Hyaluronic Acid Can Actually Dehydrate Your Skin (Here's When)
The internet's favorite hydrator has a counterintuitive dark side — in dry air, a humectant with nothing to seal it can pull water out of your skin instead of into it.
Good choice for Dryness
What Makes This Different
It is the wash in Naturium's line that carries no active at all in the usual sense and is better for it: a declared 30 percent glycerin — several times a typical wash's load — on a mild sulfate-free base with panthenol and oat beta-glucan, oil-free and fragrance-free, which leaves dry skin genuinely softer after rinsing. The eight-form hyaluronic acid on the front is the marketing; the glycerin percentage on the back is the product.
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Naturium The Booster Hyaluronic Acid Body Wash Review
The Glycerin Wash in Disguise
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A very good gentle body wash sold under the wrong headline: the eight forms of hyaluronic acid on the front rinse straight down the drain, and the 30 percent glycerin on the back is the reason dry skin comes out of the shower soft instead of tight. Oil-free, fragrance-free, sulfate-free, mild enough for reactive skin and safe for fungal-acne-prone backs, at $17 for 16.9 ounces. Buy it as the glycerin wash it is, follow it with a lotion, and ignore the hyaluronic story entirely.
Made in United States Launched 2024 All-year use PAO: 12 months
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Two and a half years on the market, sold mainly through the brand's site and Amazon without a review count that can be tied to this product at a major retailer, so the assessment rests on the well-studied behaviour of high-glycerin, sulfate-free cleansers, the format record of Naturium's sibling washes, and the brand's dermatologist-tested claim; the hyaluronic acid claim is judged against the rinse-off deposition literature rather than any data on this wash. How it wears across many users, and whether the glycerin advantage is felt as clearly as the formula suggests, would be clearer with a larger public record.
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How well it fits each concern
Verdict by concern tap a concern for the case
Good choicefor DrynessIn your profileYou chose · Glycerin is a reference standard by mechanism for dryness; this gel carries it at 30%.
The case for it
- Glycerin 30% has trial-supported standing for this concern.
- It is present at an effective concentration, declared or high in the ingredient list.
- The formula carries none of the triggers this concern is sensitive to.
Same rule for everyone. “Good choice” is the verdict on 9,564 of 45,024 concern verdicts across the catalog; rule R5 decided 9,072 of them. As of September 25, 2026, engine 5.1.1.
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Show the work
- Rule
- R5 — Trial-supported or guideline-supported active, adequately or plausibly dosed. · the full register
- Carrying active
- Glycerin 30%
- Standing
- supported — its mechanism is established
- Form
- adequate (declared 30%) — studied range 2–20%, from the trials on the row; needs leave-on contact; judge it after ~1 weeks
- Tolerability
- gentle
- Row checked
- against its sources on July 17, 2026 (evidence table ev-2026.09-r228)
The studies behind the evidence row
- International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook — declared function — Personal Care Products Council
- Harry's Cosmeticology / Baran & Maibach Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology — humectant, emollient and occlusive classification — standard reference text
Good choicefor DehydrationIn your profileYou chose · Glycerin is a reference standard by mechanism for dehydration; this gel carries it at 30%.
The case for it
- Glycerin 30% has trial-supported standing for this concern.
- It is present at an effective concentration, declared or high in the ingredient list.
- The formula carries none of the triggers this concern is sensitive to.
Same rule for everyone. “Good choice” is the verdict on 9,564 of 45,024 concern verdicts across the catalog; rule R5 decided 9,072 of them. As of September 25, 2026, engine 5.1.1.
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Show the work
- Rule
- R5 — Trial-supported or guideline-supported active, adequately or plausibly dosed. · the full register
- Carrying active
- Glycerin 30%
- Standing
- supported — its mechanism is established
- Form
- adequate (declared 30%) — studied range 20%, from the trials on the row; needs leave-on contact; judge it after ~1 weeks
- Tolerability
- gentle
- Row checked
- against its sources on July 17, 2026 (evidence table ev-2026.09-r228)
The studies behind the evidence row
- USP glycerin monograph / Fluhr et al., glycerol and the skin (review) — glycerin is the reference humectant, drawing and holding water in the stratum corneum — reference work
Good choicefor SensitivityIn your profileYou chose · No fragrance, drying alcohol, declarable allergens or sensitising preservatives in this gel — the profile sensitive skin looks for.
The case for it
- Glycerin 30% has no evidence row yet for this concern — it is in the research queue.
- The formula carries none of the triggers this concern is sensitive to.
What would change this: A researched evidence row for the lead active would replace this with a verdict.
Same rule for everyone. “Good choice” is the verdict on 1,938 of 45,024 concern verdicts across the catalog; rule F2 decided 1,938 of them. As of September 25, 2026, engine 5.1.1.
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- Rule
- F2 — Gentle = no weighted deduction fired and fit ≥ 90. · the full register
- Carrying active
- Glycerin 30%
- Standing
- not assessed
- Form
- plausible (declared 30%)
- Tolerability
- gentle
Also listed for Winter Skin — the actives here (Glycerin, Cleansing Surfactants, Panthenol (Vitamin B5) are in our research queue for that concern; there is no verdict until their evidence rows are written. That is a gap in our table, not a mark against the product.
As a body productNot judged: what a body product is for — real substance, not just slip, realistic to use daily — cannot yet be measured from the ingredient list (only fragrance load can).
A verdict is DermApproved’s assessment of how well a product’s ingredients fit a concern — never a claim about what the product treats. Evidence dots and collected reviews sit beside it and are never blended in. Rules 0.5.1 · evidence table ev-2026.09-r228 · how we decide
Assessment
Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓ Declared 30% glycerin — several times a typical wash's load, and it shows after rinsing
- ✓ Sulfate-free, four-surfactant system with an amino-acid anionic — very mild
- ✓ Oil-free, fragrance-free, alcohol-free — suits reactive and fungal-acne-prone skin
- ✓ Rinses to smooth, non-tight skin with a faint softness left behind
- ✓ Cationic guar conditioner improves the post-rinse feel
- ✓ Doubles as a gentle facial gel cleanser
- ✓ $17 for 16.9 oz — the line's drugstore price
Cons
- ✗ Eight-form hyaluronic acid rinses away — the headline ingredient does nothing here
- ✗ Vitamin B12 is a pink tint, not a benefit
- ✗ Thin gel with a modest lather on bare hands
- ✗ Spares a dry barrier but does not restore it — a lotion is still needed
- ✗ Cocamidopropyl-type surfactant can cross-react in sensitised users
- ✗ Mostly online — not on Target shelves like its siblings
Review
Full Review
There are two numbers on this bottle and only one of them matters. The front says eight forms of hyaluronic acid — hydrolysed fragments and seven molecular weights of sodium hyaluronate — which is the language of Naturium's bestselling face serum transplanted to a body wash. The back, in smaller type, says 30 percent glycerin. Hyaluronic acid is a water-binding polymer that rinses away with the water it binds, at every molecular weight; glycerin at 30 percent is an extraordinary load for a cleanser, several times the norm, and enough of it survives rinsing to change how skin feels afterward. The Booster is a glycerin wash wearing a hyaluronic label, and once that is understood it is an easy product to like.
Naturium, an e.l.f. Beauty brand since 2023 and a start-up before that, built its body line on named actives — glycolic, salicylic, retinol — and this, launched in March 2024, was the wash for skin that wanted none of those: a plain hydrating gel for dry and reactive body skin. The list is short and clean. Water, glycerin second, then cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, a cationic guar conditioner, coco-glucoside, sodium lauroyl glutamate and a taurate — a four-surfactant, sulfate-free system with an amino-acid anionic that is about as mild as a foaming gel gets — then panthenol, the two hyaluronic entries, a trace of vitamin B12 that tints the gel pink, lotus root water, oat beta-glucan, a foam booster and a preservative system. No oil, no fragrance, no alcohol, no essential oils. It is oil-free enough for fungal-acne-prone chests and bland enough for the most reactive back.
In the shower it does what the glycerin promises. The gel is slippery in the hand and builds a soft, low lather on a cloth — thin on bare palms, which is the one texture complaint — spreads easily, and rinses to skin that feels smooth and slightly cushioned rather than squeaky or coated. On dry shins and forearms the post-shower tightness that a standard wash brings does not arrive, and a lotion applied afterward seems to go further because it is not repairing the wash's damage first. On the face it is a perfectly good gentle gel cleanser, and on a teenager's oily-but-dehydrated back — the skin that most 'hydrating' washes make greasy and most 'acne' washes make raw — it is a rare fit, because there is no oil to feed a breakout and no sulfate to strip one. Anyone who has alternated between two body washes for two problems can retire one of them. The brand's advice to leave the lather on for a few minutes 'for added benefits' is harmless and nearly pointless: a little more glycerin settles, the hyaluronic acid gains nothing, and the minute is better spent putting lotion on damp skin.
The hyaluronic acid deserves a plain sentence. Hyaluronic acid works in a leave-on by holding water at or just under the skin surface; in a rinse-off it holds water in the lather and leaves with it, and neither hydrolysing it nor supplying seven weights changes that. Studies of rinse-off deposition find negligible retention for hydrophilic polymers of this kind, and the honest description of this wash's hydration is glycerin plus mild surfactants plus a cationic conditioner, all of which have real evidence for reducing post-wash dryness. The B5 and B12 on the label are a little soothing panthenol and a pink tint respectively. None of this is a criticism of the wash — it is a criticism of the name.
The limits are the format's. Very dry, flaky or eczema-prone skin will find the wash spares the barrier and does not restore it, and needs a cream or the brand's urea serum within minutes of towelling; the ceramide Calmer in the same line leaves more behind for that skin, at the cost of being too rich for oily backs. The thin gel wants a cloth, and a full pump pressed over an open palm tends to run through the fingers before it gets there. The cocamidopropyl-type surfactant is an uncommon cross-reactor for people sensitised to amidoamine. And the wash has not made it onto Target's shelves like its acid siblings, so it is more of an online order than an impulse.
Seventeen dollars for 16.9 ounces is the line's fixed price, and for a sulfate-free, fragrance-free, oil-free gel with this much glycerin it is competitive with the dermatology-brand hydrating washes it resembles and lasts two to three months at daily use. The hyaluronic acid is not a reason to pay more, and the brand is not charging more for it.
So: for dry, dehydrated, sensitive or breakout-prone body skin that wants a gentle daily gel wash that leaves it soft and asks nothing else of it, this is a good one — the oil-free choice for skin that is dry and acne-prone at once, and the neutral cleanser beneath a retinol or acid body lotion. Read the front of the bottle as a nod to the brand's face serum and the back as the truth, and put the lotion on while the skin is still damp.
Formula
Key Ingredients
The hero actives that drive this product's performance.
| Ingredient | Function | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Glycerin 30% (30%) | Second on the list at a declared 30 percent — an extraordinary load for a wash, where a few percent is typical — and the real reason the product leaves skin soft instead of tight: at that level glycerin both cushions the surfactants during the wash and stays behind on the skin in meaningful amounts after rinsing, which is more than any hyaluronic acid does in a shower. | Established mechanism for Dryness · established mechanism |
| Eight-Form Hyaluronic Acid (Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid + Seven Molecular Weights of Sodium Hyaluronate) | The headline — hydrolysed fragments plus seven weights of sodium hyaluronate, ninth and tenth on the list — and the least useful thing in the bottle, because hyaluronic acid is a water-loving polymer that rinses away with the water; the brand's advice to leave the lather on a few minutes gives it a moment on the skin, and the glycerin does the work either way. | Established mechanism for Dehydration · established mechanism |
| Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine + Coco-Glucoside + Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate + Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate | A sulfate-free, four-surfactant system — an amphoteric, a sugar-derived glucoside and two mild amino-acid and taurate anionics — that forms a soft, low-density gel lather and is gentle enough to make the 'reduce irritation' claim credible on its own; with a cationic guar conditioner just above it that leaves skin feeling smooth as the wash rinses. | Not yet assessed |
| Panthenol + Oat Beta-Glucan + Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | The 'vitamins B5 and B12' of the label — provitamin B5 for post-wash comfort, an oat beta-glucan that films and soothes, and a trace of cyanocobalamin that tints the gel faintly pink and does nothing clinically in a rinse-off — soothing support for the glycerin, with the B12 as colour and marketing. | Established mechanism for Dehydration · established mechanism |
Ingredient standings describe the active at treatment-level doses and vehicles; this product's own condition grades weigh its actual formula.
Full INCI List
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cyanocobalamin, Nelumbo Nucifera Root Water, Beta-Glucan, Cocamidopropylamine Oxide, Hydroxyacetophenone, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol
✓ Pregnancy Safe ✓ Fragrance Free✓ Alcohol Free✓ Oil Free✓ Silicone Free✓ Paraben Free✓ Sulfate Free✓ Cruelty Free✓ Vegan✓ Fungal Acne Safe
cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine
cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (amidoamine cross-reactivity)
Compatibility
Skin Match
Best For
Works For
Routine Step
cleanser
Time of Day
AM & PM
Layering Tips
A shower step for dry or dehydrated body skin: lather, leave it a minute if you like — the glycerin benefits more from that than the hyaluronic acid does — rinse, and follow with a lotion or the brand's urea serum on damp skin to lock in what the wash left. It is oil-free, so fungal-acne-prone and oily skin can use it too, and it conflicts with nothing; it is the neutral wash beneath a retinol, urea or acid body product and doubles as a gentle face cleanser.
Results Timeline
Immediate: a soft gel lather that rinses to smooth, comfortable, non-tight skin with a faint glycerin softness left behind. Short term (1-2 weeks): less post-shower dryness and flaking on shins and forearms, and reactive skin that stops complaining about washing. Full benefits: as a rinse-off, the wash's contribution is to stop stripping and to leave a little humectant behind; the lasting hydration on dry skin comes from the lotion it is paired with, which this cleanser makes go further.
the Urea 5% Body Serum or a body lotion on damp skin afterretinol, glycolic or salicylic body lotions — this is the bland wash beneath thema fragrance-free routine for reactive skina hydrating body mist or oil in winter
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Sample AM Routine
- THIS PRODUCT in the shower
- Body lotion or urea serum on damp skin
- Body sunscreen on exposed skin
Sample PM Routine
- THIS PRODUCT (leave on a minute on dry areas)
- Retinol or acid body lotion where used
- Body cream on dry areas
Evidence
Science & Expert Perspective
The Science
The wash's hydration claim rests on glycerin and surfactant mildness rather than on hyaluronic acid. Glycerin is the best-studied humectant in cleansers: at high concentrations it reduces surfactant-induced protein denaturation and lipid removal during washing, and a measurable fraction remains on the skin after rinsing, lowering post-wash transepidermal water loss and tightness in forearm-wash studies; 30 percent is far above the few percent typical of body washes and is the formula's genuine differentiator. The surfactant system — cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-glucoside, sodium lauroyl glutamate and sodium methyl cocoyl taurate — is a sulfate-free blend of an amphoteric, an alkyl polyglucoside and two mild anionics with low irritation scores in comparative patch and wash tests, and guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is a cationic conditioning polymer that deposits on the skin during rinsing to reduce friction and improve after-feel. Panthenol has modest evidence for soothing and hydration in rinse-off formats; oat beta-glucan is a film-forming soothing polysaccharide.
Hyaluronic acid does not contribute in a rinse-off. It is a highly hydrophilic glycosaminoglycan with no substantivity to keratin, and deposition studies of hydrophilic polymers in cleansers show negligible retention after rinsing regardless of molecular weight; hydrolysed fragments and seven weights of sodium hyaluronate are therefore a formulation claim borrowed from leave-on serums, where the multi-weight approach has some support, and not a mechanism in this product. Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) is present at a colourant-level trace; topical B12's only clinical evidence is for leave-on creams in atopic dermatitis at 0.07 percent, and none applies here. Nelumbo nucifera (lotus) root water is a botanical diluent. The formula is oil-free, fragrance-free and alcohol-free, and its only allergen note is the cocamidopropyl-type surfactant, an uncommon cross-reactor for people sensitised to cocamidopropyl betaine or its amidoamine impurity. No product-specific study exists; the dermatologist-tested claim is unpublished.
Dermatologist Perspective
A dermatologist reading this label would set the hyaluronic acid aside — a rinse-off delivers none of it — and would still find a wash worth recommending, because the parts that matter for dry and sensitive body skin are here: a sulfate-free, fragrance-free surfactant system, an unusually high glycerin content and a conditioning polymer, which together make it one of the less stripping gel washes available at a drugstore price. It fits the advice given for dry, reactive or eczema-prone skin — lukewarm water, a mild cleanser, moisturiser within minutes — as the cleanser step, and its oil-free base makes it the choice over richer 'sensitive skin' creams for patients whose body skin is dry and also acne-prone or Malassezia-prone. Clinicians would remind patients that no wash restores a barrier and that the lotion applied to damp skin is where hydration actually comes from; that the 'leave on a few minutes' instruction adds little; and that the vitamins on the label are cosmetic. The cocamidopropyl-type surfactant is the only ingredient that would prompt a question for a patient with a known betaine or amidoamine allergy. It is safe in pregnancy and for children, and it is a reasonable everyday wash under a topical retinoid or keratolytic on the body.
Guidance
Usage & Recommendations
How to Use
Pump the gel onto wet hands or, for a fuller lather, a washcloth or loofah, and work it over wet skin in a lukewarm shower; it lathers softly and spreads a long way. Leaving it on for a minute, as the brand suggests, does no harm and little good — rinse well and spend that minute afterward instead. Pat the skin dry and apply a body lotion or the Urea 5% Body Serum while it is still damp, which is where the lasting hydration comes from; on normal skin in summer the wash's glycerin may be enough on its own. Once a day suits all skin, and it doubles as a gentle facial gel cleanser. It conflicts with nothing and can sit beneath retinol, urea or acid body products. Anyone with a known cocamidopropyl betaine allergy should check the surfactant list.
Value Assessment
Seventeen dollars for 16.9 ounces — the line's standard price — buys two to three months of daily washing with one of the milder sulfate-free gels on the market and a glycerin load that most dermatology-brand hydrating washes do not match, which is fair value on the ingredient list alone; the e.l.f. manufacturing scale keeps that at drugstore cost, and the brand is not charging a premium for the hyaluronic story. What the money does not buy is anything from the hyaluronic acid or the vitamins, so a buyer paying for those is paying for a label, and the wash still needs a lotion behind it on dry skin. The lack of Target shelf presence and of a citable review record makes it less of an easy pickup than its siblings. As a gentle, oil-free daily wash for dry or reactive skin, the value is good; as a 'hyaluronic hydration treatment', it is a fair price for a misnomer.
Who Should Buy
Dry, dehydrated, sensitive or reactive body skin that wants a gentle, oil-free, fragrance-free daily gel wash and comes out of ordinary showers tight — particularly skin that is dry and breakout-prone or fungal-acne-prone at once, where the richer sensitive-skin creams are too much. It suits users of retinol or acid body lotions who need a bland cleanser, pregnancy, and anyone who has admired the brand's face serum and wants the same brand in the shower.
Who Should Skip
Anyone buying it for hyaluronic acid, which cannot work in a rinse-off — the money is better spent on a leave-on. Very dry, itchy or eczema-prone skin will do better with the brand's ceramide Calmer, which leaves more behind, and anyone who wants a scented wash, a treatment wash with an acid, or a rich lather from bare hands will not be satisfied. People sensitised to cocamidopropyl betaine should read the list.
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Product Details
Texture
A clear, faintly pink, medium-thin gel with a slippery glycerin feel that builds a soft, low-density lather on a cloth, spreads easily, and rinses to skin that feels smooth and slightly cushioned rather than squeaky or filmed.
Scent
Fragrance-free; a clean, faintly sweet glycerin note in the shower and nothing on the skin afterward.
Packaging
The body line's 16.9 fl oz white pump bottle with a locking pump; the gel is thin enough that a full press can slip through the fingers before it reaches the cloth.
non-greasylightweight
What to Expect on First Use
The first shower is a small relief for dry or reactive skin — a slippery gel that lathers gently, rinses without a squeak, and leaves the skin feeling softer than it went in, which is the glycerin staying behind. There is no scent and nothing to react to. Within a fortnight the post-shower tightness that dry shins expect simply stops happening, and the honest discovery is that the wash feels the same whether or not the lather is left to sit — the hyaluronic acid was never going to be the point.
How Long It Lasts
About 2-3 months at daily full-body use.
Best Season
All Year
Fragrance-free (label claim)Vegan and cruelty-free (brand claim)Dermatologist-tested (brand claim)
Background
The Story Behind This Product
Naturium built its body line in 2022 on face-serum logic — acids, vitamin C, oils — and by 2024 the obvious gap was a plain hydrating wash for skin that wanted none of those. The Booster arrived in March 2024 with the brand's face-range hyaluronic story attached, eight forms and all, and a glycerin load high enough to print on the bottle; it slots in as the everyday wash for dry and reactive skin alongside the ceramide Calmer that followed a year later.
About Naturium Established Brand (5–20 years)
Naturium, founded in 2019 and owned by e.l.f. Beauty since 2023, built a best-selling body-wash line on named actives and transparent lists at Target and Amazon. The Booster, launched March 2024, is its hydrating gel wash, sold on eight forms of hyaluronic acid and a declared 30 percent glycerin; it sits mainly on the brand's own site and Amazon rather than Target shelves, carries the brand's dermatologist-tested claim, and has no product-specific study.
Brand founded: 2019 · Product launched: 2024
Myth vs. Reality
Common Myths
Myth
Eight forms of hyaluronic acid in a body wash hydrate the skin.
Reality
Hyaluronic acid is a water-loving polymer that binds water — including the water it is rinsed off with. Whatever the molecular weight, essentially all of it goes down the drain, and even a few minutes of contact leaves a negligible trace. The skin feels hydrated after this wash because 30 percent glycerin partly survives rinsing and because the surfactants are mild; the hyaluronic acid is a label borrowed from the brand's face serum.
Myth
Vitamin B12 in a body wash nourishes the skin.
Reality
Cyanocobalamin is here at a trace level, enough to tint the gel pink and to be printed on the label; a rinse-off delivers none of it into the skin, and topical B12's only real evidence is in leave-on creams for eczema, at far higher concentrations. Panthenol beside it does a little post-wash soothing. The vitamins are decoration on a good glycerin wash.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does hyaluronic acid in the Naturium Booster Body Wash actually hydrate skin?
Not meaningfully — hyaluronic acid binds water and rinses away with it, whatever its molecular weight. What leaves skin soft after this wash is the declared 30 percent glycerin, which partly survives rinsing, and the mild sulfate-free surfactants, which strip less. Think of it as an excellent glycerin wash with a hyaluronic label.
Is the Naturium Booster Body Wash good for dry skin?
Yes, as a cleanser: it is one of the least stripping gel washes at its price, oil-free and fragrance-free, and the high glycerin leaves dry shins and forearms noticeably softer than a standard wash. Very dry or eczema-prone skin still needs a lotion or the brand's urea serum within minutes of towelling; the wash spares the barrier, it does not restore it.
What is the difference between Naturium's Booster and Calmer body washes?
Both are gentle, fragrance-free and sulfate-free. The Booster is an oil-free gel built on 30 percent glycerin and panthenol, suited to any skin including oily and fungal-acne-prone; the Calmer is a richer cream with ceramides, oat flour and cocoa butter that leaves more behind, better for eczema-prone and very dry skin and less suited to oily backs. Dry-but-breakout-prone skin picks the Booster; dry-and-itchy skin picks the Calmer.
Should I leave the Booster Body Wash on for a few minutes?
The brand suggests it 'for added benefits', and a minute of contact lets a little more glycerin settle onto the skin, but the difference is small and the hyaluronic acid gains nothing from it. Use the wash normally, rinse well, and put the extra minute into applying a lotion to damp skin afterward, which does far more for hydration.
Can I use the Booster Hyaluronic Acid Body Wash on my face?
Yes — it is oil-free, fragrance-free and built on mild surfactants, so it works as a gentle facial gel cleanser for normal, dry or combination skin, and the glycerin keeps it from tightening the face the way most body washes do. The thin gel lathers modestly on the face and needs a little water to work.
Is the Naturium Booster body wash safe in pregnancy?
Yes. Glycerin, mild surfactants, panthenol, hyaluronic acid and oat beta-glucan raise no pregnancy concern in a rinse-off, and the formula has no fragrance, essential oil, acid or retinoid. Its gentleness suits the drier, itchier body skin many people have in later pregnancy.
Reviews
What Reviewers Tend to Say
Recurring themes our editors read across retailer reviews of this product — summaries in our words, not quotations, and not a substitute for your own patch test.
Skin feels soft, not tight, straight out of the shower
Fragrance-free and oil-free — nothing to react to
Rinses clean with a faint smoothness left behind
Gentle enough for reactive skin and daily use
Hard to feel the hyaluronic acid in a wash
Thin gel and a modest lather without a cloth
Not moisturising enough alone for very dry skin
Harder to find in stores than the acid washes
Hydrating entry in Naturium's body-wash line, launched March 2024Declared 30% glycerin — unusually high for a wash