Tatcha The Silk Cream
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel US
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Tatcha The Silk Cream Versus Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel - US

General Moisturizer
General Moisturizer
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on May 04, 2025

Overview

What they are

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

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain silicones

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Ingredient Info

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Tatcha The Silk Cream 40 ingredients

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 34 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Tatcha The Silk Cream 40 ingredients

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 34 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
The Silk Cream

Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Water

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

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

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Dimethicone

Emollient
1 / 0 Silicon Icon

Squalane

Emollient
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Isononyl Isononanoate

Emollient

Inositol

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Stearic Acid

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

Sorbitan Stearate

Emulsifying
0 / 1 Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Behenyl Alcohol

Emollient
Fatty Alcohol Icon

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract

Skin Conditioning

Sericin

Skin Conditioning

Hydrolyzed Silk

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Rosa Damascena Flower Extract

Masking

Oryza Sativa Germ Oil

Emollient
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Panax Ginseng Root Extract

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Royal Jelly Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Thymus Serpyllum Extract

Skin Conditioning

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Emulsifying
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Batyl Alcohol

Emollient

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate

Emollient

Carbomer

Emulsion Stabilising
1 / 0

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Caprylyl Glycol

Emollient

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

Biosaccharide Gum-1

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Tocopherol

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

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Alcohol

Antimicrobial
Alcohol IconCan worsen Dry Skin IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconMay cause irritation IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Citral

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Limonene

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Squalane, Isononyl Isononanoate, Inositol, Stearic Acid, Sorbitan Stearate, Behenyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Parfum, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Sericin, Hydrolyzed Silk, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Oryza Sativa Germ Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Thymus Serpyllum Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Batyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Arginine, Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Carbomer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Citral, Limonene, Linalool

Hydro Boost Water Gel

Water

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

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

Dimethicone

Emollient
1 / 0 Silicon Icon

Cetearyl Olivate

Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Sorbitan Olivate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Serine

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycine

Buffering
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Alanine

Masking

Threonine

Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Proline

Skin Conditioning

Lysine Hcl

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glutamic Acid

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

Sodium Chloride

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

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

Betaine

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

Allantoin

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

Fructose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Maltose

Masking

Trehalose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glucose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Pentylene Glycol

Skin Conditioning

Synthetic Beeswax

Emulsion Stabilising
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

Emulsion Stabilising

Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Dimethiconol

Emollient
Silicon Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Caprylyl Glycol

Emollient

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering

Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Serine, Glycine, Alanine, Threonine, Arginine, Proline, Lysine Hcl, Glutamic Acid, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Betaine, Allantoin, Fructose, Maltose, Trehalose, Glucose, Pentylene Glycol, Synthetic Beeswax, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide

Ingredient Ratings

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

The Silk Cream
10
10
10
liked
mixed
disliked
not rated
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Hydro Boost Water Gel
10
10
10
liked
mixed
disliked
not rated
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When to use

Tatcha The Silk Cream 40 ingredients

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 34 ingredients

28 Routines
57% use in am
43% use in pm
93% use every day
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2,508 Routines
55% use in am
45% use in pm
97% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Tatcha The Silk Cream 40 ingredients

3.00
Overall rating
5
4
3
2
1
What people say
Absorbs Well 100% Expensive 100% Hydrating 100%

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel 34 ingredients

3.30
Overall rating
5
4
3
2
1
What people say
Light 43% Absorbs Well 34% Strong Scent 29%
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