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(Instead, they help replenish and protect the skin barrier.)
Collage: Gabrielle Castrillon; Source images:Allureeditors
Meanwhile, humectants likehyaluronic acidpenetrate deeper and bind water onto the skin for a more significant result.
), but hydrating formulas like the ones below reign supreme in our dryness-reducing skin-care routines.
Check out our favorites below.
Alluresenior editor Jesa Marie Calaor applying the SkinCeuticals HA Intensifier Multi-Glycan
This is by far the easiest and most comforting serum I’ve used.
At the time of writing, the updated pump packaging (yay!)
That, along with tripeptides and marine glycoprotein, floods my skin with hydration and noticeably plumps my skin.
Allurecommerce editor Sarah Han applying Superegg Tonal Scenery Reparative Serum
retinol) serum at nighttime.
dose of Wellages soothing formulation without any oiliness left behind.
Tester feedback:Wellages Real Hyaluronic Blue Ampoule is like blue Gatorade for your face, saysAllurecontributorDevon Abelman.
Allurecontributor Devon Abelman applying the Wellage Real Hyaluronic Blue Ampoule
No matter how much I put on though, it always leaves my skin bouncier and glossier.
I think I might need a lifetime supply of this.
Tester feedback:This isn’t any run-of-the-mill HA serum.
Han applying the Superegg Tonal Scenery Reparative Serum
I run out pretty quickly.
Give me a jumbo bottle, c’mon, and thanks!
Which ingredients are actually hydrating?
All those oils marketed as hydrating?
Um, totally untrue, asoils are hydrophobic, meaning they repel water.
Instead, look for ingredients labeled as humectants, like hyaluronic acid.
This humectant has become the crown jewel of hydrating ingredients simply because it performs well.
Like hyaluronic acid, glycerin is another water-attracting humectant that leaves skin with a supple feel.
Glycerin can actually signal your superficial skin cells to mature more rapidly," she explains.
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