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The Ordinary

Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5

Serum • Face · $7.90
Suits
All types
Pore-clogging
Won't clog
Use when
AM & PM
Recognised
15/23

Should you consider this?

Good for:
  • Skin that feels tight or looks dull by mid-afternoon
  • Layering under a moisturiser, on damp skin
Not ideal for:
  • Anyone expecting it to work on its own in dry air — it needs sealing
What's doing the work
Where it goes

After cleansing, before moisturiser.

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How much is actually in here

Ingredients above 1% must be listed in order of weight; below that they can be listed in any order. Phenoxyethanol sits at #22 and is used at well under 1%, so roughly everything after it is present in small amounts.

Why people buy it

Three molecular weights of HA target every layer of your skin — lightweight enough for any skin type, even oily.

Main drawback

Can feel tacky on its own, and needs a moisturiser over it — on dry air days it may otherwise pull moisture out of the skin rather than into it.

What matters
  • 2% hyaluronic acid complex
  • Vitamin B5 (panthenol)
How confident is this
high confidence

We recognised 15 of 23 ingredients, including the ones near the top of the list where concentration is highest. Ingredient list from Open Beauty Facts, which may lag a reformulation — check the pack if it matters.

See all 23 ingredients (15 recognised)
WaterHyaluronic AcidPropandiolPentylene GlycolHydrolyzed Hyaluronic AcidSodium Hyaluronate CrosspolymerPhospholipidsSphingolipidsPanthenolAnthemis Nobilis Flower ExtractGlycerinPolysorbate 20Citric AcidSodium CitratePanisic AcidVitamin EDisodium EDTACaprylyl GlycolEthoxydiglycolEthylhexylglycerinHexylene GlycolPhenoxyethanolChlorphenesin
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