Soaring temperatures can wreak havoc with your skincare regimen, with many products feeling too heavy on hot, sweaty days. This is when jelly-based beauty products really come into their own. They combine light formulas with deep hydration, meaning these Korean beauty must haves [1] are ideal to add to your Summer skincare checklist (along with your sunscreen [2], of course). We've rounded up an array of jelly-textured cleansers, moisturisers, masks, scrubs, and eye treatments from your favourite brands to help you achieve that dewy glow even during a heatwave.
Clinique Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly
Clinique Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly [3] (£31) is a lightweight water jelly that is nonsticky and oil-free. It penetrates the skin quickly to hydrate for 24 hours and protect from pollution. It strengthens the skin's moisture barrier with its hyaluronic acid, sunflower seed cake, and cucumber fruit and barley extracts.
Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser
Use the pH-balanced, creamy gel formula of Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser [4] (£15) on dry skin to remove makeup and grime, or on wet skin as your morning cleanser. It's safe to use on your eyes, because it uses the same gentle cleaning agents you'll find in contact lens solution!
Estée Lauder Nutritious Vitality8 Radiant Eye Jelly
Looking to revitalise the delicate eye area? Estée Lauder Nutritious Vitality8 Radiant Eye Jelly [5] (£34) will cool, hydrate, and moisturise, as well as help to smooth fine lines. It's all thanks to its antioxidant blend of mangosteen, pomegranate extract, and superberries.
Shiseido Waso Fresh Jelly Lotion
Shiseido Waso Fresh Jelly Lotion [6] (£25) is inspired by the traditional Japanese cuisine, Washoku, which is all about respecting the diversity and richness of nature. In this way, it utilises white jelly mushroom to hydrate and plump the skin. The jelly texture transforms into lotion on your skin. Apply after cleanser at either end of the day.
First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Ginger and Turmeric Vitamin C Jelly Mask
First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Ginger and Turmeric Vitamin C Jelly Mask [7] (£28) revitalises and refreshes through moisture and hydration. Its vitamin C brightens the skin and minimises the look of fine lines and wrinkles. It's free from alcohol, mineral oil, parabens, phthalates, and petrolatum, so it's suitable for sensitive skin. Leave for 10 minutes (avoiding the eye area) before washing off, up to three times a week.
Givenchy Hydra Sparkling Luminescence Moisturizing Jelly Cream
Givenchy Hydra Sparkling Luminescence Moisturizing Jelly Cream [8] (£46) smooths, plumps, and enhances radiance thanks to its Sparkling Water Complex technology. It has a fluid, velvety texture that brings out a glow.
Garnier Skin Active 3 in 1 Hydrating Aloe Water Jelly
Suffering with dehydrated skin? Give it a dose of moisture with Garnier Skin Active 3 in 1 Hydrating Aloe Water Jelly [9] (£9). It has a fresh, melting texture, with aloe vera and hyaluronic acid. Use during the day as a morning moisturiser, at night for a deep treatment, and as a mask to give the appearance of plumper skin.
J.ONE Jelly Cream Moisturiser
If you like your beauty to be of Nobel Prize-winning quality, then you'll love the ingredients in J.ONE Jelly Cream Moisturiser [10] (£16). This antiageing, brightening, and plumping moisturiser has a lightweight gel formula that's perfect for dry, uneven complexions. It's free from parabens, sulphates, and phthalates.
Glamglow Galacticleanse Hydrating Jelly Balm Cleanser
Glamglow Galacticleanse Hydrating Jelly Balm Cleanser [11] (£29) softens skin with its meteorite mineral powder, moonflower oil, and bamboo charcoal. Massage a small amount onto your dry face in circular motions, or make it into a cleanser by adding warm water.
Dior Hydra Life Jelly Sleeping Mask
Dior Hydra Life Jelly Sleeping Mask [12] (£54) has an ultralightweight, jelly-water texture to help skin appear more plump and supple with its eight hours of hydration overnight.
Estée Lauder Nutritious Micro-Algae Pore-Purifying Cleansing Jelly
Estée Lauder Nutritious Micro-Algae Pore-Purifying Cleansing Jelly [13] (£19) minimises the appearance of pores and leaves the skin fresh but not shiny. The nutrient-dense algae helps to remove makeup and impurities in a gentle, nondrying formula for all skin types.
Origins Original Skin Cleansing Makeup Removing Jelly
Origins Original Skin Cleansing Makeup Removing Jelly [14] (£20) contains willow herb and coconut oil to remove waterproof and longwear makeup. Apply the lightweight, melting gel formula to dry skin with fingers or cotton pads, add water, and work into a milky emulsion. It's free from parabens, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oil, PABA, petrolatum, paraffin, and DEA.
YSL Forever Light Creator Jelly Crème Pot
YSL Forever Light Creator Jelly Crème Pot [15] (£69) has a nonoily texture and hydrates, moisturises, and reduces the appearance of skin tone imperfections and dark spots.
Dior Hydra Life Glow Better Fresh Jelly Mask
Dior Hydra Life Glow Better Fresh Jelly Mask [16] (£46) is an exfoliating jelly mask that has a water-rich gel texture. This scrub contains peeling citrus fruit extracts and exfoliating apricot kernels to revive skin.