Clinique Moisture Surge™ Hydrating Lotion

"Clinique - Moisture Surge™ Hydrating Lotion" is a well-rounded moisturizing product. To work well, any moisturizer needs to include a combination of water-binding and emollient ingredients. Clinique - Moisture Surge™ Hydrating Lotion ticks this box. Humectants in this product (acetyl glucosamine, urea, glucosamine hcl, glycerin and lactobacillus ferment) 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). Emollients in this formulation (jojoba esters, squalane, cetyl alcohol, triticum vulgare germ extract and bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

Ingredient callouts

• This moistruizer also contains peptides (palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 0.35% - 0.65%). Peptides is a very big group of ingredients. They all consist of a different combination of amino-acids. Our skin produces peptides naturally. Some of them work as natural anti-biotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The scientists are still studying how effective the topical application of peptides is, but it is very likely that peptides in skincare are helpful. They might be able to support skin barrier restoration and even have an anti-aging benefit. At the very least, they certainly help attract water to the skin and support the hydration in this way.

Irritation risk

There are actives in this product that can be irritating. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. 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 30.00£ up to 34.20£ in the United Kingdom, for 76.16CA$ in Canada, from 47.60A$ up to 56.00A$ in Australia, from 15.90$ up to 25.90$ in the United States, for 290.00HK$ in Hong Kong and for 65.00NZ$ in New Zealand.

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