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Dermalogica Clear Start Skin Soothing Hydrating Lotion

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Lightweight, non-comedogenic moisturiser that hydrates and soothes breakout-prone skin while supporting a soft, balanced and comfortable complexion.

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Skin type

Oily

Helps with

Breakouts and blemishes

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Dermalogica Clear Start Skin Soothing Hydrating Lotion is a lightweight daily moisturiser specifically formulated to hydrate, soothe and balance breakout-prone skin without clogging pores. The sheer, easy-to-apply formula delivers essential moisture while helping calm irritation and dryness that can often accompany blemishes or the use of breakout-targeting skincare.

Hyaluronic Acid helps attract and retain moisture for lasting hydration, while Squalane works to soften the skin and support a healthy moisture barrier without a heavy or greasy feel. Soothing Ginger, Orange and Grapefruit extracts help comfort and refresh stressed skin, while gentle botanical ingredients support a smoother, more balanced complexion.

Ideal for oily, combination and breakout-prone skin experiencing dehydration, this non-comedogenic moisturiser helps relieve dryness while maintaining a lightweight finish. Skin is left feeling soft, comfortable and hydrated without adding excess shine.

Benefits

  • Provides lightweight hydration without clogging pores
  • Helps soothe dryness and irritation associated with breakout-prone skin
  • Supports the skin’s moisture barrier for improved comfort and resilience
  • Leaves skin feeling softer, smoother and more balanced
  • Ideal for oily, combination, dehydrated and breakout-prone skin

Key Ingredients

  • Hyaluronic Acid: attracts and retains moisture to help keep skin hydrated and plump
  • Squalane: replenishes moisture and supports the skin barrier without a heavy or greasy feel
  • Ginger Extract: helps soothe and comfort stressed, breakout-prone skin
  • Orange & Grapefruit Extracts: refreshing botanical extracts that help condition and revitalise the complexion

Apply over entire face and neck, day and night.

59ml

Water/Aqua/Eau | Glycerin | Coco-Caprylate/Caprate | PPG-24-Glycereth-24 | Niacinamide | Butylene Glycol | 1 | 2-Hexanediol | Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2 | C18-36 Acid Triglyceride | Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate | Hydroxyacetophenone | Jojoba Esters | Olive Oil Decyl Esters | Phytosterols | Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract | Hydrolyzed Wheat Flour | Sodium Mannose Phosphate | Phytosteryl Macadamiate | Hydrolyzed Beta-Glucan | Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract | Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract | Sea Salt | Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil | Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil | Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Extract | Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil | Juniperus Virginiana Oil | Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil | Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil | Prunus Amygdalus Amara (Bitter Almond) Kernel Oil | Chlorella Vulgaris Extract | Dipteryx Odorata Seed Extract | Lactic Acid | Bentonite | C12-18 Acid Triglyceride | Squalene | Tocopherol | Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate | Mannose | Citric Acid | Hydrated Silica | Sodium Benzoate | Potassium Sorbate | Citronellol | Geraniol | Coumarin | Linalool | Limonene.

Dermalogica

Since its launch in 1986, Dermalogica has transformed the professional skincare industry with its commitment to education, innovation and skin health. Developed by skin therapists for skin therapists, the brand focuses on real results rather than luxury packaging or gimmicks.


Every product is formulated without common irritants such as artificial fragrance or colours, making it suitable for even sensitive skin. Dermalogica’s broad portfolio spans cleansers, exfoliants, targeted treatments and SPF, built around customisable professional treatments and homecare routines.


With its iconic grey packaging and clinical approach, Dermalogica continues to lead the way in evidence-based skincare, supporting professionals with cutting-edge education and empowering consumers to achieve their healthiest skin ever.

Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Niacinamide
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Ingredient
Glycerin
What It Is

Glycerin works as a humectant, it attracts moisture from the air into the stratum corneum (top layer of skin), and due to its low molecular weight, will continue to draw moisture to the deeper layers of the dermis.

Glycerin also treats several skin disorders, ranging from dry skin to wound healing. The ingredient has the potential of improving your overall internal health as well.

Due to its versatility and ability to moisturise, it’s used in everything from lotions to soaps to toners.

What It Does

How to use in your skincare routine?

Products with glycerin can be used topically multiple times a day. You can safely and effectively use this ingredient in nearly every single step of your skin care routine. Several skin care brands use glycerin when formulating everything from cleansers and toners, to serums and moisturisers.

Benefits
  • Glycerin tightens and firms - Use this ingredient for a few weeks or even a few days and we think you'll find that it plumps and softens your look significantly, especially if you have more mature skin.
  • It improves your complexion - Glycerin is non-comedogenic, meaning it won’t clog pores.
  • It brightens - Between glycerin’s rejuvenating properties and its ability to moisturise, glycerin plays a key role in keeping skin looking bright and luminous.
  • The ingredient is also a good choice for sensitive skin. Because it’s a natural component of skin, it calms redness and inflammation. It’s one of the gentler ingredients you can find in skin care products and can even help alleviate sensitivity over time.
Lactic Acid
What It Is

Lactic acid is a chemical exfoliant that comes from the fermentation of lactose a carbohydrate found in milk. ‌Like glycolic and mandelic acids, this acid belongs to the alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) family. AHAs are water-soluble organic compounds that, in cosmetic formulations, offer unparalleled benefits for the skin.

What It Does

It’s advised that you gradually introduce this exfoliant into your daily routine.

And while most lactic acid products are suggested for use before bed, you should always carefully read the instructions and labels. If you’ve got sensitive or tricky skin, do a patch test with the product before going all the way.

Since AHAs, including lactic acid, work to peel away and soften the top layer of your epidermis, there’s always a risk that your skin can be more exposed to the elements, including the sun.

Therefore, it’s advised that you pair your lactic acid use with a sunscreen or a SPF-containing product.

Benefits

Lactic acid has many known perks. It increases cell turnover and helps eliminate accumulated dead skin cells on the epidermis — the top layer of the skin.

After using lactic acid, you'll notice a brighter and smoother complexion. This AHA exfoliant helps treat moderate to severe hyper-pigmentation. It can fade out age spots and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and highly visible pores. This acid is one of the mildest forms of AHA, so it's safe to use it on sensitive skin in the right concentrations.

 

Salicylic Acid
What It Is

Salicylic acid is derived from willow bark, it belongs to a class of ingredients called salicylates. It's structure is a little complicated, but understanding it is important to learning why (and how) it works so well.

When it comes to skincare products, there are two classes of acids you'll see often: beta hydroxy acids (BHAs) and alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs). Salicylic acid is a beta hydroxy acid. This means the hydroxy part of the molecule is separated from the acid part by two carbon atoms, as opposed to an alpha hydroxy acid where they're separated by one carbon atom.

Both alpha and beta hydroxy acids exfoliate the skin, but AHAs are water-soluble, while BHAs are oil-soluble. Generally, oil-soluble ingredients penetrate through the lipid layers between the skin cells more readily. In other words, oil-soluble ingredients can penetrate the skin at a deeper level than their water-soluble counterparts.

AHAs work well on the skin's surface to loosen old, dead skin and reveal fresh newer skin. Salicylic acid works deeper and is able to penetrate into the pores to unclog them.

What It Does

As with any exfoliant, it's best to start slow if you have sensitive skin or are prone to irritation. Salicylic acid-based products are safe to use daily once the skin has acclimatised. If you have oily skin, you are more likely to be able to tolerate this quicker.

If your skin type is dry or sensitive, it's more likely that salicylic acid could cause some irritation initially so a more gradual introduction may be required.

Benefits

Salicylic acid can get deep into your skin to do its job. This quality is precisely what makes it such a potent ingredient for targeting acne — especially for blackheads and whiteheads.

Once it penetrates the skin, salicylic acid dissolves skin debris that clogs pores, acts as an anti-inflammatory, and also helps red, inflamed pimples and pustules go away faster.

The ingredient can penetrate so deeply into skin that actually breaks down the connections between skin cells. Once it has penetrated the skin, the acid part of the molecule can dissolve some of the intracellular 'glue' that holds skin cells together.

Hyaluronic Acid
What It Is

Hyaluronic-acid a substance that retains moisture and is capable of binding over one thousand times its weight in water. This substance is naturally found in many areas of the human body, including the skin, eyes, and synovial fluid of the joints.

As we age, the production of key substances in the skin, including hyaluronic acid (along with collagen and elastin) decreases. As a result, our skin loses volume, hydration, and plumpness.

The substance works as a magnet for moisture, helping your cells retain as much of it as possible so that your skin feels and appears hydrated, plump and healthy.

What It Does

Moisturisers and serums are two of the most common form of hyaluronic acid.

  • Moisturisers. Use a moisturiser infused with hyaluronic acid at the time when you’d usually moisturise. Ideally, this would be 2 times a day and always after cleansing, exfoliating, or applying serums.
  • Serums. A hyaluronic acid serum involves a slightly different routine. After cleansing, use a toner on your skin and press a couple of drops of your serum into your face with the palms of your hands. Don’t forget to apply a moisturiser immediately afterward to seal in all that hydration.

This acid also plays well with most other skin actives, making it easy to pair with peels, retinols, vitamins, and other acids.

Benefits

When used in skincare products, including creams and serums, hyaluronic acid gives your complexion a boost by quickly increasing the skin's moisture level. It’s especially useful for reducing the appearance of wrinkles and age lines.

Niacinamide
What It Is

Although the word Niacinamide may sound a little scary, it’s basically Vitamin B3, an essential nutrient for your skin. This is why Niacinamide can help your skin look healthier.

It can be found in vitamin-rich foods, such as kale, mushrooms and almonds, which help take great care of your body from the inside, as well as in our skin care products to pamper it from the outside.

What It Does

Niacinamide is a true multitasker. From boosting hydration to protecting the skin from environmental damage, it offers a wide variety of benefits. It penetrates your skin and helps renew your complexion from within.

Benefits

Although Niacinamide may be less talked about than the wonder ingredient of the decade, retinol, its benefits are just as significant. Here are some of the most amazing skin benefits of Niacinamide:

  • Increases the skin’s ability to maintain hydration. Niacinamide strengthens your skin’s moisture barrier to improve its ability to hold on to moisture. Your skin is less likely to dry out and will stay hydrated for longer. If dry skin is a concern for you, view the range here.
  • Improves skin texture. It helps reduce the size of your pores while keeping your skin moisturised.
  • Rejuvenates the eye area. The skin around your eye is extremely delicate, and this is where usually the first signs of skin ageing appear. Niacinamide can help with these skin concerns and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for younger-looking eyes.
  • Helps with dark spots and hyperpigmentation. Niacinamide’s is a true multitasker, it can also help lighten dark spots and the marks of hyperpigmentation.
  • Aids surface skin cell regeneration for younger-looking skin. By locking in moisture, Niacinamide provides your skin with the moisture it needs for natural skin cell turnover to take place properly.
  • Helps with oily skin. Niacinamide helps regulate sebum production and this can help control oily skin.