A lightweight, hydrating ampoule from Manyo Factory, built around bifida ferment ingredients and designed to hydrate and nourish the skin.
Bifida Ferment Lysate, Butylene Glycol, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment (Kombucha), Glycerin, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment (Black Fungus), Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract (Edelweiss), Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Squalane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Copper Tripeptide-1, Tromethamine, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dextrin, Water, Caffeine, Benzyl Glycol, Sodium Phytate, Hydrolyzed Algin, Xanthan Gum, Epigallocatechin Gallate (Ecfc/Green Tea), Carbomer
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How we score →Yay
5 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Results take their time with this one, and that is the heart of the split. Several reviewers who stuck with it, some on their second bottle, now call it a long-term favorite for dryness, calming and the skin barrier. Others found it pleasant but middle of the road, and the $28.99 price tag gave some pause. Those curious may want to give it a couple of months before deciding.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“It's the [...] product where I see what bifida does for my skin the most, that intense relief from dryness, calming, soothing, and strengthening.”
AliceintheRabbitHole, watch at 8:43
“That did so much for my barrier, that did so much for my general skin health, and it's not too expensive.”
AliceintheRabbitHole, watch at 12:18
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
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
Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.
A lightweight, hydrating ampoule from Manyo Factory, built around bifida ferment ingredients and designed to hydrate and nourish the skin.
Mostly yes. 4 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.
Manyo Factory Bifida Biome Complex Ampoule holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
In their reviews, experts say Manyo Factory Bifida Biome Complex Ampoule is good for irritated or reactive skin (1 expert) and skin barrier support (1 expert).
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