Hyram on Serums: His Favourite Formulas, Two Winners, and What He Skips

"My top product for dry or dehydrated skin is the Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum. I discovered this one when I was doing my 60 second brand review videos and I saw this looked at the ingredients and I was like the ingredients in this product are so good why have I never tried it and I started using it and sure enough it is a really good formula. The $22 serum has ingredients like propanediol to help increase the moisture retention squalene one of the best moisturizing oils out there glycerin sunflower seed oil and ceramides to help make sure your skin is healed and protected so it can hold on to moisture and then the reason I really fell in love with the product it has PHA and lactic acid both of which are exfoliants that are particularly really good for dry skin. Lactic acid and PHA are humectants which means they're able to retain moisture from the environment in your skin which is super good if you have dry skin but they're also the best exfoliating ingredients out there if you struggle with dryness or dehydration they're very gentle but super effective of getting rid of those dead skin cells on your face and it's hard to find a good product for dry skin with exfoliating ingredients because they're usually targeted at either oilier skin or they're so powerful that people with dry skin might over exfoliate themselves with this one you won't have to worry about it. It's just such a well-rounded ingredient list. [...] Because it has lactic acid and PHA I would recommend using this at night time."

"The Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum took me by surprise, I love this formula. Compared to Crave Beauty's Great Barrier Relief, some people say that can be really heavy, and I'd say this is an awesome alternative if you want a more lightweight experience. It has great ingredients like avocado oil and ceramides to deeply nourish the skin, and it's great if you struggle with any skin sensitivity or redness. I've talked before about how Glow Recipe does use undisclosed fragrance in some of their products, and I'm so happy that this one doesn't. It's a great formula, definitely more luxury since it's Glow Recipe, but I highly recommend this one."

"The Calm and Restore serum is amazing, and it's very rare that I find myself loving all three products from a line, but Aveeno did it."

"This is a new brand to me and I was really intrigued by this product because it's a dual phase serum. I was mostly intrigued by the ingredient list because it's so stacked: madecassoside, which is one of the most powerful ingredients for reducing redness, irritation and calming sensitivity, plus niacinamide, glycerin, green tea, PDRN, gluconolactone, and three different types of centella asiatica extract. I have loved this experience, it feels like the perfect serum for fall and winter, giving your skin a nice natural glow with a super lightweight consistency. If you're someone who's worried about getting red or irritated in the fall or wintertime, this is a good match for you because of the blend of ingredients to calm and soothe your skin. I feel like this is a really underrated product and I'm definitely impressed with this serum."

"One product I love at the drugstore is the Honest Beauty Beauty Sleep Resurfacing Serum. I was instantly impressed with the ingredient list, so much so that I bought the product right after reacting to it in a video. This one is a little bit of a stronger chemical exfoliant, which is good if you're really wanting to double down on aging damage. It has ingredients like propanediol to help make sure the skin's moisture is in place, with active ingredients like glycolic acid and lactic acid, plus sodium hyaluronate and niacinamide. I think this is a good product to help with aging damage. I've never noticed any irritation. It's a really popular one, and I've noticed it tends to sell out pretty quickly."

"The Peach and Lily Glass Skin Refining Serum does such a good job at smoothing over the skin making it truly have that glasslike appearance. As opposed to the B.E. Hydra serum from Drunk Elephant which has a good ingredient list but is really only focused on hydration, the Peach and Lily serum has great hydrating ingredients, it has mass aside which is great for reducing sensitivity, niacinamide, peptides, like it just has so many different types of good ingredients all loaded into one formula. It's $39, definitely one of the more expensive products that I recommend on my channel but definitely well worth the price."