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Obagi Medical Hydrate Luxe
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Obagi Medical Hydrate Luxe

Moisturizers USA Approx. $85

The heaviest moisturizer on the shelf and the one you reach for when a retinoid has gone too far. It is an overnight cream in the old sense: you put it on last and you feel it there. Obagi does not publish the list on its own page, which is why this entry named nothing for months. Dermstore does publish it, and read in full it is a butter-and-oil cream, shea and mango seed butter over avocado oil, with sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, bisabolol and two peptides further down. It also contains fragrance, last on the list.

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Why we like the Hydrate Luxe

  • Genuinely heavy, which is rarer than the marketing suggests
  • A jar that lasts because you use very little
  • Sits over anything without pilling
  • The list is readable at last, and it is butters and oils rather than actives
Texture
A heavy, almost balmy cream that takes a minute to disappear
Key ingredients
Shea butter · Mango seed butter · Avocado oil · Sodium hyaluronate · Tripeptide-1 · Caprooyl tetrapeptide-3 · Allantoin · Bisabolol
Fragrance
Contains fragrance. It is the last thing on the published list.
Skin type
Dry · Dehydrated
Best for
The last step at night · Very dry skin · Over a retinoid
Works on
Dryness · Dehydration · Fine lines
Made in
USA
Where to buy
Dermstore
Price when checked
$85 on 2026-09-09
Listing checked
2026-09-03

Our verdict on the Obagi Medical Hydrate Luxe

The heavy one, and now a legible one. Skip it if fragrance is a problem for you.

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Where the Hydrate Luxe sits on The Shelf

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Reviewed 2026-08-22. Obagi Medical Hydrate Luxe appears in Counter Culture: What the Clinic Counter Sells, With the Lists Read. Every product on The Shelf is listed in the product index.