St. Ives Renewing Moisturizer for dry skin
Collagen
Elastin
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil- Hydrolyzed Collagen
- Hydrolyzed Elastin
Average
- AverageDry Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for dry skin; other moisturizers fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your dry skin, as propylene glycol and dimethicone provide basic hydration and smoothing effects, though humectants are lacking for optimal dryness relief.
- Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil offers some soothing benefits, but the overall formula primarily addresses general skincare needs rather than targeting specific dryness or flakiness.
- The product is safe for your dry skin, with no harsh ingredients and the inclusion of soothing oils to prevent irritation.
How to apply
- Could be used as part of your AM or PM routine. Start using it 3 times a week and work your way up to daily use.
- Apply your moisturizer after your toner and before your sunscreen in the morning. At night, use it as the final step after your serum.
- Gently press a small amount of the moisturizer into your skin. Avoid rubbing to keep your dry skin happy.
- Apply the moisturizer on slightly damp skin to help lock in extra hydration. This is great for soothing dry and flaky areas .
- Avoid the sensitive eye area and do a patch test before your first use .
Questions and answers
How well does St. Ives Renewing Moisturizer work for dry skin?
St. Ives Renewing Moisturizer works moderately well for dry skin, offering basic hydration and smoothing without strongly targeting deep dryness or flakiness. A moisturizer for this skin needs powerful water-holding ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, along with rich nourishing oils and skin-repairing agents, to provide deep moisture and support the skin barrier.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for dry skin?
Propylene glycol and dimethicone provide basic hydration and smoothing, while Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil offers soothing benefits for dry skin. To fit dry skin even better, a moisturizing treatment needs powerful humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid alongside rich nourishing ingredients that support the skin barrier and relieve flakiness.
What does Collagen do for dry skin?
What does Hydrolyzed Elastin do for dry skin?
Hydrolyzed elastin helps repair the skin barrier and improves skin elasticity. It supports moisture retention and keeps dry skin soft and smooth.
Biomaterials Advances, 2024Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2016
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for dry skin?
This moisturizing treatment goes after your cleanser and hydrating toner in the morning, and after your treatment step in the evening. Because this cream offers only moderate hydration for dry skin, a routine for this skin type needs extra humectants to relieve dryness along with rich nourishing oils.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this cream with retinol, applying it after your retinol treatment to help soothe your skin and keep it comfortable. A product of this type for dry skin needs extra moisture-attracting ingredients to provide optimal relief.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing treatment daily to help keep your dry skin soft and smooth. A product of this type needs strong moisture-binding ingredients and nourishing oils to give your dry skin the deep relief it requires.
Health Science Reports, 2021Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry skin?
This cream is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts for dry skin, as it has a safe profile with no harsh ingredients. However, it only offers moderate basic hydration, so dry skin often needs formulas with stronger moisture-drawing ingredients and rich oils to truly stay smooth.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
You can safely use this moisturizing treatment on your body and around the eyes, as it is gentle and free of harsh irritants. However, because dry skin needs extra moisture and relief from flakiness, a product of this type works best for dry skin when it includes richer oils and water-attracting ingredients that deeply lock in hydration.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum, coumarin, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, and linalool). Cetyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Petrolatum-based skin protectants demonstrated protection against irritants and maceration while providing skin hydration, whereas dimethicone and zinc oxide products showed varying or limited performance across parameters among 18 healthy volunteers compared to positive and negative controls.
Ostomy/wound Management, 2005Water-soluble hot alkali pig aorta-elastin increased skin water content to 77.2% compared to 49.4% in untreated skin samples and inhibited tyrosinase activity by 11.3%.
Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2017Both oral and topical collagen supplements help delay the skin aging process by improving moisture, elasticity, and hydration, with no differences arising between the two types of collagen.
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2022Topical application of TAC/Collagen postbiotics gel improved skin moisture score and inflammation index, and reduced porphyrins and brown spots in 20 volunteers with acne vulgaris.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022Topical collagen tripeptide application improved skin wrinkles, elasticity, and density while reducing advanced glycated end products in 22 Asian women over 4 weeks.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022Marine collagen extracted from Greenland halibut skin showed a non-cytotoxic effect on fibroblast cells and provided a slight skin hydration effect when incorporated into cosmetic hydrogel formulations at dosages of 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5% in 23 healthy volunteers.
Marine Drugs, 2023Topical application of a 0.1% copper-zinc malonate-containing cream significantly enhanced elastin biosynthesis and induced elastic fibre regeneration in photoaged facial skin of 21 female patients after 6 weeks of treatment compared to baseline.
Experimental Dermatology, 2009A betaine-based deep eutectic solvent successfully enhanced the transdermal delivery of elastin peptide, which improved skin barrier repair, reduced melanin secretion and deposition, and stimulated the secretion of procollagen I and elastin.
Biomaterials Advances, 2024Bioactive recombinant humanized elastin (RHE) gel effectively restores skin elasticity, reverses UV-induced damage and oxidative stress, and promotes extracellular matrix remodeling in zebrafish and aged mice models compared to commercial vitamin E and recombinant humanized collagen gels.
Materials Today. Bio, 2025Safflower oil body-human epidermal growth factor microgel emulsions mixed with xanthan gum enhance transdermal absorption, regulate inflammation, accelerate angiogenesis, and promote re-epithelialization and remodeling in full-layer skin wounds in rats.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022
Why other moisturizers fit dry skin better
Cosmetic formulations containing 5% Centella asiatica extract showed the best efficacy in improving skin moisture and decreasing transepidermal water loss, while also exhibiting antiinflammatory properties in 25 volunteers compared to baseline measurements.
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016Nanoemulsions containing Macadamia integrifolia seed oil successfully enhanced skin hydration and reduced wrinkles in human volunteers, outperforming conventional emulsions in skin hydration enhancement.
Nanomaterials, 2024A formulation containing glycerol (5%) and xylitol (5%) applied twice daily for 14 days increased skin hydration, filaggrin protein quantity, interdigitation index, and biomechanical properties, and decreased transepidermal water loss compared to untreated and vehicle-treated skin in twelve volunteers with dry skin.
Acta Dermato-venereologica, 2017
Ingredients
Propylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Stearic Acid, Carbomer, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Triethanolamine, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Disodium Edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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