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The One Ingredient You Should Add To Your Nighttime Moisturizer To Take 10 Years Off Your Face Overnight

March 20, 2020 by Robyn Turk
shefinds | Beauty
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Moisturizer is one of the most – if not the most – important parts of your skincare routine. Keeping your skin well hydrated keeps it healthy on both a visible and inner level. Drier skin shows the effects of aging more clearly, plus is more likely to develop flaws like fine lines and wrinkles. So in turn, using moisturizer daily can help smooth out these lines and promote a plump, firm texture in the skin.

Your nighttime moisturizer is even more important than your day cream because with this product, you have the opportunity to select a heavyweight cream that works to penetrate deep into the skin and deliver essential hydration. For the best results, pick a moisturizer made with hyaluronic acid.

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Hyaluronic acid is a humectant, making it a great natural hydrator. Humectants draw water to the skin and help the skin to retain moisture, thus preventing water loss. Many people have found hyaluronic acid to be an excellent part of an anti-aging skincare routine because it can visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles, firm the skin and speed up the skin’s healing process.

These are the best hyaluronic acid moisturizers to try:

Gel Face Moisturizer

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel

This award-winning moisturizer is made with a gel formula of hyaluronic acid to act as a sponge for dry skin cells and deeply hydrate dry, tired skin instantly. It leaves skin noticeably smooth, supple and bright, even with the lightweight formula.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Water Gel Face Moisturizer ()

Cream Hydrating Moisturizer

Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Moisturizer

With 30% concentrated hyaluronic acid, this face cream reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while hydrating skin for a silky and youthful-looking complexion. For most people, these results are visible for up to 72 hours.

PETER THOMAS ROTH Water Drench Hyaluronic Acid Cloud Cream Hydrating Moisturizer ()

Hydration Moisturizer

Fresh Rose & Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydration Moisturizer

Using an advanced combination of hyaluronic acids, this moisturizer attracts and increases moisture deep into the skin and helps form a protective veil to retain that moisture. It works with time-release hydropatches to keep skin intensely hydrated for 24 hours.

Fresh Rose & Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydration Moisturizer ($42)

Author:

Robyn Turk is a style and beauty writer, contributing to the SheFinds team. Her work has appeared in StyleCaster, Business Insider, Refinery29, DailyMail and others.

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