10 Best Hyaluronic Acid Serums 2024 | UK Dermatologist Reviewed

The Ordinary is a brand on the rise for good reason, as their highly concentrated products are affordable and superbly effective, and designed in laboratories where the proven efficacy of ingredients is key. 

This ultra-pure HA product absorbs exceptionally into the skin and also boasts the addition of vitamin B5, which is great for soothing red or dehydrated skin. It's also vegan, cruelty-free, and suitable for all other skin types too. It's no wonder it's a firm favourite with many reviewers and takes our top position!

Instantly boost tired and dull-looking skin with a pump or two of this gel-like serum from brand of the moment Paula's Choice.  It will deeply hydrate your complexion but also absorb effectively. Oilier skin types will especially appreciate its lack of stickiness or greasy residue, too. 

With the hugely nourishing addition of two powerful ceramides on its ingredients list, this serum ensures it will do its best to help your skin regenerate itself comfortably and quickly. 

With the added bonus of pomegranate extract to soften your skin, as well as the gorgeous fragrance due to the addition of subtle rosewater, this entirely organic serum helps plump lines and wrinkles nightly and is suitable for all skin types - but especially normal to dry.

This serum smells simply delicious and is very easy to apply to your face using its strong pipette mechanism that provides large drops, fuss-free - and at 200mg per bottle, the concentration of HA is decent too!

This cruelty-free, natural, vegan HA serum penetrates skin deeply and leaves your complexion looking simply glorious. As well as the key ingredient of sodium hyaluronate, it also contains added vitamin C and green tea to protect from harmful free radicals and boost your glow for a youthful appearance. 

Not only is hyaluronic acid third on the ingredients list – meaning the concentration is excellent – but Poppy Austin's famed product is also a specifically botanical formula, derived from entirely organic sources, so it's great for sensitive skin as well as eco beauty-warriors.  

With the added bonus of Vitamin C, whose antioxidant properties help brighten skin and help with collagen production, this hyaluronic acid serum makes skin instantly radiant.

The practical mini tube makes applying the product with your fingertips lovely and easy, and the added benefits not only banish dullness and fatigue but let you enjoy two of this generation's favourite 'skin-ingredients in one pop! 

Whilst it is another of the more costly serums on our list, this product from Allies of Skin is well worth it and is highly effective in even the smallest of doses. It contains extra benefits in the form of antioxidants, peptides and stem cells that repair damaged skin.

Sodium hyaluronate comes a little further down the list than in some of our other products, but the creamy consistency is gorgeous on dehydrated cheeks, and the pump bottle allows for great control.

To plump up your complexion and rehydrate for dewy skin, try this intensely concentrated serum to bring a tired look to life. Free from silicones, fragrances, mineral oils, and parabens, it penetrates deeply and contains antioxidant-rich purslane to protect sensitive cell membranes against free radicals.

Using a convenient pipette to direct a few glassy droplets onto problem areas, you can easily control how much serum you use, and you'll find this particular serum lasts exceptionally well. It's obviously a total splurge, but if you favour designer beauty, you can't get much better than this.

This serum from current cult beauty faves The Inkey List has sodium hyaluronate as the fifth ingredient in its contents – paired with a lovely short ingredients list, you can guarantee a super-effective concentration of this magical acid.

By applying this product twice daily, you'll notice an improvement in your skin within the week. Many online reviewers notice this serum's pleasant texture on their fingers and cheeks, even on oilier skin types. To top it all off, it's really well-priced.  

This complex serum effectively hydrates skin by encouraging collagen production with no less than 15 forms of hyaluronic compounds in a peptide-charged delivery system. It also works to protect damaged cells with the addition of antioxidants and is quick-absorbing and beautifully refreshing.

Though this serum contains no other additional benefits, it has a decent concentration of hyaluronic acid and its convenient pipette-lidded bottle enables you to easily control the quantities you use each time.

This water-gel is not technically a serum by literal definition, but it's snuck onto our list because it's very effective and has a high concentration of hyaluronic acid sufficient enough to have noticeable results. 

Sadly, this water gel has no beneficial extras, but it is dermatologist-approved and has a continuous release system that allows you to apply once and enjoy bright, radiant skin all day long. It's also a bargain!