The Ordinary

 Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan Lightweight Gel Moisturizer

This product made my skin feel really tight, if you don't want your skin feeling tight, I would not recommend.

After purchasing this moisturizer for a second time, its a hard no. I knew it was more for oily skin so I bought the squalene oil (which is amazing!!!) to help. However after 20 minutes the moisturizer was piling from my skin. I tried using it without my other skin care products but it wss still piling. I loved how it made my skin look and feel but I couldnt wear it at all.

This product has been the ULTIMATE GAME CHANGER for my skin. I have ALWAYS had rough, dry, sensitive skin on my cheeks, with barely a little oil in my T zone. I would also get sebaceous filaments in the T zone (probably because my skin is always super super dry). I have tried EVERYTHING to fix this. I thought I wasn't exfoliating enough, or perhaps I simply needed to add more oil products. Everything I tried only made it worse. Then I saw this product and thought maybe what I really needed was a different tactic. Maybe instead of oil based products, I should try doing the opposite. So I grabbed this. Within two weeks, the red areas of my skin lightened up - I have had red blotches my entire life so right away, I know somethings up. The sebaceous filaments stopped coming back as fast. My skin stopped being so rough in texture, turning soft and smooth. I stopped needing foundation. No breakouts, nothing. My skin is practically glowing. It's also bouncier???!! TOTAL GAME CHANGER! I gotta say though, I was surprised because it acts like a mask more than a moisturizer but I ultimately decided to trust the process. I apply it in the morning, and unlike the oils, it doesnt get absorbed by my skin, or simply get wiped off throughout the day. So if you're expecting it to feel and act like a typical cream, you might be confused when this simply seems to dry on your face. Like I said, it's more of a mask, locking in the moisture, keeping your skin hydrated all day long. I put it on in the morning before I leave the house, then again right after cleansing at night before bed. I LOVE that it doesn't wipe off onto my pillow while I'm sleeping. I love that I can simply apply makeup right on top of it with zero issues and it still stays. It has even helped my under-eye area??? This stuff is crazy good. I wanted to know what the magic is so I looked up beta-glucan skin benefits and yup, it forms a protective barrier, increases collagen, is anti-inflammatory, and its anti-microbial. I really dont know how this one isnt a cult fave yet. I purchased this in store after looking at it here in the app.

I have dry skin and I love this. I use it in place of an essence. I always follow with a heavier moisturizer. Nothing can beat the beta glucan amount found in this moisturizer.

This is a GEL not a cream moisturizer. I missed that word on the package when I purchased it, haha. I have dry, sensitive, and cystic acne, definitely not for my skin. I have developed small sebaceous pimples all over my face over 1 & 1/2 weeks of use. HOWEVER, I do love the other moisturizers from The Ordinary.