Hydrates & Protects

Neutrogena® Hydro Boost Gel Cream SPF 25 Is a lightweight gel moisturizer that absorbs fast and replenishes moisturize to the much needed areas of your face. I was provided a jar to sample in exchange for my honest review. The gel cream has a silky texture and absorbs without leaving a sticky residue. My skin felt moisturized and the UV protection helped protect me from the sun’s harmful rays all morning.

Light-weight Hydrating Moisturizer🩵💦

This moisturizer is fantastic! It's lightweight, smells amazing, and even includes SPF. It leaves my skin glowing after cleansing, perfect for a natural, makeup-free look. Plus, it's budget-friendly. Give it a try!

Hydrated skin

I have received the Neutrogena® Hydro Boost Gel Cream SPF 25 47mL for free from @thisisbutterly and @Neutrogena in exchange for my honest review.

The gel cream is stored in a very cute blue jar. The jar is a good size and you do not need a lot to be able to cover your face.

The gel cream is light and absorbs quickly. It has minimal scent which is good for people who are sensitive to smells.

I have combination skin and It did not make my skin feel greasy or cause any irritation or redness afterwards.

Not only this gel cream helps improve tired skin, it also protects it from the sun’s damaging UVA and UVB rays.

Major hydration!

During the cold, harsh winters it doesn't take long for my skin to get so dry that it hurts so finding something like Neutrogena Hydro Boost gel cream with like hitting a mini lottery! The gel is so silky smooth and the second I started to massage it into my face, my skin instantly felt less sensitive, less tight, and for less dry. I have been using it regularly now for a couple of weeks and my skin has stayed hydrated day after day. Big time bonus for me that it also contains an SPF because that is so important!

Perfect combo cream for normal to oily skin

Tbh, I always liked the concept of cream + spf especially since it means one less step in my ✨exhaustive✨morning skincare routine 😌 So I was definitely excited to try it!

I’ll review it in two part: sunscreen & hydratation.

For the sunscreen part: it applies well and dries quickly without leaving behind a white/grey cast (yay inclusivity!) or an oil field. It says “non-comedogenic" but that term isn’t regulated per say since what’s comedogenic might vary from person to person. However, the usual suspects are absent from the formula, so that’s a plus! Personally, the only outbreak I had while testing it was when I forgot to wash it off at night so just learn from my mistakes 😂 Otherwise it’s quite effective and I just top it with my usual sunscreen when needed throughout the day.

For the cream part: it’s hydrating but for parched dry skin that’s been battered my unforgivingly freezing winds, it came a little short. Definitely more a gel I’d reserve for summertime or recommend for normal to oily skin types. One thing I enjoyed is how seamlessly it blended with my makeup! Zero piling or moving around 😙


Overall, it was a pleasant product and adding SPF to your routine is the number 1 grace you can give your skin! So if you enjoy a more minimalistic skincare routine or have hectic/busy mornings, this 2 in 1 cream would definitely be for you!

Very hydrating

I am loving the Neutrogena hydro boost gel cream. It’s easy to apply, feels almost cool on my skin and spreads easily without being thick. I like that it has the Broad Spectrum SPF 25 in it for every day protection from the sun even in the winter months. The scent is a bit strong at first but it goes away very quickly.

Everyday sun protection with a hyaluronic boost

I received this Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream for free from @neutrogenacanada and @thisisbutterly in exchange of my honest review.

This sample came at the the perfect time as we were travelling for the long weekend and I had a conference in Toronto immediately afterwards. I find travelling really dries out my skin, plus the extra sun exposure from an active weekend. I was most excited about the SPF 25 benefit in the gel cream format. It is a somewhat scented product, and I had to apply it twice to the lower half of my face because it was so dry! Neutrogena Hydro Boost delivers on the silky smooth feeling you get with hyaluronic acid products.

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