The best La Roche-Posay Hydraphase products
La Roche-Posay is a world-renowned skincare brand that formulates its products using a combination of science and nature. Each product is enthused with the natural spring waters of La Roche-Posay that deliver optimal hydration and deep cleansing, while specialist formulations provide your skin with the vitamins and molecules it needs to keep it looking and feeling its best.
La Roche-Posay products are clinically tested for all skin types with products designed specifically for sensitive, allergic, new-born and ageing skin. The brand’s Hydraphase range is specially formulated for dehydrated skin and features an oil-free formula that helps to hydrate the skin without leaving any oily residue.
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The Hydraphase range
Hydraphase is a comprehensive range of moisturisers formulated specifically for very dry and dehydrated skin. The range includes a complete daily skincare regime that helps to rehydrate the skin, smooth out fine lines and wrinkles, and leave your complexion looking more radiant and healthy than ever before.
Hydraphase is recommended by dermatologists because it delivers a more intense hydrating experience than competing products. All products in the range are paraben-free and scientifically formulated using active ingredients such as hyaluronic acid to provide the moisture and nutrients dehydrated skin desperately needs.
Each Hydraphase product has also been through extensive clinical trials to refine the formula so that it delivers what it promises. So, if you are looking for a moisturiser that works for the driest of skin without causing redness or irritation, try adding Hydraphase products to your daily skincare routine today. We’ve highlighted some of our favourites below.
Hydraphase HA Riche
Hydraphase HA Riche face cream contains naturally derived pure hyaluronic acid from Green Technology, a biofermentation process using plant sugars. This works to provide intense hydration to very dry and sensitive skin prone to dehydration. The product’s minimalist formula is rich but non-greasy and is easily absorbed into the skin where it works to soothe and restore moisture.
Quick absorption deep into the skin also ensures this facial moisturiser keeps working longer than competing products. Clinical testing shows that Hydraphase HA Riche provides up to 72 hours of hydration, while La Roche-Posay signature thermal spring water provides essential nutrients need to keep the skin looking fresh.
Hydraphase Intense Eyes
Hydraphase Intense Eyes helps to instantly hydrate the delicate skin around the eyes, which often feels dry or uncomfortable after exposure to environmental stressors. This product targets the loss of moisture in the eye are that can result in under-eye bags, puffiness, dark patches and fine dehydration lines and wrinkles.
Active ingredients include hyaluronic acid and caffeine, as well as high concentrations of thermal spring water. This combination produces a powerful triple effect of moisturising and rehydrating the skin while also reducing the appearance of visible signs of fatigue.
The minimalist formula in Hydraphase Intense Eyes is hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic so won’t clog the pores. It is also paraben, fragrance, alcohol, colourants and lanolin-free.
Hydraphase Intense Serum
Hydraphase Intense Serum is a powerful non-greasy serum that enthuses the skin with the vital nutrients it needs to keep it looking and feeling fresh for up to 24 hours. After application, the skin is softened, smoothed and visibly more radiant.
The formula is completely natural with ingredients including a high concentration of thermal spring water and two powerful water captors, Arginine and Serine, designed to intensely rehydrate the skin from within. These ingredients are all excellent at rehydrating very dry and sensitive and even allergy-prone skin.
Hydraphase UV Intense
Hydraphase UV Intense is a powerful moisturiser that helps to rehydrate dry skin while also providing vital protection against harmful UV rays through broad-spectrum SPF20, anti-UVA and UVB sun filters. This UV protection safeguards the skin from the ageing effects of the sun, while hyaluronic acid fragments deliver intense hydration for up to 24 hours.
The product is available in both Rich and Light formulas. The Rich moisturiser has a more generous creamy texture than the Light formula. However, both of these products offer the same high levels of UVA protection and both will reinforce the natural cutaneous skin barrier to help the skin retain moisture.
Hydraphase Riche Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Hydraphase Riche Hyaluronic Acid Face Cream is formulated with fragmented hyaluronic acid, which occurs naturally in the skin. These fragments help to retain moisture, so a single application to the face helps to keep the skin hydrated and looking radiant for up to 72 hours.
The product has been through exhaustive dermatological testing to ensure it does not irritate skin sensitivity or dryness. The rich creamy texture allows for easy application and for the formula to penetrate deeply into dry skin without blocking the pores or leaving any oily residue. That makes this the perfect moisturiser for people with an ultra-dry or sensitive combination skin type.
Frequently asked questions
What causes dry skin on the face?
Dry skin is often the result of environmental factors, most of which are out of your control. The weather has the most significant influence; dry winters and hot summers can wreak havoc on your skin’s ability to retain moisture. Central heating and air conditioning also remove humidity from the air, which can cause your skin to dry out.
Other factors include bathing in hot water and using harsh soaps, detergents and shampoos which wash away the nutrients your skin needs to protect itself. You can easily fix this by reducing the water temperature and changing your soap for a less harsh one that contains natural compounds that help replenish your skin.
Check out our article that offers advice about choosing the right products for your dry skin.
How do you know when it’s time to start using hyaluronic acid on your skin?
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring binding agent that helps your skin to retain moisture. Any symptoms of dry skin, such as fine dehydration lines under the eyes or a wrinkled, rough texture around the mouth, are signs that your skin will benefit from extra hyaluronic acid treatment.
You can easily incorporate hyaluronic acid into your skin routine by using any of the Hydraphase products from La Roche-Posay. Hydraphase Intense Eyes is perfect for reducing the appearance of fine lines around the eyes, while Hydraphase Riche Hyaluronic Acid Cream is an ideal daily moisturiser that provides up to 72 hours of hydration.