“Neck creams aimed at firming should provide hydration (via ingredients such as peptides, ceramides and hyaluronic acid), antioxidants to prevent and treat fine lines and discolorations, and collagen-boosting ingredients to provide lift and volume,”Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Millicent Rovelo, MD, tells me. “They should be applied to the neck and décolleté twice a day. In the morning I applied a separate layer of sunscreen on top of the moisturizer for extra SPF protection.”
Board-certified dermatologist and co-founder of Facile Dermatology + Boutique Nancy Samolitis, MD, FAAD also weighs in. “Personally, I don’t think you necessarily need to buy a cream labeled ‘neck cream’ to get the best results on the neck,” she says. “I recommend using the same anti-aging ingredients you would normally use on the face, but in a more gentle way, as the skin on the neck is delicate and can easily become irritated. I recommend a vitamin C/antioxidant serum like that in the morning of Facile followed by a sunscreen with at least SPF 30 that contains zinc oxide.”
It also goes without saying that certain neck firming creams are going to be far superior to others in terms of their ingredients and formulations, so I decided to ask an all-star group of experts to share the best formulas that they actually consider effective and worth the investment. . Keep scrolling for all their picks and an explanation of why they love and recommend them.