intensive moisture care

Hydrating Water Essence

  • Fragrance Free

  • Colourant Free

  • pH Balanced

  • Alcohol Free*

Prime dry, sensitive skin for deep hydration with Curél Hydrating Water Essence. This water-based fluid moisturiser is the essential first step in your double moisturising routine, helping to prepare the skin to better absorb moisturisers and treatments while delivering an immediate boost of hydration.

Enriched with Biomimetic Ceramide Technology and moisturising ingredients such as Eucalyptus Extract and Glycerin, this soothing facial essence replenishes and promotes ceramides, helping to strengthen the skin barrier and improve moisture retention.

With an ultra-lightweight, water-like texture, this unique formula instantly hydrates and calms the skin, relieves tightness, and locks in long-lasting moisture to leave skin feeling soft and supple.

Available in 150ml size

KEY CLAIMS & BENEFITS

- All day hydration*
- Skin feels 120% more hydrated*
- 90% agree that skin feels soothed*
- Suitable for use on eczema-prone skin
- Vegan friendly formula with no added animal ingredients

*Data Generated from 2018 Clinical Usage Study; n=29

Ingredients

WATER/AQUA, GLYCERIN, BUTYLENE
GLYCOL, BETAINE, METHYL
GLUCETH-20, PEG-32, DIPROPYLENE
GLYCOL, PEG-60 HYDROGENATED
CASTOR OIL, ALLANTOIN, CETYL-PG
HYDROXYETHYL PALMITAMIDE,
SUCCINIC ACID, ARGININE, SODIUM
METHYL STEAROYL TAURATE,
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LEAF
EXTRACT, METHYLPARABEN

*Free of Drying Alcohol

How To Use

After cleansing and drying your face, dispense 3-4 pumps of Curél Hydrating Water Essence into your hands. Gently smooth into your skin until absorbed to prepare the skin for the next moisturising step.

Skin Reviving Benefits

01Powered by Biomimetic Ceramide Technology, this unique liquid hydrator replenishes and promotes ceramides to restore the skin's moisture barrier

02An ultra‑lightweight, soothing essence that absorbs instantly, leaving skin feeling soft, hydrated and primed for the next step in your moisturising routine

03Part of Curél's Intensive Moisture Care range, the Hydrating Water Essence is specially developed for dry, sensitive skin

Curél Hydrating Water Essence and droplets of product against a teal background

FAQS

What does Curél Hydrating Water Essence do?

Curél Hydrating Water Essence is the essential first step in your moisturising routine after cleansing. It delivers lightweight hydration to dry, sensitive skin, helping to soothe and prime skin for your next moisturising step. Formulated with Biomimetic Ceramide Technology, it replenishes and promote ceramides to help support the skin's natural moisture barrier, improving moisture retention and leaving skin feeling soft, smooth and comfortable. 

Who can use Curél Hydrating Water Essence?

Curél Hydrating Water Essence is specially developed for dry, sensitive skin, however it can be used on all skin types. It's ideal for those experiencing dryness or tightness, helping to soothe and calm the skin and lock in moisture. For those with oily, sensitive skin, we recommend trying the Curél Oil Control Hydrating Water Essence from our Skin Balancing Care range.

How much Curél Hydrating Water Essence should I use?

Dispense 3-4 pumps of Curél Hydrating Water Essence into your hands, then gently smooth and pat it into your face and neck. This amount is sufficient to soften and prepare the skin with lightweight hydration, ready for your next moisturising step.

How does Curél Hydrating Water Essence help my skin absorb a moisturiser?

Curél Hydrating Water Essence works as the first step in a double moisturising routine, helping to prime and soften the skin. This allows moisturisers applied afterwards to be absorbed more effectively and enhancing their hydrating benefits.

Can I use Curél Hydrating Water Essence every day?

Yes, Curél Hydrating Water Essence is designed for daily use. Its gentle and soothing, lightweight formula makes it suitable for use morning and evening as part of a consistent skincare routine.

Can Curél Hydrating Water Essence be applied with a cotton pad?

We recommend applying Curél Hydrating Water Essence with your hands, as a cotton pad will absorb the Essence and not leave enough product for your skin. 

Curél product textures showcased using perspex blocks

Curél product textures showcased using perspex blocks

Curél product textures showcased using perspex blocks

Our Approach To Ceramide Care

When skin is lacking in ceramides, it can lead to feelings of dry, tight, itchy and sensitive skin. Our approach to double cleansing and double moisturising is thorough, yet gentle to preserve the skin’s natural ceramides, and prepare it for Curél moisturisers formulated with Ceramide Technology to improve moisture retention and help repair your skin's protective moisture barrier for softer, healthier-looking skin.

COMPLETE YOUR RITUAL

JAPANESE SKINCARE IS ROOTED IN TWO-STEP CLEANSING AND MOISTURIZING RITUALS THAT WORK GENTLY
TO PREPARE SKIN FOR HYDRATION, WHILE PRESERVING ITS NATURAL CERAMIDES.

SKIN HARMONY

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