NYC… Seeking out skincare developed by prominent trained scientists aka lab rats- with an excellent track record, well respected in the medical field-put their name out there prominently, and who have verifiable clinical studies (and not teeny tiny ones) to back their products claims…is something smart consumers should seek out-especially at up there pricey points. Brands usually bought at mass retail chains-…imo-are def. getting in better in quality over the years---but for us-there seem to be cheap fillers, scents that irritate or smell well cheap , questionable chemicals with toxic implications in the mix-or marketed with a real active ingredient so far down on the list- it's ineffective. Not always- (we like Physician's Formula for a few things)- but often. The other extreme is the crazy exorbitant priced creams and serums-usually aimed at the anti-aging crowd-that we think-why bother-just get some non-ablative little (no) downtime-or ablative (need a week off) laser...