Tell me your favourite hydrating but non oily products

[Indecisivejo]

I have a very dehydrated skin with lots of redness but also combination so find it hard getting the balance right sometimes so thought I'd ask everyone's fave hydrating products for some new inspiration and also to be nosey :)

[FeliciaJollygoodfellow]

Clinique moisture surge. I love it.

Pricey though.

[HeyMacWey]

It's a Japanese product - use straight after cleansing.

www.amazon.co.uk/Rohto-Hadalabo-Gokujun-Hyaluronic-5-7floz/dp/B000FQ4ZSM?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[cressetmama]

Bioderma Hydrabio serum, from Escentual or a french pharmacy. And under £20! Or Kanebo Sensai Lotion II from Harrods; very, very expensive, but lovely.

[DirtyBlonde]

Old fashioned cold cream (Boots) for overnight.

Aqueous cream (frequently, through the day)

[FeliciaJollygoodfellow]

Dirty you might want to swap out your aqueous cream. It's not meant for moisturising it's meant to be a soap alternative.

[DirtyBlonde]

It's definitely a moisturiser!

(Look it up, if you didn't believe me. Though of course I agree it's multipurpose)

[FeliciaJollygoodfellow]

Oh ok. I take it back!

I was told by my doctor not to use it as a moisturiser!

[Youfromthefuture]

I second Clinique Moisture Surge. The overnight mask has saved my face.

[mistyegg]

Warnings about aqueous cream damaging skin:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11564662

[Polkadot1974]

I like rose hip oil at night.

[DirtyBlonde]

SLS are found in quite a large number of moisturisers (for example I've just had a look at the Clarins page - not every moisturiser, but yes it's there in the range).

It's only correlated with problems if you have eczema.

If you want to avoid 'nasty' chemicals, then home-prepared oils are probably the best bet, but that's precisely not what the OP is asking for.

[RenardeRenarde]

Second recommendation for both moisture surge and hadalabo :) I use the hadalabo under the Clinique (it's best applied to damp skin straight after cleansing I find) and neither break me out. Any kind of "cream" even the light ones affect my skin so these were a godsend.

[NotExactlyHappyToHelp]

I've bagged a sample of a Lush moisturiser called Enzymion and its doing well so far. Face is always an oil slick but it doesn't make it worse and it's evened out my skin tone I think.