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About Frownies
Frownies products allow you to age gracefully without having to give in to the aging process. They use patches, serums, and gels for smoothing fine lines and wrinkles, which are natural and organic. The company is so sure of your satisfaction that they offer a money-back guarantee.
Endorsed by such celebrities as Renee Russo and Rashida Jones, Frownies products have featured in many women’s magazines over the years. These include O, The Oprah Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Prevention, and Shape Magazine. The company also featured on ABC’s The View, and some major newspapers, praised as a great alternative to expensive and invasive Botox surgery.
The purpose of this Frownies review is to take a deep dive into some of the brand’s most popular products, customer feedback, promotions, and more, to help you decide if they’re worth checking out.
Overview of Frownies
The story of Frownies started back in 1889 when Margaret Krosen invented the all-natural patches to smooth frown lines and wrinkles. This was long before women began using surgeries to slow the aging process, ruining their natural beauty. Since then, the same family, five generations of ladies later, continues producing the patch and now other products.
Frownies continues to use the same formula for the patches from 1889. In the ‘60s, Margaret Wright took over the company, following in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps. She updated the company’s image by redesigning the packaging for the patches. Her daughter Kat now runs the company with the help of her daughters, Helen, Sally, and Maggie.
Kat and Helen headed the launch of the Frownies skincare line, continuing the company’s commitment to natural, organic ingredients. These included the addition of serums, masks, and eye gels for places the patches aren’t meant to cover. Frownies started as a product made for women by women, and it continues in that tradition more than 130 years later.
This Frownies review will now take a quick look at some of the highlights of the brand.
Highlights
- Replaces toxic, invasive Botox and fillers
- Inexpensive compared to surgery and costly creams
- Natural and organic ingredients, including patches made from paper and cotton
- Endorsed by a lot of media and celebrities
- Patches work overnight
- Frownies offers other solutions for areas with loose or sensitive skin
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Frownies Facial Patches Review
The Frownies Facial Patches are available in six styles to deal with all the places that show aging on your face and neck. Since your eyes and neck areas are different from the rest of the face, there are four adhesive patches, one eye gel patch, and a neck and chin mask. This Frownies review looks at the brand’s best-selling and latest products – their facial patches.
Frownies Forehead & Between Eyes Wrinkle Patches Review
The Frownies Forehead & Between Eyes Wrinkle Patches exist for a single purpose: to aid with frown lines and forehead furrows. Since these areas tend to have the deepest creases, the patches may take weeks, not days, to work, but they do show results.
Less deep wrinkles mostly disappear entirely, while deep ones will, at minimum, smooth out to be less noticeable. If the crease is deep, 30 days of nightly use might be required, whereas a newly starting line could completely disappear after three to five days. For multiple lines, apply more patches to cover them.
With a triangular shape to cover the area between your eyes and brows, the Frownies Forehead & Between Eyes Wrinkle Patches come in a box of 144 for $24.
Frownies Corners of Eyes & Mouth Wrinkle Patches Review
Frownies Corners of Eyes & Mouth Wrinkle Patches target smile lines and crow feet for those of us whose faces tend to crinkle with a grin. Personally, we love a sincere smile, creases and all, but we also agree that no one should feel self-conscious when they’re trying to feel happy!
These patches have irregular shapes for a good fit, but you can cut them easily if you prefer a different shape. Since the material is just unbleached paper and the adhesive is natural, dextrin-based, there are no chemicals to cause irritation or allergic reactions.
A box of 144 Frownies Corners of Eyes & Mouth Wrinkle Patches is $24.
Frownies Gentle Lifts for Lip Lines Review
The Frownies Gentle Lifts for Lip Lines work like the other facial patches but fit into tight areas around the mouth or under the chin. Marionette lines are those creases on the corner of your lips that go down the chin (named after the mouths of those old wooden puppets) that tend to appear with age.
These lifts are cotton-lined with soft edges and a rigid center to stop the reddening of your skin around the edge of the patch. This is great for the face, where skin tends to be thinner and more sensitive.
At $24, a box of 60 costs the same as a box of 144 Frownies paper patches, but the lifts are reusable for a couple of uses.
Frownies Serum Patch for Forehead Wrinkles Review
The paper patch is ideal for deeper forehead lines, but if you only have faint lines, Frownies Serum Patch for Forehead Wrinkles is your best option. Unlike the paper patches that work by changing muscle memory, these serum patches use their original serum to nourish your skin back to silky smooth perfection.
The softer material allows the skin’s absorption of a hydrating blend of macadamia nut and aloe serum. The serum helps plump, moisturize, and smooth wrinkles. The patch is also reusable if you return it to the backing after each use.
From what this Frownies review could determine, the serum patch is only necessary to use once to reverse the start of lines, so it comes as a single patch for $8.
Frownies Cactus Collagen Under Eye Gels Review
As we get older, a good night’s sleep does less and less to actually give us that “well-rested” look, which is why there’s the Frownies Cactus Collagen Under Eye Gels. They handle those under-eye problems, so you’ll never hear someone saying “you look tired” again for embracing your natural skin.
Since the skin under your eyes is looser and more sensitive than the rest of your face, you can’t use the usual stick-and-peel Frownies patches. The gels only need 15 to 30 minutes to tighten skin and relieve puffiness, which is way quicker than most lotions and moisturizers.
The Frownies Cactus Collagen Under Eye Gels come as a three-pack. They are reusable, so a pack lasts five to seven weeks for $24.
Frownies Chin-Up Peptide Neck and Chin Mask Review
Just like the skin under your eyes, Frownies developed the Frownies Chin-Up Peptide Neck and Chin Mask for loose, sagging neck skin that paper patches just don’t work on. As the name suggests, this patch uses peptides to reverse the signs of aging by boosting the natural connective tissues in your neck.
The mask uses ear loops to hold it up and help it lie flat across your neck and chin. Just leave it on for about 15 minutes and throw it away when it dries.
It comes in a pack of 10 for $40, which this Frownies review found to be in line with other kind-of-similar products.
Who Is Frownies For?
Frownies markets itself towards women dealing with wrinkles, lines, and creases on their face and neck. Since that’s pretty much every woman in her 40s and older, the brand has a large target market.
But women aren’t the only ones to get the benefits. The company website shows a gentleman on their Frownies Before and After who used it for his forehead wrinkles, so women aren’t the only ones to get the benefits.
Frownies patches eliminate the use of expensive, invasive surgeries, like Botox, to fix creases. That makes it an affordable solution for almost any budget. All the Frownies products use only natural and organic ingredients, so they are safe and hypoallergenic.
How Do Frownies Work?
The face is the only place on the body where the skin is directly attached to the underlying muscle, making them move as one. When you make a facial expression, those creases go all the way down to the muscle. And they say beauty is only skin deep!
The secret to Frownies Facial Patches’ success since 1889 has been their use of muscle memory to repair frown lines, fines lines, and wrinkles. After a patch is correctly applied and the adhesive dries, it forms a splint that holds the crease open. Over time, the muscles are retrained and create new muscle memories, ones without wrinkles.
Frownies Reviews: What Do Customers Think?
Both celebrities and media endorse Frownies, but let’s take a closer look at what their everyday customers think. The reviews on the brand’s website seem like a good place to start. Here are the ratings for the best-selling products:
- Frownies Forehead & Between Eyes Wrinkle Patches: 5 stars, from 586 reviews
- Frownies Corners of Eyes & Mouth Wrinkle Patches: 4.5 stars, from 158 reviews
- Frownies Gentle Lifts for Lip Lines: 4.5 stars, from 72 reviews
- Frownies Serum Patch for Forehead Wrinkles: 4.5 stars, from 51 reviews
- Frownies Cactus Collagen Under Eye Gels: 4.5 stars, from 62 reviews
- Frownies Chin-Up Peptide Neck and Chin Mask: 5 stars, from 9 reviews
Below are a few of the customer testimonials behind those ratings for context.
This one 5-star review for the Forehead & Between Eyes Wrinkle Patches was so full of joy and pure honesty, this Frownies review couldn’t help but include the whole thing:
“I am not the one to write reviews and in my 40’s, this would be my second time, however, this deserved recognition. I have bought many products from cheap to why did I pay for this with very little to no results. But this was such a significant difference!!!
“Prior to me purchasing the frownies for my 11 or what I call butt crack between my eyes, I read the reviews and thought at most, I can maintain or keep from my lines getting worse, but (no pun intended), the results were absolutely amazing for me
“Everyone will be different…I get it and heard this all my life, but for the first time, it did more than work! My crevice was so deep, but after 3 weeks of using it diligently every night, my crevice is almost gone! You cannot see it in pictures…just when I’m bare skinned and when I look up close to the mirror.
“I recommend for anyone to at least try it. Results will very I’m sure. I recommended it to my sister after showing her the before and after pics so I will see what this will do for her. It’s at least worth it for “maintenance”, as this was all I was expecting but wow was I surprised!!!”
Of the Frownies Gentle Lifts for Lip Liners, one verified buyer raved about its effectiveness and naturalness:
“So I have upper lip lines, even though I don’t smoke, and they’ve been bothering me for quite some time. I’m 57, I take good care of my skin, and don’t go in the sun. I have hypothyroidism, and so I don’t want to take any kind of Botox or filler‘s. I saw the lines decrease right away, and it’s only gotten better. I just can’t even believe I found a solution that’s natural!”
The new Frownies Chin-Up Peptide Neck & Chin Mask has already received rave reviews. Another verified 5-star reviewer says: “I give Frownies a 10 across the board! One of the best products out there!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!!”
So there you have it. Everything that this Frownies review discovered about the brand—from customer reviews and media coverage—says that its patches are effective wrinkle removers. They stand far above any competition from other patches, both for their results and the fact that they are completely natural and organic.
Is Frownies Worth It?
So, the burning question of this Frownies review is are they worth it? Absolutely.
The cost is quite nominal, especially for products that really work and are all-natural. Usually, you pay extra for organic products, just look at any grocery store or beauty shop. As they also seem to help with tension headaches, the price could be seen as negligible to some.
The idea that you can replace expensive, invasive Botox and filler surgeries with something so natural and simple is surprising, to say the least. None of the worries, risks of infections, facial paralysis, or botched surgeries that come with more costly beauty methods for getting rid of your wrinkles.
The simple logic behind the design of the patches, not only makes sense but seems to work really well, and with a 132-year history, it is surprising that more people aren’t aware of these patches.
Frownies Before and After
The Frownies Before and After page on the website shows photos of seven customers (one male) with a distinct softening and smoothing of their frown lines. They all look younger, happier, and more relaxed and refreshed due to the absence of deep creases on their foreheads.
There are also three videos from two ladies. Also worth noting is one woman continues to use Frownies three years later, after having tried other patches and even medical adhesive tape.
Frownies Promotions & Discounts
Discounts and promotions offered on the Frownies website include:
- 10% off your purchase if you register your cell phone number to receive promotional texts
- Frownies membership loyalty program
- Free shipping the US on orders over $70
- A $10 coupon when you refer a friend
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Where to Buy Frownies
The original Frownies website is US-based and is good for domestic deliveries. The company also has 11 international websites with local shipping and is available at Amazon for those outside Frownies’ reach.
There are hundreds of stores across the United States with Frownies products, including pharmacies, beauty stores, dermatology stores/clinics, and herbal/organics shops.
FAQ
Who owns Frownies?
After 132 years and five generations, Frownies is still owned by the same family. The present CEO is Kat Wright, who runs the company with the help of her daughters. It is located in Centerville, Ohio.
How to apply Frownies?
It sounds like applying the Frownies patches can be tricky at first, so it is important to know the best way to do it.
- Pull off the patch and massage area of application with fingertips for 10 seconds
- Moisten the shiny side of the patch
- With two fingers from your one hand pull the line crease open and smooth the skin. Use the other hand to apply the patch
- Hold until patch adheres
- Leave on for at least three hours, preferably the night
Does Frownies ship internationally?
No, but it offers 11 international websites with local delivery.
What is Frownies’ Shipping Policy?
Frownies offers free standard shipping on orders over $70 in the continental United States. Further details will be available at checkout depending on location. Once an order is placed, customers will receive tracking information in a confirmation email.
What is Frownies’ Return Policy?
Frownies is so confident in its products that it offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, minus shipping and handling. Simply return the remainder with the original packaging and proof of purchase.
How to Contact Frownies
If this Frownies review piqued your interest in the brand, but you’ve still got questions, get in contact with their customer service through one of the following methods:
- Phone number: 1-800-648-6891 or 937-298-0265
- Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
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