{"id":10855,"date":"2012-09-19T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T00:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=10855"},"modified":"2013-04-17T11:14:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:14:23","slug":"c-power-kiehls-powerful-strength-line-reducing-concentrate-does-everything-it-says-on-the-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2012\/09\/c-power-kiehls-powerful-strength-line-reducing-concentrate-does-everything-it-says-on-the-box\/","title":{"rendered":"C-Power: Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Line Reducing Concentrate does everything it says on the box"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’d like to introduce to you today, a product I used a couple of years ago, which I liked and recommended to friends, but never blogged about. I don’t even know why but its one of those things that slipped my mind \ud83d\ude42 I thought I’d better remedy that, because I got very good results from this serum so I’d like to share the good news too!<\/p>\n
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The serum in question is the Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate<\/strong> (PSLRC\u00a0for short) which is one of Kiehl’s bestsellers since its introduction in 2005. The product is, as the name implies, targeted at reducing the appearance of lines and improving skin texture, and has as its primary ingredient, Vitamin C – all 10.5% of it.<\/p>\n I have said this often but for some one my age (ahem!) I don’t have a serious line problem. I will count myself blessed in that respect \ud83d\ude09 The most prominent lines I have would be on my forehead and the naso-labial (laugh) lines. I like to think the latter isn’t that bad a thing to have \ud83d\ude1b So while I could not test out its claims on reducing the appearance of lines, I did notice an improvement in skin texture and skin tone. The latter was something I personally noticed, but isn’t the primary concern this product addresses.<\/p>\n I told you about 2 weeks ago<\/a> that you could pick up samples at the Kiehl’s store and join me on my PLRC journey – did you do that? I’d love to know what you thought about this product too \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What this product is then, is a serum containing a high dose of Vitamin C. I’m recently learning about the benefits of Vitamin C on topical skin application and I must say that the results have been very encouraging! I first noticed the results when I was using this Kiehl’s PLRC serum.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The serum comes in a pump bottle and I find that 1 pump is usually enough although I sometimes use 2. The product itself pumps out a creamy off white when it is new. The longer you use it, I found that the colour will change to have a bit of yellow tint. Vitamin C oxidises very quickly on contact with air, so I attribute it to that. You would be well advised to store this serum in a dark place – maybe inside a drawer or cupboard and do not leave it exposed to sunlight. Kiehl’s might have thought about making the bottle totally opaque as well to reduce this oxidization.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This dollop shows you how it looks when relatively fresh. I’ve had this one a month. It isn’t very thick but neither is it runny.<\/p>\n On contact with skin, I notice a warming sensation which is supposed to be expected. High doses of Vitamin C can react with the skin. It isn’t unpleasant and for me, its just a very mild warming sensation that I don’t think much about. The scent is different as well. Not fragrant like most serums but not unpleasant. It smells of antioxidants \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n The serum isn’t very fluid nor very easy to spread but I like to use the palm method to make sure it gets evenly distributed on my skin. The serum feels silky and smooth and I usually pump\u00a01-2 pumps in my palm, spread it out between my palms and apply my palms to my face. I start with my cheeks, where sometimes gravity starts to take a toll and introduces lines, then I make sure it gets into my naso labial lines, and my forehead.\u00a0You can follow up with your usual moisturizer thereafter which I usually do.<\/p>\n The thing is, when you work full time and then try to fit everything else you want to do in 24 hours, sometimes, it can really take a toll on your skin. During this test period, I was going through a pretty rough time at work (its not just sitting around looking pretty unfortunately!)…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n …when I say I’m snowed under, I usually am quite quite snowed under! LOL!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ohai! \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n