Bravo Olay: Regenerist Reversal Treatment Foam’s INCREDIBLE FOAMING TEXTURE

The Olay Regenerist line was the product line that introduced niacinamide into my beauty arsenal and I have been more in favor of niacinamide than any other active ingredient, even alpha lipoic acid and vitamin e.

Now, Olay has impressed me again with its incredible new technology: a FOAM that pampers the skin.

The reason why I am writing about this product isn’t because of its outstanding ingredients or impressive marketing ploy, but the fun texture it provides… something I have never experienced in a topical skin lotion before.

It feels like you’re squeezing one of those foaming skin cleansers (I’d like to imagine it to be whipped cream!) from an aerosol can and the feeling upon application to the skin is dewy and instant absorption.Â The ingredient list isn’t all bad for a mass market product, and I have BOLDED the active ingredients below:

WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, GLYCERIN, DIMETHICONE, NIACINAMIDE, ISOBUTANE, PROPANE, PANTHENOL, POLYETHYLENE, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CARNOSINE, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, ALLANTOIN, IMETHICONOL,DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, DMDM HYDANTOIN, POLYSORBATE 20, POLYACRYLAMIDE, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, LAURETH-4, LAURETH-7, C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN, PEG-100 STEARATE, DISODIUM EDTA, CITRIC ACID, FRAGRANCE,TIN OXIDE, MICA.

Niacinamide is a great antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and skin-regenerating agent with mild to moderateÂ acne-restrictive properties.
Panthenol is a B5 that helps retain moisture and repairs tears and damages in collagen and keratin structures.
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 is one of the hottest amino acid compounds that have anti-wrinkle and lifting effects
Tocopheryl Acetate is a synthetic form of vitamin E that helps stabilize cosmetic formulas and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits to the skin.Â I would personally prefer a natural version but again, Olay is a mass produced, mass market product and I do appreciate the standard of quality control that synthetic chemicals offer over natural ones.
Carnosine is one of the only anti-glycators on the market right now… and anti-glycators are probably the most direct and most powerful compounds that can REALLY reverse any collagen crosslinking (read: wrinkles) at the cellular level so I appreciate the inclusion of Carnosine as well.
Camellia Sinensis Extract is green tea extract which is a potent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant with skin-protective properties
Allantoin repairs damage and calms skin from irritation

The possible complications with this formula is irritation because of the inclusion of synthetics (including its version of Vitamin E) preservatives and fragrance.Â The texture and the lovely way it sinks into the skin, however, is not offered by purely natural and organic cosmetics, so I do enjoy this product.

I love using this as a base to my powder active ingredients.Â I will pour half a teaspoon of pure niacinamide powder into a small dish, sometimes I will add white willow extract and white licorice extract (for calming effects that compliment niacinamide’s acne-fighting and anti-inflammatory action) along with it.Â The Olay Regenerist Reversal Treatment Foam’s incredible foaming texture helps me blend and dissolveÂ the active ingredient powder better and helps absorption into the skin rather than having a thick, sticky film over my face.

I love this product so much that I slather it on everywhere, on my neck, chest, underarm, tummy, even buttocks and my waistline…. basically, anywhere I feel needs a little skin-boosting attention.

Give it a try, I hope you enjoy the luxurious experience of slathering on super-fine foam into your skin as much as I do!

Best of all, NO MESS, NO STICKINESS, easy and fast in a fun aerosol can!Â Enjoy!