Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Crème UK
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan
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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Crème - UK Versus The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan

General Moisturizer
General Moisturizer
American Brand United States
Canadian Brand Canada

Updated on March 20, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Crème 41 ingredients

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan 40 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Crème 41 ingredients

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan 40 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Hydro Boost Gel Crème

Water

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Isopropyl Palmitate

Emollient
3-4 / 1 May worsen Oily Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Cetyl Alcohol

Emollient
2 / 2 Fatty Alcohol Icon

Cetearyl Olivate

Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Sorbitan Olivate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Alanine

Masking

Maltose

Masking

Glycine

Buffering
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Allantoin

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Lidocaine Hcl

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Serine

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Proline

Skin Conditioning

Threonine

Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Pentylene Glycol

Skin Conditioning

Ceramide NP

Skin Conditioning
Ceramide IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Tropolone

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Caprylyl Glycol

Emollient

Trehalose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Betaine

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Urea

Buffering
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Fructose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glucose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

PCA

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sodium PCA

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Glutamic Acid

Humectant
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Sodium Lactate

Buffering

Palmitic Acid

Emollient
2 / 0 May worsen Oily Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Stearic Acid

Cleansing
2-3 / 0 May worsen Oily Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Dimethicone

Emollient
1 / 0 Silicon Icon

Sodium Chloride

Masking
Can worsen Dry Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

Emulsion Stabilising

C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

T-Butyl Alcohol

Perfuming
Alcohol IconFragrance IconCan worsen Dry Skin Icon

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Water, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Alanine, Maltose, Glycine, Allantoin, Lidocaine Hcl, Arginine, Serine, Proline, Threonine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Ceramide NP, Tropolone, Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Trehalose, Betaine, Urea, Fructose, Glucose, PCA, Sodium PCA, Glutamic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters, T-Butyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Tocopherol

Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan

Water

Skin Conditioning

PPG-24-Glycereth-24

Emulsifying

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Betaine

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Beta-Glucan

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Glycine

Buffering
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Alanine

Masking

Serine

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Proline

Skin Conditioning

Threonine

Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glutamic Acid

Humectant
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Lysine Hcl

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glucose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Maltose

Masking

Fructose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Trehalose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Xylitol

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Anhydroxylitol

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Xylitylglucoside

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sodium PCA

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

PCA

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sodium Lactate

Buffering

Urea

Buffering
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Allantoin

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Phospholipids

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sphingolipids

Emollient

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Pentylene Glycol

Skin Conditioning

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering

Sodium Chloride

Masking
Can worsen Dry Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

P-Anisic Acid

Masking

Aminomethyl Propanol

Buffering

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Chlorphenesin

Antimicrobial
Preservative Icon

Water, PPG-24-Glycereth-24, Propanediol, Betaine, Beta-Glucan, Arginine, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Proline, Threonine, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Glucose, Maltose, Fructose, Trehalose, Xylitol, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitylglucoside, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, P-Anisic Acid, Aminomethyl Propanol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

Ingredient Ratings

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these products.

Hydro Boost Gel Crème
10
10
10
liked
mixed
disliked
not rated
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Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan
10
10
10
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disliked
not rated
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When to use

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Crème 41 ingredients

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan 40 ingredients

7 Routines
43% use in am
57% use in pm
57% use every day
671 Routines
51% use in am
49% use in pm
98% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Crème 41 ingredients

2.80
Overall rating
5
4
3
2
1
What people say
Hydrating 46% Absorbs Well 31% Broke Me Out 23%
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The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan 40 ingredients

3.19
Overall rating
5
4
3
2
1
What people say
Light 67% Absorbs Well 50% Hydrating 42%
See all reviews for Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan
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