Lirene

LIRENE AQUA BUBBLES Hydrogel 50 ml

Lirene LIRENE AQUA BUBBLES Hydrogel 50 ml is a product from our “Face creams & moisturisers” category with 40 ingredients on its INCI list. Notable ingredients: hyaluronic acid. It contains fragrance and denatured alcohol. No parabens or silicones on the list. 7 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

39/40 recognised

Our review

A light gel moisturiser from Lirene’s Aqua Bubbles line with sea water, four forms of hyaluronic acid, mineral salts and blue vitamin E beads. The few public reviews are lukewarm: it absorbs quickly and smells fresh, but most found the hydration too light, and one reported stinging.

Lirene LIRENE AQUA BUBBLES Hydrogel 50 ml
Photo: lirene.com · quoted for the purpose of this review

Packaging and what the product is

The lirene.com image shows the light-blue carton printed with water bubbles: “Lirene Dermoprogram – AQUA BUBBLES – Hyaluronic acid 4D – Hydrating hydrogel”, “dry and dehydrated skin | gel formula”, day-and-night symbols and a round badge mentioning Earth Marine Water, 97% natural-origin ingredients, vegan and electrolytes. The product is 50 ml; reviewers describe a turquoise jar inside. It is a leave-on face cream for day and night.

Ingredient analysis

Water, propanediol, glycerin and pentylene glycol form a humectant-rich base thickened with carbomer, so the formula is closer to a gel than a rich cream. Sea water, orange fruit extract, spirulina, mannitol and the gluconates of copper, zinc and calcium plus magnesium sulfate supply the “electrolyte” theme. Hyaluronic acid appears as sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, a crosspolymer and a hydrolysed form – the “4D”.

The blue beads are made of microcrystalline cellulose, kaolin, silica and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose coloured with ultramarines and CI 42090, carrying tocopheryl acetate. Preservation relies on sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and ethylhexylglycerin; parfum and terpineol give the scent.

What to watch out for

Alcohol denat. is fifth on the list, which can feel drying or stinging on reactive or barrier-damaged skin. The formula also contains parfum and colourants. It has no SPF. Being light and low in lipids, it may not be enough on its own for very dry skin.

What users say

Opinions are few: on Wizaż the hydrogel has 3/5 from 7 ratings, and only 14% of raters said they would buy it again (checked 30 Oct 2026). On the plus side, reviewers mention a light, non-greasy texture that absorbs quickly, a fresh, slightly fruity-marine scent, beads that melt in easily, a practical jar and suitability for hot weather or oily and combination skin; two were clearly satisfied.

Most, however, describe the hydration as average or minimal and expected more for dry skin; one felt the face stayed sticky for a while, and one experienced burning and redness right after application and switched to using it on the body. With seven ratings, this is only an indication.

Who it may suit

Normal, combination or oily skin that wants a light, fresh gel moisturiser, especially in summer. Dry, sensitive or alcohol-intolerant skin will likely be better served by a richer, fragrance-free cream.

Editorial review by INCIMondo based on the ingredient list and publicly available opinions. Not medical advice. · 2026-11-01

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The ingredient list comes from the manufacturer’s website (date below). Formulas change and can differ between markets – the label of the product you buy is decisive.

Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. PROPANEDIOL · Solvent, Viscosity controlling
  3. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  4. PENTYLENE GLYCOL · Skin conditioning, Solvent
  5. ALCOHOL DENAT. · Antifoaming, Antimicrobial, Astringent
  6. CARBOMER · Emulsion stabilising, Gel forming, Viscosity controlling
  7. MARIS AQUA · Humectant, Solvent
  8. CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS FRUIT EXTRACT · Fragrance, Skin conditioning
  9. SODIUM HYALURONATE · Humectant, Skin conditioning
  10. MANNITOL · Binding, Humectant, Fragrance
  11. COPPER GLUCONATE · Skin conditioning, Skin protecting
  12. ZINC GLUCONATE · Antimicrobial, Deodorant, Oral careEU restrictions
  13. SODIUM PHOSPHATE · Anti-seborrheic, Buffering, Deodorant
  14. SPIRULINA PLATENSIS EXTRACT · Skin protecting
  15. SODIUM ACETYLATED HYALURONATE · Humectant
  16. SODIUM HYALURONATE CROSSPOLYMER · Humectant, Skin conditioning
  17. HYDROLYZED SODIUM HYALURONATE · Skin conditioning
  18. TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · Antioxidant, Skin conditioning
  19. POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  20. GLUCONOLACTONE · Chelating, Skin conditioning
  21. HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE · Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Film forming
  22. SODIUM HYDROXIDE · Buffering, DenaturantEU restrictions
  23. SODIUM PHYTATE · Chelating, Oral care
  24. MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · Abrasive, Absorbent, Anticaking
  25. CALCIUM GLUCONATE · Chelating, Skin conditioning – miscellaneous
  26. KAOLIN · Abrasive, Absorbent, AnticakingEU restrictions
  27. SILICA · Abrasive, Absorbent, Anticaking
  28. DISODIUM PHOSPHATE · Anticorrosive, Buffering, Fragrance
  29. POLYSORBATE 60 · Surfactant – emulsifying, Surfactant – cleansing
  30. MAGNESIUM SULFATE · Bulking
  31. HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE · Antistatic, Binding, Emulsion stabilising
  32. TREHALOSE · Humectant, Moisturising
  33. SODIUM CITRATE · Buffering, Chelating, Fragrance
  34. ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · Deodorant, Skin conditioning
  35. SODIUM BENZOATE · Anticorrosive, Fragrance, PreservativeEU restrictions
  36. POTASSIUM SORBATE · Fragrance, PreservativeEU restrictions
  37. PARFUM · Fragrance, Perfuming
  38. TERPINEOL · Fragrance, PerfumingEU restrictions
  39. CI 77007 · ColorantEU restrictions
  40. CI 42090 (FD&C Blue No. 1) Show the full list · not recognised

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

Aqua (Water), Propanediol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Carbomer, Maris Aqua (Sea Water), Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Mannitol, Copper Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Phosphate, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Gluconolactone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Phytate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Gluconate, Kaolin, Silica, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Magnesium Sulfate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Trehalose, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Parfum (Fragrance), Terpineol, CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 42090 (FD&C Blue No. 1) Show the full list

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