Today's Special Value

[IloveDisney]

I am pretty upset with QVC.   I will try to combat their manipulating ways of not posting reviews they don't like, and post my review here on the forums board, since they have chosen not to post my 2 separate reviews this week.  There was no reason whatsoever for them to not add my review.  Nothing derogatory to wards the Q, no foul language, no slandering Strivectin, other that my 2-3 sentences of what the product did to my skin.

I purchased the Strivectin TSV last week, after a couple of years of wanting to try Strivectin for my skin.  I applied the products once in the evening, and once the next morning, I put the face cream on my face and the neck cream on my neck.  (directions said morning and night).  About 8 hours after the second application, I realized I was alittle sweaty.  I was hosting a 4th grade sleepeover, and preparing for the evening, so I figured I was flush from running around.  I passed a mirror and was surprised to see my face was extremely red.  I went to another mirror, and was shocked to see I looked like I had a red angry sunburn.  My skin was hot to the touch, just like a sunburn.  The parents at drop off, had the good grace to not comment on my "Sunburn", that only seemed to be on my face and chest.  The next day, it was very pink, and not as red.  I noticed my jawline was itching.  The next day, my face was full on itching.  The next day, my face started to peel.  I am now at a full week later, and my face is still slighyly flaking.  I had a serious reaction to this product.  In my search on other reviews on this product, others have had similar problems, with redness/rash/peeling.  I have NEVER had a reaction to any skin product ever.  People have a right to know that some people can have a serious reaction to this product.  It makes me wonder if others have tried to post "real" reviews on the product, and the Q continues to weed out those comments.  While I am aware the product can be great for some, others not so much.  No amount of soft unwrinkled skin is worth what I went through this week with my face.

[Venezia]

I had a similar incident more than a year ago, when I tried to review what happened to me with the Tria laser that was a TSV.  (I got a very small burn on my arm, when the Tria seemed to have malfunctioned.)  I eventually got an email saying that I couldn't put anything about a possible "problem" with the unit in a review; that I needed to contact Corporate to discuss what happened.  I honestly think they're worried about possible lawsuits, although I could be wrong.

Like you, I went onto these forums and posted about it.  There's really nothing else you can do, but I agree with you - other customers have a right to know about legitimate problems some of us have had.

I tried Strivectin a couple of years ago and simply didn't like it and saw no results.  Sorry you had a bad reaction to it and I hope your skin has recovered now.  (And that you returned it!)