The firmness of a visibly young skin:
What It Does: Guerlain’s Imperial Oil: the power of the orchid’s longevity blended with 20 precious botanical oils to help restore skin’s firmness look. This facial oil, silky and nourishing, fuses instantly with the skin and penetrates in its heart. It contributes to the balance of lipid content*, strengthens the quality of the skin’s supporting fibers**, and brings comfort and nourishment without leaving it feeling oily. Both more toned and more elastic, it is visibly firmer and younger-looking. The tightening effect of Imperial Oil can be enhanced by using the exclusive application method devised by the Guerlain Institute at 68 Avenue des Champs-Élysées. *A blend of 4 fatty acids including 2 that are not produced by the body. **In vitro tests on ingredients
Effectiveness: Skin firmness appears fully restored: - Firmness: +36%* - Elasticity: + 38%* - Tone: +30%* Skin quality looks transformed: - Nourished: +71%* - Smooth: +45%* - Soft: +47%* - Radiant: +61%* Signs of aging seem minimized: - Wrinkles: -24%* - Fine lines: -20%* *Satisfaction tests, 33 women, after 1 month of use
Skin Type: All skin types
Skin Concern: - Elasticity - Fine lines and wrinkles
How To Use: - Apply morning and night, as a pre-serum. - Smooth onto the face and apply pressure to your cheeks and forehead with your hands. - Place your fingers on your jaw, and move them upwards. - Repeat the movement from the bottom to the top of your forehead. - Place the index finger on the upper lip and the middle finger under the lower lip. - Press for three seconds, release and slide the fingers towards the ear.
Key Ingredients: - The Imperial Oil is a concentration of 20 precious botanical oils selected by Guerlain Research specifically for their medicinal properties, the benefits of which have been recognized for thousands of years. Maison Guerlain has matched its unique, historical formulation and expertise with a duo of orchids, using an exclusive process, to create an oil whose effectiveness is scientifically proven. - The Orchid, a rare and precious raw ingredient, is the very essence of the exceptional complete care range Orchidée Impériale. A true phenomenon longevity prodigy, the orchid is the most developed species in the plant kingdom. Convinced of its exceptional potential, Guerlain set up its first research center ever to be devoted to an ingredient: the Orchidarium®. - The mission of this International Research Center on the Orchid and skin longevity is to discover, understand, study and explore the potential of orchids and their biological and cosmetic properties to benefit its research on skin longevity. Guerlain Research runs three interrelated and complementary centers: - The Experimental Garden — Geneva (Switzerland) A greenhouse where a collection of Guerlain orchids is housed in order to study and identify the most remarkable species. The Basic Research Laboratory — Strasbourg (France) The first basic research unit is dedicated to the study of orchids and the identification and analysis of longevity molecules. The Exploratory Nature Reserve — TianZi (Yunnan, China) A nature reserve - a pillar of biodiversity and conservation - where wild orchids are protected and reintroduced into their natural environment. Learn about our work in Yunnan on guerlain.com - The Orchidarium revealed the extraordinary powers of a duo of orchids, including Gastrodia elata, an orchid essential to traditional Chinese medicine.
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