Founded in the 1950’s by Elizabeth Grant herself, Elizabeth Grant International Inc. is a Canadian Skin Care company focused on producing luxury skincare products. At the time, Elizabeth was working as a make-up artist at Elstree Studios in London. Her clients included several celebrities, such as Vivian Leigh, Sean Connery, Robert Taylor, and Noel Coward. S
oon, many of Elizabeth’s clients were asking for her skin care secrets. Elizabeth realized she had miracle ingredient. This ingredient was first created when Elizabeth needed to find something to help heal her own skin, damaged by a bomb blast in the Second World War. Today, this ingredient is known as Torricelumn and is used throughout the line of Elizabeth Grant skin care products. In this review, we’ll discuss key products in the Elizabeth Grant skin care line, key formulation details, Elizabeth Grant reviews from real customers, and an alternative for you to consider.
Key products
Elizabeth Grant skin care products are currently available in 8 different sets, with each set typically containing a cleanser, day cream, night cream, body cream, serum, and more. In this section, we’ll discuss three of the bestselling Elizabeth Grant skin care products: Green Power C Hydrating Cleanser, Exclusives Wonder Effect Toner, and Suprême Essence Of Torricelumn.
Elizabeth Grant Green Power C Hydrating Cleanser is a facial cleanser that is suitable for all skin types, and is especially beneficial for those with oily, combination, uneven skin tone, or sun-damaged skin. It is said to deep clean, tone, hydrate, and support the skin’s resiliency against external stresses helping to make it look younger and fresher.
Exclusives Wonder Effect Toner is a gentle yet powerful facial toner that is said to exfoliate the skin, remove impurities from clogged pores, and tighten open pores. This toner can be used after cleansing both morning and night.
Suprême Essence Of Torricelumn is a lightweight anti-aging serum that is said to help wrinkles appear smoother and give skin a supple, glowing finish. To use this essence, place 1 to 2 drops onto the fingertips and gently massage over the face and neck area morning and night before moisturizer.
Key formulation
The key ingredient that is used throughout the Elizabeth Grant skin care line is called Torricelumn. Torricelumn is a patented anti-aging compound that consists of a blend of vitamins, proteins, botanicals, and antioxidants. These components are said to penetrate deep into the skin, helping to dramatically reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, helping even out the look of skin imperfections, and helping make skin feel silky smooth and more resilient.
The brand does not disclose the exact ingredients that make up Torricelumn. Below we’ll discuss the formulation details for each of the key products mentioned above.
Green Power C Hydrating Cleanser contains several different surfactants, such as sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, and PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate. A surfactant molecule contains one end that is hydrophilic (attracted to water) and one end that is lipophilic (attracted to oil).
This allows surfactants to attract and suspends oils, dirt, and other impurities that have accumulated on the skin and wash them away, leaving the skin clean.
Green Power C Hydrating Cleanser also features ascorbyl glucoside, a vitamin C derivative. Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant, and also has the ability to brighten the skin tone and fade dark spots.
Like many toners, Elizabeth Grant Exclusives Wonder Effect Toner contains a high concentration of an astringent: witch hazel leaf extract. Witch hazel is a source of tannins (phenolic compounds rich in hydroxy residues that impart astringent properties) resulting in a constricting and drying effect when applied to the skin. They work by cross-linking with keratin proteins, creating an invisible film that can temporarily degrease skin, tighten and tone skin, and minimize the appearance of enlarged pores. However, it should be noted that tannins can cause irritation and sensitization reactions with some people.
Another ingredient that has the potential to cause irritation and sensitization is alcohol (ethanol). Alcohol is the fifth highest concentration ingredient in this toner. A high concentration of alcohol is problematic for all skin types because this type of alcohol is well known to cause skin dryness, irritation, and even disruption of the skin barrier, especially when used in high concentrations.
Suprême Essence Of Torricelumn contains a good mix of beneficial ingredients, such as aloe leaf juice, peptides, ubiquinone, shea butter, marula oil, green tea, vitamin C, and many botanical extracts. Vitamins A and E are claimed to be key ingredients in this formula, however, they are not present on the ingredient list.
Similarly, collagen is claimed to be a key ingredient, although it is used in a concentration of less than 1%. Even if a high concentration of collagen had been used, it wouldn’t have done much besides hydrate the skin since the collagen protein is too large to be absorbed into the skin.
Elizabeth Grant Reviews
Elizabeth Grant reviews are mixed, although there aren’t many customer reviews. The product with the most reviews is Suprême Essence Of Torricelumn. Many reviews mention that this serum helps the skin to feel soft and look more youthful. Of note, not all Elizabeth Grant reviews are available to view on the brand’s website, and it appears the brand only features positive customer reviews.
On The Derm Review (see below), one person commented: “This brand does not respect even itself or the customer.
They have a plan to sell the product to a third party to force the customers not to return the products because those third parties easily have the policy not to have the products returned even without letting the customer in any way that is not returnable!
Unfortunately, it happened to us and we got trapped. The quality of the tester was different than the products and they refused a refund.
I talked to Alex Hennick. He just said it was not their business because they already sold the product, and I could go and do whatever I wanted. Just be aware not to be trapped by Elizabeth Grant like us.”
Our Verdict
Well-formulated products. Extensive line for aging skin.
Pros
- Advanced formulas
- Solid sensorial aspects, like texture and smell
Cons
- Formulations are packed with ingredients
- Many ingredients are used in low concentrations which appears to be for marketing purposes
- Products that are overflowing with ingredients often cause a safety concern for sensitive skin
- Use of synthetic fragrance
- Only available directly and through TV shopping
Elizabeth Outhwaite Original review: Dec 06, 2023.
I have used Elizabeth Grant products since the late nineties. My favourite is collagen reinforce and use the full line along with supreme essence of torricelumn. I always wait for the specials on TSC so I never pay full price. I will soon be 87 years old and look about 70 and I am always complimented on how young I look and my lovely skin. Great product.