Idebenol

Idebenol’s formula makes use of Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Wood Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Soy (Soybean) Phospholipids, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Ferula Assa Foetida Root Extract, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Green Tea Extact and Idebenone; as well as other ingredients outlined on the website. Idebenone is Idebenol’s own invention which uses Coenzyme Q 10.

Green Tea Extract has been used as a tea in Asian countries for generations. It is belived to have certain antioxidant effects, which may protect you from free radicals. These known effects of Green Tea Extract are mostly in play when taken as a supplement.

Santalum Album Wood Extract is really Sandalwood extract, which has enjoyed a long history as an essential oil. This extract was a popular medicinal ingredient in the early 1900’s. It is thought to be useful in treating skin conditions because of its antiseptic abilities. It is also has antimicrobial abilities. It is also used extensively in aromatherapy.

Idebenol® is purported to use a “free radical killing” technology. The manufacturer suggests that this new technology will be able to significantly enhance the look and feel of your skin in terms of smoothness and elasticity, while reversing the aging process. However, Idebenol® does not tell us how they hope to accomplish this without using comprehensive ingredients, which have been proven to effectively help rejuvenating and regenerating skin quality.

Idebenol® uses ingredients which have no proven ability to enhance the skin in anyway, although many of them do have some health promoting effects. For instance, Green Tea Extract is a powerful antioxidant when take as a supplement, but it has not been proven to be effective when used topically on the skin. Also, Coenzyme Q10 is also an antioxidant, which has been helpful in treating many ailments, but again, it has no proven ability to be effective when used topically.

In our estimation, this formula would have benefited from the inclusion of an ingredient proven to be effective in helping achieve skin health; such as Hyaluronic Acid, Argireline or Matrixyl 3000. The more successful anti-aging and anti wrinkle formulas will use Matrixyl 3000 to help increase actual collagen production, which improves overall skin quality in terms of smoothness, softness and elasticity. We regret that we can not report that this ingredient is incorporated into Idebenol®.

Idebenol® made it very difficult to obtain its formulary. It was not listed on the website, but was alluded to in the text, but no actual ingredients were cited, which we found to be very disconcerting. We had to use extensive research methods to obtain the formulary from outside sources. We would have liked to have seen this information clearly and concisely posted by the manufacturer. Consumers who are looking for anti-aging and anti-wrinkle products to help them rejuvenate their skin have a right to be able to access information about the products they are considering purchasing. We would have liked to have seen more data and less hype on this website.

• None

• Does not use Hyaluronic Acid, Argireline or Matrixyl 3000
• Expensive
• Very hype driven website which lacks actual information

Although, there has been a lot of hype regarding Idebenol®, we do not believe that this product can” turn back the hands of time”. The formulary which is used in this product tends to be weak and includes ingredients such as Green Tea Extract, which looks good on paper, but can provide little actual results in terms of revitalizing skin.

As mentioned earlier, we believe this product would have benefited from the inclusion of ingredients, which are really effective in reduce wrinkles and other signs of aging; such as Hyaluronic Acid, Argireline or Matrixyl 3000. It is regrettable that none of these ingredients are included in this formulary. Idebenol® can be purchased directly from the website for $109.00.