Institut EsthedermIntensive Spiruline Serum 30ml

Just got the product. The serum package was opened and the bottle was not full.

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TL;DR Summary:Pros (+):+Moisturizes skim+Not greasy+Good for damaged skin+Premium productCons (-):-ExpensiveRead the full review for more.================Product Quality:Excellent. Packaged well and branded well. Comes with a dropper for easy application.================Performance:Excellent. This is an expensive product – no doubt about that, but to my surprise, it wasn’t just a gimmick! It works well, and it actually did make a difference. All you do is use the dropper included, apply a few drops either directly to the damaged/dry skin, or to your palm, and then rub it in. Surprisingly, there’s no oily residue left behind, and you’re actually left feeling somewhat relaxed. It takes time to work, but if you apply this usually the night before, you will wake up feeling better and your skin would feel softer. Just from this experience, I can see this product works!================Overall:Great product – if you can bite the bullet on the price tag, it’s worth trying for people who suffer from dry or damaged skin.=======================Rating Breakdown (5/5)Product Quality: 5Ease of use: 5Performance: 5Value for Money: 5Overall: 5

My wife was surprised at how well this serum worked for her. She used it as part of her night routine alone with no other cream after application to see how hydrating it would be. On application, it absorbed very quickly and left behind no sticky residue which was similar to the other Institute Estherderm products she has tried in the past. In the morning her skin still felt soft and moist; where usually without a cream, her skin is always tight and dry. She also felt the serum helped her tired skin look refreshed in the morning even though she had a restless night with the kids. While not sure what the long term benefits would be, she is ecstatic based on her first impressions, the hefty price seems to be worth it!One slight nag would be that she found the scent of the serum itself a little strange at first from the bottle but noted that it dissipated quickly after application (I didn't really smell anything off putting about it personally; just smelled like other "scentless" cosmetic products she normally uses)Will update if we find anything else with the product but very impressed overall.

I expected it to be green, because of the spirulina in the same however it's actually colourless, and mostly odorless with a slight "sweet" smell. It applies via a dropper (built in to the lid), and is slightly thick and slippery but completely non greasy. I personally associate spirulina more as the first ingredient of fish food before something I'd put on my face but I went into this with an open mind as possibly the only male to actually admit to using something like this on here.The product consists primarily of water and propylene glycol. Spirulina turned out quite far down the list of ingredients considering the product name. Both water and propylene glycol are neither rare nor expensive ingredients and if we're quite honest neither is spirulina which is a common blue-green algae usually better known for it's nutritional value when eaten, but I suppose the proof is in the pudding so to speak. I liked how it applied, as I really don't like putting greasy stuff on my skin and I like that it's very benign smell wise as well. Basically after you've rubbed it in you can completely forget about it.I can't say I've noticed any quick, drastic skin changes after using it however I can say that it does make my face which can be both greasy and dry at the same time feel refreshed immediately after applying it. It's un-intrusive enough that I've used it multiple times throughout the day, though I'm not sure I would be able to convince myself to regularly buy this for frequent use. At the end of the day I do like the process of using it, it's not an irritant in the least, but I remain somewhat unconvinced about tangible results. I believe the thought process with topical spirulina are the antioxidant vitamins which are found in it that are the acting ingredient, of course antioxidants are not the type of thing you get results from right away so that's something to keep in mind. I'll have to get through the entire bottle before deciding whether future investment is warranted or not - given how little each application uses - that might take a considerable time.