Overview
Jan Marini is one of the most recognizable personalities in skincare. She has appeared on dozens of television and radio shows, as well as infomercials and magazine articles promoting her products. One journalist, in fact, dubbed her the “Derma Diva” in an attempt to capture the essence of this engaging personality. When Jan Marini started her cosmetic company, she attempted to become one of the first skincare professionals to utilize a new kind of stabilized pro-vitamin C compound. Today, this compound is combined with her unique delivery system and makes up the bulk of her anti-aging products. She also became one of the first manufacturers to promote the use of Glycolic Acid for exfoliation of the skin. Jan Marini offers several lines of products, including her Transformation line, C-ESTA line and Age Intervention line. For our purposes, we decided to review the Eye Cream within the Age Intervention line.

Featured Ingredients
The Jan Marini Age Intervention Eye Cream features a combination of Peptides and Retinol (pro-Vitamin A). According to the company’s web site, this eye cream helps to lift and firm the skin near the eye, providing an enhancement of the contour of the skin. We are aware of some research that supports Peptides as a method of tightening the skin. Peptides are chains of protein molecules that help to relax the facial muscle contractions that can lead to wrinkles. While their effect tends to be more mild than Botox, they can produce a similar effect.

Retinol can be used as an antioxidant compound that helps to protect the skin from free radical damage, while also promoting better blood flow to the skin. This could theoretically help to lessen the appearance of under-eye puffiness, but Jan Marini does not post any research that substantiates this effect. 

Web Site Description
Overall, the Jan Marini site can feel a bit overwhelming. Although it contains a “search” feature, which is helpful when conducting research on its products, the sheer number of product lines and specific products can be a bit confusing for the average visitor. In addition to its skincare lines, Jan Marini also offers several products for skin problems ranging from acne to rosacea. We were intrigued by the fact that the web site posts four categories of testimonials: customers, estheticians, skincare professionals and celebrities. Unfortunately, while the web site contained plenty of praise for its products, we were disappointed by the lack of clinical data or research on the ingredients in its products. A link on the page describing the Age Intervention Eye Cream appears as if it will show clinical results for the product, we were taken to a page with testimonials on the product. Perhaps the survey on the Eye Cream is still being conducted, but considering Jan Marini’s history, we find this hard to believe.

Positives
- Jan Marini is a recognizable personality in the skincare industry

- The web site contains plenty of customer and professional testimonials

 Negatives
- No clinical research is provided to support claims for the Eye Cream

- While the Eye Cream may help wrinkles and fine lines, we are not sure if it will help dark circles

- No Free trial of the product is available

Conclusion
Overall, we suspect that using the Jan Marini Eye Cream will probably produce some benefits for most people, but probably mostly in the form of firmer, tighter skin near the eye area. While this may also reduce puffiness, we would have liked to have seen more ingredients - such as Actiflow - that specifically address this problem. In addition, the formula will not reduce dark circles.