Pictured above: The Best Hydrating Series is none other than the LAB SERIES Rescue Water Series, a trio that consists of a gel cleanser, lotion and emulsion.

Unlike products from its peers, the LAB SERIES Rescue Water Series hydrates the skin for up to 72 hours (its peers usually clock around eight to 24 hours). Before getting down to the science, there is a need to talk about why this is a property worth publishing. Firstly, one has to remember what happens throughout 72 hours — that is at least 24 hours of sleep and 24 hours of potential trans-epidermal water loss.

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During the night, the sleep hormone melatonin begins to rise a few hours before bedtime, increasing one’s skin ability to repair itself. Working in tandem with HGH (Human Growth Hormone), it doubles cell production and if one is in deep sleep, triples it. Sounds positive in fact, but that means one’s skin is more active and permeable. The latter means that whatever one puts on his skin before sleeping counts as much as what he does not put on.

While the dermatologists call it “trans-epidermal water loss”, it can be easily simplified to two visual cues — the skin looks red and inflamed when waking up — and that is when the LAB SERIES Rescue Water Series comes into play.

Each product — a cleanser, toner and emulsion — has one simple solution. Using the Hydra2G TechnologyTM, it hydrates while attracting moisture from the atmosphere and binds it to one’s skin, almost like an automated water tank. Once one’s skin has its fill from the environment, it “switches off” lest over-hydrating weakens his skin’s barrier and clogs pores. While the focus group numbers do not lie on its efficacy (96% surveyed that their moisture levels have improved by 1.13 times after seventy hours and 10 out of 10 agree on their skin’s improved look), the proof is in exactly what all three products do. Softer, cleaner and hydrated skin — basically all one needs to halt other problems to come like acne, fine lines or flaking.

The LAB SERIES Rescue Water 3-Step Regimen is available at LAB SERIES ION, Sephora, Lazmall and departmental stores island-wide.