Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Acid Serum: a Guru Score of 66%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay

"I hate that it was so good. I emptied it. It was that good. It is growth factors. So it's peptides, right? This is very gentle. It's fragrance-free and it really is just focused on really those supportive ingredients."

James Welsh

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~Nay

"Whilst these products are horrifically overpriced, [...] I do believe if you're going to make something super expensive it at least needs to feel good on the skin, this brand is a perfect example of a brand that uses somebody's doctor title and fancy sciency sounding words to justify their extortionate prices. Their Hyaluronic Acid Serum is a perfect example, [...] hyaluronic acid does not need to be expensive [...] to work, [...] yet this is what they hold onto to say why theirs is over £300."

Cassandra Bankson

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~Mixed

"She is going in with hyaluronic acid from Dr. Barbara Sturm. Dr. Barbara Sturm is an amazing doctor, creator of the Vampire Facial, brilliant in what she does. But does she create good products? She creates overpriced products. Most of her products are grossly overpriced, including this hyaluronic serum. This hyaluronic serum is a whopping $300 on Saks Fifth Avenue. It is ridiculous. Are the ingredients good? Absolutely. But are they worth $300? No. The ingredients are water, butylene glycol, lactobacillus ferment extract, phenoxyethanol, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin. These are simple ingredients and I understand that sourcing and formulation matters, but overall her products are just extremely overpriced, including this one."

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"She is going in with hyaluronic acid from Dr. Barbara Sturm. Dr. Barbara Sturm is an amazing doctor, creator of the Vampire Facial, brilliant in what she does. But does she create good products? She creates overpriced products. Most of her products are grossly overpriced, including this hyaluronic serum. This hyaluronic serum is a whopping $300 on Saks Fifth Avenue. It is ridiculous. Are the ingredients good? Absolutely. But are they worth $300? No. The ingredients are water, butylene glycol, lactobacillus ferment extract, phenoxyethanol, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin. These are simple ingredients and I understand that sourcing and formulation matters, but overall her products are just extremely overpriced, including this one."

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"The ingredients are good, but I don't see what makes them that expensive other than the doctor's name and the fancy glass packaging. I haven't actually applied them to my skin, so I don't know if they hit different when you apply them to your pores, but we do not know until I try."

Caroline Hirons

251k subs

~Yay

"My first memory of Dr. Barbara Sturm's Purifying Balm was using it at Space NK and the effect it had on my skin the next day—I fell in love with it. It was one of the first products in skincare as a whole that I absolutely became obsessed with. It's a multitasker—you think it's going to be really thick and greasy but actually it's just nourishing and comforting."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Frequently asked.

What is Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Acid Serum?

A hydrating serum containing hyaluronic acid and fermented botanicals, designed to plump and moisturize the skin. Formulated by dermatologist Dr. Barbara Sturm.

Is Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Acid Serum worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

What is Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Acid Serum's Guru Score?

Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Acid Serum holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.