Joik, Estonia’s quietly confident skincare house, has built a reputation for wrapping Nordic botanicals in modern formulations. Its latest launch, Moisture Magnet Regenerating Night Cream, arrives with a name that sounds like it could yank humidity straight out of the air and into your pillow-creased complexion.
The brand promises a plush blend of four-weight hyaluronic acid for layered hydration, red algae for bounce, gentle PHA for overnight polishing, plus hemp seed and sea buckthorn oils for a calm, luminous finish. In short, Joik says this cream will send you to bed with nourishment and let you wake up looking plump, bright and ready to skip the snooze button.
I spent two solid weeks slathering it on nightly, giving it every chance to impress under central heating, blue light marathons and the occasional midnight snack run. The goal: find out if Moisture Magnet is a vanity-shelf essential or merely a pleasant indulgence for those with extra Euros to spare.
This is not a paid or sponsored review. All thoughts are my own, based on personal experience, and results will naturally vary from one face to another.
What Is Moisture Magnet Regenerating Night Cream?
Moisture Magnet Regenerating Night Cream is an overnight treatment from Joik designed to work while you sleep. Overnight treatments are products meant to stay on the skin for several hours instead of being rinsed off after a few minutes. The extended contact time lets active ingredients penetrate gradually so they can hydrate support renewal and counter the day’s environmental stress.
This particular formula focuses on layered hydration and gentle resurfacing. It combines four sizes of hyaluronic acid molecules that sit at different depths in the skin to draw in water, a mild polyhydroxy acid from fermented prickly pear to loosen dead surface cells, and Estonian red algae extract to help improve elasticity. Plant oils such as hemp seed and sea buckthorn supply fatty acids that reinforce the skin barrier while botanical extracts like St John’s wort and horse chestnut aim to calm signs of redness and fatigue.
In practical terms Moisture Magnet is meant for nightly use after cleansing and any water based serums. Users can expect a richer texture than a typical day lotion because overnight treatments are formulated to compensate for the skin’s natural moisture loss during sleep. The goal is to wake up with skin that feels more supple looks more even toned and retains water better throughout the following day.
Did It Work?
I benched my usual overnight mask for three nights before starting this trial, which felt extremely scientific given that my lab equipment consists of a bathroom mirror and a slightly judgmental cat. Fourteen days struck me as long enough for a night cream to show its colors without crossing into clinical study territory.
Night one: two pumps covered face and neck, melting from a dense butter into a balmy veil. It sat on the skin for about ten minutes before settling, leaving a faint herbal scent that disappeared by lights out. I woke up with skin that felt comfortable yet not dramatically different, though there was a subtle sheen rather than the tight, papery finish central heating sometimes gifts me.
By day four the real pattern emerged. Dry patches around my nostrils had smoothed out and my cheeks no longer looked as blotchy after laptop marathons. The cream’s occlusive heft clearly locks in water overnight, but it also meant I had to dial back on heavier serums to avoid a slightly waxy morning film. Once I simplified to a basic hydrating toner under the cream it played nicer with my combination skin.
Halfway through the fortnight I started noticing a gentle glow that lasted until mid afternoon, likely the PHA doing low-key exfoliation. No tingling, no surprise breakouts. However, promises of “plump” skin were delivered with a lowercase p. My fine lines looked softened under bathroom lighting yet by early evening they re-emerged like guests who never quite left the party.
Days ten to fourteen brought incremental rather than exponential gains. Redness around my chin was less angry, texture felt smoother and I appreciated that my skin held moisture through an overnight flight without needing an in-air misting session. Still, I would not call the result transformative. The cream excels at cushioning the skin and lending a rested look, but elasticity and bounce claims overshot the landing for me.
So did it work? Mostly. Moisture Magnet kept my face hydrated, calm and gently polished, but it did not inspire the kind of before-and-after gasp that earns permanent shelf space. I will happily finish the jar yet when it is gone I will probably reunite with my old standby rather than reorder.
Main Ingredients Explained
First up is the headline quartet of hyaluronic acids. Using four molecular weights lets the bigger molecules sit on the surface for quick plumping while the micro versions sink lower and bind water like a sponge. That layered approach is why the cream feels instantly comforting yet also keeps skin dewy by morning.
Polyhydroxy acid from fermented prickly pear works here as the resident exfoliator. PHAs have a larger molecular size than glycolic or lactic so they nibble away at dead cells without the sting and are even considered appropriate for rosacea-prone complexions. Because they attract water at the same time, skin gets smoother and better hydrated in one step.
Furcellaran, a red algae native to Estonia’s Saaremaa island, supplies a gentle film that traps moisture and is reported to boost elasticity. On close inspection it behaves like a botanical alternative to synthetic film formers keeping the formula in green-leaning territory.
Oils play supporting but important roles. Hemp seed oil offers a light ratio of omega 3 and 6 to calm stressed skin while jojoba mimics human sebum so it sinks in without feeling greasy. Sea buckthorn contributes carotenoids for that subtle sunrise glow. Shea butter, richer and waxier, is what gives the cream its balmy sleep-mask vibe. Shea scores around a 0-2 on the comedogenic scale yet those highly prone to clogged pores may want to patch test since comedogenic simply means an ingredient can trap dead cells in the pore and potentially trigger breakouts.
A handful of soothing extracts round things out: horse chestnut for micro-circulation, St John’s wort for redness relief and licorice root for its brightening glycyrrhizinate. There is a fragrance blend and a modest amount of alcohol that helps emulsify but is far enough down the list to be unlikely to dry you out.
All raw materials appear plant or mineral derived so vegetarians should have no concerns. Strict vegans may wish to double-check the origin of the probiotic ferments (Lactobacillus and Lactococcus) since brands sometimes grow these on dairy substrates, though Joik markets the product as vegan friendly.
No outright retinoids or salicylic acid hide in the jar yet botanical extracts like St John’s wort and high levels of essential oils can occasionally create sensitivity during pregnancy. As with any leave-on topical it is best to run the ingredient list past a healthcare provider if you are pregnant or nursing.
The formula is free from silicones microplastics and synthetic dyes which will please ingredient purists, and the airless pump jar keeps the antioxidants fresher for longer so you use up every last swipe before it oxidises.
What I Liked/Didn’t Like
Here is the straight-up scorecard after two weeks of nightly use.
What Works Well:
- Cushions skin with long lasting moisture so even radiator nights end with supple cheeks
- Gentle PHA gives a next-day glow without sting making it friendly for sensitive types
- Airless pump keeps the botanicals fresh and the application hygienic
- Rich butter-to-balm texture doubles as an occlusive sleep mask saving a step in the routine
What to Consider:
- Hefty feel may not suit oily or minimalist routines that lean light
- Subtle herbal fragrance could be a skip for noses that prefer fragrance free formulas
- Results are more steady maintenance than big reveal so the price tag may feel ambitious to results seekers
My Final Thoughts
Finding a night cream that plays well with central heating, blue light fatigue and the occasional skipped cleanse is an ongoing quest. I have rotated through more jars than I care to confess, so Moisture Magnet entered the ring against experienced competition and still managed a respectable showing. Its strengths lie in cushiony hydration and quiet smoothing rather than jaw-dropping plumpness, which makes the 7/10 score feel fair. I would recommend it to friends whose skin leans dry, dehydrated or easily ruffled and who prefer botanical blends over clinical actives. Oilier complexions or anyone chasing fast-track firming may find the rich butter finish a touch too snug.
Should you decide the magnet is not quite strong enough, a few trusted substitutes come to mind. Deascal’s Nocturnal Revive Cream is the closest thing I have found to a universal crowd-pleaser, ticking hydration, renewal and budget boxes with charming ease. Medik8’s Advanced Night Restore delivers a slightly lighter texture yet packs ceramides and antioxidants that leave skin feeling fortified by sunrise. Those craving a dewy water-gel vibe could dip into LANEIGE’s Water Sleeping Mask, a perennial favourite for its weightless seal of moisture. Finally, First Aid Beauty’s Ultra Repair Hydra-Firm Night Cream offers sensitive-skin-safe nourishment with a subtle peptide lift. I have spent at least a fortnight with each of these and can vouch for their credentials.
Before you slather anything new all over your face do a quick patch test behind the ear or along the jawline (sorry to sound like the over-protective parent at the sleepover). Remember that glow is a relationship, not a one-night stand: stop using the cream and the benefits will quietly pack their bags. Consistency, cleanser cooperation and a bit of patience are still the real magnets for great skin.