Best for
You, if your skin drinks water and still feels dry by afternoon, and you want a simple serum that does not add scent or oil.
The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 30ml
KSh 2,800.00
Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 is a light serum with pro-vitamin B5 and ceramides. A few drops when skin feels tight, then moisturiser.
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DECISION SNAPSHOT
What this product is for
The serum for the hour your skin starts to feel tight. A few drops of hyaluronic acid, pro-vitamin B5 and ceramides, in a light watery texture. Put it on, seal it with moisturiser, and the comfort lasts longer than the serum alone.
SIMPLI VERDICT
Should you choose it?
Consider another option if
You already love a thicker hydrating serum and have no tightness to solve. This one is light. That is the pleasure of it.
Start-Safe: A few drops, morning and night, with the moisturiser you already trust. Give it a week before you decide. If it ever irritates, rinse it off.
This is product-level guidance, not a personal routine recommendation. If you already own a suitable product doing this job, you may not need another one.
PRODUCT GUIDE
Know what you are choosing
Check what this product does, how to use it, what is inside and the practical details that matter before you decide.
About this product
What you get
The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5, the current bottle, with ceramides. A water-based serum for dehydration: hyaluronic acid in more than one weight, pro-vitamin B5, and ceramides so the water has something to hold it. No alcohol, no oil, no silicone, no fragrance. The texture is light rather than sticky.
The front of the bottle says Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5, with ceramides. That is the one described here.
How to use
A few drops over your face, morning and evening, after cleansing. Follow with moisturiser so the water stays. The Ordinary gives the pH as 6.0 to 7.5, close to comfortable rather than acidic.
Start-safe: this serum, your usual cream, a week of ordinary days. Judge it by whether the tight feeling shows up later than it used to.
Ingredients
Hyaluronic acid, panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), and the ceramides in this version of the serum.
Aqua (Water), Sodium Hyaluronate, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Panthenol, Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, p-Anisic Acid, Tocopherol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin.
Product specifications
| Weight | 0.03 kg |
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| Dimensions | 0.00 × 0.00 × 0.00 cm |
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Common questions
Does this replace moisturiser?
No. It gives your skin water. Moisturiser is what keeps that water from leaving. Use both.
Is this the older hyaluronic serum?
This bottle is the one with ceramides. Same job, a lighter feel, and a barrier-friendly extra.
Can every skin type use it?
The Ordinary makes it for all skin types. Oily skin likes how little it weighs. Dry skin likes it under a proper cream.
BEFORE YOU BUY
You may already have what you need
A better routine is not always a bigger routine. Check whether this product adds a job your current routine is actually missing.
Keep what works
If your current hyaluronic serum already keeps your skin comfortable, finish it. Come to this one when you want that same drink of water with ceramides in the bottle.
You may not need to buy this
Leave it if moisturiser alone already keeps you comfortable. A serum is extra, not a debt you owe your face.