What this is. A 30 ml water-gel serum built on glycerin, butylene glycol, sodium PCA and sodium hyaluronate, sold as a light hydrating layer for oily and combination skin at $19.95 with a 26% discount.
What the data says. 4.6 stars on 21,317 ratings, the best-rated product of the three serums reviewed on this site by a clear margin, and the cheapest per millilitre. It is also the most contradicted: eight of twelve claim badges fail, including fragrance-free on a listing that says Unscented.
Why it still works. Because the formula does one thing well and cheaply. Hydration is carried by eleven ingredients, the texture scores 96% positive, and the criticism is concentrated in fragrance and skin compatibility rather than in efficacy.
| Product | Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Serum with Hyaluronic Acid, 30 ml / 1 fl oz |
|---|---|
| Brand | Neutrogena (Kenvue) |
| Category | Beauty & Personal Care > Skin Care > Face > Treatments & Masks > Serums |
| Price today | $19.95 after a 26% discount, $16.96 on Subscribe & Save, list $26.79 |
| Rating | 4.6 out of 5 from 21,317 ratings |
| Sales rank | #2,629 in Beauty & Personal Care, #75 in Facial Serums |
| Snapshot date | 31 October 2026, US delivery context (New York 10001), native USD |
1. Product Information
This is the mass-market end of the hydration category and it behaves like it. The bottle is a pump, the carton is blue, the claims are hydration claims with no percentages attached, and the price is set to move: $19.95 today against a $26.79 list, with a coupon in the buy box and a 37% Subscribe & Save tier at $16.96.
The listing's own bullet points are more careful than the badges. They promise a lightweight, oil-free, non-sticky texture that layers under makeup, dermatologist and allergy tested, non-comedogenic, and suitable for normal, oily and combination skin. Note what is missing: dry skin is not in that list, even though the product is sold as a hydrating serum for all skin types in the specification table.
1.1 The listing at a glance
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Skin Type | All |
| Product Benefits | Hydrating |
| Use for | Face |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Special Ingredients | Glycerin |
| Item Weight | 3.52 ounces |
| Item Volume | 30 ml |
| Unit Count | 1 Fluid Ounce |
| Product Dimensions | 1.5 x 1.5 x 6.18 inches; 3.52 ounces |
| Item model number | 10013 |
| UPC | 070501100134 |
| Manufacturer | Kenvue |
| ASIN | B01HOHBS7K |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,629 in Beauty & Personal Care; #75 in Facial Serums |
1.2 What the pack looks like
Source: Amazon
Source: Amazon
Source: Amazon
Three listing images are published for this ASIN and all three are shown. No buyer photography exists in the gallery, and the two lifestyle panels carry no data beyond the claim itself.
1.3 The claims on the listing
| Claim as written | What it commits to |
|---|---|
| Immediate surge of hydration, refreshing and soft for the whole day | A duration claim with no measurement. The word immediate is doing the work, and it is the one part of the sentence that a water-gel genuinely delivers. |
| Lightweight, oil-free, non-sticky, layers under makeup | Testable by the buyer on the first use, and the review data supports it: lightweight scores 96% positive, non-greasy 92%, absorption 92%. |
| Dermatologist tested and allergy tested | A process claim rather than a result. Allergy testing reduces risk; it does not make a fragranced product suitable for reactive skin. |
| Non-comedogenic | A claim the ingredient aggregator disputes on one precautionary flag, and one that the review base contradicts for a minority who report breakouts. |
| Travel size, fits in a handbag | Accurate and oddly prominent for a 30 ml bottle, which is a normal serum size rather than a travel size. |
2. Product Rating
A 4.6 from 21,317 ratings is the strongest score of the three, and the distribution is the reason: 79% five-star against 2% one-star. That is a curve with almost no floor, which is what a cheap, pleasant, well-tolerated hydration product produces at scale.
The score is also the least informative of the three, because it is an average over a product that has been on sale since 2016 at a price low enough that a disappointing purchase costs little to complain about. The aspect table is where the disagreements live.
2.1 How the ratings are distributed
| Stars | Share | Approximate ratings |
|---|---|---|
| 5 stars | 79% | 16,840 |
| 4 stars | 12% | 2,558 |
| 3 stars | 6% | 1,279 |
| 2 stars | 1% | 213 |
| 1 stars | 2% | 426 |
79% five-star and 3% at two stars or below is close to the ceiling for a mass-market serum. Compare the two other serums reviewed alongside it: 70% and 69% five-star with 7% and 6% one-star tails. The difference is not that this product is better, but that it is harder to be actively disappointed by.
The 12% four-star band is the honest measure of the product: liked, not loved. That is a normal outcome for a hydration step that has to be followed by a moisturiser to matter.
2.2 What buyers say, in the platform's own summary
Customers find the serum effective and appreciate its hydrating properties, noting it keeps skin hydrated throughout the day and makes it plumper and smoother. The product is lightweight, non-greasy, and absorbs quickly into the skin, making it suitable for various skin types. While some customers say it doesn't bother their sensitive skin, others report breakouts and rashes. The fragrance receives mixed reactions, with some finding it pleasant while others dislike it.
The summary names the central conflict in one sentence: hydrating and pleasant on one side, breakouts and rashes on the other, with fragrance splitting the room. The phrase about fragrance is the most important line on the page for a buyer with reactive skin, because the listing itself says Unscented.
2.3 Which themes drive the score
| Aspect | Mentions | Positive | Negative | Positive share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| effectiveness | 815 | 721 | 94 | 88% |
| moisturizing | 357 | 327 | 30 | 92% |
| skin improvement | 259 | 216 | 43 | 83% |
| fragrance | 240 | 154 | 86 | 64% |
| lightweight | 140 | 134 | 6 | 96% |
| non-greasy | 131 | 121 | 10 | 92% |
| skin compatibility | 93 | 44 | 49 | 47% |
| absorption | 85 | 78 | 7 | 92% |
Eight aspects and a clean split. Everything about the experience of using it scores in the nineties: lightweight 96%, moisturising 92%, non-greasy 92%, absorption 92%. Everything about whether it suits a given person is contested.
Effectiveness at 88% on 815 mentions is the strongest efficacy signal of the three by volume and by rate. Skin compatibility at 47% on 93 mentions is the counterweight, with 49 negatives against 44 positives: almost exactly half the people who mention compatibility had a problem.
Fragrance at 64% on 240 mentions is the puzzle. That is a large volume of complaint about a scent the listing denies having, and 86 negative mentions about fragrance is more than the entire negative count for effectiveness.
2.4 A second, much smaller reading
One reading is missing rather than contradicted: the ingredient aggregator carries no reviews at all for this product, a zero from zero. That is not evidence of a bad product; it is evidence that the aggregator's community skews towards indie and K-beauty lines and barely covers drugstore mass market. The 21,317 Amazon ratings are the only verdict available here.
2.5 What the rating cannot tell you
- A 4.6 from 21,317 ratings is a verdict on a $20 purchase, not on a $42 one. Low prices suppress complaint rates.
- No review text was captured, so no theme is attributed to a named reviewer; the aspect counts are the platform's aggregation.
- The product has been sold since at least 2016, so the score spans a decade of formula revisions and packaging changes.
- The ingredient aggregator's zero reviews mean the formulation has no independent consumer reading at all, which is a real gap in the evidence, not a neutral fact.
3. Product Ingredients
Coverage: 30 of 30 ingredients. The full ingredient table was captured in one pass, so the thirty rows below are the complete formula in INCI order. The secondary channel was unavailable, so no cross-check was possible.
3.1 The ingredients, in order
Thirty rows, and the first five are the product: water, glycerin, dimethicone, butylene glycol and an emollient ester. That is a water-gel architecture, not a serum architecture: the water and humectants carry hydration, the silicone carries the slip that makes it feel expensive, and everything after position ten is either preservative, emulsifier, fragrance or trace mineral.
| # | Ingredient | Function | Comedogenic | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water | Skin Conditioning · Solvent | — | — |
| 2 | Glycerin | Humectant · Skin Conditioning · Skin Protecting | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dimethicone | Emollient · Skin Conditioning · Skin Protecting | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Butylene Glycol | Humectant · Masking · Skin Conditioning | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate | Emollient · Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 6 | Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate | Absorbent | — | — |
| 7 | Isododecane | Emollient · Solvent | — | — |
| 8 | Dimethiconol | Emollient · Moisturising | — | — |
| 9 | Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer | Film Forming | — | — |
| 10 | Ethylhexylglycerin | Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 11 | Benzyl Alcohol | Perfuming · Preservative · Solvent | — | — |
| 12 | Sodium Lactate | Buffering · Humectant | — | — |
| 13 | Cetearyl Olivate | Emulsifying | — | — |
| 14 | Bisabolol | Antioxidant · Masking · Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 15 | Chlorphenesin | Antimicrobial · Preservative | — | — |
| 16 | Sorbitan Olivate | Emulsifying | — | — |
| 17 | Sodium PCA | Humectant · Skin Conditioning | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Parfum | Masking · Perfuming | — | — |
| 19 | Sodium Hyaluronate | Humectant · Skin Conditioning | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer | Emulsion Stabilising | — | — |
| 21 | Sorbitol | Humectant · Masking · Skin Conditioning | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chondrus Crispus Extract | Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 23 | Sodium Hydroxide | Buffering | — | — |
| 24 | Proline | Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 25 | Portulaca Oleracea Extract | Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 26 | Propylene Glycol | Humectant · Skin Conditioning · Solvent | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Citric Acid | Buffering · Chelating · Masking | — | — |
| 28 | Magnesium Aspartate | Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 29 | Zinc Gluconate | Skin Conditioning | — | — |
| 30 | Copper Gluconate | Skin Conditioning · Skin Protecting | — | — |
Only 7 of 30 rows carry any published comedogenic or irritancy rating, and 2 of those are above zero: Dimethicone and Butylene Glycol at comedogenic 1, both with an irritancy of 0. Glycerin, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbitol and Propylene Glycol are rated 0 on both. The rows that actually matter for a reactive buyer, Parfum and Benzyl Alcohol, carry no numeric rating at all, which is exactly where the community rating system stops being useful.
3.2 What the formula is actually built around
Eleven ingredients are credited with hydration: glycerin at 2, butylene glycol at 4, sodium lactate at 12, sodium PCA at 17, sodium hyaluronate at 19, sorbitol at 21, propylene glycol at 26. This is a humectant stack rather than a single hero molecule, and it is why the texture scores 96% on lightweight while still moisturising.
Dimethicone at 3 and Dimethiconol at 8 are doing the work that makes a water gel feel silky rather than wet. They are also why the Silicone-free badge fails, and they are the reason the product can be marketed as non-greasy while containing no oil at all.
Parfum at 18 and Benzyl Alcohol at 11 are the two rows that break the most badges: fragrance-free, EU-allergen-free and alcohol-free all fail on them. For a product sold as Unscented, this is the single most consequential finding in the ingredient list.
The contradiction between the listing and the label is worth stating plainly. Amazon says Scent: Unscented; the ingredient list carries Parfum at position 18 and Benzyl Alcohol at position 11. In US marketing, unscented can mean no added scent or scent masked by other ingredients, which is a weaker standard than fragrance-free. The aggregator applies the stricter test and fails the product on it.
The mineral tail is unusually deliberate for a drugstore serum: magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate and copper gluconate at positions 28 to 30. Zinc is credited with oil control and copper with healing, and both are present in trace amounts typical of a mineral complex rather than at treatment strength. They are a story, not an active.
3.3 Function groups: where the ingredients go
| Group | Count | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Humectants | 6 | Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol |
| Emollients | 4 | Dimethicone, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Isododecane, Dimethiconol |
| Solvents and texture | 2 | Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer |
| Emulsifiers | 2 | Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate |
| Skin conditioning and protecting | 8 | Water, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Proline, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Magnesium Aspartate et al. |
| Antioxidants | 1 | Bisabolol |
| pH, buffering and chelating | 3 | Sodium Lactate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid |
| Preservatives | 1 | Chlorphenesin |
| Fragrance and perfuming | 2 | Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum |
| Other | 1 | Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer |
The largest group is Humectants at 6 rows, which for a hydration product is exactly the right shape: this formula is conditioning-led with a small emollient shell and almost no active core. That is not a criticism. It is a description of what $20 buys.
3.4 Classification by position: the concentration ladder
Thirty rows in three bands of ten. In a formula this straightforward the bands map cleanly onto vehicle, structure and trace.
| Band | Positions | Count | What sits there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead block | Positions 1-10 | 10 | Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Isododecane, Dimethiconol et al. |
| Core block | Positions 11-20 | 10 | Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Lactate, Cetearyl Olivate, Bisabolol, Chlorphenesin, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium PCA, Parfum et al. |
| Tail block | Positions 21-30 | 10 | Sorbitol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Proline, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Magnesium Aspartate et al. |
The lead block is entirely architecture: water, glycerin, dimethicone, butylene glycol, an emollient ester, an oil absorber, isododecane, dimethiconol, a film former and ethylhexylglycerin. Not one active. That is normal for a hydration serum and it is the honest answer to what the product is.
The tail block is where the marketing lives: chondrus crispus extract for the gel feel, portulaca extract for soothing, three minerals for the oil-and-healing story, and citric acid for pH. All present, all at the bottom of the list, none at a concentration that would support a claim on its own.
3.5 What the product claims, and how the claims hold up
Twelve badges, and only four hold: oil-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free and reef-safe. The other eight fail, which is a high failure rate and the most useful thing on the page.
| Claim | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Oil-free | Holds | No oil row; the emollients are silicones and an ester |
| Paraben-free | Holds | Preserved with benzyl alcohol and chlorphenesin |
| Sulfate-free | Holds | No sulfate surfactant |
| Reef-safe | Holds | No restricted UV filter or banned ingredient |
| Alcohol-free | Not met | Benzyl Alcohol at position 11, which is an aromatic alcohol rather than a drying one, but the badge fails as printed |
| EU-allergen-free | Not met | Benzyl Alcohol is an EU declarable allergen |
| Fragrance-free | Not met | Parfum at position 18 plus Benzyl Alcohol; the listing's Unscented claim does not hold either |
| Silicone-free | Not met | Dimethicone at position 3 and Dimethiconol at position 8 |
| Cruelty-free | Not met | The brand is not on a recognised cruelty-free list |
| Fungal-acne-safe | Not met | Cetearyl Olivate and Sorbitan Olivate are fatty-acid esters that malassezia can feed on |
| Pore-clogger-free | Not met | Chondrus Crispus Extract carries a precautionary flag |
| Vegan | Not met | No vegan declaration from the brand |
The failures cluster in three places. Fragrance: Parfum and Benzyl Alcohol break three badges at once. Silicones: Dimethicone and Dimethiconol break one. Ethics and biology: cruelty-free fails on brand status, vegan fails on declaration, fungal-acne-safe fails on two olive esters, and pore-clogger-free fails on a precautionary flag.
The cruelty-free failure is worth naming separately because it is not a formulation issue: the brand is simply not on a recognised list. A buyer who cares about that will find the same answer across most of the Neutrogena range, and it is not something the ingredient list can fix.
3.6 Concerns worth knowing before you buy
Three flagged: Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum and Propylene Glycol, all capable of itch or sting on compromised skin.
Parfum and Propylene Glycol, both linked to flushing in reactive skin.
Chondrus Crispus Extract, a precautionary flag based on related ingredients and user reports rather than a test.
Benzyl Alcohol, flagged for stinging and redness.
Four concerns, and three of them name fragrance or propylene glycol: eczema, rosacea and irritation. Only the acne flag is about a different ingredient, and it is precautionary. For a reactive buyer the message is consistent across two independent methods, the concern list and the ingredient list, and it points at the same two rows.
3.7 The benefits, ranked by how many ingredients carry them
| Benefit | Description | Ingredients | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrating | Raises water content and relieves tightness | 11 | |
| Barrier repair | Reinforces the skin barrier | 6 | |
| Redness reducing | Eases visible flushing | 4 | |
| Scar healing | Improves the look of marks | 4 | |
| Reduces irritation | Calms discomfort and improves tolerance | 3 | |
| Good for oily skin | Balances oil without stripping | 2 | |
| Acne fighting | Works on breakouts | 1 | |
| Anti-aging | Softens the look of fine lines | 1 | |
| Reduces large pores | Improves the visible size of pores | 1 |
Nine benefits, and the ranking is shallow. Hydration at 11 is the only group in double figures; barrier repair at 6 is second. There is no acid, no retinoid, no vitamin C and no peptide, so the acne, anti-aging and pore benefits each rest on a single ingredient, and in two of the three cases that ingredient is a trace mineral.
3.8 Key ingredient groups
| Group | Mechanism as published | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Hyaluronic acid | Draws and holds water at the skin surface | 1: Sodium Hyaluronate |
| Zinc | Regulates oil and calms inflammation | 1: Zinc Gluconate |
| Antioxidants | Limits oxidative stress and soothes | 1: Bisabolol |
Three key groups, one ingredient each: sodium hyaluronate, zinc gluconate and bisabolol. That is the whole functional story of a thirty-row formula, and it is why the product is cheap and why it is honest. It hydrates. It does not treat.
4. Product Price
This is the only one of the three with a real discount on it. The buy box reads $19.95 against a $26.79 list, a 26% saving, and there is a coupon in the offer block plus a 37% Subscribe & Save tier at $16.96. For a 30 ml serum that is $19.95 per fluid ounce, less than half the per-ounce price of the Paula's Choice product reviewed alongside it.
The tracker confirms the shape: Amazon is currently selling at $19.95, matching the page to the cent and dated today, while the third-party channel sits at $16.41 as of 21 October 2026. The cheaper channel is not the one holding the buy box.
4.1 Today's price
Three prices, all real, and the cheapest is not the default. $19.95 is the buy box, $16.96 is Subscribe & Save, and $16.41 is what third-party sellers were asking ten days ago. The 26% discount badge is measured against a $26.79 list that the tracker also carries, so unlike the Paula's Choice listing, the discount here is verifiable against the same reference on both sources.
4.2 The full price record
| Price type | Lowest ever | Highest ever | Current | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $11.14 | $20.98 | $19.95 | $18.64 |
| 3rd Party New | $7.13 | $25.28 | $16.41 | $16.73 |
| 3rd Party Used | — | — | — | — |
All rows that can be populated are populated: Amazon has a current value, the third-party channel has a current value, and only the used market is empty. This is the most complete price record of the three, and the only one where both channels are live at once.
Four bars per channel, both channels complete. The Amazon series runs $11.14 at its 2022 low to $19.95 today; the third-party series runs $7.13 at its 2019 low to $16.41 today.
Note the ordering: third-party is systematically cheaper than Amazon on this ASIN, which is the opposite of the usual pattern and the reason the buy box matters here.
4.3 Where the current price actually sits
| Benchmark | Amazon | 3rd Party New |
|---|---|---|
| Current versus all-time low | +79.1% | $11.14 |
| Current versus all-time average | +7.0% | $18.64 |
| Current versus all-time high | -4.9% | $20.98 |
| Current versus list price | -25.5% | $26.79 |
Position against four benchmarks, using the Amazon current value of $19.95. Three of the four percentages are positive, and one is deeply negative: the price is 25.5% below the $26.79 list and 4.9% below the 2024 all-time high.
The comparison with the all-time low is the one to be careful with. The $11.14 low is from July 2022, four years ago, and is not a realistic waiting target for a product that has traded in the high teens since.
4.4 Volatility and the averages
| Price type | All-time spread | Spread as % of low | Average vs list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $9.84 | 88.3% | -30.4% |
| 3rd Party New | $18.15 | 254.6% | -37.6% |
Volatility is high in absolute terms and mostly historical. The Amazon spread of $9.84 on an $11.14 low is 88.3%, and the third-party spread of $18.15 on a $7.13 low is 254.6%. Both extremes are old: 2022 for Amazon, 2018 and 2019 for the third-party channel.
Both averages sit below the $26.79 list, at $18.64 and $16.73, which is what a decade of discounting looks like. The list price on this listing has not been a real price for years.
4.5 The channel comparison
This is the only one of the three where Amazon and third-party are both currently selling, so the channel comparison is a live comparison rather than a historical one. Amazon holds the buy box at $19.95; the third-party channel was at $16.41 on 21 October.
That $3.54 gap is 21.6% of the lower price, which is large for a commodity serum. It means a buyer who scrolls to the other-sellers box can save nearly a fifth of the price for the same 30 ml bottle, and it is the most actionable finding in this price section.
4.6 Timeline of the dated extremes
| Date | Event | Price | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-16 | 3rd Party New all-time high | $25.28 | 3rd Party New |
| 2019-01-01 | 3rd Party New all-time low | $7.13 | 3rd Party New |
| 2022-07-22 | Amazon all-time low | $11.14 | Amazon |
| 2024-06-18 | Amazon all-time high | $20.98 | Amazon |
Four extremes across ten years, and two of them are outliers rather than market levels. The third-party high of $25.28 in June 2018 came eighteen months into monitoring and the low of $7.13 on 1 January 2019 came seven months later, a 71.8% collapse.
The Amazon pair is tighter and more recent: an $11.14 low in July 2022 and a $20.98 high in June 2024. Both are plausible market levels, and the current $19.95 sits just below the high, which tells you the buy box has been priced near the top of its range for two years.
4.7 What this means for the purchase decision
- The 26% discount is real and verifiable: $19.95 against a $26.79 list that both Amazon and the tracker publish.
- The third-party channel was $16.41 ten days ago, 17.7% below the buy box. Check the other-sellers box before buying.
- Subscribe & Save at $16.96 is 37% off and sits 9.0% below the all-time Amazon average of $18.64 — competitive without being exceptional.
- The all-time low of $11.14 is from July 2022 and should not be treated as a target; the product has not traded there since.
- $19.95 per fluid ounce is the cheapest per-millilitre price of the three and less than half the Paula's Choice equivalent, which is the whole reason the rating base is five times larger.
5. Who It Is For
| A good fit if you… | Look elsewhere if you… |
|---|---|
| want cheap, weightless hydration that sits under makeup without pilling | have eczema or rosacea: three of the four published concerns name fragrance or propylene glycol |
| have oily or combination skin and dislike cream textures | have fungal acne: two olive-derived esters feed malassezia |
| want a 30 ml serum under $20 from a brand with a decade of reviews | want a fragrance-free serum, which this is not despite the Unscented label |
| are buying a first serum and want a low-risk hydration step | need active treatment for acne, pigment or lines: this formula has no acid, no retinoid and no vitamin C |
| value a large, well-established review base over novelty | care about cruelty-free or vegan status, both of which fail |
One practical note the listing does not make: a humectant serum needs something on top of it. Glycerin and sodium PCA draw water to the surface and will draw it out of the skin in dry air without an occlusive layer, which is why the brand's own instruction is to follow with a moisturiser. Used alone in winter, this can feel drying despite being a hydration product.
6. Method and Confidence
| Element | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Title, specifications, rank | High | Read from the US product page in a US delivery context |
| Price, list price and coupon | High | Buy box in USD with a New York ZIP set; no conversion |
| Rating and histogram | High | Rendered by the page, 21,317 ratings |
| Customers say and aspects | High | Platform summary, eight aspects with mention counts |
| Individual review text | Not available | No review body rendered on desktop or mobile in this capture |
| Buyer photos | Not available | The listing exposes zero buyer image tiles |
| Ingredient table | High for names and order | Complete 30-row list from one channel |
| Price history | High | All-time summary with both channels live, and the Amazon current value equals today's page price |
6.1 Limitations, stated plainly
- No review bodies were captured on either surface across four attempts, so no review text is quoted and none was reconstructed.
- No buyer photos exist for this ASIN, so the gallery shows three listing images only.
- The ingredient ratings come from a single channel: The secondary channel was unreachable, so its acne and irritant scores are absent rather than estimated.
- Comedogenic and irritancy values cover only seven of thirty rows. A blank is not a zero.
- Position in the INCI list is a proxy for concentration, not a measurement.
- The fragrance position is a genuine conflict: the listing says Unscented while Parfum sits at position 18. Both statements are reproduced as published, and the discrepancy is not resolved here.
- Community ratings on the ingredient aggregator are absent: the product has no reviews there at all, which is itself a data point about how little the aggregator's user base covers mass-market drugstore lines.
- Everything here is a snapshot taken on 31 October 2026.
Snapshot date 31 October 2026. All prices in US dollars as published for a US delivery address; no currency conversion applied. Reviewer identities are withheld throughout. Ingredient ratings are community-sourced and describe ingredient classes, not this finished formula.