What is Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum?

A lightweight hydrating serum with hyaluronic acid and Vichy's mineral-rich volcanic water, designed to plump and hydrate the skin while strengthening the skin barrier.

What is Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum's Guru Score?

Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 11 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

What is Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum is good for skin barrier support (4 experts), excess oil and shine (1 expert), irritated or reactive skin (1 expert), fine lines and wrinkles (1 expert) and fine lines around the eyes (1 expert).

Is Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum good for skin barrier support?

4 experts who reviewed Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum say it is. Doctorly put it this way: “These hydrating serums [...] can really help the skin barrier.”

Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum

Q: Is Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 10 of the 11 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.

Q: Who is Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum best for?

Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Jenny Liu

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"Vichy Mineral 89 is simple, a great hyaluronic acid product that's non-irritating."

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"This is so good. It's so simple, only 11 ingredients. It's suitable for sensitive skin, no fragrances, and really helps to repair the skin barrier. In fact, it's been shown in studies to actually strengthen the skin barrier and increase enzymes responsible for building the skin barrier. You can use it postprocedure as well. And for those with super oily skin in the summertime, it can actually even double as a moisturizer. Even though it's like a gel serum, but it's just so lovely."

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"I bought this one because number one it's so hot and humid here that I like [...] a lighter serum for the summer. I'm gonna go in with my big bottle Mineral 89. I brought this on the plane trip and that was literally like a few days before coming here and I just wanted to use this up again."

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"I put on my hydrating serum, the Mineral 89 from Vichy. It's a big bottle but I brought it for a few reasons. Number one, aside from being a good hyaluronic acid serum, Mineral 89 actually has great clinical studies that show it helps to strengthen and repair the skin barrier. It's got different enzymes and antioxidants, so really helpful for me when I'm flying when I know that my skin is not only going to be dehydrated but the skin barrier is going to be a little compromised."

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"I really love Vichy Mineral 89 hydrating serum. This is a great one because it has pure hyaluronic acid, contains B's volcanic water that we know has anti-inflammatory and soothing properties, but also is fragrance-free and has been tested in over thousands of patients to help strengthen and repair their barrier. So just a great hydrating serum for all skin types."

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"I really love that elegant, fast absorbing one from Vichy Mineral 89. It's hyaluronic acid in the serum to really help to hydrate the skin. What you would do is after cleansing, where your skin is still damp, layer on the hyaluronic acid hydrating serum."

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"This is Vichy Mineral 89, which I think of as a hydrating serum with additional benefits, but you can actually use it as a gel moisturizer. It's as lightweight as a gel moisturizer gets. I normally use this as a hydrating serum, but for those with super oily skin especially in the summertime when it's hot and humid, I can see this being a good hydrating gel moisturizer because it's super lightweight and non-sticky."

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"Vichy Mineral 89 is simple, a great hyaluronic acid product that's non-irritating."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"If you want a pure hyaluronic acid serum to apply in the morning before going out and you want that glowy look, Vichy Mineral 89 is great."

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"If you want a pure hyaluronic acid serum to apply in the morning before going out and you want that glowy look, Vichy Mineral 89 is great."

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"If you have sensitive skin, Vichy Mineral 89 is great [...] because it has a very minimalistic ingredient list and it is quite plumping but not the most plumping, but a great start for those who are trying to start off with a hydrating serum, a hyaluronic acid serum. You've got your volcanic spring water from Vichy, which is a great reliable French brand, plus you have your hyaluronic acid. It's like a moisture magnet that will draw on water and retain it."

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"Their mineral 89 hyaluronic acid serum has always remained one of the top hyaluronic acid serums on my bathroom counter."

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"Another nice trick you could do is employ hyaluronic acid in your moisturizer to help temporarily plump your skin if you want to plump the skin and hide those fine lines and wrinkles. Instead of doing an invasive procedure like filler where you inject hyaluronic acid or a biostimulatory product into your skin, you could just apply hyaluronic acid onto, say, the back of your hands, your neck. There's Vichy Mineral 89."

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"Vichy Mineral 89 is very good stuff, that's a great hyaluronic acid with not a lot of ingredients, 11 ingredients. They're Prebiotic concentrate also Al very nice with niacinamide. I've been using that more often and it's a nice way to boost and plump your skin by using hyaluronic acid or beta glucan or snail mucin to draw on moisture and keep it there."

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"This is Vichy's hyaluronic acid, the Mineral 89. The ingredient list is very minimal. I like to apply it in the daytime or in the morning before starting my day because it temporarily hides those fine lines and wrinkles by plumping up your skin, hydrating the skin. And that's a really quick and easy way to hide those fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, the forehead, and around the mouth."

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"After cleansing our face morning and night, we can apply a hyaluronic acid serum onto the face. Hyaluronic acid is a carbohydrate that draws in water like a sponge. It's a water magnet. It tries to plump up the skin. Vichy's Mineral 89 serum, a classic one. I love it."

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"Vichi mineral 89 or if you have the ordinary or the inky lus hyaluronic acid or even [COSRX] sna mein you want to apply that to damp skin"

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"Other hydrators out there other serums like vich mineral 89"

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"I like Vichy Mineral 89. Hyaluronic acid and beta glucan are really nice hydrators or humectants that will draw in water like a sponge. So after you cleanse or if you use a nice misting spray, you can get a nice misting spray on the face, treat your skin to a nice hydrating spray or cleanse, and then immediately after when your skin's a little damp, apply a serum with hyaluronic acid, rich in hyaluronic acid like Vichy Mineral 89."

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"If you put your hyaluronic acid serum like Vichy Mineral 89 or if you have La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 or this on damp"

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"I like Vichy Mineral 89. Those are all great options to use with your retinol."

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"It contains their volcanic water, it's a nice safe option that's so reliable. It goes on so well to damp skin. Hyaluronic acid is found naturally in our skin but we have decreased production with time, especially after age 25. This carbohydrate draws in water and holds onto it, soaks it up and helps hydrate our skin and temporarily plump it. It doesn't increase collagen production like peptides in your moisturizer or retinol, but it does a great job when you have damp skin."

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"The hyaluronic acid serums that stick out would be Vichy Minéral 89 which has very little ingredients pretty much just almost pure hyaluronic acid right so that one's nice if you have sensitive skin"

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

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"It's going to help plump the skin back, bounce it back. It will strengthen the skin barrier. Now, always apply this to damp skin because hyaluronic acid is like a sponge. It will pull water up. So pat your skin a little bit of water and then put your hyaluronic acid on top followed by vitamin C or moisturizer. [...] The hyaluronic acid, especially when applied to damp skin, is going to give you that nice dewy appearance."

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"The Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum is made with hyaluronic acid and mineral-rich volcanic water. It hydrates and plumps the skin for a fresh, dewy appearance, and it strengthens the skin barrier, making it more resilient against environmental stressors. It's super lightweight with a not sticky texture that absorbs really quickly, so it's ideal for layering. It contains hyaluronic acid which will attract moisture to the skin and keep it hydrated and plump."

Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert

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"This is like a hyaluronic acid, it's Vichy Mineral 89, it makes a good one for eye bags."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"The dupe here is Vichy Mineral 89. This serum has got hyaluronic acid plus squalene and it's fragrance free. £22 for 50ml, so literally half the price."

Mad About Skin

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"But honestly I was just a bit underwhelmed. It's pretty much just a hyaluronic acid serum and it costs £50, which is ridiculously expensive. There's absolutely nothing wrong with this, I just think the price point means that you could honestly be getting the same outcome at a fraction of the cost. I tried the original which was a bit of a fail. This is the Prebiotic one which I think is fractionally better, but still just not worth it."

Dr Dray

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"You get the Vichy Mineral 89, that's a really good hydrating hyaluronic acid serum."

James Welsh

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"One of the best hyaluronic acid serums I've ever used, I absolutely loved this product. This is an award winner, [...] approved by the British Skin Foundation. [...] They've got the highest concentration of Vichy volcanic mineralized water rich in 15 essential minerals, suitable for sensitive skin. This is such a lightweight, almost water-weight kind of feel on the skin."

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"It's marketed as this revolutionary hydrating serum packed with volcanic water and hyaluronic acid and is very very very nice. If you want a good dose of hydration, you're going to get it from here. When I look at the ingredients, it's quite basic in a nice way, not in a bad way. Water of course, glycerin, butylene glycol, and then some sodium hyaluronate. It's lightweight and hydrating. It literally just feels like water for your skin."

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Hyram

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"Vichy is a French brand that uses volcanic water rich in minerals they claim are great for the skin, and I personally love their serum. Their hydrating serum is one of the best hydrating serums I've ever used, it's amazing, it makes your skin look super plump."

Doctorly

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"Vichy Mineral 89 is still one of my favorite all-time lightweight hydration serums."

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"It's the Vichy Mineral 89 HA serum, thermal spring water, hyaluronic acid, little bit of glycerin, and it just sits so lightly on the skin. One of it it's just been around so long and it's so simple. It may not be newsworthy, but it's always just a good staple hydrating ingredient, hydrating product."

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"I really like the Vichy Mineral 89, hyaluronic acid hydration serum. It's a really good one."

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"One of the ones I really love is the Vichy Mineral 89 booster serum. When I first dug into this product and actually when I was talking to the brand, some of the studies they have on it show that it decreases transepidermal water loss. [...] Hyaluronic acid is [...] a humectant, a very strong one, meaning that it draws water from the environment and from your deeper skin, so it does have a lot of visible improvements even when used immediately."

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"I love the Vichy one, coupling it with thermal spring water. That's the mineral 89, that's their flagship product."

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"One of my favorite hyaluronic acid products is the Vichy Mineral 89. It tastes terrible, actually it's extremely bitter. So that's not a good experience. [...] I didn't notice the plumping effect was minimal, but maybe minimally noticeable improvement in plumping of the lips. [...] However, my lips after a few minutes started to feel either more dry or back to baseline."

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"You can use your traditional hyaluronic acid serum like the Vichy Mineral 89 hyaluronic acid"

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"The Vichy Mineral 89 is over 1,000 kildalton and it's probably the best type of hyaluronic acid for sensitive skin. If you did want a hyaluronic acid serum, I would say the Vichy Mineral 89 would be a good choice."

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"We've always loved the Vichy Mineral 89. These hydrating serums [...] can really help the skin barrier. They do hydrate. It's always a more complex formula than just hyaluronic acid, so there's that nuance. It's combined with glycerin, thermal spring water. You don't have to use it, but I love the Vichy Mineral 89 serum."

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"You can use your traditional hyaluronic acid serum like the Vichy Mineral 89 hyaluronic acid"

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"Vichy's Mineral 89, which is just like a very gentle simplistic hyaluronic acid, is something that you can use to help repair the skin barrier."

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"It's more cushioning to the skin. It's softer on the skin. This uses a high molecular weight hyaluronic acid. [...] I feel like it's lost a little bit of its hype because there's so much newness to get excited about, but it is still a phenomenal formula that I definitely stand by. It's still an all-time favorite. One of my go-tos if I just want some refreshing hydration. Simple formula. It just does what it does and does it well."

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"I like hyaluronic acid serums, especially in the summer, they just feel great. My go-to one is still probably just simply the Vichy Mineral 89. [...] It's aged with us, but I love that one. It's formulated with a high molecular weight hyaluronic acid, which tends to be less irritating and gives you good, non-irritating hydration."

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"One of my favorite hydrating serums still is Vichy Mineral 89, their worldwide flagship product. It's simple, straightforward hyaluronic acid and glycerin hydration, lightweight, and feels great."

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"Vichy Mineral 89 is still one of my favorite all-time lightweight hydration serums."

The Budget Dermatologist

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"I used to use Vichy Mineral 89 very often in my routine, which I still love, but this one to me personally for my skin is even more hydrating than that one, and it has the 6% niacinamide in it, so I consider this a combination serum, hyaluronic acid based serum and a niacinamide based serum. It's honestly a very affordable price overall."