June 2, 2025
Soft and bright
Very cloud like moisturizer. You need very little and it melts into your skin leaving it feeling soft and bright.
JFlan
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Highlights
- Good for: Dullness
- Best for: Normal skin
- Brightening
Details & care
What it is: A cloudlike daily moisturizer that brightens dry, lackluster skin in just 21 days.
What it does: Infused with moisturizing Squalane and potent brightening actives, including Niacinamide, Bio-Stable Gallic Acid and Smart Melanin Microalgae, HydraBright targets the three common causes of dull skin: dryness, rough texture and uneven skin tone. The result is light-reflecting, smooth skin and radiant, even skin tone for a brightened not lightened complexion. Deeper hydration meets luminous glow in one extraordinary moisturizer.
How to use: After cleansing, toning and applying any treatment serums, smooth onto the skin day and/or night. Follow with the appropriate broad-spectrum SPF product in the daytime.
- 1.7 oz.
- Fragrance-free
- Paraben-free; phthalate-free; silicone-free
- Made in the USA
- Item #10242997
- Core Product ID 333333AXYC
Ingredients
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Squalane, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Jojoba Esters, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Chlorphenesin, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sucrose, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Tocopherol, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Plankton Extract, Lecithin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Chrysin.
Ingredients are subject to change at the manufacturer's discretion. For the most complete and up-to-date list of ingredients, refer to the product packaging
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PCA SKIN
PCA SKIN was founded in 1990, a collaboration between an aesthetician and a dermatologist. The company's product development and quality-assurance processes go above and beyond industry standard, and its formulas are researched and formulated by an in-house chemist. PCA SKIN has solutions to address a wide variety of skin types and conditions, and its products create visible results.
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(55)554.4 out of 5
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Mar 3, 2026
Clogged my pores
This product made me develop multiple clogged pores and bumps all over my face. I checked the ingredients and hydrogenated vegetable oil is prominent. I would not recommend this.
Lila
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PCAskin response
Oh no! We are so sorry to hear about your experience with our HydraBright and are here to help. Please reach out to our customer care team at 844.722.2428 or https://www.pcaskin.com/contact for further assistance.
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1 star4%
Mar 3, 2026
Clogged my pores
This product made me develop multiple clogged pores and bumps all over my face. I checked the ingredients and hydrogenated vegetable oil is prominent. I would not recommend this.
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PCAskin response
Oh no! We are so sorry to hear about your experience with our HydraBright and are here to help. Please reach out to our customer care team at 844.722.2428 or https://www.pcaskin.com/contact for further assistance.
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Lila
Feb 6, 2026
This has helped my winter skin
I bought this in place of the Apres Peel Hydrating Balm bc I no longer saw it on the site. It a close second but personally I like the peel better. Is it no longer in production?
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Anonymous
June 26, 2025
Nothing great!
I just find this moisturizer and brightening product to be Ok. Nothing great. I don’t see much brightening of the skin except for forehead. I would not buy it again!
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Mims
June 2, 2025
Soft and bright
Very cloud like moisturizer. You need very little and it melts into your skin leaving it feeling soft and bright.
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JFlan
May 11, 2025
My skin becomes very hydrated and no irritation.
Love this product! Makes my skin feels hydrated ans supple.
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Dip tea
Jan 18, 2025
Doesn’t feel overly moisturizing or greasy.
First time using this one. I have oily skin, which I don’t mind, that dries out at night because of the ceiling fan that is always on, 60 degree nights included. I decided to try it during the dry winter weather, day and night. It’s a very thick consistency, like warm paste. No strong smell and goes on after serums and before tinted sunscreen. Doesn’t feel overly moisturizing or greasy. Soaks up quickly. Haven’t noticed anything significant than other pca moisturizers, like the collagen hydrator. Gave 4 stars because I like the moisturizing but not 100% sold on the price for the outcome.
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3Sisters
Oct 21, 2024
Not what I expected
I’m not to happy with this product, being that I’ve used other products from this line, this blend does not meet up to the others like apres or silk balm or even collagen hydrate. The cream is very cakey which causes a lot of waste and I haven’t seen any real difference in my skin. I love other blends in the PCA family though.
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Glowing
Aug 2, 2024
Skin I’m in.
My esthetician uses and highlights PCA products! I use most of the line and I love how my skin feels. I don’t have road map (lines/wrinkles) on my face and I feel it is because of my skin care regimen with PCA products!
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Handled with Love
July 21, 2024
Not sure worth the cost
Makes skin soft, no dramatic difference with brightness
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Mar 26, 2024
Great for morning and night
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have enjoyed using Hydrabright cream. It has a fluffy texture that goes on nice and isn’t greasy. I have been using it in the morning and at night. My makeup goes on nice over it. I love that it has no scent as well.
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erinpete
Mar 19, 2024
I’m 40 years old and my skin is youthful after using PCA!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve been using PCA for a while now and I’m not wearing a filter or makeup in this photo. Being 40 anti aging is very important to me. I love the smell and the feeling on my skin. I recommend this hydrating skin cream as part of your skin care routine!
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alwaysaffordablegift
Mar 19, 2024
Hydration that is unscented!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This cream has a lovely silky texture that goes on so nicely and has an almost cool feeling on the skin. I love that the cream has no scent. This is lovely for daytime but is also hydrating enough to use as a night cream. My skin has a lovely glow and appears brighter and more even. I would repurchase.
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