Our Key Skincare Ingredients
All Clinique formulas are full of powerful ingredients proven to create great skin. We avoid using any known allergens or irritants in ways that could potentially harm skin. No parabens. No phthalates. No fragrance. Just happy skin.
Aloe Bioferment + HA Complex
Aloe bioferment + HA complex helps hydrate in two ways—attracts moisture and helps retain it.
Alpha Hydroxy Acids
Alpha hydroxy acids gently slough away dead skin cells, revealing smoother and brighter skin.
Collagen
Collagen is a crucial building block for skin, helping maintain skin’s resilience and bounce.
Glycerin
Glycerin supports your skin’s natural moisture barrier by attracting moisture from the air and retaining water in skin to help keep the skin hydrated.
Gyokuro Green Tea
Gyokuro green tea has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that help calm upset skin, reduce irritation, and protect against future damage.
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid plumps skin with hydration, helping it look and feel better instantly.
Lactobacillus Probiotic Ferment
Lactobacillus probiotic ferment helps calm the look of irritation and promotes stronger skin.
PDRN
PDRN is a sodium DNA fragment that helps boost skin’s natural collagen, supporting skin’s natural repair and renewal for visibly plump, supple skin.
Retinoid
Retinoids are derived from vitamin A, which helps accelerate cell turnover and refine skin’s texture.
Safflower Seed Oil
Safflower Seed Oil is rich in linoleic acid and helps leave skin feeling soft and nourished.
Salicylic Acid
Salicylic acid helps clear up clogged pores, blackheads, stubborn acne, and blemishes.
Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract
Sigesbecia Extract is a powerful procollagen extract, prized for helping skin maintain its natural density.
The Clinique Formula:
Performance, Safety, Science
Clinique launched the first-ever line of dermatologist-developed skincare in 1968. The promise: to deliver effective, safe, clinically proven formulas that create great skin. We avoid using allergens, irritants and ingredients in ways that could potentially harm your skin.
Proven results are from how multiple ingredients are combined using the latest scientific breakthroughs to achieve maximum results without irritation. As science evolves, we continuously re-examine ingredients with our researchers, formulators, clinicians, and guiding board-certified dermatologists.
No parabens. No phthalates. No fragrance. Just happy skin.
Our Key Skincare Ingredients
7 Questions
How does Clinique select and formulate its ingredients?
All Clinique formulas are created with powerful ingredients designed to deliver visible results while avoiding known allergens or irritants. No parabens, no phthalates, no fragrance—just happy skin.
For hydration built on that foundation of safety and science, try the Clinique Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator, which features aloe bio-ferment and hyaluronic acid to deliver deep, lasting moisture.
What are some hero ingredients in Clinique products, and what do they do?
Hyaluronic acid helps plump skin with hydration, peptides help smooth the look of fine lines and wrinkles, and retinoid (vitamin A) supports refined texture.
To visibly improve lines and promote firmer-looking skin, use Clinique Smart Clinical Repair™ Wrinkle Correcting Serum, powered by a peptide-rich blend and advanced retinoid to support smoother, more resilient skin.
Is Clinique safe for sensitive skin?
Clinique is dermatologist-tested and allergy tested. Every product is fragrance free.
To strengthen skin’s moisture barrier and maintain comfort, applyClinique Dramatically Different™ Moisturizing Lotion+, a dermatologist-developed classic that delivers all-day hydration.