Solutions 24 Clinical Corrector Sticks ($11.23-$12.48 at Walmart) are a new and totally different way to treat your skin with clinically proven anti-aging formulas. Instead of pumping a runny serum into your hands and applying it all over your face, you just swipe these on your area of concern and go! Right now, they're exclusively available at Walmart, but will be coming to Ulta and other drugstores later this year.
Today, I wanted to do a first impression post and then revisit them in a few weeks with a full review to see what my results are after I've been using them twice a day. Let's take a look!
The Solutions 24 Clinical Sticks come in three different types based on your skin concerns. There's one that reduces puffiness plus lifts and firms the eye area, there's one that lightens dark circles and brightens the eye area, and then the third one corrects dark spots.
I've been using skincare for about 15 years now and tried just about everything under the sun during my 4 years working at Sephora and I can say with certainty, I've never used a skincare product in a stick form before (except for sunscreen). After trying these, I started to wonder why no one had ever invented them before? They're so super easy to use! The sticks are twist up and they feel solid at first, like a lip balm. They're meant to be used after cleansing but before your moisturizer as a treatment.
I like to use each one just in the area where I need it, not all over my face which is definitely a timesaver, plus you don't waste product by pumping out more than you need. I use the Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes formulas underneath my eye area and the Dark Spot Corrector on my cheeks where I have sun damage and brown spots. I just glide the stick across the area of concern, then I go back over the area with my fingers quickly and just pat the product into my skin. They take a minute or so to sink in and dry, so at first I found them to feel a little bit sticky. Once dry, I apply my moisturizer on top and that's it!
The Dark Circles Corrector Stick ($11.23) works by using a type of yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract) which strengthens the weak blood vessels just underneath the surface of the skin, which is the main cause of dark circles.
The Puffy Eyes Corrector Stick ($12.48) helps to correct signs of aging and puffiness around the eyes by improving fluid drainage and stimulating collagen production. Alfalfa Extract combined with Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein (an amino acid) has been shown to increase fluid drainage and Alfalfa has also been shown to be a milder, non-irritating alternative to retinol.
The Dark Spots Corrector Stick ($11.23) has been shown to significantly lighten skin pigmentation by reducing melanin production in the skin, using a red algae called Palmaria Palmata. This will cause existing dark spots to fade and the skin to have a more even tone.
Overall, I'm really excited to start using these and share my results with you. I'll be taking before and after photos to show the changes they've made to my skin. I think I'm most excited about the Dark Spots corrector because I have a lot of sun damage on my face and need pretty full-coverage foundation to cover it. I don't really suffer from dark circles but my under eye area could definitely be a little brighter. I also don't have chronically puffy eyes (unless I haven't slept) but I do have some fine lines that I'd love to see reduced.
Stay tuned for my full review in a few weeks! To purchase, please visit Walmart.