Crépe Erase makes anti-aging skincare products targeted to women. The brand claims their products are “clinically shown to work” because they developed a “breakthrough blend” of essential phytonutrients. The brand describes itself as "the science of ultra ageless skin."

But does Crépe Erase really contain ingredients proven in medical research to reduce signs of skin aging, or are these just marketing claims? Do their products contain any harmful ingredients? How do real users respond to their treatments?

In this article we’ll answer all of these questions by reviewing every ingredient in Crépe Erase's most popular products: Advanced Body Repair Treatment (a body lotion) and Restorative Facial Treatment (an anti-aging facial serum). We'll also highlight questionable claims of product efficacy made by the brand, and share real user reviews of each product.

Advanced Body Repair Treatment Review

Advanced Body Repair is Crépe Erase's most popular product, and is a body lotion that's intended to make skin smoother and firmer.

While olive fruit oil is effective for topical wound healing, it has been shown in a medical review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences to have a negative effect on skin barrier function. We consider this an ineffective ingredient for a body lotion.

Cocoa butter was shown in a 2020 clinical trial to have "long-lasting" skin hydration benefits.

Grape seed oil can reduce skin irritation and reduce pore size, as we documented in our Maelys Cosmetics review. This is an effective skincare ingredient.

While this body lotion contains several effective ingredients, it also contains two separate preservatives: phenoxyethanol and ethylhexylglycerin. The first of these preservatives has been shown to be toxic to human cells in a clinical trial. We consider ethylhexylglycerin to be a safer choice, but we recommend avoiding cosmetic products containing preservatives.

While preservatives are necessary to ensure the ingredients in some formulations don't degrade, it seems illogical to use products containing preservatives with questionable health effects when there are cosmetic products on the market free of preservatives.

While we consider Advanced Body Repair to be likely effective for hydrating the skin, we don't recommend it overall due to the inclusion of two preservatives.

 

BODYGLOW by CLEARSTEM is our top body oil pick. 

This product is formulated using argan oil and green tea. The former of these ingredients is clinically shown to have an anti-aging effect on skin, and the latter was shown to have a “prolonged moisturizing effect” in a clinical trial published in the Dermatologic Therapy journal.

The only YouTube review of Advanced Body Repair we could find is published by a channel called "A Mom's Impression." The review is sponsored but it may be useful to some consumers:

Restorative Facial Treatment Review

Crépe Erase Restorative Facial Treatment is an anti-aging product. The skin has the thinnest skin on the body, so anti-aging serums are typically more important for facial skin than for skin elsewhere on the body.

Coconut oil is an effective anti-aging ingredient as discussed in the previous section.

We are unable to identify any other ingredients proven in medical studies to have anti-aging effects, nor does Crépe Erase cite any on their product page.

A 2017 clinical trial found that beeswax improved skin barrier function and skin hydration. 

This product contains more questionable additives in our opinion than the body lotion. We already established that the preservative phenoxyethanol may have negative effects to human health.

We documented in our StriVectin reviews article that the synthetic preservative chlorphenesin is toxic to human cells based on results from test tube (in vitro) studies.

A metabolite of preservative BHT was found to be a "tumor promotor" in animal studies.

We're not suggesting any of these preservative ingredients are necessarily harmful at the dose used by Crépe Erase, but it seems logical to avoid this product given this clinical data in our opinion.

Annie Mak Vitamin C Serum is our top anti-aging skin cream pick because of its effective and clean formulation.

This serum contains hyaluronic acid which was described as a "skin-rejuvenating biomedicine" in a medical review due to its ability to reduce wrinkles and signs of facial aging. This serum is entirely free of questionable additives like preservatives or fragrance.

Questionable Product Effectiveness Claims

Crépe Erase boldly claims on the homepage of their website that their products are "clinically shown to reduce the look of crépey skin." But if you read the fine print, shown above, these claims are based on questionable research.

The first citation states that the results are based on an "8-week user perception study." This means that the brand supplies free product to users and requests that they rate their own skin quality. 

The second citation states that the results are based on a study with an "expert grader" measuring arms. There is no link to the full study.

We strongly recommend that consumers entirely disregard claims of clinical efficacy made by cosmetics brands based on company-funded research. There is simply too much bias in the process for the results to have any value in our opinion (ask yourself when the last time was that you visited a cosmetic site that published clinical study results showing their products to be ineffective).

We consider clinical research published in peer-reviewed medical journals to be legitimate, and this is the research we cite in Illuminate Health articles. This is the gold standard of product research.

Dermatologists Provide Crepey Skin Tips

One of the most popular YouTube reviews on the topic of crepey skin comes from a channel called "Doctorly" featuring two dermatologists. They discuss what crepey skin is, what causes it, how to prevent it, and provide tips on treating it:

Crépe Erase Real Customer Reviews

Crépe Erase is sold on Amazon, which is a more objective resource for real customer reviews than a brand's website in our opinion. Their most popular product on Amazon at the time of updating this article is their Advanced Body Repair Treatment, which has over 4,000 reviews and an average review rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars.

The top positive review published by a verified purchaser is written by a user named "Linda" who claims her skin feels more hydrated:

"This stuff is amazing. I have been using it for a couple of years now and I love it. I recommend it to all my friends. My dermatologist commented on how 'well hydrated' my skin is. I am 65 years old. It has especially helped my neck décolletage. Wrinkles are greatly reduced."

The top negative review from a verified purchaser comes from a user named "LG" who claims it's ineffective:

"If you’re smart you won’t be vain like I was. I fell into this trap after seeing it on TV. I fell for the whole advertisement, hook line and sinker. I bought everything including the shower scrub. In fact I bought it twice hoping to give it the old college try and used it religiously. Absolutely nothing happened. You’re wasting your money."

Crépe Erase Pros and Cons

Here's our take on the pros and cons of Crépe Erase as a brand.

Pros:

• All formulations contain at least one effective ingredient
• Legitimate Amazon reviews

Cons:

• Contains preservatives with questionable health effects
• Expensive
• Questionable claims of clinical efficacy

Conclusion

 We don't recommend any Crépe Erase products, and we find their formulations to be underwhelming for how expensive they are. Both Advanced Body Repair Treatment and Restorative Facial Treatment may be effective, as both contain at least one science-backed ingredient, but we don't recommend either product due to the inclusion of preservatives with questionable health data.

Crépe Erase claims that their products are "clinically shown" to be effective but doesn't appear to link out to the clinical research.

There are better and cheaper anti-aging skincare products on the market in our opinion.