
About this product
A fermented serum with bifida, galactomyces, and rice ferments, plus hydrating and antioxidant ingredients, designed to plump, brighten, and refine skin texture.
Full ingredients
Bifida Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Betula Alba Juice, Butylene Glycol, Rice Ferment Filtrate (Sake), Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aspergillus Ferment, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Niacinamide, Cyclohexasiloxane, Polyacrylate-13, Water, Panthenol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyisobutene, Peg-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Lactobacillus, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Polyacrylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tropolone, Centella Asiatica Extract, Pichia/Resveratrol Ferment Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Glutathione, Ascorbic Acid, Ubiquinone, Thioctic Acid, Tocopherol
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3 experts · Moderate agreementWhat they liked
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This serum earns consistent praise for visible plumping and brightening that shows up quickly, with gurus noting it refines texture and evens skin tone. The catch is texture: it's noticeably thick and creamy, leaning sticky rather than silky, which means those with oily or warm-weather skin may find it too heavy, though it works beautifully for drier types. One note: it can pill under certain sunscreens in the morning, so those wanting to layer it may prefer saving it for evening.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.
Source: DermNet
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
A fermented serum with bifida, galactomyces, and rice ferments, plus hydrating and antioxidant ingredients, designed to plump, brighten, and refine skin texture.
Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 80%.
Neogen Real Ferment Micro Serum holds a Guru Score of 80%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.
Neogen Real Ferment Micro Serum is generally suited to combination skin and normal skin.
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