Strivectin

Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream Plus.

Moisturizers

About this product

A rich neck and décolleté cream from StriVectin, formulated with a peptide complex and designed to moisturize and help firm the look of skin on the neck and upper chest.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water, Eau), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Myristyl Nicotinate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Dimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Pentylene Glycol, Steareth-2, Behenyl Alcohol, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil, Sorghum Bicolor Stalk Juice, Sorbitan Laurate, Tetrapeptide-21, Ceramide NG, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil/Oleic Acid Aminopropanediol Amides/Esters, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Fragrance (Parfum), Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Cyathea Cumingii Leaf Extract, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Bisabolol, Pullulan

Guru Score

63%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

The texture wins people over: it's thick and deeply moisturizing, yet it sinks in without feeling clammy, which suits thin neck skin and the chest too. The doubt is about lifting, since skeptics say no neck cream fixes saggy skin and that this newer peptide has less evidence behind it than Matrixyl 3000, Syn-Ake or copper. Treat it as a rich moisturizer, and some suspect you'll appreciate it more as you get older.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take December 2024

What they liked

Substantial moisturisation without milia risk

What they flagged

Peptide blend lacks clinical evidence behind it
Will not address saggy or loose skin

Best for

Mature skin

Type

MoisturizersCream

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidCeramidesPeptides

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

~Nay

"I would rather go with a peptide cream for my neck that has Matrixyl 3000 or the Syn-Ake form or copper in it rather than swapping those very well-known peptides out for an unknown peptide with less evidence behind it and that is costing me way more. So I am not willing to take that risk. Possibly this will give you results that you were happy with, [...] but so will other creams that [...] cost less money. In my opinion, I recommend starting there instead."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

~Yay

"This neck cream from StriVectin, their TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream Plus, is super duper rich and nourishing. It's really meant for not only the neck area but for the upper chest and the décolletage. They make that claim with the assumption that they've actually tested it clinically with the cream applied on the upper chest area."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Nay

"StriVectin is back with their Alpha 3 peptide neck cream allegedly is going to lift the skin of the neck, but it's not like if you have saggy skin on the neck it's not going to be addressed by any sort of neck cream like this. [...] Just applying a moisturizer really does do quite a bit for the appearance of the skin surface, but you don't need to drop $67.99 on it."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Mixed

"I like this one, of course I'm going to, it is thick, it is heavy, which I guess does make for a good cream for the neck area since that skin is more thin, so something thicker and more occlusive makes sense there. It does feel really nice and it does deeply moisturize. I don't think I'm going to repurchase it, but I'm also not going to completely write it off, because I feel like it might be one of those products where as you get a bit older you appreciate it more."

Gothamista

683k subs

~Yay

"I feel like they nailed the texture—this is substantially moisturizing, which is something we need particularly during the colder drier months. It gets in there so [...] your skin doesn't have all those visible crepiness and lines, but at the same time it is not clammy. You don't feel it sitting on top of your skin—it sinks in. I apply it from the bottom all the way to the end of my chin and [...] around my jawline as well because you want to firm this whole area up."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream Plus?

A rich neck and décolleté cream from StriVectin, formulated with a peptide complex and designed to moisturize and help firm the look of skin on the neck and upper chest.

Is Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream Plus worth it?

The gurus are split. 2 of the 5 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 63%.

What is Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream Plus's Guru Score?

Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream Plus holds a Guru Score of 63%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.