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Arencia Holy Hop Serum 30.

About this product

A thick gel-cream serum formulated with hop extract, glycerin, rice extract, and antioxidants, designed to deeply hydrate and seal in moisture while providing a calming, glowing finish.

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What the gurus are saying

This gel-cream hybrid delivers an instant glow and packed hydration that people notice right away, with a thick, glossy texture that feels non-greasy despite being heavily glycerin based. The gurus recommend it as a nighttime final step, especially for those with oilier or acne-prone skin who want hydration without a heavy cream feel; using it in the morning may cause peeling when sunscreen goes on top, so save it for night and expect waking to soft, radiant skin.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

What they liked

  • Wakes skin up glowy and soft overnight
  • Calming and soothing
  • Instant hydration you can feel

What they flagged

  • May cause peeling under morning sunscreen

Type

SerumsGel

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What the gurus are saying.

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"Holy shit, I might have to purchase this one for myself - and when I say might, I mean I definitely will. I've been wanting to try this brand for a while, but I haven't really looked at their other products. And this one looks incredible. Such a good formula. And it looks like a really cool consistency, too. [...] It's really encouraging to see one that I actually want to purchase. [...] I'm a very hard customer to please, but I will be using this one. Let me know if you guys want a review."
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"I [...] did a sponsorship for the red version of this one. My skin has been drinking this up. I'm nearly out of it. [...] What first caught my attention was the texture of this. [...] I didn't get it at first. Why would I want to use a serum in that form? It's like a mask. It feels time-consuming and messy. But I love the consistency when I finally got around to using it. It felt extra hydrating from the moment you apply it. I think it's because it's thicker than your typical watery serum."
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"I [...] did a sponsorship for the red version of this one. My skin has been drinking this up. I'm nearly out of it. [...] What first caught my attention was the texture of this. [...] I didn't get it at first. Why would I want to use a serum in that form? It's like a mask. It feels time-consuming and messy. But I love the consistency when I finally got around to using it. It felt extra hydrating from the moment you apply it. I think it's because it's thicker than your typical watery serum."
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"It's calming, it's soothing as well. I am loving Arencia more than I thought I would for a natural brand. My skin just loves it. I love their cleansers, I love their serums, and I'm looking forward to trying the serums in the bottles as well and seeing how they differ to this."
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"Arenia Holy Hop Serum 30, you might think is going to be a fluid. It's not. It's basically like a gel cream, a gel moisturizer. It's really thick. It's really glossy. It's deeply hydrating and limits penetration of stuff that you put on top of it and evaporative water loss. It doesn't feel greasy on the skin likely because it's very glycerin rich. Glycerin is a humectant but in glycerin rich products starts to act more as a barrier to water loss."
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