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7% Ectoin Plus Hyaluronic Acid Milky Hydrating Serum.

Paula's Choice
7% Ectoin Plus Hyaluronic Acid Milky Hydrating Serum
Serums

Guru Score

81%

Yay

3 experts · Moderate agreement
3Gurus
3Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What the gurus are saying

Unanimous yay from 3 reviewers. Mad About Skin, Dr Dray, and No BS Beauty all rate it highly. Top take: "It is so calming, soothing, and that tone is going to be do wonders for your skin barrier.", Mad About Skin.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take February 2026

Type

Serums

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Mad About Skin
Mad About Skin
727k subs
✓Yay
"It is so calming, soothing, and that tone is going to be do wonders for your skin barrier."
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.68M subs
✓Yay
"This without a doubt is the best product [Paula's Choice] in my opinion has put out in the past, I don't know, 3 or 4 years."
All 2 takes from Dr Dray
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"It really does leave the skin immediately feeling quenched, moisturized, and importantly that hydration is sustained throughout the entire day and throughout the entire night."
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"This without a doubt is the best product [Paula's Choice] in my opinion has put out in the past, I don't know, 3 or 4 years."
No BS Beauty
No BS Beauty
89k subs
✓Yay
"It's really nice."
All 2 takes from No BS Beauty
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"It looks interesting. It looks expensive, but ectoin's great. It's 44 bucks, so it's a little bit expensive for ectoin."
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"It's really nice."

Frequently asked.

Is Paula's Choice 7% Ectoin Plus Hyaluronic Acid Milky Hydrating Serum worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is Paula's Choice 7% Ectoin Plus Hyaluronic Acid Milky Hydrating Serum's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice 7% Ectoin Plus Hyaluronic Acid Milky Hydrating Serum holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

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Paula's Choice 7% Ectoin Plus Hyaluronic Acid Milky Hydrating Serum: a Guru Score of 81% from 3 experts on The Guru Index

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