Skin1 product guide
Obagi Hydrate Facial Moisturizer and Hydrate Luxe Ultra Moisture-rich Cream share a Tara seed moisture system and several emollients, but they serve different routine preferences. Hydrate is the brand's lighter day-or-night choice. Luxe is the richer cream Obagi directs for evening use; its full ingredient list adds fragrance and two named peptides.
Choose Hydrate if you want one moisturizer for morning and evening or prefer a formula without listed fragrance. Choose Hydrate Luxe if you want a richer evening cream and are comfortable with its added fragrance allergens. Both are 1.7 oz/48 g products at the checked US retailer; Luxe costs $15 more at the listed one-time prices.
USD prices checked October 24, 2026, before tax and shipping. Unit price = listed price ÷ package ounces.
| Product | US retailer | Size | Price | Price per ounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obagi Hydrate Facial Moisturizer | Dermstore US | 1.7 oz | $70.00 | $41.18/oz |
| Obagi Hydrate Luxe Ultra Moisture-rich Cream | Dermstore US | 1.7 oz | $85.00 | $50.00/oz |
A daily moisturizing cream with glycerin, shea butter, mango seed butter and Tara seed derivatives; the current US full list does not name fragrance/parfum.
Consider: It has no SPF. Hydrate Light is a separate gel cream if you prefer that format.
Use: Apply to the face morning and evening, or as needed, according to Obagi.
The richer evening option with shea butter listed ahead of caprylic/capric triglyceride and two named peptides near the end of the current INCI.
Consider: Lists fragrance (parfum) and several fragrance allergens; it also costs $15 more than Hydrate at the checked one-time prices.
Use: Apply to the face in the evening as part of a nightly skin-care routine, according to Obagi.
Choose the two options you are weighing. Read the ingredients below or compare how the products fit your routine here.
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Full published ingredient list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Saccharide Isomerate, Polysilicone-11, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Stearic Acid, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Hydrolyzed Soybean Fiber, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Laureth-12, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide.
Full published ingredient list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polysilicone-11, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Saccharide Isomerate, Dimethicone, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Glycine Soja Sterols, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Allantoin, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Tocopherol, Fragrance (Parfum), Laureth-12, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Hydrolyzed Soybean Fiber, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Bisabolol, Dextran, Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3, Tripeptide-1, Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol.
Obagi Hydrate Luxe Ultra Moisture-rich Cream — manufacturer source
Obagi describes Hydrate as lightweight and instructs use morning and evening or as needed. It describes Hydrate Luxe as ultra-rich and instructs evening use. Start with your preferred richness and whether you want one cream for both times of day.
Both have glycerin, shea and mango butters, avocado oil and Tara seed derivatives. Neither current US product page lists a sunscreen active, so morning use still needs a separate SPF step.
Hydrate's current full list does not name fragrance or the two Luxe peptides. Luxe lists fragrance (parfum), limonene, benzyl benzoate, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal and benzyl alcohol. Readers who avoid added fragrance have a clear reason to prefer Hydrate.
Luxe names caprooyl tetrapeptide-3 and tripeptide-1 near the end of its list. Obagi describes them as biomimetic peptides and reports a 2013 blinded product-use test for the appearance of fine lines. The clearer everyday distinction is still its richer evening positioning and added fragrance.
Dermstore's US listings identify each exact product as 1.7 oz and show one-time prices of $70 for Hydrate and $85 for Hydrate Luxe. That works out to about $41.18/oz and $50.00/oz, respectively. Auto-replenish prices differ.
Obagi lists both for normal-to-oily, normal-to-dry and combination skin. Your useful choice is the preferred richness, morning-versus-evening use and fragrance preference. Retailers may show old or new packaging, so match the exact product name.