How to Find Your Best Moisturiser
How to find the right
moisturiser for your skin.
Looking for the perfect moisturiser but not sure where to start? When it comes to finding the right moisturiser for your skin type, there’s a lot to consider, and going on skin type alone isn’t always enough.
Skin type and concerns aside, texture, ingredients and benefits all come into the equation too. So, we believe the best place to start is to set a skin goal, and find the moisturiser that’ll get you there – which is where we come in. Read on to find out all about the best Clinique moisturiser tailored to specific skin goals, so you can call off your search once and for all.
Skin Goal: Dewy & Glowing.
Meet Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator, your first stop on the quest for the ultimate glow.
Texture: Moisture Surge 100H™ is a lightweight, refreshing oil-free gel-cream; Moisture Surge™ Intense 72H Lipid-Replenishing Hydrator is a richer cream-gel texture.
Key Ingredients: Hyaluronic acid to attract and lock in moisture; aloe bio-ferment to soothe and help skin retain moisture, and a blend of vitamin C and vitamin E to protect skin. Moisture Surge Intense also includes cica (aka tiger grass) to soothe dry, delicate skin.
Benefits: Our bestselling Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator delivers weightless, long-lasting hydration and leaves skin with a plump, dewy glow. Plus, you can use it as a face mask, cuticle cream, makeup base and more. The Moisture Surge™ Intense formula delivers an instant moisture boost in a richer texture that leaves skin velvety smooth and hydrated for 72 hours. Our NEW Moisture Surge™ SPF 25 Sheer Hydrator offers the ultimate in hydration and protection with sheer SPF 25 in a cloud-like, weightless cream moisturiser.
Best for: This is a real crowd pleaser as far as moisturisers go. It’s lightweight and oil-free yet still really hydrating, so it ticks all the boxes for combination skin, oily skin and dry skin types. If you prefer a richer texture, try the Intense version.
Skin Goal: Clear & Calm.
Wondering if blemish-prone skin needs a moisturiser? The answer is always yes. The right moisturiser, like Anti-Blemish Solutions All-Over Clearing Treatment, is essential to help balance your skin’s oil production, and can actually help treat breakouts.
Texture: Oil-free, lightweight moisturising cream.
Key Ingredients: It contains salicylic acid, a BHA which stimulates cell turnover and unclogs pores to reveal smoother, clearer skin, alongside other anti-blemish ingredients like witch hazel.
Benefits: This oil-free moisturiser for blemish-prone skin hydrates, smooths and comforts while helping to prevent breakouts and control oil build-up. Skin looks fresh and healthy, not oily and shiny.
Best for: This formula is perfect for anyone prone to regular breakouts. It’s also a good option for teens starting out on their skincare journey. We’d recommend using it alongside a cleanser, Clarifying Lotion and the Clinical Clearing Gel from the Anti-Blemish Solutions range for best results.
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Skin Goal: Soothed & Comfortable.
If you experience redness flareups or blotchiness, soothe and calm your skin with Redness Solutions Daily Relief Cream, our best moisturiser for redness.
Texture: Oil-free moisturising cream.
Key Ingredients: Lactobacillus probiotic extract which helps to calm and comfort irritated skin, green tea extract for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, plus hyaluronic acid to replenish hydration.
Benefits: This gentle, oil-free cream moisturiser helps to calm the appearance of redness and strengthens the skin with comforting hydration.
Best for: Those experiencing persistent or occasional redness or anyone with very sensitive skin. This moisturiser is particularly effective when used with the rest of the Redness Solutions regimen, alongside a high-level SPF.
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Skin Goal: Revitalised & Glowing.
Maximise your beauty sleep with Turnaround™ Overnight Revitalizing Moisturiser, our rejuvenating, dermatologist-tested night cream. Our top-rated night cream visibly plumps, hydrates and smooths fine dry lines for a fresh-faced glow when you wake.
Texture: Nourishing moisturising cream.
Key Ingredients: Natural moisturising factors like squalane, urea and glycerine help to hydrate and soften, while salicylic acid provides gentle overnight exfoliation to smooth and rejuvenate the look of skin.
Benefits: This revitalising nightly moisturiser helps to boost cell renewal, revealing more luminous skin overnight. It gets to work while you sleep, helping to tone, retexturise and smooth the look of skin. Thanks to a combination of nourishing, hydrating ingredients, skin appears plump, refreshed and hydrated when you wake.
Best for: Anyone looking for an effective, glow-boosting night-time moisturiser. It's also a great moisturiser for first signs of ageing, as it hydrates fine, dry lines to create a smoother, plumper appearance. It's like your best-ever beauty sleep, in a jar.
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