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Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Gel Cream
Laneige

Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Gel Cream

Moisturizer · 50 mL

29%$28.02$39.24

Size: 50 mL

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Key ingredients

Hyaluronic AcidJojoba Oil

Found in the full ingredient list below. Check how it layers with your routine

Made for

OilySensitive
Full ingredients (23)
  1. Water / Aqua / Eau
  2. Propanediol
  3. Glycerin
  4. Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil
  5. Betaine
  6. Behenyl Alcohol
  7. 1,2-Hexanediol
  8. Carbomer
  9. Tromethamine
  10. Jojoba Esters
  11. Arachidyl Alcohol
  12. Glyceryl Caprylate
  13. Butylene Glycol
  14. Ethylhexylglycerin
  15. Disodium EDTA
  16. Arachidyl Glucoside
  17. Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract
  18. Fragrance / Parfum
  19. Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
  20. Malachite Extract
  21. Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment
  22. Tocopherol
  23. Undaria Pinnatifida Extract

Listed from highest to lowest concentration. Formulas change, so check the packaging if you avoid an ingredient.

Product details

A white jar of Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Gel Cream on a pale blue table beside a mint sprig and water droplets

Cooling gel cream

A cooling gel cream with Laneige’s Blue Hyaluronic Acid, betaine and mint leaf, made to balance oil and moisture in oily, dehydrated skin.

Laneige calls it a barrier-balance cream for skin that’s shiny on the surface but thirsty underneath. The translucent aqua gel is dotted with cooling capsules and melts in with a fresh chill. Blue Hyaluronic Acid hydrates and helps repair a stressed barrier, betaine soothes, and mint leaf extract keeps oil in check.

Gel formula with cooling capsules
Cooling
Gel formula with cooling capsules
Also suited to sensitive skin, per Laneige
Oily skin
Also suited to sensitive skin, per Laneige
Full jar, or a 10 mL mini
50 mL
Full jar, or a 10 mL mini
A swirl of translucent aqua gel dotted with cooling beads beside a mint leaf

What’s inside

The ingredients doing the work

  • Blue Hyaluronic Acid

    Laneige’s seventh-generation hyaluronic acid, made from seaweed by a patent-pending fermentation process into a smaller molecule. It hydrates and helps repair a damaged-feeling barrier.

    No. 19 of 23 on the list

  • Betaine

    A gentle, sugar-beet-derived humectant that Laneige uses to soothe the skin barrier.

    No. 5 of 23 on the list

  • Mint leaf extract

    Laneige’s pick for oil control, helping keep the balance between shine and moisture.

    No. 17 of 23 on the list

  • Light plant oils

    Meadowfoam seed oil and jojoba esters add a little softness without weighing down oily skin.

    No. 4, 10 of 23 on the list

Supporting botanicals

  • Wakame
A white jar of Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Gel Cream beside a dollop of aqua gel and a mint leaf

How to use

Last step, morning and night

  1. 1

    Prep

    Start with toner or emulsion, then eye cream and serum.

  2. 2

    Scoop

    Take a small amount of gel from the jar.

  3. 3

    Smooth

    Spread it evenly over the face and pat gently until it sinks in.

A swoosh of translucent aqua gel and water droplets on pale blue

Fresh, balanced and hydrated

A cool, weightless layer of moisture for skin that gets oily but still feels thirsty.

Good to know

  • Contains fragrance and mint extract, which can bother sensitive skin.
  • Hypoallergenic and skin irritation tests completed, per Laneige.
  • A refill pod is sold separately; it doesn’t fit the older Water Bank jars.
  • Comes in a 50 mL jar and a 10 mL mini. Dry skin may prefer the richer Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Moisture Cream.