Products with Film-Formers & Polymers

Film-Formers and Polymers create a smooth, flexible layer on skin or hair that helps lock in moisture and improve texture and wear. Browse ELLEMES products formulated with film-formers and polymers.

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The Ingredients That Make a Formula Stay Put

When a serum sets down and stops migrating, a polymer is usually the reason. Film-formers create a thin, flexible layer over skin that holds water in, keeps pigments and actives distributed evenly, and stops a product from sliding off over the course of a day.

You can see the effect most plainly in a lip treatment like Youthful Lip Replenisher, in the cushioned wear of Revox Line Relaxer, and in richer night formulas such as DEJ Night Cream and SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2.

What does a film-former actually do on the skin?

It builds a breathable mesh rather than a seal. That mesh reduces water loss, improves how long a product wears, and — in sunscreens especially — helps keep UV filters spread in an even layer instead of pooling.

How to shop at ELLEMES

Polymers are a texture decision, not an active. Choose by concern first, then let feel decide between two products that treat the same thing.

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Featured Products with Film-Formers & Polymers Reviews

Revision Skincare YouthFull Hands
Revision Skincare YouthFull Hands (Formerly known as Lumiquin)
4.6 (54 reviews) 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 54 reviews
$74.00
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“I can tell the difference after 2 uses”

— Sandra R.
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Obagi Eyebrow Boosting Serum
Obagi Eyebrow Boosting Serum
5.0 (18 reviews) 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 18 reviews
$150.00
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“Ive loved the eyelash serum from Obagi for some time and decided to give the eyebrow serum a shot. I have some areas that I most definitely overplucked in my youngers years. I've been using this...”

— Jill T.
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Revision Skincare Youthful Lip Replenisher (Tinted/Pink)
Revision Skincare Youthful Lip Replenisher (Tinted/Pink)
4.6 (21 reviews) 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 21 reviews
$46.50
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