Skin Care Review: Vichy Novadiol

Rating
Excellent

Benefits
Enhanced skin firmness and tone

Drawbacks
Recently discontinued

Details

NOVADIOL was introduced around 2003 as a treatment against sagging skin as a result of hormonal depletion. (It contained phytoestrogens.) As such, it was marketed "for women over 50". I was well under fifty at the time, but I tried it because I suspected that my hormonal levels were lower than they should be; I also bought one for my mother.

From the first application, I did notice my skin was visibly "plumper". My mother noticed the same on herself (and it did show). Also, as with all Vichy products, it had a very good effect on the texture of the skin; the pores were minimised, the skin had a silky feel and look to it. It certainly proved to be much more effective than any of the much more expensive concoctions available on the market that I had tried.

Unfortunately, the cream has been recently discontinued and replaced by NEOVADIOL, a supposedly "improved" version of the old formula. (In my experience, the new version doesn't work. I certainly wouldn't spend money on it, whereas I was only too glad to purchase Novadiol.)

Conclusions
Excellent firming cream. It's time for Vichy to bring it back.

Price (paid by reviewer)

Where to find it
Only available in pharmacies