Created with Sketch.

3.7

24 reviews

67%
would repurchase
3.8/5
package quality

price range

description

ingredients

Active Ingredients: Glycerin USP (14.4%) (Protectant), Phenylephrine HCl USP (0.25%) (Vasoconstrictor), Pramoxine HCl USP (1%) (Local Anesthetic), White Petrolatum USP (15%) (Protectant) Inactive Ingredients: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, BHA, Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium, Cetyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Edetate Disodium, Glyceryl Stearate, Laureth 23, Methylparaben, Mineral Oil, Panthenol, Propyl Gallate, Propylene Glycol, Propylparaben, Water Purified, Sodium Benzoate, Steareth 2, Steareth 20, Stearyl Alcohol, Tocopherol, Vitamin E, Xanthan Gum--------------------------------------- CANADIAN VERSION WITH BIO-DYNE: Active Ingredients: Shark Liver Oil 3.0%; Yeast as a live cell derivative (Bio-Dyne: Skin Respiratory Factor) 1.0% Non-medicinal ingredients: Butylated hydroxyanisole, cellulose, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, disodium edetate, glycerin, glyceryl monostearate, glycerol oleate, lanolin, parabens, petrolatum, propyl gallate, propylene glycol, simethicone emulsion, sodium benzoate, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearyl alcohol, water, xanthan gum

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
Created with Sketch.

10 years ago

Have been wanting to try this for years but thought it would be too much trouble finding the Canadian version. Now it's on Amazon so that makes the whole process kind of too convenient ... So I...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown



1.0
Created with Sketch.

10 years ago

I bought the Gel, as I read that it was a better choice than cream. It dries, and doesn't allow makeup to go over it smoothly. It tends to dry out my already dry eyes, and I haven't noticed a...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen


4.0
Created with Sketch.

11 years ago

So, don't judge me but I used preparation h for my localized cellulite. I had 1 bottle of the preparation h with bio-dyne and 1 without. i used the bottle without first, then the bottle with...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
Created with Sketch.
from

12 years ago

Another HG product. The Prep H gel (Canadian version) goes with me everywhere. It is especially useful for travel. What does it do? Reduces puffy eyes, Decreases redness and pain with...

About reviewer (29 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Other, Fine

EyesBlue


1.0
Created with Sketch.

12 years ago

Hmm where do I start? OK I got this from Canada a week ago because I read that the US PH does not have the yeast extract where the Canadian one has shark oil and yeast. I hate the smell although...

About reviewer (91 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOily, Dark, Cool

HairBrown, Other, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
Created with Sketch.

12 years ago

Okay...I have wondered about this stuff for a couple of years now. But recently, the bags under my eyes have been really bad. Some of it is due to my age (even though I take good care of my skin)...

About reviewer (49 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


1.0
Created with Sketch.
from

13 years ago

IT BURNED MY FACE!

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


1.0
Created with Sketch.
from

13 years ago

Well, I guess I'm the only person in the world that this doesn't work for. I bought the Canadian prep-H with Biodyne on amazon and I've used it probably 5 different times so far under my eyelids....

About reviewer (103 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Dark, Not Sure

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlack


2.0
Created with Sketch.

13 years ago

This so doesn't work for under eyes like most women say it will. I have dark under eye circles and they were worse after this.

About reviewer (743 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
Created with Sketch.

14 years ago

I used to work in fashion way, way back in the 90s, and was well aware of the legend of Preparation H. Models swore by it and editors raved about it, but I never bothered to try the stuff. Fast...

About reviewer (173 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


4.0
Created with Sketch.

14 years ago

i originally bought this in the CVS cream version. i find it to work better than Roc and Avenno eye cream. Technically it didnt show DRAMATIC result but i got better results than other eye creams i...

About reviewer (134 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Tan, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


3.0
Created with Sketch.

14 years ago

I'm using the Walgreens Cooling Gel version, and although I don't notice a HUGE difference, I do notice a slight difference. So, though my results aren't anything to shout about, I will continue to...

About reviewer (242 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


5.0
Created with Sketch.

14 years ago

OK- so- I have one saggy eyelid due to surgery on one eye when I was a child. Wasn't so noticible when I was young- but now at 41 with gravity taking effect- one lid droops more than the other. I...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Medium

HairBrown

EyesGreen


5.0
Created with Sketch.
from

14 years ago

UPDATE: TOTAL HG!! 2 things to note: 1) the GEL version of the ORIGINAL makes ALL the difference - I tried the generic gel and generic lotion to save money, with hardly any results! Won't use...

About reviewer (98 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinVery Oily, Fair

HairBrown

EyesHazel


4.0
Created with Sketch.

15 years ago

Wow!! I seriously would have never tried this if it wasn't for the recommendation of a friend. I purchased the Life brand version from Shoppers Drugmart as it is a 1/3 of the price of the brand...

About reviewer (1341 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesGreen


4.0
Created with Sketch.

16 years ago

Well its no miracle but it does seem to bring downt he puffyness when ive been extra crying or something. be careful, the life brand one doesnt seem to have that Live Yeast ingrediant. I paid 10...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Other, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesBlue


4.0
Created with Sketch.

16 years ago

The Preparation H version with phenylephrine HCl 0.25% will constrict the capillaries resulting in the [temporary] reduction of the appearance of dark circles. The cream has less petrolatum than...

About reviewer (62 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Oily, Tan, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBlack


5.0
Created with Sketch.
from

16 years ago

I have an old tube so I don't know if they have changed the product so that whatever made the puffiness go away is gone as one reviewer wrote. (and said that she used the Canadian version) ...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen


3.0
Created with Sketch.

16 years ago

I bought a tube of this a couple of years ago, and it did NOTHING except stink to high heaven. Smells like fish oil! Yuck, who wants that on their face??? But I kept reading about how great it...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
Created with Sketch.

17 years ago

I read about this trick in I believe Cosmopolitan magazine when i was in my teens, at the time i laughed...i didnt have any need for it at the time as well ... but now that im in my 40s... times...

About reviewer (43 reviews)

Age

SkinVery Dry

HairBrunette

EyesBrown