
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+
Product summary
"Clinique - Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+" has a good moisturizing formula. This moisturizer uses a good combo of humectants and emollients. These both types of ingredients are essentials for improving the skin hydration and keeping the skin barrier healthy. Humectants in this product (urea, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate and butylene glycol) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Paraffinum liquidum, petrolatum, sesamum indicum seed oil, glyceryl stearate and lanolin alcohol in this product help decrease the water evoporation from the skin, so that it stays hydrated for longer. These ingredients also soften the skin and take away the feeling of tightness and dryness.
Irritation risk
This formulation includes some common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be low. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here
You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.
Price
The product retails from 6.50$ up to 32.50$ in the United States, from 20.00£ up to 35.00£ in the United Kingdom, from 9.00CA$ up to 55.73CA$ in Canada, from 45.05A$ up to 56.00A$ in Australia, from 285.00HK$ up to 305.00HK$ in Hong Kong and from 66.00NZ$ up to 71.00NZ$ in New Zealand.
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from
within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
glycerin, sodium hyaluronate.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: sesamum indicum seed oil, glyceryl stearate.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: paraffinum liquidum, petrolatum, urea
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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urea | HIGH | ||
petrolatum | HIGH | ||
glycerin | HIGH |
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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ci 15985 | ||
ci 19140 | ||
lanolin alcohol |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- Mineral oil
- petrolatum
- urea
- glycerin
- sesamum indicum seed oil
- sodium hyaluronate
- +2 more
Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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40% - 60% | |
Plain old water | |
6.2% - 9.3% | |
Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function | |
3.6% - 5.4% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
2.8% - 4.2% | |
One of the most effective and the most studied occlusive ingredients that creates a protective layer on top of the skin preventing moisture loss | |
2.2% - 3.3% | |
Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient | |
1.8% - 2.6% | |
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together | |
1.5% - 2.2% | |
A good moisturizing plant oil. Due to the high linoleic acid content, it helps soften the upper layer of the skin, reduce water loss and support skin barrier function | |
1.2% - 1.8% | |
Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations | |
1% - 1.5% | |
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating | |
0.85% - 1.25% | |
Used to adjust pH of the product and can help improve the product's smell | |
0.55% - 1.3% | |
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties. Avoid if you are sensitive to gluten | |
0.45% - 1.05% | |
Might be somewhat helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals but its typical concentration in a product is too low for having an effect | |
0.5% - 1.2% | |
Used to thicken the product consistency | |
0.35% - 0.85% | |
An emollient that helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
0.2% - 0.75% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin | |
0.15% - 0.6% | |
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin | |
0.15% - 0.65% | |
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture | |
0.1% - 0.4% | |
Helps preserve product formulations | |
0.1% - 0.3% | |
A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
0.05% - 0.2% | |
A colorant | |
0.05% - 0.15% | |
A yellow dye | |
0.05% - 0.1% | |
A red colorant | |
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Sources
- A review on the extensive skin benefits of mineral oil
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Protein and oil composition of sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum, L.) grown in the Gizan area of Saudi Arabia
- Triglyceride composition of Sesamum indicum seed oil
- Seed oil content and fatty acid composition in East African sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) accessions evaluated over 3 years
- Topical urea in skincare: A review
- Contact Sensitization to Emulsifying Agents: An Underrated Issue?
- Celiac Disease & Skin Care Products
- Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Functional Ingredients of Barley Grass for Chronic Diseases in Human Beings
- Safety Assessment of Helianthus annuus (Sunflower)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care
- Final report on the safety assessment of EDTA, calcium disodium EDTA, diammonium EDTA, dipotassium EDTA, disodium EDTA, TEA-EDTA, tetrasodium EDTA, tripotassium EDTA, trisodium EDTA, HEDTA, and trisodium HEDTA