It's so hard to rate preventative care because, how do you know how many wrinkles or acne issues you would have had if you didn't use it? Especially wrinkles since those come over years. However, based off of the quality of this brand and the quality of the product I do feel like it is a good product. The cream is very nice and thick and it definitely has retinol in it because it can cause some skin sensitivity, so I don't use it every night. I'll use this when I have breakouts as well because retinol can help with breakouts and wrinkle prevention. I put it all over my face especially in the crows feet of my eyes and after a year I look about the same. So I guess thats a win.