Top Skincare Tips for a Healthy and Hydrating Skincare Routine (Featuring Aveeno & Neutrogena Favourites)

Achieving healthy, glowing skin starts with one essential foundation: hydration. Whether your skin is dry, oily, sensitive, or somewhere in between, keeping it moisturised supports your skin barrier, nourishes and enhances radiance. Today, we’re breaking down simple hydration-friendly skincare tips – along with standout products from Aveeno and Neutrogena, two dermatologist recommended brands known for effective, gentle formulas.

1. Cleanse Without Stripping Your Skin

Hydration begins with the right cleanser. Opt for formulas that clean without leaving your skin tight or dry.

Aveeno Pick:

Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Nourishing Facial Cleanser —   Formulated for sensitive skin, the non-foaming, creamy formula gently cleanses, leaves skin feeling soothed and hydrated.

Neutrogena Pick:

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel Cleanser — A lightweight gel cleanser that leaves skin refreshingly clean with a supple feel. Formulated with hyaluronic acid, it quenches skin and provides a boost of hydration!

2. Moisturise to Strengthen and Balance the Skin

Moisturising is essential for every skin type, helping to hydrate, smooth and support a healthy skin barrier. When the skin isn’t properly moisturised – whether dry, combination, sensitive, or oily – it can become unbalanced, sometimes producing excess oil or feeling ‘shiny but still dry.’ This is often caused by over cleansing, skipping moisturiser, or using harsh products. Opting for a lightweight gel moisturiser delivers longlisting hydration without heaviness.

Aveeno Pick:

Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel Moisturiser — The lightweight, fast-absorbing gel cream formula provides intense nourishment, and sensitive skin feels comfortable and hydrated all day.

Neutrogena Pick:

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel Moisturiser – This weightless water gel is clinically proven to provide intense hydration, for supple, dewy skin and a stronger moisture barrier.  Discover here

3. SPF for Protection

The final (and often most overlooked) step in any healthy, hydrated skincare routine is daily SPF. Sun exposure can dehydrate the skin, weaken the moisture barrier, and contribute to dullness, fine lines, and pigmentation — even on cloudy days. Applying SPF every morning helps protects against UVA/UVB rays, and over time keeps your complexion looking radiant and healthy.

Aveeno Pick:

Aveeno Calm + Restore Moisturising Lotion SPF50 – Clinically proven to intensely hydrate and soothes sensitive skin, while protecting against sun damage and pollution.

Neutrogena Pick:

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Fluid SPF50 – Suitable for all skin types and leaving no white cast, the lightweight fluid is clinically proven to provide all day hydration while protecting against UV and external aggressors.

4. The Skincare Step You’re Probably Skipping: Hand Care

When building a hydrating skincare routine, it’s easy to focus on the face – but hands are exposed to just as much environmental stress, frequent washing, and temperature changes, often with far less care. This can lead to dryness and a weakened skin barrier over time. Giving hands the same nourishing attention helps keep skin soft, comfortable, and protected, with a targeted hand cream delivering hydration exactly where it’s needed most.

Aveeno Pick:

Aveeno Skin Relief Hand Cream – Formulated with soothing triple oat complex and shea butter strengthening the skin’s natural barrier to help protect the skin against external aggressors and support the skin’s natural ceramide production.

Neutrogena Pick:

Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Concentrated Unscented Hand Cream – For dry and chapped hands, just a drop of this glycerin-rich formula provides immediate and lasting relief, leaving your hands noticeably softer and smoother!

Discover hydration solutions for every step of your routine by shopping Aveeno and Neutrogena skincare at Superdrug.