Customer Reviews

Afirm 3X

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
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This is everything it is claimed to be! It completely turned the problems I was having with my skin around! Warning, though...IT IS STRONG! Be sure to consider the skin type you have and only "baby step" into the strength of this product. It comes in 1X - 3X. I recommend taking it slowly. I ordered the 3X right off the bat because I have a problem with my (age 55) skin sloughing off dead skin cells. This caused minor break-outs and dull skin. Literally, with one application of Affirm 3X, my skin felt different...AWESOME! It did make me peel like a snake skin though. I think I "over did" at first. Then when I backed off a little, I now have it working perfectly. I can see such a difference in my skin texture, smaller pores, completely cleared any problem areas I was having and I can see such a reduction in wrinkles already. I will definitely continue using this product.With the 3X strength I use it about twice weekly right now. I have also discovered an AMAZING, MIRACLE exfoliating cloth that I use at night to clean my face! Makes your face feel like baby skin. I LOVE IT, TOO! (Claroderm Micropeeling and Cleansing Cloth. You can get it on Amazon, too)

I tried Afirm 3X in place of Retin A in the Obagi Nu-Derm plan because I was nervous about jumping right into the harsh effects of tretinoin cream...The results were AMAZING. Within a few days this product had me gently but rapidly turning over new skin. My moderate hyperpigmentation disappeared within a couple of weeks...even before I moved up to the prescription vitamin A products that are part of the Obagi system. I used Afirm for several weeks and gradually prepared my skin for the more aggressive Vitamin A in Retin A or Tretinoin. Afirm 3X helped me completely avoid the red peeling and discomfort expected in the initial weeks of Obagi. LOVE THIS PRODUCT!!!

BTW, I started the system for some moderate sun damage and discoloration, but the bonus is that my wrinkles are GONE. (the ocassional mild acne breakouts have also stopped completely) I was recently forced to leave a little neighborhood pub until I could come back and produce my driver's license to prove I was 21. I will be 40 in 3 months...maybe the bartender was sipping a little behind the bar before I got there...but I credit this product working in conjunction with the hydroquinone of Obagi-- Admitedly, the poor lighting in that filthy bar didn't hurt either. Good luck!!!

I found this to be a great product! I wasn't so sure that it would be, given the price. It's much cheaper than, but works just as well as the higher priced alternatives. Maybe better, being that there wasn't the usual problem of my skin having to adjust to the harshness of the product. No irritation or sensitivity. I will definitely purchase this product again.

This is a fantastic retinol product at a much better price point than the competition. My dermatologist recommended it for that reason. It works beautifully and is non irritating if you slowly work up to the 3X from the 2X. Needs a moisturizer over it however because it is not very moisturizing.

I have been using Affirm for about 8yrs. My dermatologist reccomended it for brown spots and wrinkles, I have been a faithful user ever since! I am 44 and I am constantly being complimented on my skin, people think I am in my early 30's !! I use Affirm3x every night during the warm weather and alternate with Affirm2x during the winter. If your skin is sensitive start with 2x or use 3x every other day. You will see a difference in the smoothness and clarity in just a day or two. Besides being great for tone, texture, and lines, it also works on adult acne too! I really cannot say enough about this product, it is my #1 must have!

This product is not for acne! While this product does contain vitamins A (retinol), E (tocopherol) , & C (ascorbyl palmitate) in a form that can be used by the skin (many other skin products do not) it also contains many hazardous ingredients, especially for acne suffers like fats, fatty acids, cholesterol, wax, and silicone oils; these ingredients will moisturize but also clog pores, make skin shiny, and may give people milia. In addition to this it contains trithanolamine a pH balancing ingredient that has been linked to cancer among many other health problems.

Retinol, a form of vitamin A is less stable, and less potent than prescription Vitamin A products, and could be less irritating to some but still has the potential to cause serious skin irritation. However even if Afirm had no Vitamin A, the other ingredients here including the additives that are meant to stabilize the retinol and prevent it from breaking down before it gets on your skin, are enough to cause serious reactions. I am shocked that DermaDoctor both recommends and sells this product without any warning. Any prescription vitamin A product would be much safer; there is much work to be done to make this product better!

My mom has patchy dark dry spots on her skin (she's 59) and after 3 application, we can see some difference. The skin seem smoother and patchy spots less dark now.

I just turned 45 and have started to get wrinkles around my eyes and forhead from squinting. Right now I am only using Afirm 2x three times a week and my forehead seems so much better already after about a month. However,I purchased 2X a while back and didn't use it faithfully and only started using it a lot about a month ago because of some really bad acne I got from using avon ultimate cream spf 15 or avon alternative cream night. So I stoped using those and currently use Alpha Hydrox 10% and Avon vitamin c serum and a sunscreen lotion day and Afirm 2x and vitamin c at night and I only got 3x because I will be running out of 2x shortly. It's really helping to fade the acne scars all over my cheeks and chin from scratching. And this is not causing me to breakout. I don't know if I will breakout after I start 3x. I got it for such a good price at amazon. A little goes a long way. I'm pretty sure it's pharmaceutical grade. It does not have a noticable frangrance and is absorbed quickly and not sticky. It's not a very moisturizing item but I don't use a moisturizer after but my skin is not really dry. I like that it comes in a metal tube. The problem with using these type of products is that when you stop using them my skin goes back to where it is supposed to look like as you age.

This product has TOTALLY cleared up my skin!!! First let me say this: If this is your first time using a retinol cream on your skin, start with the affirm 1X or 2X depending on how sensitive your skin is. I jumped into the 3x and my skin peeled and burned for weeks because I did not start gradually and used it everyday...don't repeat my mistake!! Also make sure you use sunscreen on your face because retinol makes your skin very raw because it increases cell turnover. Second, this product did make my skin "purge" for a few weeks and I broke out. My sister also used it and she did not have that experience, so everyone's skin is different. However, after the purging process was over,(meaning all the dirt was in the process of purging out because of the cell turnover process) my skin was clear and soft and amazing!!! So don't start using the product if you have big events weeks away. I highly recommend it even though people say this is not a acne product, I think they probably did not stick it out through the purging process. I did my research and learned that retinol is great for the skin and cleans it out thoroughly. Btw, my skin was oily and I endured frequent breakouts with large cystic pimples. Thank God those days are over!

I started using the Glytone facial lotion step 1 (light moisture)along with the Glytone Mild Gel wash (non-drying)and AFIRM 2x (non-irritating to me)at the suggestion of my dermatologist. The combo helps control my VERY oily skin and makes my pores look smaller.

When I ordered off Amazon, I stepped things up to Step 2 in the lotion and AFIRM 3x. I will continue to use these products.