Sallve Hidratante Facial is a daily facial moisturiser positioned for normal and combination skin. Its gel-cream combines beta-glucan, plant-derived squalane, niacinamide and Kalahari melon seed oil; the complete ingredient list also reveals fragrance and mango seed butter.
A facial moisturiser, not a cleansing gel
The official product is named Hidratante Facial, meaning facial moisturiser. Sallve describes a fast-absorbing gel-cream for daily hydration of normal and combination skin. Its catalogue identifier is DC000119. The word gel refers to the texture of a leave-on moisturiser here, not a facial wash to rinse away. That distinction matters when building a simple sequence from products with similar-looking tubes.
The brand highlights a soft, fresh-looking finish and describes the formula as non-sticky. Those are manufacturer's descriptions, not observations from our own wear test. The product is presented separately from Sallve's sunscreen and treatment categories. Its hydration role should not be confused with verified sun protection or with a dedicated concentrated niacinamide serum.
Four highlighted ingredients
Beta-glucan, phytoesqualano, niacinamide and Kalahari melon seed oil are the four ingredients emphasised on the page. In the English INCI, the corresponding names include Beta-Glucan, Squalane, Niacinamide and Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil. This connection helps readers recognise the marketed ingredients when checking the ingredient list instead of looking only for the Portuguese promotional wording.
Sallve associates these ingredients with hydration, moisture retention, skin texture and antioxidant positioning. The page does not supply a verified percentage for each of these components. In particular, the presence of niacinamide does not establish a 10% concentration. A moisturiser that includes an ingredient is not automatically interchangeable with a concentrated serum named after it.
What else is in the formula
The published list starts with Aqua, Sorbitol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate and Mangifera Indica Seed Butter. It also lists Ethylhexyl Stearate, Glycerin, Tocopherol and Bisabolol among the remaining constituents. Mango seed butter is therefore part of this particular gel-cream: a light-texture description does not mean the ingredient list consists only of water and a single humectant.
The formula is a finished mixture rather than four isolated headline ingredients. The list tells you which named substances appear, but does not give exact quantities for each one or prove how the product will feel under every sunscreen. Check the current package if comparing versions, because the online presentation should not override the label on a different or reformulated batch.
It is not a fragrance-free formula
Parfum appears in the official INCI, alongside Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene and Linalool. The product must therefore not be described as fragrance-free. The fact that a moisturiser is promoted as lightweight or tested around the eyes does not remove fragrance from its ingredient list. This is a useful distinction from other facial creams that explicitly omit perfume.
The page also identifies the product as vegan and cruelty-free, and displays a recyclable-packaging statement. Those claims address different aspects from fragrance or individual tolerance. They do not mean that every ingredient suits every reader, that every local recycling service accepts the packaging, or that we have independently audited the product's certifications.
Where and when the brand applies it
Sallve's directions describe application to the face, neck and surrounding eye area, always on clean skin. The suggested times are morning, evening or whenever wanted. No fixed number of pumps, fingertip units or grams is established in those instructions. We therefore retain the actual application areas without inventing a precise universal dose.
The eye-area statement concerns the surrounding skin, not putting cream inside the eyes. The product page reports ophthalmological evaluation alongside dermatological tests. It remains a facial moisturiser rather than an eye medicine or sunscreen. When arranging several products, keep each one's own instructions instead of treating this broad application description as permission to mix all treatments together.
Hydration measurements versus user impressions
Sallve reports a Corneometer hydration assessment after one application, including an increase of up to 49% at one hour and a statistically significant hydration difference lasting up to 48 hours in the study. These are manufacturer-reported measurements against baseline. They do not tell every reader to skip application for two days or guarantee the same percentage improvement on an individual face.
A separate perceived-efficacy assessment followed 30 days of daily use and included participants with different skin types. For example, 91% agreed that the product left skin hydrated and 85% reported softness. These agreement rates are not the same measurement as the Corneometer result. Neither study has been independently reproduced for this editorial, and their findings should remain attributed to Sallve.
The practical comparison checklist
To identify this reference, retain the name Hidratante Facial, its gel-cream format and its positioning for normal to combination skin. Compare the actual formula, including mango seed butter and fragrance, rather than only the headline niacinamide. The brand's non-comedogenic and non-acnegenic descriptions relate to its reported evaluations, not an unconditional promise that no individual will develop a blemish.
The result is a specific moisturiser with a documented ingredient list and clearly stated application areas. It is not a sunscreen, fragrance-free cream or quantified niacinamide serum. Those distinctions explain what this Sallve product actually contributes, while leaving personal tolerance and the suitability of a wider routine to the individual and, when needed, a qualified professional.
