Lancome Genifique Serum

Looking for more information about the Lancome Genifique serum? If so, this guide was written with you in mind. Specifically, I have performed detailed research into the product, and on this page I’m going to share my results with you. So let’s begin.

Firstly this product is developed by Lancome. In general, this company has a good reputation, especially with their make-up product lines – so on first impressions, you would expect their anti-aging products to be of the same standard and quality.

Genifique, in particular, is touted as a “Youth Activating Concentrate”. It claims to increase your gene activity and give more youthful looking skin in just 7 days. It does this by “activating youth proteins”. However, the idea that this product can “alter your genes” in any way is very far-fetched.

Let’s take a look at the main ingredients.

Firstly, this product contains alcohol. This is bad for several reasons – the main one being the fact that alcohol based products can severely dry your skin. It’s important that you have some moisturizer ready to use after applying this.

Next, it contains Hepes – which is basically a “skin brightener”. You’ll also find Bio-Lysat (more commonly found in probiotic supplements and other products), phytoshimgasine, salicylic acid, and glycol moisturizer.

This is a strange mixture of ingredients. There’s little proof that these ingredients are effective in the form of clinical trials or studies, and the product doesn’t use any of the more commonly used (and proven) ingredients that you would expect from an anti-aging product.

However, it certainly isn’t cheap. It will cost you $78 for a 1 oz bottle – which should last for at least one month. You simply use the supplied applicator to apply the serum directly to your skin, and then you can rub it in by hand until it’s fully absorbed.

So, most importantly, what are people saying and Lancome’s genifique serum?
Some of the positive comments I’ve been able to find include “the product is easy to apply”, “it absorbs very quickly”, and “it makes skin brighter”.

However, there is a whole host of negative feedback which is enough to make most people avoid this product.

Many users found the product caused them to develop acne after just a few weeks of use – even if they haven’t had a previous history of acne-prone skin.

One user found their skin seemed brighter after just 4 days of use, but it made their skin very dry – so they had to stop using the product. This is why it’s important to use a moisturizer with the product, especially because it contains alcohol.

One reviewer noticed that their skin feels smoother and softer, but it eventually caused an acne breakout.

There’s a definite lack of positive feedback and reviews for this product. Many of the “best” reviews simply describe average results. But the vast majority of reviews seem to describe adverse side effects such as dryness and acne breakouts.

However, if you do choose to use this product – make sure you have a good moisturizer to apply anywhere from 10 – 15 minutes after using the serum. This should help to counter the inevitable skin dryness that an alcohol-based product will cause.