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No7 Menopause Skincare Instant Radiance Serum.

Serums

About this product

A lightweight serum formulated with soy isoflavones, antioxidants, and ceramides, designed to address dullness, dryness, fine lines, and firmness while delivering hydration.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Dimethicone, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Butylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Phenoxyethanol, Panthenol, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Bisabolol, Parfum (Fragrance), Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol, Dimethiconol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Laurate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Carbomer, Ceteareth-25, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Tetrasodium EDTA, Lecithin, T-Butyl Alcohol, Potassium Hydroxide, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol

Guru Score

76%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Hydrates without feeling heavy or greasy
Works morning and night

What they flagged

Pricey for a drugstore brand

What the gurus are saying

This serum earns praise for delivering hydration without heaviness and tackling dullness, dryness, fine lines, and firmness in one formula. The soy isoflavones and ceramides look promising on paper for moisturizing and reducing oxidative stress, though dermatologists note the price sits high for a drugstore brand, which may give some people pause when weighing the cost against what they're getting.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take May 2025

Best for

Dry skin Mature skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Vitamin C Niacinamide Hyaluronic acidVitamin ECeramidesPeptides

Formula notes

Contains fragranceContains drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Jenny Liu

323k subs

✓Yay

"Another serum that you can consider is Number Seven Menopause Skin Instant Radiance Serum that really helps improve dullness or dryness, fine lines and tackle firmness and it really helps to deliver hydration without feeling heavy or greasy and it can be used both morning and night."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Mixed

"This is No7's new menopause skincare line, the Instant Radiance Serum. It has soy isoflavones which may actually help, it has antioxidants, and it also has ceramides, so it kind of looks promising. [...] I kind of want to try it, but it's expensive for a drugstore brand. [...] Topical soy isoflavones may help with a moisturizing effect and reducing oxidative stress in the skin, [...] and they're also good for hyperpigmentation, [...] but man, that's expensive."

What the evidence says.

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

Vitamin C

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

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

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

Frequently asked.

What is No7 Menopause Skincare Instant Radiance Serum?

A lightweight serum formulated with soy isoflavones, antioxidants, and ceramides, designed to address dullness, dryness, fine lines, and firmness while delivering hydration.

Is No7 Menopause Skincare Instant Radiance Serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is No7 Menopause Skincare Instant Radiance Serum's Guru Score?

No7 Menopause Skincare Instant Radiance Serum holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.