All moisturisers are the same, right? Wrong. It might be a skincare staple, but that doesn’t mean this twice-a-day essential has to be basic.

The key role of a facial moisturiser is to enhance your skin barrier, adding an extra layer between you and the outside world. It’s also responsible for sealing in moisture, preventing it from escaping through cracks created by dryness or irritation. Moisturisers do all this with the help of three different types of ingredients – humectants, emollients and occlusives. Humectants, like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, work like magnets, drawing moisture from the atmosphere into your skin. Emollients, like ceramides, nourish, keep skin smooth and supple by locking in moisture. Occlusives, like shea butter and lanolin, work in a similar way but they go a step further. They’re heavier in texture and form a protective film over your skin to keep all of that lovely moisture exactly where it’s needed.

What makes Trinny London moisturisers better than the competition

A good hydrating moisturiser will do all of the things we have already mentioned. It will support your skin barrier and it will seal in moisture. But, a great moisturiser will go far beyond that. Take a quick look at the INCI lists of our moisturisers and you’ll find much more than just humectants, emollients and occlusives – you’ll find innovative actives to make your skin behave like younger skin, strengthen its resilience and bring it back to life. Serums are typically the part of your routine where you focus on actives, but why should they have all the fun? Supercharging your skincare at every step of your routine will deliver sensational skin, fast.

Key ingredients

When we were creating Energise Me, our niacinamide moisturiser, the focus was on recharging and balancing the skin with a lightweight formula that suits normal to oily skin. To deliver, we chose hyaluronic acid for hydration, niacinamide to reduce excess oil, chlorella vulgaris to balance your microbiome and succinic acid to kickstart sluggish complexions. Who knew you could even fit so many actives into one tube?

Bounce Back, our intense peptide moisturiser, was formulated for normal to dry skin that’s experiencing a loss of firmness. Deeply nourishing, it harnesses hyaluronic acid for hydration, supported by squalane and oat lipids to replenish and support the skin barrier. Our high-tech, 4-peptide complex works to visibly reduce wrinkles and phytosphingosine prevents the breakdown of collagen for a two-pronged approach to slowing down the clock on premature ageing. In short, it has absolutely everything you need for happy, bouncy skin.

Our moisturiser line-up

Why would we make just one multitasking daily moisturiser when we could make two? Pick your player based on your skin type and needs, keeping in mind the season, time of day and the textures you prefer too.

Bounce Back, intense peptide moisturiser

• Deeply nourishing texture

• Normal to dry skin

• Targets wrinkles and loss of firmness

• Nourished, rejuvenated skin

Energise Me, niacinamide moisturiser

• Lightweight gel texture

• Normal to oily skin

• Targets dehydration and congestion

• Recharges and balances skin