Review of Lumene Skin Care Products: Firming Creams, Cleansing Wipes, Vitamin C Cream, and Lip Treatment Lotion
Over the past week I tried a number of Lumene skin care products with great enjoyment. I also tried a foundation, which I will rave about in its own separate post. Lumene Products originate in Finland and are available in the United States at CVS pharmacies. They also sell some of their products in small trial sizes, so if you have a CVS near you, it is worth checking there in person for trial sizes and various local sales.
First up are the Lumene Cleaning Express Touch Cleansing Wipes. These worked quite well at removing dirt, oil, and makeup, including eye makeup. The wipes contain oat milk, which helps keep the cleanser from drying the skin. I liked these cleansing pads and will likely purchase more. I had been using Garnier Nutritioniste Cleansing Wipes, but those tend to be a bit dry. I like the Lumene better because they are not too soapy, yet have a bit more moisture than the Garnier wipes.
I also really liked a pair of products from the Lumene Time Freeze line. Lumene puts age ranges on their lines, with age 40 plus listed for the time freeze line. Although it might be good for the company’s marketing, I don’t find the age ranges particularly useful or necessary, because in many cases the products may be very appropriate for people outside of the provided age range. The day and night creams that I tried from the Time Freeze line are perfect examples. These products would be useful for anyone with somewhat dry skin and/or fine lines or wrinkles.
The Lumene Lifting Skin Supporter, Firming Day Cream is a medium weight moisturizer that provides a decent amount of moisture combined with SPF protection. I liked it just as well as a number of other good day creams, yet it is a bit cheaper than some of the equivalent higher end products.
What really shined for me though was the Lumene Lifting Skin Supporter, Firming Night Cream. Although I have other products that I like better, such as Vita Amazonia’s Revitalizing Cream with 5 percent DMAE which also has better documented active ingredients, I found this creme to be particularly pleasant to use and a great value as well. The cream is fairly thick and provides enough moisture for dry skin without being too heavy for skin that is only a bit on the dry side. It absorbs quickly and provides moisture for the entire night. It might not have DMAE and other such ingredients that would make me declare it the perfect cream, but it does a pretty bang up job for its price. At around $20 for a decent size jar, this is a good value general use night cream.
Another product I tried and liked was Vitamin C+ Radiant C Energy, Age Defying Intensive Care Cream. This cream contains multiple forms of vitamin C and felt great when I put it on. It also smells quite nice with its light citrus scent. I could feel the tingle that comes with the use of vitamin C, so it must have a decent concentration. It also absorbed well and my skin was looking quite good after a week of use (although I do use other products). With a decent price at around $15-20, this is another good value product. So if you are looking for an affordable vitamin C cream, this one is worth a look.
My favorite of the products overall was the Lumene Premium Beauty Rejuvenating Lip Care Lotion. This product has an interesting mix of ingredients. From the description:
“The products’ precious natural sea buckthorn oil contains omega fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamins that strengthen and renew skin. The Tri-peptides™–compound helps restore the skin’s elasticity and youthful glow. A-and E-vitamines stimulates cellular renovation.”
Adding peptides to a lip product greatly interested me since there is a decent amount of ancedotal evidence about the anti-aging, particularly anti-wrinkle, benefits of various types and combinations of peptides. However, whether the combination in this product comes from one of the better documented combinations is unknown (Update: I found that Lumene uses two documented combinations, see my comment). The lip care lotion is a light treatment balm/lotion. It has a nice moisturizing quality and it keeps the lips moist for some time. It has quickly become my favorite lip product for use at night when I want long lasting moisture, but don’t need SPF added. The treatment elements of the product also make it very attractive for night use. It has bit of a taste that is not unpleasant, but not pleasant either. But I would like to see it either entirely devoid of flavor or with something a bit more pleasing. Aside form that, I highly recommend this product.
Overall, I was impressed with everything I tried from Lumene. The company makes numerous products aimed at a wide range of skin types and treatment needs, so I really just got to scratch the surface. If you have a CVS nearby, stop in and take a look!
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Carleenp | May 2, 2007 | Reply
After a bit of research, I found that Lumene’s peptide compound includes two that have been documented as working as wrinkle treatments. Those are Hexapeptide-8 (argireline)and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 (matrixyl).
Evelyn Bi Teng S. | Jun 29, 2007 | Reply
Hi, Carleenp, thanks for sharing. I am also very much interested in Lumene Most branded skincare have their own unique selling proposition (USP), what od you think is for Lumene? I don’t know how to convince my friends to switch to Lumene than claiming it Nordic beauty, does not sound convincing, any suggestion?
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butterflykissez | Nov 12, 2007 | Reply
i bought the vit. c capsules first &loved it! a month ago i bought 20 other products of Lumene make up/ skin care & see the difference already. i only use Lumene & love it & paid a heafty price for it but its all worth it.
trueroseblum | Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
Just bought the Vit.C break-open capsules; tonite is Night#2 of using them; my (fair,sensitive) skin was a bit red today esp. in the afternoon, but, am plugging along w/it. I started w/the Vit.C. on recc. of a dermatologist-written book I got recently. She is big on VIT.C, and “retinols”…Anyway, would like to hear from the lady above me who bought the whole line, and how it’s working for her now, a month later!
Rosella | Feb 22, 2008 | Reply
I have been using from Lancome to Clarins…and must say that Lumene has gotten to level, where one can say that they are like Clarins…purely natural. Nordic’s mother nature’s gift to us. Even my husband is using Lumene’s Premium beauty line - night serum, day serum, rejuvenating eye cream and day cream. He has always dropped using creams before, as he felt they did not work and were not pleasant enough for sensitive skin…but he loves these. I love the Time freeze skin care line…can only recommend it. Like said…I would not have believed it, but I swapped Lancome to Clarins, and not using also lot of Lumene.
Rosella | Feb 22, 2008 | Reply
…and NOW using also lot of Lumene.
Disha | May 18, 2008 | Reply
Is the “Vitamin C+ Radiant C Energy, Age Defying Intensive Care Cream” night or day cream?
Carleenp | May 18, 2008 | Reply
Disha: You could use it either day or night. I tend to use Vitamin C creams or serums at night and then add another night cream if my skin is particularly dry.