CoQ10 Antioxidant Cream, created by NOW Food, claims to increase skin elasticity and reduce wrinkles and fine lines on the face. It is part of a skin care line with all use the enzyme, including a cleanser, toner, and a serum. It also claims to use Vitamin A and GABA to improve the skin. It uses only natural ingredients. Will this product be effective? In order to find out, we need to look at the ingredients and see if they have been proven, as well as determine if they occur in large enough does to be effective.
De-ionized Water, Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) Leaf Gel*, Jojoba Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Vegetable Glycerine, Cetyl Alcohol, Sweet Almond Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Glucose/Glucose Oxidase/Lactoperoxidase (natural preservative), GABA, Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Stearic Acid (vegetable source), Ceteareth-20, CoQ10 (Co-enzyme Q10), d-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Natural Vitamin E), Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), L-Carnosine, Algae Extract, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Grapefruit Seed Extract, Soluble Collagen, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Cedar Bark Extract, Clintonia borealis Extract and Green Tea Extract. *Certified Organic

Benefits of CoQ10 Antioxidant Cream

CoQ10 has been proven to decrease wrinkles, particularly “crow’s feet,” or the wrinkles that occur at the corners of the eyes. It is also effective at permeating the epidermal layer of the skin, which increases its effectiveness exponentially. This product also contains Vitamin A, which is beneficial to the skin because it thickens it, and skin thins as it ages.

Possible Side Effects for CoQ10 Antioxidant Cream

This product, in order to be effective, would probably have to be applied often and in larger doses. That increases the chance that irritation could occur.

Conclusion

We would not recommend this product. It contains some active ingredients, but even those are possibly ineffective, since we don’t know if they are in high enough concentrations to be effective.