Hydrate & Repair: Your Dermatologist-Developed Routine

Start with a gentle cleanser to remove impurities and let the subsequent actives work effectively. Clean, receptive skin means your hydrators and repair formulas can absorb and perform better.
Recommended product: All About Clean™ Liquid Facial Soap Cleanser - dermatologist-developed, fragrance-free and suitable for all skin types.
Benefit line: Helps ensure your skin is ready to receive hydration and repair support.
Quick Tip: Use lukewarm water and pat your skin dry gently — rough scrubbing can interfere with the barrier you’re trying to protect.

This is your ‘repair’ step: a serum formulated to support skin structure with peptides, helping smooth and reinforce while hydration does its job.
Recommended product: Smart Clinical Repair™ Wrinkle Correcting Serum — dermatologist-developed serum crafted for visible repair.
Key ingredient highlight: Contains 9.5% peptides and 1% advanced retinoid to support skin’s structure and resilience.
Benefit line: Delivers peptide-powered repair plus hydration to help skin look smoother and more resilient.
Quick Tip: Use after cleansing (and before your moisturizer). Morning or night — but if you use it in the morning make sure you follow with SPF.

A well-functioning skin barrier holds in moisture and keeps irritants out — which means your hydration lasts, and your skin is better able to repair itself. Look for formulas that support barrier lipids and feel comfortable.
Recommended product: Dramatically Different™ Moisturizing Lotion+™ — dermatologist-developed lotion known for strengthening the barrier.
Key ingredient highlight: Formula with pure urea and pure glycerin rapidly increases moisture +119% and strengthens the barrier.*
Benefit line: Strengthens skin’s protective barrier so hydration is retained and repair can happen.
Quick Tip: Use this morning and night; in drier weather or climates add a richer cream on top if needed.

*Clinical testing on 21 women.

Once your serum is absorbed, follow with a moisturizer that supports both hydration and repair—think sustaining actives plus barrier lipids for ongoing reinforcement.

Recommended product: Use the Smart Clinical Repair range’s moisturizer variant (for example the Clinique Smart Clinical Repair™ Lifting Face + Neck Cream to follow from your serum.
Key ingredient highlight: Multi-peptides and hyaluronic acid in Clinique Smart Clinical Repair™ Lifting Face + Neck Cream help hydrate and visibly firm.
Benefit line: Helps lock in hydration and continues the peptide-repair support you started with your serum.
Quick Tip: At night especially, use a slightly richer formula if your skin feels tight or dry by day’s end.

Even the best hydration + repair routine won’t be fully effective if UV damage is constantly undermining your barrier and triggering loss of moisture. Protection is essential for long-term skin health.
Recommended product: Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily.
Benefit line: Shields skin from UV damage so your hydration and repair efforts can have lasting impact.
Quick Tip: Reapply every two hours. Even indoor daylight through windows can stress your barrier over time.

Hydration and repair take time — and your skin works differently while you sleep. A consistent routine supports overnight barrier strengthening and appearance improvement.
Benefit line: Ensures your skin stays hydrated and repairs itself even as you rest.
Quick Tip: At night, apply your serum + moisturizer as usual, then optionally add a recovery treatment if your skin feels extra dry, tired, or after a long day.

By following this routine — cleanse gently, boost hydration, strengthen your barrier with ceramide-supporting moisturizers, treat with peptides, lock it all in, protect with SPF, and stay consistent — you’re giving your skin the best chance to look more even, radiant and healthy-looking. With targeted formulas developed by dermatologists, when you stick with it you’ll begin to see your skin respond — stay glowing.