Catrice vs Royal Fern — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Phytoactive Serum
8.6/10 · Royal Fern
| Clean ID Hyaluronic Boost Serum | Phytoactive Serum | |
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| Brand | Catrice | Royal Fern |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 8.2/10 | 8.6/10 ★ |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Watery serum | Lightweight phytoactive serum |
| Finish | Hydrating | Velvet |
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| Verdict | Catrice cracked the German drugstore code with the Clean ID skincare extension — and the Hyaluronic Boost Serum at €5.99 is the calling card. Sodium hyaluronate up front, panthenol for soothing, and almost nothing else. The full INCI has ten ingredients. €6 hyaluronic serum that actually works is exactly the kind of thing that's made German drugstore skincare globally interesting. | Royal Fern's Phytoactive Serum is the daily-routine entry point to the brand. Lighter than the Anti-Aging Cream but with the same patented fern complex front and center — Osmunda regalis + Dryopteris filix-mas extracts at meaningful position in the INCI, plus sea buckthorn fruit oil + rosehip oil for the omega-rich antioxidant base, two-weight HA for hydration, and bisabolol for soothing. €245 for 30ml — prestige-tier pricing for a serum that genuinely justifies the formulation density. |
