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Benefits
  • Exfoliating
  • Anti-Wrinkle
  • Plumping
  • Purifying
  • Mattifying
  • Pore-Tightening
  • Regenerating
  • Anti-Bacterial
  • Penetration Enhancer
The Biologique Recherche Lotion P50V is a hydrating multi-acid exfoliant that enhances skin renewal, regulates oil secretion, balances skin pH, and nourishes with added vitamins for anti-ageing benefits. It leaves your complexion smooth, clear, and radiant.
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The Biologique Recherche Lotion P50V is a hydrating multi-acid exfoliant that enhances skin renewal, regulates oil secretion, balances skin pH, and nourishes with added vitamins for anti-ageing benefits. It leaves your complexion smooth, clear, and radiant.
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More Info

  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + Ingredients
Who it is for
Green tick
For you if
  • Devitalised
  • Mature
  • Dehydrated
Red Cross
Not For you if
  • Use Retinol
  • Sensitive
  • Acne-Prone
How to Apply
For the first two weeks of use, apply a few drops to dampened cotton pads with cold water, and press and release, patting the product all over face, neck and décolleté, once in the evening. Please do not rub and only pass over each area once. After two weeks of use, if the skin is not sensitive to the product, switch to dry cotton pads.
Smell & Texture

Smells Like: It has a strong, medicinal scent with hints of vinegar and yeast.

Texture: It has a watery, liquid texture.

Ingredients

Water (Aqua), Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Lactic Acid, Ethoxydiglycol, Citric Acid, Magnesium Chloride, Malic Acid, Cochlearia Armoracia (Horseradish) Root Extract, Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract, Juglans Regia (Walnut) Seed Extract, Capsicum Frutescens Fruit Extract, Yeast Extract, Phytic Acid, Sulfur, Vinegar (Acetum), Sodium Salicylate, Sorbitol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Bisulfite.

*This product contains nut-derived ingredients and should be avoided by individuals with nut allergies.

Not to be used on the eye contour area. SPF must be used when using this product; do not use if you are going to be exposed to direct sunlight. We do not recommend you use this product alongside any other AHA’s or vitamin A products (such as retinol or retinoids). Do not use after invasive medical/aesthetic treatment for at least one month. Do not use immediately after a facial peel, or a medical laser treatment. Do not use on damaged or irritated skin or on open wounds or burns. Do not use on sensitive/sensitised areas, unless directed otherwise by a professional.

The Benefits

Chemical Exfoliation

Chemical exfoliation uses acids to dissolve the "glue" holding dead skin cells together, promoting skin cell turnover and replacing old cells with new, healthy ones. Acids like AHAs, BHAs, and PHAs not only help shed skin but also offer benefits like brightening, clarifying, and anti-ageing, depending on the type used.

Anti-Wrinkle

Anti-wrinkle products work to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles by boosting collagen and elastin, essential proteins that keep your skin glowing. Collagen helps reduce wrinkle depth, while elastin shortens their length. Keeping your skin hydrated is crucial, as dehydration can make wrinkles more noticeable. For smooth, bouncy skin, ensure you stay well-hydrated and use products that promote collagen and elastin production.

Plumping

Skin plumping involves using active ingredients to boost the production of key structural components like collagen, the dermal-epidermal junction, and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), giving your skin more volume and density. Collagen provides structural support and firmness, while the dermal-epidermal junction, a thin connective layer, ensures smooth, wrinkle-free skin by facilitating cell communication. GAGs, like hyaluronic acid, keep your skin hydrated and plump from within. By stimulating these components, active ingredients help restore your skin's plumpness and radiance.

Purifying

Purifying your skin means removing impurities, reducing excess oil, and deep cleansing to minimise a greasy or shiny appearance and prevent breakouts. This process leaves your skin clearer, more balanced, and looking fresh.

Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)

Sebum regulation involves normalising oil production in your sebaceous glands to reduce shine, oiliness, and breakouts, restoring your skin's natural balance. Overactive sebaceous glands can be triggered by internal factors like genetics, hormonal changes, and stress, as well as external factors such as climate, pollution, and diet. Excessive sebum production can lead to enlarged pores, acne, and an oily, shiny appearance. Effective sebum regulation means using skincare products that balance oil levels without over-drying your skin, helping you achieve a clearer, more matte complexion.

Pore Tightening & Minimising

Pore minimising involves reducing the appearance of enlarged pores. Enlarged pores often result from excess oil production and accumulated impurities, which stretch them over time. ageing also plays a role, as reduced skin elasticity makes pores more visible. Pore-minimising formulas tackle these issues by regulating oil production and boosting collagen and elastin to enhance skin elasticity. This helps pores return to their natural, less noticeable shape, giving your skin a smoother, more refined look.

Regenerating

Regenerative benefits work to restore and renew your skin at a cellular level. By stimulating cell turnover and boosting collagen and elastin production, they help repair damage, diminish fine lines and wrinkles, and improve overall skin texture. The result is a rejuvenated, firmer, and more youthful complexion that radiates vitality.

Anti-Bacterial

Anti-bacterial action targets and inhibits the growth of bacteria on your skin's surface. Anti-bacterial ingredients work by disrupting essential bacterial processes like cell wall synthesis or protein production, reducing the risk of skin infections and inflammation. They are especially effective for treating acne by controlling the acne-causing bacteria known as Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes). This anti-bacterial action helps diminish imperfections, prevent new breakouts, and reduce irritation, giving you clearer, healthier skin.

Penetration Enhancing

Penetration enhancing in skincare involves advanced technologies designed to boost the absorption and effectiveness of active ingredients deep within your skin's layers. These enhancements ensure that skincare products deliver their powerful benefits precisely where they're needed most. By overcoming the common issue of low permeability in many effective ingredients, penetration enhancers maximise the unique benefits and visible results of your skincare routine.

  • - + Chemical Exfoliation
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Purifying
  • - + Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)
  • - + Pore Tightening & Minimising
  • - + Regenerating
  • - + Anti-Bacterial
  • - + Penetration Enhancing

Active Ingredients

Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)

Vitamin B3 also known as Niacinamide, is versatile and highly effective ingredient with many benefits. It helps to strengthen skin barrier function and increase water retention by increasing natural ceramide production. It's anti-inflammatory and sebum regulating properties soothe, repair and balance irritated, weakened and acne prone skins. Niacinamide is also a potent antioxidant with protective and brightening properties helping to restore skin's natural glow.

Yeast Extract

Yeast is composed of Salts, Carbohydrates, Lipids & Vitamins offering many different benefits. Yeast's main role is to sebum (oil) regulate and balance the skin, without overly stripping it, by offering a detoxifying action at the cellular level. The result is a more mattified, brighter and clearer skin.

Sulphur

Sulphur is a chemical element found in various minerals, typically in the form of sulphide and sulphate compounds. It is valued for its keratolytic properties, which means it can soften keratinóthe protein that makes up the skin, hair, and nails. This softening action helps to smooth rough or hardened skin and facilitates the removal of superficial layers of the epidermis. By doing so, sulphur prepares the skin to better absorb and benefit from other skincare ingredients applied afterward. This makes it a useful component in skincare formulations aimed at promoting smoother, clearer, and more radiant skin.

Alpha-Hydroxy Acids

Alpha-Hydroxy Acids are a chemical exfoliant which exfoliate the top layers of the skin, offering a variety of benefits. They are mostly derived from plant-based sources. Some of the most common AHAs are Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid and Malic Acid. Depending on the type of AHA, they can reduce dullness, even skin tone, reduce pigmentation, tighten pores, stimulate collagen production, hydrate the skin and offer antioxidant protection. AHAs are generally less irritating and drying to the skin as they are water-soluble.

Poly-Hydroxy Acids

Poly-Hydroxy Acids are a chemical exfoliant which exfoliate the top layers of the skin. However unlike AHAs & BHAs, they consist of larger molecules so they tend to sit on the surface of the skin for longer and penetrate slowly. Therefore, they are particularly good for more sensitive skins. As well as sloughing off dead skin cells, revealing a smoother, clearer and brighter complexion; this acid is also a fantastic hydrator.

Magnesium Chloride

Magnesium Chloride contains astringent properties, but also promotes skin regeneration by increasing the amount of collagen and elastin fibres in the dermis.

Beta-Hydroxy Acids

Beta Hydroxy Acid is a chemical exfoliant which penetrates deeply into pores to dissolve debris and dead skin cells. Because BHAs are oil-soluble, anti-bacterial & anti-inflammatory, they are particularly adept at treating active, inflamed and infected acne; even cystic acne. Also known as Salicylic Acid, this powerful ingredient is great at sebum-regulating the skin, reducing pores, lightening hyperpigmentation, fighting bacteria and easing inflammation.

Cider Vinegar

Cider Vinegar is extracted from fermented apples and contains high concentrations of fruits acids. Particularly potent in Acetic Acid, Citric Acid and Malic Acid; Cider Vinegar contains powerful exfoliating, purifying and renewing properties. High in Polyphenols, this ingredient also has significant antioxidant effects, combatting damageing photo-induced free-radicals.

Walnut Extract

Walnut Extract counteracts skin ageing by stimulating fibroblast activity and inhibiting elastase. Meaning that it prevents the natural elastin in our skin from degrading, promoting a more elastic and smoother skin, whilst reducing fine lines & wrinkles and promoting a more toned skin. This ingredient also has powerful antioxidant properties which prevents cells from oxidative stress.

Sponge Extract

Sponge Extract is composed of fibres, which act like little needles, providing both a chemical and mechanical (physical) exfoliation. Once the Sponge makes contact with the skin, it provides a peeling action, which then induces micro-inflammation resulting in the renewal of the skin. Subsequently, as the "needles" dissolve, they secrete a stimulating substance which produces collagen and new cells, recreating a "Micro-Needling" effect on the skin without aesthetic intervention, creating a new and younger skin.

  • - + Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)
  • - + Yeast Extract
  • - + Sulphur
  • - + Alpha-Hydroxy Acids
  • - + Poly-Hydroxy Acids
  • - + Magnesium Chloride
  • - + Beta-Hydroxy Acids
  • - + Cider Vinegar
  • - + Walnut Extract
  • - + Sponge Extract

Spotlight

Physical & Chemical Exfoliation

Physical and chemical exfoliation are two popular techniques for removing dead skin cells and promoting a healthier, more radiant complexion. Each method offers unique benefits and targets skin concerns differently, making them key components in any effective skincare routine. Exfoliation helps to improve skin texture, unclog pores, and enhance the absorption of skincare products, leading to smoother, brighter skin. Physical exfoliation offers immediate results, while chemical exfoliation promotes deeper, longer-lasting effects without the risk of physical irritation. Physical exfoliation involves the use of scrubs, brushes, or cloths with granules that manually slough off dead skin cells from the surface. This method provides instant smoothness but can sometimes cause micro-tears, making it less suitable for sensitive skin types. Chemical exfoliation, on the other hand, employs acids (like AHAs, BHAs) or enzymes to dissolve dead skin cells at a deeper level. This process promotes cell turnover, enhances the skin’s natural renewal process, and helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines, pigmentation, and dullness without abrasive action, making it gentler for sensitive skin. Physical exfoliation delivers a quick, refreshed feel, but those with sensitive skin might find it too abrasive. Chemical exfoliation gradually reveals smoother, brighter skin with regular use, and is generally better suited for those seeking a gentler approach with deeper results. Users often notice improved skin clarity, reduced congestion, and an overall glow. Both exfoliation methods have their place in a skincare routine, offering tailored solutions depending on skin type and needs. By choosing the right type of exfoliation, you can achieve a smoother, more radiant complexion that feels fresh, revitalised, and renewed, enhancing your overall skin health and appearance.

Why I love it

  • "The efficacy of Biologique Recherche relies not only on its science-driven approach to balancing and curing the skin, but on its prescriptive and tailored nature."

    X Natalie K-F

    Founder, Embassy of Beauty

  • Customer Reviews

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    Laura Gilmartin
    Love!

    Smooth glass tight poreless skin

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    Leia Atkins
    Great for fine lines & hydration.

    You gradually get use to the strength over time. It’s an great all round product, this was a repeat purchase. Works great diluted on a damp cotton round and used as a concentrate on problematic areas.

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    Inna Hepburn
    Toner for everyone

    Best toner for each type of skin
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    Adelina Elena Andrei
    În love so far! ❤️ P50

    I started to use this toner three days ago. I didn't expect something spectacular to happen as this is not my first rodeo with expensive facial care and thought it's gonna be the same like the other ones. Well, I was wrong. I really felt this product works on my skin. I could feel a tingling sensation and I noticed a little bit of redness which disappeared in a few minutes. I used it before bed and in the morning my skin definitely was much softer and głowy. I have quite visible pores on my cheeks, so will see how it's working on this in few weeks. I'll come back with an update. Now they have black Friday sale so I will probably try something else from the brand which was recommended to me. It's a shame they don't do trial size though and the delivery is quite expensive. I would definitely recommend P50 and embassy of beauty. Thank you

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    Hayley Cahill
    Magical product

    I have been using Lotion P50 and Lotion P50V for some time now, I have switched between the two dependant on how my skin feels. The P50V version is a little milder for those times when my skin is feeling a little drier. I can honestly say I cannot live without it. It has changed my skin for the better completely. The texture is so refined, smooth and clear, and all my other products just work so well when I use it. Absolutely love it!

    Lotion P50V Biologique Recherche 150ml
    Biologique Recherche

    Lotion P50V

    From £28 £35

    A facial in a bottle!

    The Biologique Recherche Lotion P50V exfoliates, regulates the pH of the skin and hydrates; all at the same time.

    Using an impressive quantity of different acids and a boost of vitamins to rejuvenate the skin, the Lotion P50V is the cult classic of all skin exfoliators, known worldwide as being at the top of its game.

    Your skin will feel smoother, softer, clearer and more uniform. An even complexion awaits!

    Size

    • 50ml
    • 150ml
    • 250ml
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