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Choosing products

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Which SeneGence skincare should I buy first?Read

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Cleanse & remove · Skincare & eye care

Start with the SeneGence Core 4 for your skin type: a cleanser, a daytime moisturizer, an evening moisturizer and EyeCrème, in Dry, Normal to Dry or Normal to Oily, or the Microbiome Collection for oily-to-sensitive skin.

What does SeneGence Climate Control do?Read

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Prepare · Skincare & eye care

Choose Climate Control, our global best-selling preactivated gel essence with SenePlex+®, as your first skincare step after cleansing, morning and evening, to bring even the driest skin long-lasting hydration, leave it looking plump and bouncy, help support collagen and strengthen the skin barrier, and prepare it for the treatments that follow.

What are the benefits of NeoTight Eye Serum?Read

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Target & care · Skincare & eye care

SeneGence NeoTight™ Eye Serum is a lightweight morning-and-evening eye treatment for dark circles, puffiness and fine lines, with SenePlex+® (Calanthe Discolor (Ebine) Extract orchid stem cells and Orchis Mascula (Orchid) Flower Extract), Bacillus Ferment and Sodium Hyaluronate (a form of hyaluronic acid) for a firmer, brighter-looking eye area.

What does SeneGence Dark Spot Corrector do?Read

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Target & care · Skincare & eye care

SeneGence C-Bright Dark Spot Corrector is a feather-light vitamin C treatment that visibly fades dark spots and evens the look of skin tone, built on 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid with Ferulic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Sodium Hyaluronate (a form of hyaluronic acid) and SenePlex+®.

What does SeneGence EyeCrème do?Read

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Target & care · Skincare & eye care

SeneGence EyeCrème is the nourishing, orchid stem cell-rich eye moisturizer for morning and evening, with Calanthe Discolor (Ebine) Extract and Orchis Mascula (Orchid) Flower Extract in its SenePlex+® and olive-derived Squalane, for a brighter, smoother, more rested-looking eye area.

What is Nangai Oil, and when should you use it?Read

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Moisturize · Skincare & eye care

Choose Nangai Oil, a weightless facial oil from the Nangai tree of Vanuatu, to intensify any daily regimen as it seals in moisture, strengthens the skin barrier and softens the look of fine lines and wrinkles for a youthful glow when skin feels dry, tight or depleted.

Do lash primers do anything?Read

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Prepare · Eyes, brows & lashes

Yes. A lash primer gives mascara something to grip, so the color that follows lands with more visible volume, length and definition, and SeneGence makes its own.

Which SeneGence skincare is right for my skin type?Read

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Skincare & eye care

Start with what your skin needs most: choose SeneGence Dry for moisture it can hold on to, Normal to Dry for balanced hydration through the seasons, Normal to Oily for light, oil-balancing hydration, or the Microbiome Collection for oily, sensitive skin.

SeneSerum-C or C-Bright: which vitamin C fits the result I want?Read

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Skincare & eye care

Choose SeneGence SeneSerum-C® Hydrating C-Pearls® Serum, with Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Ergothioneine and Sodium Hyaluronate (a form of hyaluronic acid), for hydrating vitamin C care and an everyday glow; choose C-Bright Dark Spot Corrector, with 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ferulic Acid and Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, when dark spots, discoloration and uneven-looking tone lead your decision.

What is SenePlex+ and what does it do?Read

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Skincare & eye care

SenePlex+® is SeneGence’s foundational proprietary anti-aging complex, at work in most of our products. Our extremophile technology is made with extracts and cells that survive in extreme environments. In SenePlex+®, Calanthe discolor orchid stem cells and Orchis Mascula orchid join biofermented yeast and kelp, prickly pear, hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, urea and vitamins B5 and E. SenePlex+® is clinically proven to accelerate skin cell renewal for smoother, brighter, younger-looking skin, and it promotes collagen and protects against everyday stressors.

What is skin longevity?Read

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Skincare & eye care

Skin longevity in skincare means caring for how skin looks and feels over time as its needs change: hydrated, smooth, firm, resilient, even-looking and radiant.

Which SeneGence products carry peptides, and what do they do?Read

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Skincare & eye care

SeneGence puts peptides where each beauty goal lives: Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3 in GLP Complex™ and SeneCell™ for smoother-looking lines, a tone-care peptide pair in every DayTime and Evening Moisturizer, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-50 with Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate in Lip Line Corrector, and Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3 with clover for fuller-looking brows, lashes and hair. Lip Line Corrector visibly improves the appearance of vertical lip lines by up to 30% after six weeks of twice-daily use in an independent clinical study of 35 women ages 40–70, measured by expert grading against baseline. In an independent study of 31 participants measured by image analysis, GLP Complex™ with SenePlex+® and Exosomes reduced the appearance of deep wrinkles by 11.2% at four weeks and 23.4% at eight weeks, and improved the look of facial volume by 8.4% at eight weeks.

What did Joni Rogers-Kante discover in Vanuatu?Read

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Skincare & eye care

In the summer of 2000, SeneGence founder Joni Rogers-Kante took scientists and botanists to Mount Yasur, the active volcano on Vanuatu’s Tanna Island, and came back with three discoveries: an ash that clears, an orchid that inspired SenePlex+® renewal and a seed oil that protects.

Routines & application

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Is LipSense safe to use?Read

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Color & define · Lips

Yes. LipSense® lip color is safe for everyday use as directed, and SeneGence tests its products for safety, quality and performance before they reach you.

What are the LipSense ingredients?Read

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Lips

SeneGence LipSense® Color is built from a quick-drying Alcohol Denat. carrier, a flexible long-wear film, shade pigments and soothing botanicals, and Moisturizing Gloss seals it with Shea Butter, vitamin E and Glycerin.

What do fermented ingredients do in SeneGence skincare?Read

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Skincare & eye care

Fermented ingredients are made when bacteria, yeasts or fungi transform a plant or other source, and in SeneGence skincare each one has its own job: Lactobacillus Ferment conditions dry-looking skin for a supple feel, and filtered yeast ferment helps a formula hold on to water.

MakeSense® Original Foundation or Color Correcting Tinted Moisturizer?Read

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Color & define · Face color

Choose SeneGence MakeSense® Color Correcting Tinted Moisturizer (CCTM) for breathable, sheer-to-medium correction that helps visibly neutralize redness and uneven tone with a natural-looking radiant finish; choose MakeSense® Original Foundation for more buildable coverage with a semi-matte, skin-like finish. You don’t have to choose: wear CCTM alone, or layer Original Foundation over it wherever you want more coverage.

LipSense & color

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How do you remove LipSense?Read

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Cleanse & remove · Lips

To remove SeneGence LipSense®, dip the Ooops!™ Lip Color Remover wand, gently rub the applicator over the color, and wipe clean with tissue.

Why is my LipSense flaking or patchy?Read

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Color & define · Lips

SeneGence LipSense® usually looks patchy or flakes when balm or oil is left on the lips, layers go on too thickly, or strokes go back and forth; take it off with Ooops!™ Lip Color Remover and rebuild in thin layers.

Science & clinical results

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Is SeneGence legit?Read

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Yes. SeneGence is an established skincare and cosmetics company founded by Joni Rogers-Kante, with its own product-development lab, manufacturing operations and published clinical reports.

Is SeneGence dermatologist tested?Read

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Yes. Every SeneGence product is rigorously tested for safety, quality and proven performance before it reaches your skin, and our skincare is dermatologist tested.

What are SeneGence’s orchid stem cells?Read

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SeneGence's orchid stem cells are Calanthe Discolor (Ebine) Extract, plant stem cells from the Ebine orchid at the heart of SenePlex+®, chosen for a firmer, more lifted look in our vegan skincare formulas.

Does SeneGence use hyaluronic acid?Read

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Yes. SeneGence uses hyaluronic acid throughout its skincare. Sodium Hyaluronate is part of SenePlex+®, our foundational proprietary complex featured in most SeneGence products, and it attracts and retains moisture for plumper-looking skin and a reduced look of aging signs.

What is LipSense?Read

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Color & define · Lips

LipSense® is SeneGence’s flagship long-lasting liquid lipstick, a wax-free color that sets on your lips as a flexible, breathable film and holds until you take it off.

What is Kiss & Tell Rewards?Read

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Kiss & Tell Rewards is SeneGence’s free customer loyalty program: you earn rewards every time you shop, share or engage, then redeem your points for dollars off future purchases or free products.

What is SeneGence Microbiome Boosting Serum?Read

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Target & care · Skincare & eye care

Choose Microbiome Boosting Serum, a lightweight SenePlex+® serum for all skin types, with hyaluronic acid and pre- and probiotics, to hydrate and help strengthen the skin's natural microbiome and barrier for calmer, healthier-looking, more resilient skin with a youthful glow, in any routine, morning and evening.

Ingredients, safety & clean beauty

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Hair, body & wellness

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Is VitaSense Beauty + Collagen discontinued?Read

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Wellness & oral care

Yes. VitaSense™ Beauty + Collagen is no longer available from SeneGence. It was a strawberry-lemonade dietary supplement powder with 2.5 grams of responsibly sourced Type I hydrolyzed marine collagen peptides in each serving.

Sweet Relief Magnesium Spray or Stick?Read

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Daily care · Wellness & oral care

Choose SeneGence Sweet Relief Spray with Magnesium & SenePlex+ to mist your body or linens as you wind down, or Sweet Relief Stick with Magnesium & SenePlex+ to apply the same calming aromatherapy to your temples, neck, wrists or the balls of your feet. Both pair Magnesium Chloride with peppermint, lavender, copaiba and sweet basil to help promote relaxation as part of a calming bedtime routine.

The company & its story

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Can you buy SeneGence just as a customer?Read

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Yes. You can buy SeneGence as a retail customer or join Kiss & Tell Rewards, our Preferred Customer program; either way you are simply a customer, with nothing to sell and no business to join.

What does the name SeneGence mean?Read

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SeneGence joins senescence, the natural process of aging, with intelligence, the power to learn, adapt and innovate, and together they name the idea of aging intelligently.

Is SeneGence worth the money?Read

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Lips

Yes. SeneGence spends where you can feel it, on long-wear color, on skincare tested in independent studies, and on the formula instead of a box you would throw away.

Who is Joni Rogers-Kante?Read

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Lips

Joni Rogers-Kante is the Founder, CEO and Chairwoman of SeneGence, the high-performance skincare and cosmetics company she started in 1999 as a single mother with no investment capital and one idea: kiss-proof lip color.

Is SeneGence clean beauty?Read

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Skincare & eye care

Yes. SeneGence makes Clean Beauty a formulation choice: We formulate to the European Union cosmetic standard, which prohibits 1,700+ substances.

Is SeneGence gluten-free?Read

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Yes. SeneGence formulas are gluten-free: everything we make, from LipSense® to our anti-aging skincare, is formulated without gluten-containing ingredients.

Is SeneGence cruelty-free and vegan?Read

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Yes. SeneGence is cruelty-free and never tests on animals. All topical products are vegan-friendly, and everything is formulated without gluten-containing ingredients.

Is SeneGence sustainable?Read

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Yes, SeneGence has chosen from the start to leave the retail outer carton off its products, and it holds what it leaves behind to the same standard as its anti-aging skincare and color cosmetics.

Why doesn’t SeneGence use outer product cartons?Read

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Your product arrived without a box because SeneGence deliberately leaves off the printed retail outer carton—the bottle is not missing a piece. SeneGence reports that more than 1.2 million individual retail outer cartons were not used from the start of tracking in 2002 through its latest responsibility report (2026 edition).

What does the Make Sense Foundation do?Read

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The Make Sense Foundation is the nonprofit SeneGence founder Joni Rogers-Kante established to support women and children in need, through scholarships, nonprofit grants, in-kind product donations, fundraising, community partnerships and service.

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