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Fragrance completely ruins the product

I want to preface this by saying I was sent this product free for review and will be writing an honest review of my experience. Before purchasing or sampling you should know this product is intensely scented, not slightly to make the application feel more luxurious but each time I opened the jar it ...was like dropping a bottle of perfume. Cloying and aggressive I don't understand the logic behind making a product difficult to tolerate and I don't consider myself especially sensitive. The ingredients of this are just several different silicones so it's no surprise that when you use it you're going to see and feel an immediate difference on fine wrinkles because silicones easily and quickly fill them in but of course the moment to wash your face you lose the look, you could be used as a foundation primer in a pinch but really just for the temporary affect. I patch tested for allergies then tested this product daily for 2 weeks and found while immediately after application my skin looked smooth (thanks to the silicones) but over the course of the day felt and looked dryer and after two weeks there was undeniable increase in dryness (I suspect the high amount of fragrance has damaged my moisture barrier) so this was an enormously disappointing product for me. I also saw my skin's sensitivity increase quite a bit so after testing I ended up giving the product away. It's crazy to me to see so many skincare brands have the same issue; fragrance. I would think with their state of the art facilities in researching and producing skincare they would not only know but support a fragrance free philosophy since it's been proven to cause inflammation on and below the skin surface which means over time this damages healthy collagen production, exacerbates dryness due to a damaged moisture barrier, and impairs your skin's ability to heal. I know many people tout fragrance not affecting their skin but the damage doesn't need to visible in order to be present, this is the long term damage nobody wants to see but are guaranteeing themselves in 5-10 years. Another glaring issue is the jar packaging, the nutrients, vitamins, etc that Biotherm is promising are immediately compromised the moment the jar is opened the first time, formulations like this are best in an opaque dispenser whether it's a squeeze tube or pump whereas a jar is just constant light and air exposure along with constant contamination. Overall; No I don't recommend this product to anyone, the minor benefits it offers are easier to accomplish using a much cheaper and safer makeup primer. I don't trust this product to do anything positive for my skin and honestly makes me distrust Biotherm as a whole. I suggest everyone interested in looking out for their skin for the long term to do a bit of research into fragrances, colourants, packaging design, preservatives, etc for a better understanding on what is marketing and what is a good product. I would give this product negative stars if I could.