Reddit reviews Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Water Gel Daily Face Moisturizer for Dry Skin, Oil-Free, Non-Comedogenic & Dye-Free Face Lotion, 1.7 fl. oz

My skin isn't perfect and I still have a lot of work to do but I love the routine I have now.

So, here are the products and my review.

KOSE Softy Mo Deep Treatment Oil, 7.8oz

So, this is my first oil that I've been using for a double cleanse . I've really enjoyed it and I often feel like it can clean my skin on its own, it doesn't leave my skin feeling greasy either. This was also my first Asian skincare product , specifically from Japan. Love it !

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Acne Cleanser, 6.76 Fl. Oz.

I like this BHA SA wash because it doesn't completely strip my skin of its' oils but does leave it drier than usual. Personally, I think it's one of the better SA washes on the market but obviously YMMV.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Water Face Gel Moisturizer for Dry Skin, 1.7 fl. oz

This was a huge game changer in terms of moisturizers. Most moisturizers are way too occlusive to me to the point that I actually break out because my pores can't breath or so light, I remain dry and unaffected...and thus break out from dryness. This is the happy medium for me. My only issue is that the amount you get in the tub can make you run out quickly, luckily, a little goes a long way.

Village 11 Factory Sunscreen, Broad Spectrum SPF 50+, UVA/UVB Protection for Sensitive Skin, Moisturizing Hydra Sun Fluid

This is a Korean product. This is probably the only sunscreen I'll be using until something happens to the company LOL ! Its consistency is very close to the hydroboost so it just glides into the skin. It smells very similar too. One thing I noticed about this sunscreen is that it contains chemical ingredients as well as mineral ingredients. As someone who has only ever used American sunscreens before, I find this hybrid very unusual (and welcome). Perhaps it's a Korean skincare thing ? Let me know.

The other two are very well known products.

I use TO Niacinimide + Zinc . This was also a game changer for me and I'm just so glad I learned about it. It really helped regulate my oil production and helped the inflammation I get whenever my face get's too hot and sweaty or too dry. I've tried going without it for a month, just to see if perhaps it was just my imagination. Well, I think it's safe to say that it wasn't my imagination , this stuff really works.

I also use TO AHA + BHA chemical peel once or twice a week. I mostly use it for my hyperpigmentation . I know that the SA from my la roche posay is a BHA by itself but I like the extra "oomph" that the AHA does to my skin .

It’s on sale on amazon too, comes out cheaper than ulta if you clip the 20% coupon to your cart

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel, 1.7 Fl. Oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NR1YQHM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_XvzgAb0AHVHH4

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Simple routines are sometimes the best ones! If I have more than 5 steps then forget it, I give up on the whole thing haha. My routine is cleanse, serum, moisturizer, sunscreen. Quick, to the point, and effective! I use retin-a at night (it's formulated in my curology prescription) as well, and I find that it helps a lot with both acne AND oiliness. Here are my products I use!

Cleanser: (Not AB) Purity Made Simple by Philosophy

Serum: LJH Tea Tree 90 Essence (LOVE THIS STUFF, helps with acne and is super light)

Moisturizer: (Also not AB) Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel (very light, perfect for oily skin)

Sunscreen: Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence

I hope this is helpful, these are just some product suggestions that worked well for me. A lot of skincare is trial and error, so don't be afraid to try something new! It's also helpful to implement 1 new product at a time. :)

> Is some stubble better, of should I shave it right off?

Go smooth. Look tidier. And again, moisturize! At your age, you might as well moisturize everything from the neck on up. It'll keep your skin looking fresh and feeling good. My lawfully wedded chrome-dome recommends this product: Neutrogena Hydro-Boost Water Gel

I'm not a fan, but the Garnier SkinActive Gel is made for this purpose - a silicone heavy, semi-matte occlusive. Same with the Clean and Clear Morning Burst and Neutrogena Hydro Boost.

Location: California, USA

Skin Type: Normal

Skin Concerns and goals Moisturize, glow, anti-aging

Allergies/irritants to avoid: High fragrance

Morning:

• Cleanse: Amore Pacific Illi cleansing oil and Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser
  
  
• Treat:
  
  • If I have pimples: Shiseido Anti-Shine Refreshing Lotion
    
  • Normal day: Hadalabo Shirojyun Arbutin Lotion
    
  • If I'm going to use BHA: Cosrx ABA/BHA Clarifying Treatment toner
    
    
• Moisturise:
  
  • Mizon Snail Recovery Gel or Nutrogena Hydra Boost Water Gel or Shiseido Pureness moisturizing gel-cream
    
    
• SPF:
  
  • Kao Biore UV PERFECT Milk SPF50+ PA++++
    
  • Skin79 Super+ Beblesh Balm Bb Cream VIP Gold
    
    Evening:
    
    
• First Cleanse: Amore Pacific Illi cleansing oil
  
  
• Second Cleanse: Shiseido Fitit Perfect Whip Cleansing Foam
  
  
• Moisturise: Mizon Snail Recovery Gel or Nutrogena Hydra Boost Water Gel or Shiseido Pureness moisturizing gel-cream
  
  
• Treat:
  
  • If I have pimples: Shiseido Anti-Shine Refreshing Lotion
    
  • Normal day: Hadalabo Shirojyun Arbutin Lotion
    
  • If I'm going to use BHA: Cosrx ABA/BHA Clarifying Treatment toner
    
    Comments:
    This isn't really my core 4, it's just what I'm using right now... I have a backlog of products that I need to use. This also doesn't include my serums, sheet masks, exfoliants, etc either. I don't think I'm following the core 4 at all... LOL
    
    

I got it to work on this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NR1YQHM

The discount only applied to the first unit.

As someone with incredibly oily skin, I can't recommend Neutrogena's Hydro Boost Gel (NOT the gel cream, unless you have dry skin) enough. It's the best moisturizer I've found that doesn't make my skin more oily, or make me break out. My skin loves it.

Pretty sure vaseline just holds moisture in, so if your skin is already dry it won't do you any good.

Something like this Neutrogena Hydrating Gel or just some cleanser labeled as hydrating if you're using one can help.

Oh, I so feel your pain. My makeup has just been so patchy and flaky and horrible lately! It's just so irritated and terrible.

But, I have some positive news - I just spent a ton of time and money at shoppers drug mart (in Canada) and I found some interesting things.

Neutrogena has a new cream called hydro boost. It's called a gel cream and seems to be free of fatty alcohols and mineral oil. It does have glycerin and a hyaluronate ingredient. I tried some on my hand and it feels super nice!

I also found a clean and clear morning burst hydrating gel moisturizer. It seems very similar to the new Neutrogena one.

I also found a gel cream cleanser for dry and sensitive skin from L'oreal. It's hard to find creamy cleansers free of fatty alcohols so I'm hoping it isn't as drying as other cleansers for me.

I can take pictures of anything I mentioned if you'd like.


Edit: check out the review on amazon about the Neutrogena hydro boost and makeup!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Hydro-Boost-Water-Ounce/dp/B00NR1YQHM

Funnily enough, after trying a million different things for my skin, my husband bought me Neutrogena. Specifically this one for my face, and this for a lotion. I'm going to try the Hydro Boost facial wash next. For my face at least it's been wonderful. Tightened my pores, made my skin look smoother, and helped get rid of some horrible dry/red patches. No idea if it's just that I'm dedicated to one thing above others or not, but it works for me!

Get a hyaluronic acid serum such as Neutrogena hydro boost. Hyaluronic is very hydrating.

You can use it on its own or together with a normal, mild moisturizer such as Aveeno, which is great.

To exfoliate, you can use an AHA (i.e., glycolic or lactic acid) or BHA (salicylic acid) exfoliant such as Paula's Choice 2% BHA. Urea 5% is also great and potentially less drying.

Is it this one?
https://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Hydro-Hyaluronic-Hydrating-Moisturizer/dp/B00NR1YQHM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=neutrogena+hydro+boost&qid=1556731774&s=gateway&sr=8-3

It doesn't look like it has SPF though.

Oh I'm sorry, I definitely should have specified or linked you. I use this one. I can't speak for anything else in the line but both the one I linked above and this one are generally good. It just depends on what your skin needs in terms of moisture.

A common misconception is that oily skin types shouldn't moisturize. But oil overproduction is actually made worse by a lack of moisturization--your skin is overcompensating by producing too much oil because it lacks hydration. Moisturizers introduce water to the skin, not more oil---a properly hydrated face will cause your skin quality to improve dramatically.

You want to look into water based gels or a mattifying moisturizer This one also has SPF protection, and both are pretty inexpensive.

If your oily face is causing you trouble, please try it out. You can fix it!

From what I understand, Vaseline isn't technically a moisturizer, but an occlusive - basically, a skin protectant. It wouldn't provide moisture to your skin as much as simply help keep in the moisture that's already there. So you'd put it on after a moisturizer.


As for blindly trying moisturizers, I feel you. Here's what you can do to make less blind choices:

1. If you haven't already, make an account on CosDNA.
   
2. Search all of the moisturizers and products you know broke you out, and save them by clicking "Bookmark It" in the purple box above the ingredient list of the product.
   
3. After this, you can click "My Account" then navigate to "Fav Products", where all your selections should be saved.
   
4. Now is the time intensive part - look over the products you have tried. Pay special attention to ingredients with red values in the "Acne" or "Irritant" category.
   
5. If you find that there's a repeat ingredient in many of the products with a high value in one of these categories, click on the ingredient, and select "Bookmark It" in the purple box. From now on, every time you search something in CosDNA, the ingredient should be highlighted for you as long as you're logged in!
   
6. If there's a specific ingredient or two that's always shown up in products that break you out, you may just have found the culprit that you're sensitive to.
   
7. If you want to be sure, bookmark a product you know DOES NOT break you out. See if any of the highlighted ingredients shows up in the 'safe' product. If a suspect shows up in the 'safe' product and in other 'unsafe' products, then you can assume that you don't have a sensitivity to it and narrow down the search.
   
   For me, CeraVe is BAD. Just doesn't work for people. After tons of trial and error, I use a Neutrogena moisturizer I rarely see mentioned here. SebaMed Clear Face Gel didn't break me out and worked okay, but didn't moisturize too well. It was like the only thing it could do was not break me out, but nothing else.

My boyfriend is 21, and he had a similar problem. I tried a routine with him a few days ago, and he does it daily and his skin has completely transformed. Yes it's a lot of steps, but it 100% worked for his super oily skin.

1. Oil cleaning method with hypoallergenic baby oil. I get my 20 ounce bottle for $2-3 at Harmons.
   
2. Water-based cleanser. DO NOT use oil-based cleansers! This one changed our skin (I also had oily skin)- First Aid Beauty Cleanser. If that's a little too expensive, this Biore cleanser has good results too. FAB is better and quicker results, but this is a good product too!
   
3. Exfoliate. Exfoliating depends on your skin, and ours is sensitive. Therefore we use LUSH Angels on Bare Skin, which is more of a cleanser, but I use it as a gentle exfoliator. And this is so gentle you can use it much more often than an actual exfoliator, but if you want a harsher exfoliator go ahead!
   
4. Stridex pads in the blue box. Super cheap. Less than $3 at Harmons.
   
5. My boyfriend and I use witch hazel toner, but if you don't want to, don't feel as if you have to.
   
6. Now, here's the part that you might feel uncomfortable about... because it's definitely out of a "typical" male comfort zone. My boyfriend was uncomfortable at first trying this but now he LOVES to do it- sheet masks. I know, it's a weird concept. But they seriously work wonders, and there's so many various ones to target various different issues- such as oily skin. My boyfriend uses these because his oily skin is a result of his large pores, but there's so many others. I'll give you some suggestions if you're interested, or you can tour the Asian Beauty subreddit because they love sheet masks. Seriously, sheet masks will be your transformative product. I use them everyday for various skincare benefits, but my boyfriend uses them once or twice a week- depending on how long he stays oil-free.
   
7. Finally, finish off with Neutrogena Water Gel moisturizer and your skin not only will be oil-free, but super soft and feel so clean!!!!!
   
   Not sure if you'd go this far, but Urban Decay sells a DeSlick product that mattifys skin and/or makeup.

The latter you're referring to is the water-gel correct?
How "gel-y" is the gel-cream? The few gel based moisturizers I have tried left a weird film-like feeling on my skin. Also, if you don't mind me asking, what is your skin type?