Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel - UK Versus Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK versus Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream .

Last updated on November 02, 2023. Published on January 21, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 8 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream

General Moisturizer American Brand United States

General Moisturizer British Brand United Kingdom

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

Price

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Ingredient Info

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 38 ingredients

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream 32 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 38 ingredients

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream 32 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Skin Texture

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying

Acne Trigger

Rosacea (3)

Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C

Vitamin E

Niacinamide

Hyaluronic Acid

Peptides (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (5)

Good For Oily Skin

Redness Reducing (4)

Reduces Irritation

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (2)

Dark Spots (2)

Scar Healing (3)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (4)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Irritating

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 38 ingredients

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream 32 ingredients

Water • Glycerin • Dimethicone • Cetearyl Olivate • Sorbitan Olivate • Alanine • Glycine • Threonine • Cysteine Hcl • Serine • Arginine • Proline • Allantoin • Maltose • Ethylhexylglycerin • Caprylyl Glycol • Dimethiconol • Pentylene Glycol • Sodium Hyaluronate • Fructose • Betaine • PCA • Sodium PCA • Urea • Glucose • Trehalose • Sodium Lactate • Glutamic Acid • Synthetic Beeswax • Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 • Sodium Chloride • T-Butyl Alcohol • Citric Acid • Sodium Hydroxide • Tocopherol • Parfum • CI 42090

Water • Glycerin • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Squalane • Propanediol • Pentylene Glycol • 1,2-Hexanediol • Glyceryl Glucoside • Niacinamide • Mannitol • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Carbomer • Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil • Rosa Canina Fruit Oil • Caprylyl Glycol • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil • Sodium Gluconate • Sodium Hydroxide • Tocopherol • Beta-Glucan • Sodium Hyaluronate • Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract • Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract • Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract • Ascorbyl Palmitate • Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11 • Citric Acid • Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9 • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Benzoate

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 1.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 2.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 2.

Caprylyl Glycol

What it does: Emollient, Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture.

It is a common ingredient in many products, especially those designed to hydrate skin. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier.

Though Caprylyl Glycol is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin.

This ingredient is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. It has slight antimicrobial properties.

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 16.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 16.

Pentylene Glycol

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.

The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.

This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can help thicken or emulsify a product. Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.

Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.

Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.

Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 18.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 19.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 23.

Citric Acid

What it does: Buffering, Masking

Community Rating: Disliked

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 34.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 29.

Sodium Hydroxide

What it does: Buffering

Community Rating: Mixed

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 35.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 20.

Tocopherol

What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

Learn more about Tocopherol

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel UK contains this as ingredient number 36.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream contains this as ingredient number 21.

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

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 38 ingredients

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream 32 ingredients

53% are loved or liked

11% have mixed ratings

29% are disliked or very disliked

8% have no rating yet

47% are loved or liked

19% have mixed ratings

25% are disliked or very disliked

9% have no rating yet

Usage

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 38 ingredients

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream 32 ingredients

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Reviews

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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 38 ingredients

3.3 /5

from 16 ratings

Light (2) Absorbs Well (1) Broke Me Out (1) Doesn't Work (1) Light Scent (1)

Mamabuja

5 months ago · Combination Skin

Review

for non-acne prone skin, im sure itd be good but it broke me out after using it once😭😭

Neutrogena

Hydro Boost Water Gel

Broke Me Out

Light

Doesn't Work

Glowy_nes

24 days ago · Normal Skin

Review

I like this gel cream. I love the gel texture that doesn’t feel heavy nor oily on the skin. As someone who lives in a hot and dry environment...

I like this gel cream. I love the gel texture that doesn’t feel heavy nor oily on the skin. As someone who lives in a hot and dry environment (Mediterranean), this gel really is a life saver in the summer months! The gel goes smothly on the face and absorbs really fast and well. I have normal to combination skin, and i never feel too oily not dry, but hydrated. As a plus, it goes smoothly under make up, either its a foundation, a concealer ou even a powder based product, like a blush.
HOWEVER, i do not rate this gel cream with five stars, as i dont feel it is hydrating enough on its own nor in the colder months, as you might feel the need to add something heavier to your routine, specially if you have dry skin. As my summer routine includes an essence and a hydrating sunscream, i feel this is enough, but keep in mind your skin type/environment and need for hydration.
Also, it does have a veeeery faint fragrance, which i dont mind (and it does smell good).
Overall, good cream for summer, with a light texture that might not be hydrating enough. It does not do much for skin concerns, as someone said here.

Neutrogena

Hydro Boost Water Gel

Light

Absorbs Well

Light Scent