These doctor-recommended products can help firm the delicate skin on your neck.
If you’ve ventured into anti-aging products, you might already have a favorite eye cream and face serum. But you shouldn’t forget to give your neck extra attention, too—especially if sagging skin, fine lines, or wrinkles concern you. While aging skin is a natural process, neck-firming creams have made it easier to feel more confident in your skin.
Neck firming creams are specially-formulated to keep the delicate skin on your neck looking tighter and smoother. Not only do they help minimize the appearance of wrinkles and age spots that already exist, but with long-term use, they can make the delicate skin on your neck much firmer.
Like most skincare products, the large number of neck firming creams available from drugstores and luxury beauty retailers can feel overwhelming. Three top dermatologists offered their expert opinions to help you cut through the clutter. Keep reading to see which powerful neck-firming creams they recommend.
These are the best neck firming creams, according to dermatologists:
RoC Multi Correxion 5-in-1 Anti-Aging Chest, Neck, and Face Cream
If you don’t want to spend money on a product you can only apply to your neck, Debra Jaliman, MD, dermatologist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, suggested this multifaceted option from RoC. “This one is great for the neck but also for the face and chest because it is very hydrating and is created with an exclusive HEXINOL Technology and vitamin E,” Dr. Jaliman said. “It also has sunscreen, and many people forget that their neck and chest also need sun protection.”
Amazon customers are also fans of the potent cream. One customer said they saw “a huge difference in the appearance of skin on my neck in less than two weeks.” While another said, “Your neck will definitely look smoother, firmer, and moisturized! It’s awesome!”
Revision Nectifirm Advanced
This firming cream from Revision is infused with red microalgae that lift and smooth your neck’s delicate skin. “It is one of my favorite neck firming creams,” Dendy E. Engelman, MD, the Director of Dermatologic Surgery at New York Medical College, said. “When looking for neck creams, you want a formula like this that has antioxidants, peptides, hydrating ingredients, and moisturizing components.” This neck cream is formulated with powerful microbiome technology and boasts eight distinctive peptides and ceramides, as well as vitamin C and E that work together to diminish fine lines and tighten loose skin.
No7 Restore & Renew Face & Neck Multi-Action Serum
Prefer serums to creams? Joshua Zeichner, MD, Director of Cosmetic and Clinical Research in Dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital, suggested you try this product from No7. “It boasts amino acids and ceramides that soften and repair the sensitive skin on the neck,” Dr. Zeichner said.
“I use the lotion in the morning and before bed. My jawline has tightened and others have mentioned the change,” said one reviewer.
Elizabeth Arden Prevage Anti-Aging Neck and Décolleté Firm & Repair Cream
Another one of Dr. Engelman’s top picks is this cream from Elizabeth Arden because “it contains idebenone, thiotaine, and a vitamin E derivative.” Dr. Engelman added that “the powerful antioxidant blend neutralizes free radicals, works to help support the skin’s structure and provides a tightening effect.”
IT Cosmetics Confidence in a Neck Cream Moisturizer
This powerful cream from IT Cosmetics has been clinically tested to lift skin and make it feel smoother and firmer. Dr. Jaliman is a fan of this product because it features ingredients that work great on the thin skin found on necks. “It has hyaluronic acid, which is super hydrating, ceramides that protect the barrier of the skin, cinnamic acid—which is anti-inflammatory—vitamin B3 to help even skin tone and improve the appearance of enlarged pores and dullness, and seaweed extract that can improve skin’s elasticity,” Dr. Jaliman said.
iS Clinical Neck Perfect
Dr. Engelman recommended this cream by iS because “it’s powered by targeted botanicals and extremely powerful antioxidants.”
One of its main ingredients is hyaluronic acid. According to an overview published in 2018 in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, hyaluronic acid improves skin elasticity and reduces the appearance of scars. This cream also contains white willow bark extract, which contains salicin, a substance with anti-aging properties, according to an overview from 2021 in the journal Molecules. This paraben-free firming cream is chock-full of moisturizing antioxidants that are good for delicate skin.
Sisley Paris Neck Cream
This Sisley Paris neck cream may be the most expensive product on the list, but Dr. Zeichner said it’s worth it. Not only does it start tightening loose skin instantly, but the cream can also help hydrate and soften the skin in your neck area. “The oat seed extract forms a firming film on the surface of the skin, while soy extract brightens, and the vitamin E neutralizes free radicals,” said Dr. Zeichner. While it is on the pricier side, Nordstrom customers said it’s well worth the price tag—one shopper said, “a little amount of product goes a long way.”
