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Woman in her fifties smoothing firming cream onto her neck in soft morning light

Boost Lab Neck Firming Serum: Does It Work, and How Does It Compare After 45?

Boost Lab Neck Firming Serum is an Australian, water-based serum with edelweiss and tef seed extracts, sold for about $24 to $40. What it can realistically do for neck skin after 45, what no serum can do, and how a...

Boost Lab Neck Firming Serum: Does It Work, and How Does It Compare After 45?

Boost Lab Neck Firming Serum is an Australian, water-based serum with edelweiss and tef seed extracts, sold for about $24 to $40. What it can realistically do for neck skin after 45, what no serum can do, and how a...

Woman over 45 gently massaging a clear scar gel into a healed scar on her forearm

Avène Cicalfate+ Scar Gel: Is It a Silicone Gel, and Is It Enough After 45?

Avène Cicalfate+ Scar Gel contains silicone, but it is a water-based massage gel with a 25% silicone complex. Here is what it costs in Australia, who it suits, and when a mostly-silicone gel may suit a scar after 45 better.

Avène Cicalfate+ Scar Gel: Is It a Silicone Gel, and Is It Enough After 45?

Avène Cicalfate+ Scar Gel contains silicone, but it is a water-based massage gel with a 25% silicone complex. Here is what it costs in Australia, who it suits, and when a mostly-silicone gel may suit a scar after 45 better.

Woman over 45 on a sunny verandah comparing a silicone scar gel tube and a scar spray bottle, weighing up Kelo-Cote gel or spray in Australia

Kelo-Cote in Australia: Is It Worth the Price After 45?

Kelo-Cote comes as a gel and a spray. Here is what each costs in Australia, what is actually in the tube, the 60 to 90 day course the brand recommends, and how it compares with other silicone gels after 45.

Kelo-Cote in Australia: Is It Worth the Price After 45?

Kelo-Cote comes as a gel and a spray. Here is what each costs in Australia, what is actually in the tube, the 60 to 90 day course the brand recommends, and how it compares with other silicone gels after 45.

Woman over 45 choosing the plainest of three silicone scar gel tubes at a dining table, deciding between DermaScar Classic, Plus E and Platinum

DermaScar Classic, Plus E or Platinum: Which One to Buy After 45

DermaScar comes in Classic, Plus E and Platinum C&E. Here is what each costs in Australia, what the added vitamins do and do not do, and how it compares with Strataderm and our own gel after 45.

DermaScar Classic, Plus E or Platinum: Which One to Buy After 45

DermaScar comes in Classic, Plus E and Platinum C&E. Here is what each costs in Australia, what the added vitamins do and do not do, and how it compares with Strataderm and our own gel after 45.

Woman over 45 holding a peeled silicone gel sheet in one hand and a scar gel tube in the other, deciding between Cica-Care gel or sheet in Australia

Cica-Care in Australia: Gel or Sheet, and What It Costs After 45

Cica-Care comes as a reusable silicone sheet and a gel. Here is what each costs in Australia over a three month course, how the sheet's wear-time schedule works, and when a gel suits a scar better after 45.

Cica-Care in Australia: Gel or Sheet, and What It Costs After 45

Cica-Care comes as a reusable silicone sheet and a gel. Here is what each costs in Australia over a three month course, how the sheet's wear-time schedule works, and when a gel suits a scar better after 45.

Woman over 45 comparing two similar silicone scar gel tubes in an Australian pharmacy aisle, choosing between Dermatix and Dermatix Ultra

Dermatix vs Dermatix Ultra in Australia: Which One, What It Costs and What Else to Consider After 45

Dermatix or Dermatix Ultra? What each silicone scar gel contains, what they cost across Australian pharmacies, and how to choose for a scar after 45.

Dermatix vs Dermatix Ultra in Australia: Which One, What It Costs and What Else to Consider After 45

Dermatix or Dermatix Ultra? What each silicone scar gel contains, what they cost across Australian pharmacies, and how to choose for a scar after 45.