Skin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance

• Rich daily moisturiser with ten Hyaluronic Acid forms for dry skin
• Shea butter with argan, apricot kernel and safflower oils to seal it in
• Suits dry, very dry and mature skin, and combination skin that skews dry

Skin that drinks a moisturiser and feels tight again by lunchtime is short of the oils that keep water in as much as it is short of water. The ISNTREE Hyaluronic Acid Moist Cream answers both halves, running ten forms of Hyaluronic Acid through a richer base of shea butter and three plant oils. ISNTREE builds its Seoul range around one lead ingredient per product, and here the lead is hydration that stays put.

Key Benefits

• Ten forms of Hyaluronic Acid spread hydration through the layers: Hyaluronic Acid binds water, and the size of the molecule decides where it does it, with the large forms holding a film at the surface and the smaller ones carrying water further down. Ten forms across that range distribute the hydration rather than stacking it on top.
• Shea butter and plant oils seal in what the Hyaluronic Acid draws up: Shea butter sits high on the list, with argan, apricot kernel and safflower seed oils behind it, softening the surface and slowing the water loss that leaves dry skin tight. That is why the comfort carries through to the next morning.
• Beta-glucan and oat kernel extract settle the surface: Beta-glucan is a water-binding polysaccharide with a calming effect on the skin, and oat kernel extract adds to it. Dry skin that also runs a little reactive gets a gentler finish.

Texture & Finish

This is a proper cream, thick in the jar and unhurried on the skin, staying faintly cushioned rather than vanishing on contact. Dry skin reads that as comfort. It layers under sunscreen without trouble, though it wants a couple of minutes to settle first.

Note: The richness suits dry, very dry and mature skin, and an oily T-zone will find it heavier than it wants in the daytime.

Ideal For

• Skin types: Dry, very dry, normal and mature skin, plus combination skin that skews dry.
• Skin concerns: Chronic dryness, dehydration, tightness, rough texture and the fine lines that dryness draws.
• Best used by: Someone who has worked through a shelf of light gel moisturisers and still wakes up tight will find this the first one that holds overnight.

FAQ

Q: How is this different from the ISNTREE Hyaluronic Acid Aqua Gel Cream?
A: The Moist Cream is the richer of the two. It uses ten forms of Hyaluronic Acid where the Aqua Gel Cream uses five, and adds shea butter with argan, apricot kernel and safflower seed oils, which suits dry, very dry and mature skin. Choose the Aqua Gel Cream for oily and combination skin, and the Moist Cream when dryness is the main complaint.

Q: Does the ISNTREE Hyaluronic Acid Moist Cream contain ceramides?
A: Some listings name Ceramide NP among this cream's key ingredients, but the full ingredient list for the current formula carries no ceramide. We describe the formula from its ingredient list, so the sealing work here comes from the shea butter and plant oils rather than from a ceramide.

Q: Is it true that Hyaluronic Acid can dry your skin out in cold weather?
A: Hyaluronic Acid binds water, and if there is little moisture in the air and nothing sealing it in, some of that water leaves the skin again. That is a formulation problem rather than an ingredient problem, and it is what the shea butter and oils in this cream are there to solve.

Q: Does this work as a night cream, in the morning, or both?
A: Both. The richer texture makes it a natural night cream, where the longer settling time suits it. In the morning it is the moisturiser step after your serum, with sunscreen going over the top as the final layer.

The interesting part of this cream is not the ten Hyaluronic Acids printed on the front but the oils behind them, because those decide whether any of the water stays.

Explore more
Browse more hyaluronic acid formulas, see the dry skin edit, or explore the full ISNTREE range.