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Laneige · Skin · Masks

Laneige Water Sleeping Mask

A scented gel you sleep in, with squalane, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. Most owners wake up plumper, and fans of the old formula are not happy with the new one.

70 mlGelSqualaneNiacinamideHyaluronic acidScented
$33 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You want an overnight hydration boost
  • You like a cool gel texture
  • You want skin to look plumper in the morning

Walk past if

  • Fragrance bothers you; owners call this one strong
  • You loved the old formula; recent owners say it changed
  • You are oily; some owners call it sticky and slow to absorb

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

SqualaneNiacinamideHyaluronic acid

Niacinamide guide →Sulfate-free →

Worth knowing: contains fragrance.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Water / Aqua / Eau, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trehalose, Methyl Trimethicone, 1,2-hexanediol, Squalane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Pca Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp Copolymer, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Caprylate, Acrylates/c10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Malachite Extract, Xylitylglucoside, Propylene Glycol, Anhydroxylitol, Fragrance / Parfum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Metaphosphate, Xylitol, Raffinose, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Tryptophan, Lactobacillus Ferment, Beta-glucan, Limonene, Linalool, Acrylates/stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Trimetaphosphate, Xanthan Gum, Polyglutamic Acid, Ceramide Np, Tocopherol

Known issue

Long-time owners say the new formula is thicker, stickier or oddly drying, and some report burning and a strong scent.Sephora and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker's US page: ingredient list, 70 ml list price, upgraded formula statement.
  2. Sephora reviews, about 340: a 4.6 overall, with 2026 complaints about a changed formula, burning, tightness and heavy scent.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, older formula: heavy fragrance for some, breakouts with nightly use and a film that sits on the skin (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.