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Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator

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Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator — Reddit Reviews

by Clinique

81nextscore61 verdicts

Updated October 9, 2026

Lightweight gel hydrator that layers under makeup; can still sting reactive skin.

What the community says

A lightweight gel cream with glycerin, dimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, aloe, and hydroxyethyl urea for dehydration. People with dry, combo, or tretinoin-stressed skin love the fast absorption and makeup-friendly finish. Reactive or acne-prone folks report stinging, pilling, or breakouts.

From Reddit

Backed by 30 threads from r/tretinoin, r/30PlusSkinCare and 5 more.

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What people love

  • Lightweight gel-cream that disappears fast
  • Hydrates dry, tret-stressed skin without feeling heavy
  • Layers cleanly under makeup and SPF

Watch out for

  • Can sting or flare up reactive skin
  • Some acne-prone users break out or get clogged pores
  • Texture pills or feels too light for very dry skin

Product details

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Real Reddit threads — 99 mentions across 30 threads

Clinique Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator on Reddit, in one place — 30 threads from r/tretinoin, r/30PlusSkinCare and 5 more, summarized.

r/tretinoin1 year update
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“clinique moisture surge”

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“☀️AM”

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“this is what’s been working for me.”

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“moisturize with Clinique moisture surge”

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“My AM skincare is: remove tape with water... and moisturize with Clinique moisture surge.”

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“I love Clinique... it’s so good.”

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“but I do like Clinique moisture surge and aloe vera gel.”

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“I don't have a favorite moisturizer yet that I can't live without”

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“Moisturizer....”

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“That Clinique 100hr moisturizer is the only thing light enough to not break me out but also moisturizing enough.”

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“I love how fast the clinique 100h gets absorbed.”

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“the Clinique cream has it”

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r/tretinoinI’m obsessed
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“Nightly routine is I wash my face with La Rosche Posay, put a dab of clinique moisture surge 100hour, 0.025% tret, and wait 5 minutes.”

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“Thank you so much!!! :) I use clinique moisture surge 100 hour, and la rosche Posay mineral sunscreen SPF 40!”

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“what moisturizer and spf do you use”

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“Clinique moisture surge moisturizer”

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“Paula's choice milky hydrating serum, Clinique moisture surge moisturizer and shiseido mineral spf”

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“Thank you! Currently doing AM: 2.5% benzoyl peroxide cleanser, Paula's choice enriched calming toner, Paula's choice milky hydrating serum, Clinique moisture surge moisturizer”

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