Replenix Medical-Grade Caffeine Fortified Calming Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid for Sensitive Skin (1 Fl. Oz)

This serum has been the starting point for my skin care regimen twice a day for many years, and it has really made a difference, both in terms of minimizing photo aging and as an aid with rosacea. It takes time to see the benefits. The consistent use of its green tea with caffeine formula has been very helpful. It also contains some hyaluronic acid now too, which helps your skin retain moisture. However, it’s important to understand that it’s a serum that contains these helpful compounds, not a moisturizer. I use a separate moisturizer afterwards.While I think this serum has helped with my rosacea, I also use prescription metronidazole cream or gel for rosacea as well. (There are some other prescription meds available for rosacea now too.) I don’t think an OTC serum standing alone has the effect of a prescription medication on rosacea, especially to clear up the bumps I used to get and to reduce the overall facial redness.I believe this brown gel-type serum is the real thing. Apparently the concentrated green tea with caffeine accounts for the brownish color. I haven’t used the cream form, which may offer a little moisture too, but given how little I’d use, I know I’d still need to use a separate moisturizer. When you order the Replenix serum or cream on line on Amazon, you can check to see who’s selling it. Right now, I can see that this is sold by Replenix, the manufacturer, and delivered by Amazon. You can also buy it as sold by Amazon and delivered by Amazon, and in that case, I think Amazon buys it from Replenix to sell. At this point at least, it doesn’t look like it’s being sold by a third party seller here on Amazon, which can sometimes be a problem, although I can’t speak to the past. My dermatologist got me started with this serum, but it’s nice to be able to buy it here at a lower price than my doctor’s office charges.I don’t put this serum close to my eyes. I believe it’s not designed for the very sensitive skin close to the eyes. I use a moisturizing eye cream that’s gentle and soothing in that area.I also use a moisturizer twice a day on my face too since it’s very dry here in Arizona year round. Even when I lived in humid Georgia though, a good moisturizer was part of my daily routine since I have dry skin, and the furnace dries it out even more in the winter.In short, this serum has been a very helpful part of my skin care regime for years, but it’s only a part. We each have to find the combination of products that works best for us, including any prescription meds we might need, plus moisturizers, sunscreens, and topical products like retinoids and glycolic acid to turn over skin cells and slow down aging. It’s not easy to work out what’s best for yourself, and I’ve found a good dermatologist really worth the cost to get good advice and fine-tune my regimen, but I know everyone doesn’t have insurance that helps with that cost here in the US.