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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream ingredients: is it worth it?
This is a bare-bones hydrating gel with a decent humectant base but almost no meaningful treatment actives.
This is a bare-bones hydrating gel with a decent humectant base but almost no meaningful treatment actives.
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The efficacy score hinges almost entirely on mid-list glycerin providing basic hydration, supported by a silicone-heavy texture and simple emulsifier system, with no ceramides, no barrier lipids, no notable soothing or anti-aging actives and an overall minimal INCI that limits performance beyond straightforward moisturization.
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DemythSkin rates Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream 3.0/5 for efficacy and 4.6/5 for safety.
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS BY TIER
Gold Standards
High clinical proof | Skin-transformativeReliable
Proven resultsPotent
Developing evidenceOverhyped | Marketing
Hype | Limited dataDocumented Irritants
Evidence-backed flagFORMULATION BASE (6)⌄
FULL INGREDIENT LIST⌄
Water , Dimethicone , Glycerin , Cetearyl Olivate , Polyacrylamide , Sorbitan Olivate , Phenoxyethanol , Dimethicone/
WHAT EACH INGREDIENT DOES (8)⌄
- Water
- Solvent; formula base
- Dimethicone
- Silicone emollient; skin feel
- Glycerin
- Humectant for hydration
- Cetearyl Olivate
- Emulsifier; texture stabilizer
- Polyacrylamide
- Gel-forming thickener
- Sorbitan Olivate
- Co-emulsifier; stabilizes emulsion
- Phenoxyethanol
- Preservative against microbes
- Dimethicone/
- Silicone emollient; slip agent
EXTERNAL CITATIONS
Glycerin: Fluhr JW et al. Efficacy of glycerin-containing creams in dry skin: a review of the literature. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2008;21(3):135-139.
DISCLAIMER: THIS ANALYSIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. AI-GENERATED DATA BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INGREDIENT LISTS. VERIFY WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream: common questions
Is Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream worth it?
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream scores 3.0 out of 5.0 for efficacy (Mid) and 4.6 out of 5.0 for safety (Very Gentle) on DemythSkin's independent ingredient analysis. This is a bare-bones hydrating gel with a decent humectant base but almost no meaningful treatment actives.
What are the key active ingredients in Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream?
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream contains no gold-standard actives. Its formula is built on supporting and base ingredients rather than clinically transformative actives.
Does Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream contain fragrance or known irritants?
DemythSkin's analysis found no flagged irritants in Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream. It scores 4.6 out of 5.0 for safety.
How is Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream scored?
DemythSkin grades every product on two independent scores: efficacy (whether the ingredients have clinical evidence of working) and safety (irritation and sensitisation risk). Ingredients are graded S through D against a database of over 3,000 compounds. Brand and price are not part of the score, and no brand pays for one.
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