Ursa Major Forest Water Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Editor's Take

Ursa Major earns its hydration pitch: Saccharide Isomerate gives this more staying power than the usual hyaluronic gel, while Squalane keeps the finish comfortable.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 8.2 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
• Clean Standards: 9.4 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 8.7 / 10

The Verdict

This is more than a one-note hyaluronic serum, with Saccharide Isomerate, Tremella, and Squalane covering sustained hydration and barrier comfort. The lecithin-stabilized gel base is modern and well suited to the job. Its clean profile is excellent and sustainability is good, though the extensive essential-oil blend may not suit reactive skin, and conventional glycols and Ethylhexyl Palmitate prevent COSMOS certification. A credible upgrade from a basic hyaluronic gel.

Is Ursa Major Forest Water Hyaluronic Acid Serum clean?

DARE scores Ursa Major Forest Water Hyaluronic Acid Serum by Ursa Major 9.4 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Ursa Major Forest Water Hyaluronic Acid Serum?

The formula leads with Aqua, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Saccharide Isomerate, Butylene Glycol, Squalane. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Ursa Major Forest Water Hyaluronic Acid Serum?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Ursa Major Forest Water Hyaluronic Acid Serum by Ursa Major scores Performance 8.2 / 10, Clean Standards 9.4 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 8.7 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Saccharide Isomerate, Butylene Glycol, Squalane, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbitan Oleate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Pullulan, Citric Acid, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Silica, Sodium Citrate, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Sequoia Sempervirens Leaf Cell Extract, Genipa Americana Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Mentha Spicata (Spearmint) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Tremella Fuciformis (Mushroom) Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Triethyl Citrate, Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Cinnamomum Camphora Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Liquidambar Styraciflua Oil, Vetiveria Zizanioides Root Oil, Citral, Myrocarpus Fastigiatus Oil, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Leaf Oil, Abies Sibirica Oil, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Jasminum Ocinale (Jasmine) Oil, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil, Piper Nigrum (Pepper) Seed Oil, Artemisia Pallens Flower Oil, Dipteryx Odorata Seed Extract, Hexenyl Acetate, Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil, Zingiber Ocinale (Ginger) Root Oil, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg) Kernel Oil, Betula Alba Oil, Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil, 3-Hexenol, Linalool, Limonene