinol cream to HuffPost addressing the signs of aging on the neck. According to Gmyrek, this is a good option for anyone who wants to get the benefit of retinol — an ingredient that can promote collagen production — but is worried about experiencing irritation thanks to the inclusion of centella asiatica, a hydrating skin soother.
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