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DEEPLY HYDRATING BI-GEL
Benefits
  • Hydrating
  • Barrier Strengthening
  • Brightening
  • Plumping
  • Antioxidant
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Anti-Wrinkle
  • Firming

Creme M.E.C. by Biologique Recherche is a lightweight bi-gel cream designed to hydrate, protect and preserve the skin’s firmness while enhancing overall resilience and brightness. It delivers immediate and long-lasting hydration through Sodium Hyaluronate and Polyglutamic Acid, which bind water at the surface to plump the skin, smooth fine lines and improve elasticity-related comfort without weight.

Lecithin reinforces the barrier, helping the skin retain hydration while enhancing softness and suppleness. A stabilised vitamin C derivative supports radiance and antioxidant defence, working gradually to improve tone and protect against oxidative stress, while astaxanthin, a powerful marine-derived antioxidant, helps neutralise free radicals that accelerate collagen and elastin degradation.

Dill extract complements supporting the preservation of existing elastin fibers and slowing loss of firmness over time. The result is skin that feels smoother, better hydrated, more resilient and subtly firmer, with a refined, healthy luminosity that improves progressively with consistent use.

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Creme M.E.C. by Biologique Recherche is a lightweight bi-gel cream designed to hydrate, protect and preserve the skin’s firmness while enhancing overall resilience and brightness. It delivers immediate and long-lasting hydration through Sodium Hyaluronate and Polyglutamic Acid, which bind water at the surface to plump the skin, smooth fine lines and improve elasticity-related comfort without weight.

Lecithin reinforces the barrier, helping the skin retain hydration while enhancing softness and suppleness. A stabilised vitamin C derivative supports radiance and antioxidant defence, working gradually to improve tone and protect against oxidative stress, while astaxanthin, a powerful marine-derived antioxidant, helps neutralise free radicals that accelerate collagen and elastin degradation.

Dill extract complements supporting the preservation of existing elastin fibers and slowing loss of firmness over time. The result is skin that feels smoother, better hydrated, more resilient and subtly firmer, with a refined, healthy luminosity that improves progressively with consistent use.

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  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
Who it is for
Green tick
For you if

Dehydration

Dull Complexion

Fine Lines

Loss of Firmness

Wrinkles

Volume Loss

Red Cross
Not For you if
How to Apply
Apply a hazelnut-sized amount of Creme M.E.C. over the face, neck and décolleté. Massage delicately with fingertips, working with upward and outward strokes until the product is fully absorbed.
Ingredients

Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Maltodextrin, Isostearyl Alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Butylene Glycol Cocoate, Lauroyl Lysine, Undecane, Saccharide Hydrolysate, Peucedanum Graveolens (Dill) Extract, Polyglutamic Acid, Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-3, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Ethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitan Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Tridecane, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 60, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenylpropanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

Please note: The ingredients listed in this product are subject to change as the formulation is updated. We aim to update the INCI list as soon as possible, but we encourage you to read the ingredient list on the product itself to ensure it's suitable for your personal use.

Smell & Texture

Smell: Subtle, clean and natural

Texture: Silky, smooth and hydrating without feeling greasy

About the Brand
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Founded in Paris in the late 1970s by biologist Yvan Allouche and physiotherapist Josette Allouche, Biologique Recherche began as a laboratory for bespoke, high-performance formulas for elite skin professionals. Their medical-grade precision and artisanal formulation, paired with consummate savoir-faire, underpin their reputation for outstanding, clinically proven results.

Biologique Recherche treats skin according to its Skin Instant©, the skin’s precise, evolving state. Each formula is loaded with active ingredients in exceptional concentrations, then prescribed to address those real-time needs. This precision approach corrects imbalances, restores function, and delivers visible, lasting transformation.

Cold-processed actives are the core of Biologique Recherche. Formulated at 18–25°C, this method avoids the 70°C heat of standard processing that breaks down actives. Botanical, marine, and biotechnological extracts stay intact for higher absorption, stronger repair, and better tolerance. Antioxidants, peptides, and enzymes remain stable, ensuring consistent, visible results.

The Benefits

  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Antioxidant
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Firming
  • - + Brightening (Energising)
Hydrating

Hydration is all about the water content in your skin that keeps it supple and healthy. Humectants, ingredients with water-binding properties, deliver this hydration by attracting water molecules from the atmosphere. For the best results, apply hydrating serums right after a shower. Humectants not only replenish your skin's hydration but also enhance its water retention, creating a long-lasting hydration reservoir. Adding humectants like hyaluronic acid to your routine will restore your skin's healthy glow, minimize fine lines, and provide a plumping effect.

Skin Barrier Strengthening

Strengthening your skin barrier involves replenishing the key elements in the top layer of your skin (stratum corneum), leading to a stronger and healthier barrier. These essential elements include lipids (ceramides, fatty acids, and cholesterol) and Natural Moisturizing Factors (amino acids, hyaluronic acid, etc.). Various factors, such as incorrect skincare use, seasonal changes, and aesthetic treatments, can damage your skin barrier. When this happens, your skin loses excess water through Trans Epidermal Water Loss (T.E.W.L) and becomes less capable of defending against environmental stressors, resulting in dryness, sensitivity, and irritation.

A healthy skin barrier is crucial for overall skin health as it helps prevent hydration loss, protects against environmental damage, and reduces the risk of skin conditions like eczema and acne. By strengthening your skin barrier, you ensure your skin remains well-hydrated, resilient, and protected.

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.

Antioxidant

Antioxidant Protection shields your skin and preserves its youthful glow. It refers to a defence system that protects against harmful molecules and keeps your complexion healthy and radiant. Free radicals, those incredibly reactive molecules, come from everyday sources like sunlight, diet, smoking, and pollution. They attack healthy cells, accelerating skin ageing, causing wrinkles, loss of firmness, pigmentation, and dullness.

Incorporating antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, into your skincare routine creates a protective shield on your skin. These powerful ingredients neutralise free radicals, preventing them from causing damage. The result is skin that stays youthful, firm, and luminous.

Anti-Inflammatory

Anti-Inflammatory skincare soothes, heal, and balance your skin, the targeted actives are designed to reduce inflammation. Inflammation is your body's natural response to injury or irritation, but continuous inflammation can lead to troublesome skin conditions like acne, rosacea, or eczema. Our anti-inflammatory skincare solutions work to soothe and calm your skin, reducing redness, swelling, and discomfort to provide much-needed relief. By strengthening your skin's barrier, these products help protect against further irritation and damage. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory actives support your skin's natural healing processes, leading to a more balanced and resilient complexion.

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.

Firming

Skin firming focuses on boosting your skin's elasticity and tightness to reduce sagging and wrinkles, leaving your skin looking firmer. This is done by stimulating fibroblasts to produce more elastin, the protein that helps your skin stretch and bounce back. To keep your skin firm longer, antioxidants protect these elastin fibres from free radical damage, which can cause early breakdown. This combined action helps maintain a youthful, resilient complexion.

Brightening (Energising)

Energising skincare involves using active ingredients to boost your blood circulation, detoxification, and cellular energy. Improved blood circulation brings more essential nutrients and oxygen to your skin, while detoxification helps eliminate cell waste and impurities that can make your skin look dull. Certain active ingredients also enhance your skin's metabolism and regeneration. These combined actions restore your skin's vitality and radiant appearance, giving you a fresh, energised complexion.

  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Antioxidant
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Firming
  • - + Brightening (Energising)

Active Ingredients

  • - + Glycerin
  • - + Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid
  • - + Polyglutamic Acid
  • - + Lecithin
  • - + Stabilised Vitamin C
  • - + Vitamin E
  • - + Astaxanthin
  • - + Dill Extract
Glycerin

Glycerin is a potent humectant commonly used in skincare for its powerful hydrating properties. It works by attracting water molecules from the atmosphere and retaining them in the deeper layers of the skin, effectively boosting hydration reservoir. This helps to plump up the skin, resulting in reduced dehydration lines and a soft, supple complexion.

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (LMW-HA) is a smaller, more penetrative form of hyaluronic acid. Unlike high molecular weight forms that primarily hydrate the skin’s surface, LMW-HA has the ability to penetrate deeper into the epidermis, where it attracts and binds water to maintain optimal moisture levels from within. This deep hydration helps improve skin elasticity, firmness and smoothness, while reducing the appearance of fine lines and dehydration-induced wrinkles. Additionally, it enhances overall suppleness, making the complexion look plumper and more resilient. It is ideal for dehydrated, dull or mature skin, and especially those in need of long-lasting hydration and improved texture.

Polyglutamic Acid

Polyglutamic Acid (PGA) is a water-soluble biopolymer produced through the fermentation of soybeans and is an advanced humectant and skin-plumping agent. It works by binding and holding onto large amounts of water, up to several times more than hyaluronic acid, while also forming a light, breathable film on the skin that slows trans-epidermal water loss and enhances the performance of other hydrators, which results in immediately smoother, more hydrated, more elastic skin and softer fine lines, without penetrating deeply or altering skin structure, making it a powerful but surface-level and non-irritating active.

Lecithin

Lecithin is a deeply soothing ingredient that helps strengthen the skin’s barrier and protects against dryness and irritation. Rich in nourishing Fatty Acids, Glycerol, and Phospholipids (the building blocks of healthy cells) it also helps to repair weakened and damaged skins while locking hydration.

Stabilised Vitamin C

Stabilised vitamin C is a chemically modified derivative of Vitamin C engineered to maintain potency and resist oxidation caused by exposure to light, heat, and oxygen, offering enhanced stability and controlled release into the skin. Once absorbed, they function as potent antioxidants, neutralising free radicals generated by UV radiation and pollution to prevent oxidative stress and premature cellular ageing. Stabilised vitamin C also inhibits tyrosinase activity, reducing melanin synthesis and promoting a more even, luminous skin tone. Additionally, it stimulates collagen synthesis by supporting fibroblast activity, improving skin firmness and elasticity over time. Because of their lower irritation potential and greater formulation stability, these forms are accepted by most skin types; including sensitive, acne-prone, or reactive skin.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a powerful oil-soluble antioxidant renowned for its excellent skin-protecting and replenishing properties. It helps prevent premature ageing by safeguarding skin cell membranes from damaging free radicals. Its nourishing qualities strengthen the skin barrier, enhancing resilience against environmental aggressors and improving water retention by reducing trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). Additionally, Vitamin E has soothing effect thanks to it anti-inflammatory properties.

Astaxanthin

Astaxanthin, extracted form microalgae, is considered as one of the most potent antioxidant in the market, shown to be 6000x times more powerful at neutralising free radicals than Vitamin C. Its strong antioxidant properties protect essential skin components and cells, preventing premature skin ageing, including discoloration, wrinkles and loss of elasticity.

Dill Extract

Dill extract is a botanical antioxidant mainly used to protect the skin’s elastic fibers, and it does this by inhibiting elastase, the enzyme responsible for breaking down elastin, while also reducing oxidative stress and inflammation that accelerate structural degradation; by slowing elastin breakdown rather than stimulating new production, dill helps preserve skin elasticity over time, resulting in skin that feels more resilient and springy, shows less progressive sagging, and maintains a firmer appearance longer; its effects are preventative and cumulative, making it most effective as part of a long-term skin-maintenance strategy rather than a corrective treatment.

  • - + Glycerin
  • - + Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid
  • - + Polyglutamic Acid
  • - + Lecithin
  • - + Stabilised Vitamin C
  • - + Vitamin E
  • - + Astaxanthin
  • - + Dill Extract

Spotlight

The Importance Of Hydration

Hydration is vital for maintaining healthy, radiant skin. Properly hydrated skin retains moisture, which helps maintain its elasticity, plumpness and natural barrier function.

This barrier protects against environmental stressors like pollution and bacteria while preventing moisture loss. Dehydrated skin, on the other hand, can become dry, flaky and prone to irritation, fine lines and breakouts.

In skincare, using hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, squalane and ceramides can help lock in moisture, keeping the skin balanced and supple. Using moisturisers consistently is essential for promoting long-term skin health and resilience.

Clinical Proofs

Clinical Proofs

Efficacy Test:
Creme M.E.C. has been clinically proven to improve skin remodeling by +25%* and enhance plumpness by +22%*, in just 56 days - restoring density, refining contours harmony, and renewing skin with lasting suppleness and light-reflecting vitality.

*Clinical scoring performed under dermatological supervision. Tested on a mixed panel of 65 subjects aged 40 to 63 years, phototypes I to IV. Twice-daily application of the product for 56 days.

The above information has been supplied to the Embassy of Beauty by the brand manufacturer. Embassy of Beauty takes no responsibility for these claimed studies and/or results.

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

  • Biologique Recherche

    Creme M.E.C.

    £200

    Creme M.E.C. by Biologique Recherche is a lightweight bi-gel cream designed to hydrate, protect and preserve the skin’s firmness while enhancing overall resilience and brightness. It delivers immediate and long-lasting hydration through Sodium Hyaluronate and Polyglutamic Acid, which bind water at the surface to plump the skin, smooth fine lines and improve elasticity-related comfort without weight.

    Lecithin reinforces the barrier, helping the skin retain hydration while enhancing softness and suppleness. A stabilised vitamin C derivative supports radiance and antioxidant defence, working gradually to improve tone and protect against oxidative stress, while astaxanthin, a powerful marine-derived antioxidant, helps neutralise free radicals that accelerate collagen and elastin degradation.

    Dill extract complements supporting the preservation of existing elastin fibers and slowing loss of firmness over time. The result is skin that feels smoother, better hydrated, more resilient and subtly firmer, with a refined, healthy luminosity that improves progressively with consistent use.

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