Bounce Boosting Serum.

Serums

About this product

A lightweight hydrating serum with a lotion-like texture, designed to moisturize and provide anti-aging benefits to the skin.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water, Eau), Propanediol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, C9-12 Alkane, Soluble Collagen, Ceramide NP, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Pentapeptide-34 Trifluoroacetate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Acetyl Hydroxyproline, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bakuchiol, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Tocopherol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycine, Histidine, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Alanine, Sorbitan Olivate, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Arginine, Cetearyl Olivate, Threonine, Tyrosine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glutamic Acid, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer

Guru Score

71%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

2Gurus

1Yay

0Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

Lotion-like texture spreads thin and light
Moisturizing without feeling oily or heavy
Reaches into dry patches on skin

What they flagged

Pricey for 1 ounce
Nothing standout for the cost

What the gurus are saying

One expert found the formula solid with genuine moisturizing and anti-aging ingredients that spread smoothly across the skin without feeling rich or oily, though the marketing doesn't match the actual product quality. However, others felt it was hydrating but unremarkable for the $44 price point, with better anti-aging options available elsewhere. Those with dry skin, particularly on the neck, may see noticeable improvement, though the results don't seem dramatic enough to justify the cost for everyone.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take February 2024

Best for

Mature skin

Type

SerumsLiquid

Key actives

Retinoid Hyaluronic acidVitamin ECeramidesPeptides

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

Amazon → Google → iHerb →

Opens a search for this product. We do not sell anything ourselves.

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.

All takes Yay takes Nay takes Mixed takes Hide sponsored

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Nay

"The Bounce Boosting Serum, I think this one is like $44. This is another one I finished off on my neck and the few days on my face I wasn't really impressed with it. I didn't hate it, it has a nice texture, but for the price there's better products, especially like other brands that have stuff that's better for anti-aging things like that. It's nice and hydrating but it's nothing to write home about in my opinion."

All 2 takes from No BS Beauty

Morning Skincare & Makeup Routine - Dry, Sensitive Skin, Winter

"I like this one was okay, it's expensive for 1 ounce. My neck is always tends to be dry but it's been getting a lot better."

February Skincare & Beauty Product Empties - What I've Finished Up This Month - Beauty Trash

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

~Yay

"The bikil is doing the work in this formula. While I hate the marketing claims and the naming and everything that they're doing to sell you this product, the actual ingredients list is really really solid. The ingredients that they're using actually make for a really nice moisturizing serum that also brings anti-aging benefits to the skin. [...] It's almost like a lotion-like texture, really interesting. It's not stiff, it's not thick, it's not even particularly rich and buttery, but it does have this comforting moisture to it. It doesn't have an oil-like feel. [...] It just has that really moisturizing emollient but not super duper rich feel, and it spreads across the skin like a very thin lotion while being really light on the skin. It still goes into every little dried crevice on your face."

What the evidence says.

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

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is First Aid Beauty Bounce Boosting Serum?

A lightweight hydrating serum with a lotion-like texture, designed to moisturize and provide anti-aging benefits to the skin.

Is First Aid Beauty Bounce Boosting Serum worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 71%.

What is First Aid Beauty Bounce Boosting Serum's Guru Score?

First Aid Beauty Bounce Boosting Serum holds a Guru Score of 71%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.