ZIIP Golden Gel: a Guru Score of 75% from 8 skincare experts

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.

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✓Yay

"They have extra beneficial ingredients said to be transported deeper into the skin through the microcurrent; I'm not sure that's what moves the needle, but I really enjoy using them. The Golden Gel is my favorite, which is why I finished two, but it's also the most expensive. [...] I'm not sure I'd buy it with my own money, but I get them as PR, so I'm happy to keep using them."

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All 4 takes from Doctor Anne

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"They have extra beneficial ingredients said to be transported deeper into the skin through the microcurrent; I'm not sure that's what moves the needle, but I really enjoy using them. The Golden Gel is my favorite, which is why I finished two, but it's also the most expensive. [...] I'm not sure I'd buy it with my own money, but I get them as PR, so I'm happy to keep using them."

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"I ran out of mine and they sent me one over as part of their Black Friday promotion. I love this one, it's so lovely in texture, so I'm very happy to have one of these. That said, you really do not need these expensive gels, since a cheaper conductive gel works perfectly fine too."

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"I'm using four pumps of the Golden Gel for my ZIIP treatment. You can use whatever gel you prefer, I just like that one and I get it for free, so I use it. It is quite expensive though, and there are other ultrasound or conductive gels you could use on Amazon if you are on a budget and not in the lucky position that the brand sends you stuff."

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"Filed under random are the conductive gels I am using for my devices, one is the prorelax Conductive Gel that I get from Amazon and then the ZIIP Golden Gel that I got via PR. The Golden Gel is so much nicer in terms of texture, but I completely understand that it being ten times the price might put people off buying it."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

✓Yay

"If you're looking for a microcurrent, this is just the one to go with. I love their gels, they're the best I've ever used because they don't dry up. There's nothing worse than gels in the middle of the thing and you have to keep squirting or reapplying, I hate that. They have a couple of different ones to choose from based on the ingredients."

Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert

55k subs

✓Yay

"This ZIIP gel is fabulous, but if you want to save money, you don't need to continue to buy the conductive gel from a company that sells you the device because they get you in there for the long haul and you're constantly having to replenish that gel."

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195k subs

✓Yay

"You might want to put four to six pumps of the Golden Gel all over the face, and then of course go in with your ZIIP Halo afterwards. If you need to put a little bit more gel in some areas then do that, but you need the gel for this to work properly, for the microcurrent to penetrate into the skin."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Nay

"ZIIP is a brand that I love, but this Golden Gel just did not work for me or for the people that I put it on. ZIIP sells different gels that you can buy to conduct electricity, and this Golden Gel was terrible. This broke a lot of people out, and they say that this Golden Gel is made for more mature skin, but when I tried this on more mature skinned people, they weren't a fan of it either. It's honestly really goopy, and it can honestly cause an allergic reaction for some people."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"I also absolutely love ZIIP's conductive gel, it's the best on the market. It's not sticky at all, if anything it feels more like a serum, so it's very comfortable to have on your skin during the treatments."

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All 6 takes from Beyond50Skin

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"They have the most beautiful gels. I'm almost done with the silver gel and I tell you these gels last forever, I think I've had this for over six months. I keep my skin a little bit moist before I put on the gels and these last forever, so a little bit of investment in their more expensive gel, they have great skincare ingredients, are well worth it I think. And I've gotten through a basic gel, actually I got through I think a couple of them, I think I tossed the other one."

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"Do you have to splurge for these? Absolutely not. Will you get the same results? Absolutely. But the skin care ingredients in the ZIIP Golden Gel and the ZIIP silver gel are incomparable to any gels that I've tried. If you use a little bit of mist you can help your gels last a little bit longer, it will possibly increase the sensation, so if you have super sensitive skin you might want to skip the mist and just go with the amount of gel that gives you the coverage and the comfort that you need."

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"Their gels are stupendous, my favorite one is the gold gel. It has wonderful skincare ingredients and the benefit of microcurrent is it will give a slight penetration to the skincare that you're using during your microcurrent session and help it penetrate a bit better. I personally like to gently rinse off my gel after using my microcurrent, but to each their own, that's just my personal preference, but the gels from ZIIP are amazing."

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"The reason I love the [ZIIP] gels even if you have a different microcurrent device I encourage you to try some of their gels because you use so much less it doesn't dry out during your mic current treatment"

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"I am still using the gold gel that I was gifted in last September. I just dampened my skin, it's already damp from washing. One pump covers my whole face. Like, literally this entire jar, even though it's pricey, has lasted me almost a year now because it has really good skincare ingredients. Your microcurrent can slightly drive those skincare ingredients in, so that's why I like to really make sure that I'm using some good gel before I start my device. I like the ZIIP gel."

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"There is not a microcurrent gel out there that I find as easy to use as this. You don't have to reapply, just use a few pumps, it lasts forever. If you do a little hydrating step before you put this on, like with a mineral mist, this is fantastic. One of these will last me between 8 and 12 months."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Nay

"One thing that was a big fail [...] was the gel that they sent with it, the Golden Gel. For me the fragrance on here was just way too strong."

What the evidence says.

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

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

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

Peptides

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.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is ZIIP Golden Gel?

A conductive gel formulated for use with microcurrent devices, designed to enhance conductivity and deliver skincare ingredients during microcurrent treatments.

Is ZIIP Golden Gel worth it?

Mostly yes. 6 of the 8 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is ZIIP Golden Gel's Guru Score?

ZIIP Golden Gel holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 8 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.