By Aimee L
In 2020, Lancôme opened a new era of skin clarity with the launch of Clarifique Dual Essence, offering a game-changing skin care solution for clearer skin. Following 34 years of Research and six patents on enzyme science, skin clarity takes a new dimension in 2024 with the launch of the new Clarifique Double Treatment Essence.
This new patented and improved version is no longer a mere essence; it is now a double treatment inspired by dermatological peeling procedures. The breakthrough bi-phase formula contains a brightening watery essence with 50% more beech bud and four pro-peeling acids to target all levels of the epidermis.
Easily blended thanks to its patented whisk (inspired by the shape of the beech bud, a patented whisk blends and activates the double clarity treatment), it is clinically proven to refine pores, control oiliness, polish the skin, and renew its surface.
What is Skin Clarity?
Our skin is a reflection of our overall health and wellbeing and can be impacted by hormonal changes, UV exposure, and pollution. These factors take their toll on our skin, which can become dull and uneven in tone and texture.
Lancôme defines skin clarity as multidimensional and multi-sensory. It has a truly refined texture that is soft to the touch and an even tone that is visible to the eye. When your skin has clarity, it appears translucent, flawless, replenished, smooth, and well hydrated. It glows with an unmistakable radiance.
The Enzyme Clarity Connection For A Refined Skin Texture And Even Tone
In creating Clarifique Double Treatment Essence, Lancôme found that enzymes hold the key to true skin clarity. Enzymes are made up of strings of amino acids. They help produce or degrade molecules and control the speed of chemical reactions inside cells.
Enzymes regulate two essential actions that contribute to skin clarity: Skin renewal via cell proliferation and differentiation and skin refining via desquamation to improve the tone and texture, and Lancôme has found that enzymes can also activate the skin’s natural moisturising factors to deliver a hydrating action that counteracts the harmful effects of exfoliating actives.
Hydration is essential for replenishing the moisture lost during chemical peels as they remove the top layer of dead skin cells, allowing new cells to take their place. But this can leave the skin’s surface feeling dry and dehydrated. Which is why in collaboration with Inserm and Université Toulouse III, Lancôme has identified a new enzyme in the skin: Prolyl Endopeptidase (or PREP) which is able to convert filaggrin into a natural moisturising factor which is key for skin hydration.
More Concentrated Than Ever
The iconic, high-performance active of Clarifique returns – now more concentrated than ever before. Sourced in the self-regenerating Ardèche Forest of Southeastern France, beech bud is a powerful organic, active ingredient known for its ability to both hydrate and exfoliate the skin. This unique extract is hand-harvested only once every four years just before the flower blossoms and is cryopreserved to ensure its potency.
New Clarifique Double Treatment Essence is enriched with 50% more beech bud extract to ignite the skin’s enzymatic properties and optimise its brightening functions, by exfoliating four million cells every day. It is transformed using Green Sciences to preserve more than 80% of its natural active molecules.
Enriched with 4 Pro-Peeling Acids
New Clarifique Double Treatment Essence now harnesses the power of phytic, lactic, salicylic, and glycolic acids, concentrated in an exclusive acid blend for maximum skin affinity.
The formula works at four levels to bring about ultimate skin clarity:
- Refine pores: to clean and tighten pores.
- Control oil: by inhibiting sebocyte differentiation and lipid synthesis.
- Polish skin: to remove dead cells.
- Renew the skin surface: to increase epidermal cell turnover.
Next-Generation Soothing Actives in a Bi-Phase Treatment Formula
To preserve skin integrity, Clarifique Double Treatment Essence comes in an innovative bi-phase formula with a lipid essence made out of soothing actives to compensate for the powerful brightening action of the new formula with unique exfoliating ingredients and beech bud extract concentrated within the watery phase essence.
The lipid essence cares for your skin with two ingredients:
- A unique high purity alkane of natural origin, known to boost moisturisation, softness, smoothness, and skin comfort.
- Bisabolol obtained from biotechnology to bring an anti-inflammatory effect and to soothe the skin.
Together, they represent the optimal ratio of 97% aqueous phase (beech bud extract and the four-acid blend) and 3% lipidic essence (alkane and bisabolol) to deliver a double treatment and radical skin clarity.
Safe and kind on skin, the new Clarifique Double Treatment Essence comes in a lightweight yet highly concentrated formula that remains transparent and non-sticky. It contains 96% natural origin ingredient.
Clarifique Double Treatment Essence was tested on more than 800 women and men of all skin types (including acne-prone and sensitive skin), and all phototypes (including Asian and melanin-rich skin) in two independent clinical studies following more than 240 formulation trials and more than 1000 quality controls.
The New Clarifique Double Treatment Essence is available in 150ml / $170, and 250ml / $230), from Lancôme online, at Lancôme counters, on Lazada, and Sephora. Redeem a 10ml Clarifique Double Treatment Essence trial sample with no minimum spend by using the code “2XCLARITY” upon checkout at Lancôme online while stocks last.