Royal Fern vs Susanne Kaufmann — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Phytoactive Serum
8.6/10 · Royal Fern
| Phytoactive Serum | Hyaluron Serum | |
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| Brand | Royal Fern | Susanne Kaufmann |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 8.6/10 ★ | 8.3/10 |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Lightweight phytoactive serum | Lightweight serum |
| Finish | Velvet | Plumped, hydrated |
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| Verdict | 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. | Susanne Kaufmann's flagship hyaluronic acid serum — sodium hyaluronate at #4 + algin (brown algae extract) + sodium surfactin (a microbial-derived gentle emulsifier) in a 15-ingredient minimal Austrian clean-luxury formulation. The brand's founder (Susanne Kaufmann) operates the Hotel Post Bezau spa in Austria's Bregenzerwald, and the brand IP comes from the spa-treatment heritage. Sephora-distributed at $95 — sister product to the brand's eye creams and face creams (already in catalog). |
