SKIN QUENCH Bio-Active Hydration Veil

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FORMULATED FOR FACE AND BODY
Skin Quench is a bioactive hydration veil designed to prep your skin before everything else. Powered by humectants, peptides and osmolytes, it delivers instant hydration while helping your skin better absorb the products that follow. Lightweight, fast, and built to work harder.
  • Made in New Zealand
  • Cruelty FREE
100ml

SKIN QUENCH is a bioactive hydration veil designed to prep your skin before everything else. Powered by humectants, peptides and osmolytes, it delivers instant hydration while helping your skin better absorb the products that follow. Think of it as skincare for your body, lightweight, fast, and built to work harder.

Why it works

Hydrated skin performs better. SKIN QUENCH works in layers, instantly and over time, delivering multi-layer moisture and strengthening the skin barrier so your moisturiser, oil or treatment can do its job properly. Saccharide Isomerate and Sodium PCA bond hydration deep into the skin rather than sitting on the surface. Bioactive osmolytes Ectoin and Betaine form a protective shield that defends against dehydration and environmental stress. Panthenol and Beta-Glucan actively reinforce the skin barrier, keeping hydration locked in and improving comfort and resilience with every use. A smoothing peptide, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, supports improved skin texture over time, while Lactobacillus Ferment maintains a balanced, healthy skin microbiome.

The result is skin that isn't just hydrated, it's prepped, protected, and performing at its best.

Key Benefits

  • Instantly hydrates and replenishes skin
  • Preps skin for better absorption
  • Supports the skin barrier
  • Helps defend against environmental stress
  • Leaves skin soft, smooth and refreshed
  • Lightweight, fast-absorbing, no residue

Key Ingredients

Saccharide Isomerate + Sodium PCA - Long-lasting hydration that binds to the skin.

Ectoin + Betaine - Bioactive osmolytes that help protect against dehydration and stress.

Panthenol + Beta-Glucan - Support the skin barrier and improve comfort.

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 - A smoothing peptide that helps improve skin texture.

How to Use

Mist directly onto clean or slightly damp skin.

Use as:

  • the first step after showering
  • a prep layer before serums or moisturiser
  • a mid-day hydration boost
  • a post-sun refresh

Follow with your usual body and face care 

Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Panthenol, Ectoin, Betaine, Saccharide Isomerate, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium PCA, Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG-12, Lactobacillus, Ferment, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Preps skin for better absorption.

Supports skin barrier + product performance

Instant, multi-layer hydration.

FORMULATED WITH

Saccharide Isomerate + Sodium PCA

Key Function

Skin-bonding humectants

Ectoin + Betaine

Key Function

Bioactive osmolytes

Panthenol + Beta-Glucan

Key Function

Barrier builders

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Key Function

Smoothing peptide

Lactobacillus Ferment

Key Function

Support skin microbiome

Glycerin + Propanediol

Key Function

Moisture Delivery

PEG-12 Dimethicone

Key Function

Veil-former

Saccharide Isomerate + Sodium PCA

These two work together to pull moisture deep into the skin and bind it there, not just sit on the surface like basic humectants. Saccharide Isomerate is a plant-derived carbohydrate complex that mimics the skin's natural moisturising structure, creating long-lasting hydration that lasts hours after application. Sodium PCA is one of the skin's own natural moisturising factors, meaning it integrates seamlessly and holds water effectively without feeling heavy.

Ectoin + Betaine

The stress-shield Osmolytes are molecules that help cells maintain balance under stress, heat, pollution, UV exposure, dehydration. Ectoin, originally found in microorganisms living in extreme environments, forms a protective hydration shell around skin cells. Betaine, derived from sugar beets, works alongside it to prevent moisture loss and calm stressed skin. Together they make Skin Quench more than a hydrator, they make it a defender.

Panthenol + Beta-Glucan

Barrier builders Panthenol (provitamin B5) penetrates deep into the skin, converts to pantothenic acid, and actively repairs and strengthens the skin barrier. Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide derived from oats that soothes, reduces redness, and supports the skin's natural resilience. Together they ensure the hydration delivered by Skin Quench doesn't just arrive, it stays.

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

A signal peptide that communicates with skin cells to improve texture and firmness over time. While the humectants and osmolytes deliver immediate hydration, this peptide is doing the longer-term work, visibly softening skin and supporting a smoother, more even appearance with continued use.

Lactobacillus Ferment

A fermented ingredient derived from beneficial bacteria that helps maintain the skin's natural microbiome balance. Healthy skin is home to billions of microorganisms that protect it — this ingredient supports that ecosystem, contributing to overall skin resilience and a calmer, more balanced complexion over time.

Glycerin + Propanediol

The reliable workhorses. Glycerin draws water from the environment into the skin. Propanediol enhances penetration and acts as a lightweight carrier that helps the bioactive ingredients absorb efficiently. Both are well-tolerated, gentle, and effective at every skin type.

PEG-12 Dimethicone

This is what gives Skin Quench its signature lightweight, non-sticky finish. It forms an ultra-fine film on the skin that smooths texture, enhances the mist's spreadability, and creates that soft-focus "veil" feel without occlusion, meaning it doesn't block the bioactives from doing their job.

What Is Ectoin?

Why You Should Apply Moisturiser to Damp Skin.