The foundations of a skincare routine have always been three steps — cleanse, tone/treat and moisturise — and we’d be happy to argue that the tone/treat element belongs to hyaluronic acid. And that sunscreen deserves the fourth spot in your AM routine.
Everyone’s skincare routine is going to be different due to varying skin types, concerns, and goals. However, hyaluronic acid is pretty much universally safe and beneficial for all skin types, including dry, oily, sensitive, and blemish-prone skin.
If this is the first you’re hearing of the super hydrator, it’s a powerful humectant that naturally exists in the skin. When applied topically via your skincare routine, it attracts and holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water, leading to immediate hydration. So, as we head into winter, when your skin is typically drier, hyaluronic acid is the perfect addition to your skincare routine.
We’ve found some of the best hyaluronic acid serums you can buy for winter.
The best hyaluronic acid serums
SkinCeuticals H.A Intensifier Multi Glycan 30ml
If you’re already a fan of SkinCeuticals products, you’re going to love this new Hyaluronic Acid Serum HA Intensifier Multi-Glycan. It’s an advanced, multi-dimensional serum that enhances skin’s volume and hydration with a potent blend of hyaluronic acid, proxylane, and a new post-biotic ferment.
Basically, it’s a super powerful formula that visibly plumps skin, smooths fine lines, and helps hydrate the skin barrier. Plus, it’s perfect for all skin types.
La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum
We’d put good money on the fact that you’ve probably already been recommended La-Loche Posay’s Hyalu B5 Hyaluronic Acid Serum. It’s the one many people reach for to rehydrate their skin. The combination of hyaluronic acid and vitamin B5 has a water-gel texture that absorbs into the skin quickly and easily for instant hydration.
L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Filler 1.5% Pure Hyaluronic Acid Anti-Wrinkle Serum
The L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Filler 1.5% Pure Hyaluronic Acid Anti-Wrinkle Serum is infused with a blend of pure hyaluronic acid and micro-epidermic technology that helps to sink into the deeper layers of the skin to help plump, smooth, and lock in moisture.
Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum
Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Hyaluronic Serum is literally the best of the best serum on the market, and has the price tag to match. It features an optimal concentration of low and high-molecular-weight, long and short-chain hyaluronic acid, which provides instant and long-lasting hydration.
The low molecular weight penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin, whilst the high weight provides immediate intensive hydration to the surface layers. So this bad boy pulls double duty!
The Ordinary Supersize Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5
For a more affordable option that also packs a punch, The Ordinary’s Supersize Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 serum is worth adding to your list. The formula is just as good as, if not better, than some of the more expensive serums on the market and still does the damn job.
It’s actually a second-generation formulation, so you know they only went away, made it better and brought it back. It combines a range of skin-loving, hydrating ingredients for enhanced hydration, barrier support, and smoother, plumper-looking skin.
tbh Skincare rebound serum
This particular hydrating serum is a part of tbh Skincares viral Rebound range that was developed in partnership with pharmaceutical scientist and skincare influencer Hannah English. So you know it’s fucking good. It’s formulated to help support the skin barrier, soothe angry skin and visibly reduce the appearance of redness.
Kiehl’s Ultra Pure High-Potency 1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Next up, we have the Kiehl’s Ultra Pure High-Potency 1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum. It’s a minimal formula that contains just seven ingredients to help replenish dry skin and retain moisture for healthy-looking, hydrated skin.
Byoma Hydrating Serum
The Byoma Hydrating Serum is another super affordable option if you’re just starting to dip your toe into skincare. It features a range of hydrating ingredients like ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids combined with a powerhouse pairing of squalane and glycerin to help replenish the skin’s moisture levels and support the skin barrier.
Murad Cellular Hydration Repair Serum
If you need to pull out the big guns (aka your skin is dry and desperate), the Murad Cellular Hydration Repair Serum is what you’re looking for. It’s a three-part system that works to repair the skin barrier at a cellular level.
CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum
This hydrating hyaluronic acid serum combines vitamin B5 and three essential ceramides to deeply nourish and retain skin’s natural moisture for up to 24 hours. Its lightweight cream-to-gel formula is soothing on dry, irritated skin, while still layering nicely with your other skincare and makeup products.
Summer Fridays Jet Lag Deep Hydration Serum
The Summer Fridays Jet Lag Range is a fan favourite, so it’s no surprise that the Hydration Serum made out list. It’s a weightless jelly-serum that instantly absorbs into the skin to deliver a superdose of hydration.
The formula contains moisture-attracting ingredients like squalane, glycerin and hyaluronic acid, to help improve the skin barrier.
Plus, the blend of colloidal oatmeal and aloe works to soothe and hydrate dry, irritated skin.
Alpha-H Hyaluronic 8 Serum
If you want a serum that works as hard as Kris Jenner, we’ve found it. The Alpha-H Hyaluronic 8 Serum is a unique lineup of active ingredients that helps to hydrate and repair the skin barrier while reducing the signs of ageing.
Drunk Elephant B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum
Everyone loves a little Drunk Elephant, and this lightweight, water-based serum is a crowd favourite. It instantly hydrates and brightens skin thanks to its skin-loving formula, which contains sodium hyaluronate and pineapple ceramides to provide instant and sustained hydration.
Mecca Cosmetica Hyaluronic Acid Hydration Serum
And last but certainly not least, we have the local Mecca hero, the Mecca Cosmetica Hyaluronic Acid Hydration Serum. It’s a dry-skin-quenching hydration hit that helps to soothe and repair the skin barrier. It’s loaded with ingredients like niacinamide and aloe, and an optimal blend of 1.06 per cent hyaluronic acid and hyaluronate so your skin can reap the benefits of deep hydration, without the risk of irritation. Nice!
These are just a few of the hyaluronic acid serums we’d recommend adding to your winter skincare routines. If you’ve got your serums sorted but are on the hunt for a thicker face moisturiser for the cooler days ahead, try these.
Image Credit: SkinCeuticals / La Roche Posay / The Ordinary / L’Oreal / Dr. Barbara Sturm / Byoma
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