Lancôme Génifique Ultimate for dry skin
Bifida Lysate Ferment
Hyaluronic Acid
Glycerin
Tocopheryl Acetate
Adenosine
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- AverageDry Skin Fit
- HighEffectiveness
- ConcerningSafety
A weak match for dry skin; the serums alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate suitability for your dry skin, as glycerin and hyaluronic acid provide humectant action to draw moisture, but it lacks sufficient emollient ingredients for optimal hydration.
- The product provides excellent skin barrier resilience due to bifida ferment lysate and hyaluronic acid, offering general skincare benefits that are mostly supportive for your dry or flaky skin.
How to apply
- Apply this serum PM, starting 3×/week and working up to daily use as your skin adjusts.
- Place the serum after cleansing and toner, but right before your moisturizer.
- Gently press 2-3 drops of the serum into your skin and let it absorb for a minute.
- Apply the serum on slightly damp skin to help lock in extra moisture.
- Avoid the eye area and do a patch test before your first use.
People Say
★4.6Overall rating based on 1.2k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, users love this serum's lightweight, silky texture that absorbs quickly, leaving skin feeling soothed, hydrated, and plump without any stickiness. While many experience smoother skin and a strengthened barrier, some note that anti-aging effects like wrinkle reduction are subtle and require consistent, long-term use. The high price point is frequently mentioned as a drawback.
Highlights
Lightweight texture Mostly Mentioned
- “absorbs almost instantly”
- “lightweight and silky”
- “no sticky residue”
- “glides effortlessly”
Hydration and plumping Often Mentioned
- “skin felt more plump”
- “luxuriously hydrating”
- “healthy luminous glow”
- “dewy and fresh”
Soothing and calming Often Mentioned
- “instantly soothed my skin”
- “redness has decreased”
- “calming on contact”
- “great for sensitive skin”
High price point Often Mentioned
- “bit of a splurge”
- “price is steep”
- “hard to justify cost”
- “expensive for the amount”
Improves skin texture Sometimes Noted
- “pores looked more refined”
- “baby-soft skin”
- “texture looked refined”
- “smoother feeling skin”
Makeup compatibility Sometimes Noted
- “layers beautifully under makeup”
- “helps makeup apply better”
- “works well under foundation”
Subtle results Sometimes Noted
- “didn't notice much change in wrinkles”
- “results feel subtle”
- “needs consistent use”
- “not an overnight fix”
Dropper design Rarely Noted
- “struggled to open cap”
- “dropper is finicky”
- “hard to get last drops”
Pilling issues Rarely Noted
- “pilling like dead skin”
- “pills if not fully absorbed”
- “rubbed off when layering”
Unpleasant scent Rarely Noted
- “can't get used to the smell”
- “distinctive fermented scent”
- “smell is a bit unusual”
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Questions and answers
Why is Lancôme Génifique Ultimate serum a weak match for dry skin?
This serum is a weak match because, although it includes glycerin and hyaluronic acid to draw in moisture, it lacks sufficient softening ingredients to keep dry skin fully hydrated. Treatments for dry skin need rich, nourishing ingredients like ceramides, propolis, niacinamide, or peptides to deeply lock in moisture and smooth rough patches.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
Which ingredients make this serum a poor fit for dry skin?
This serum is a weak match for dry skin because it lacks sufficient soft, smoothing ingredients to seal in moisture, even though it includes ingredients that draw water in. A treatment of this type needs rich, nourishing ingredients like ceramides, soothing plant extracts, and peptides to properly care for dry skin.
What does Bifida Ferment Lysate do for dry skin?
Bifida Ferment Lysate helps dry skin by strengthening the skin barrier and keeping it well hydrated. It also helps calm irritation and protects against everyday stress.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023Scientific Reports, 2023
What does Hyaluronic Acid do for dry skin?
Hyaluronic acid draws moisture into dry skin, giving an immediate and lasting boost in hydration that helps smooth out fine lines and soften rough patches. It is very gentle and unlikely to cause irritation while improving overall skin smoothness and plumpness.
Dermatology and Therapy, 2021Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011
Where does this serum go in a skincare routine for dry skin?
This treatment goes in your evening routine, applied after cleansing and before moisturizing. While it draws in moisture with glycerin and hyaluronic acid, dry skin ultimately needs rich, softening ingredients to stay comfortable and prevent flaking.
Can I use this serum with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this treatment alongside retinol by applying the treatment first in your evening routine and following it with a moisturizer. This layering helps support your skin barrier while keeping your skin comfortable.
How often should I use this serum?
This treatment is meant to be used in the evening for your dry skin. Because it is a weak match, a product of this type needs rich, nourishing oils and butters alongside glycerin and hyaluronic acid to properly soften and hydrate dry skin.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023
Can this serum clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry skin?
This serum is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts for dry skin. While it provides good moisture with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, this type of product for dry skin also needs rich softeners to truly lock in hydration.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
Is this serum fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It contains fragrance (parfum) and drying alcohol (alcohol denat).
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Topical application of Bifida Ferment Lysate strengthens the skin barrier function by upregulating barrier and antimicrobial peptide genes, exhibiting strong antioxidant properties, and decreasing inflammatory cytokine secretion in vitro.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023Topical hyaluronic acid filler serum combined with Botulinum toxin type A lengthened the duration of the toxin's effect in reducing wrinkles compared to Botulinum toxin type A alone.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Optimized transfersomes loaded with epigallocatechin-3-gallate and hyaluronic acid increased cell viability while reducing lipid peroxidation, intracellular ROS, and MMP expression in HaCaT cells, and exhibited higher skin permeation and deposition compared to plain EGCG.
Drug Delivery, 2017Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.
Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.
BMC Oral Health, 2019The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012Topical application of an antioxidant serum containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented particulate matter-induced degradation of extracellular matrix components, inflammation, and oxidative stress in the skin of 15 female volunteers compared to untreated controls.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025Dermatological products containing d-alpha tocopheryl acetate showed non-comedogenic potential with less than a 50% increase in microcomedones in 12 healthy male subjects compared to octyl palmitate.
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021Topical application of an antioxidant mix containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented PM and UV-induced skin barrier perturbation, lipid peroxidation, inflammatory markers, MMP9 activation, and Type I collagen loss in 15 healthy females compared to untreated exposed skin.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Topical adenosine treatment significantly increased the anagen hair growth rate and thick hair rate compared to placebo in Japanese women with female pattern hair loss over 12 months.
The Journal of Dermatology, 2008Topical application of a disodium adenosine monophosphate-based formulation reduced wrinkles and hyperpigmentation while improving hydration, barrier function, skin lifting, and epidermal turnover in female participants.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2026Adenosine and cordycepin stimulate the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway through adenosine receptor and PKA activation, promoting cell proliferation, migration, and growth factor secretion in cultured dermal fibroblasts.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021
Why other serums fit dry skin better
Treatment with cross-linked hyaluronic acid-based microneedle patches combined with acetyl hexapeptide-8 or epidermal growth factor significantly improved wrinkles and skin hydration compared to the patch alone in Korean females over 29 days.
Annals of Dermatology, 2019Treatment with 14% ferulic acid and 12% l-ascorbic acid significantly reduced pigmentation and erythema while improving hydration and elasticity in 20 women with photoaged skin, with neither acid proving definitively more effective overall though ascorbic acid showed slightly greater skin lightening.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
Ingredients
Water, Bifida Lysate Ferment, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Alcohol Denat, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Adenosine, Phenoxyethanol, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Edta, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 20, Parfum
Behind this fit score
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