Hi, I'm a scientist from London. I hate bad advertising and misinformation which is why I love the h...
Hi, I'm a scientist from London. I hate bad advertising and misinformation which is why I love the honest reviews on this site. I also love a good rant so I couldn’t let this opportunity pass me by!
Member since:15.09.2006
Reviews:6
I bought this product from BeautySleuth for around £18 for a 50ml pot. It claims to "dramatically reduce... the appearance of broken capillaries and burst blood vessels". It also claims to reduce redness and age-related blemishes. The photographs that it provides on the skin doctors website (www.skindoctors.co.uk) demonstrate this supposed dramatic result, with a marked difference between the before and after pictures.
So did it work? I have small broken capillaries around my nostrils and across the bridge of my nose - probably from too much sun. These are not particularly bad, but noticeable enough that I wanted rid of them. I used the whole Capillary Clearsolution over a period of some 4-5 months. There were NO noticeable changes to the extent or size of my broken capillaries.
In addition to this, the cream caused some irritation and redness (counter to the claims of the cream) for a period of some weeks at the start of treatment. Although this got better over the course of the treatment (I assume my skin was adjusting to it), my skin is much more happy now the treatment is over.
I therefore do not recommend this cream. It is quite expensive and did not match the claims made by the manufacturer. Combined with the slight irritation that the cream caused, it actually made the appearance of my skin worse.
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Good review but could do with some more info to gain higher ratings. Take a look at other reviews to get an idea of the level of info that is needed to gain higher ratings. x
lozloz 09.05.2007 17:41
These things never work. The capillaries are broken and can't really be fixeed
What Capillary Clear 50ml This cosmetic product is used to: Improve the appearance of ... more
broken capillaries caused by damage from the sun, age or excessive alcohol consumption. This can be helpful for age related purpura and rosacea. Improve the appe...
Postage & Packaging: £2.50 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
*Based on a cutting edge facial formula developed by top plastic and cosmetic surgeons in ... more
France and the USA *Safe and gentle treatment for broken and burst capillaries as well as age related purpura and rosacea *With Vitamin K, Bearberry, Retinol, Arn...
Postage & Packaging: £2.95 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Left cream soft and smooth, fast absorbency, left capillaries less visible Disadvantages: Expensive, not entirely effective, smells slightly weird, took too long to become effective
Advantages: Left cream soft and smooth, fast absorbency, left capillaries less visible Disadvantages: Expensive, not entirely effective, smells slightly weird, took too long to become effective