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Best MartiDerm Products for Dry Skin
5 MartiDerm picks that actually work on dry skin — ranked by editor rating, not by what the brand pushes hardest. Updated 2026.
MartiDerm is the brand built around a single iconic format: the snap-top glass ampoule. Founded in 1952 as a pharmacy in Cervelló, just outside Barcelona, the modern brand was born when pharmacist José Martí Tor formalised the pharmacy's house formulations into commercial dermocosmetics in 1989. The signature is the proteoglycan ampoule — nitrogen-flushed glass vials of 5% pure L-ascorbic acid + proteoglycans + hyaluronic acid, sealed to keep vitamin C from oxidising until the moment of use. In Spain the ampoule before a wedding is a literal cultural ritual — and MartiDerm's Photo-Age HA+ is the ampoule. The newer DSP-Bright and Proteos Hydra Plus extend the format to pigmentation and pure plumping. The format itself is the differentiator: every dose is fresh, every ml is delivered through a system that the air can't oxidise.
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9.1/10 · serumPhoto-Age HA+ Ampoules
MartiDerm's most iconic ampoule — and the Spanish 'before-the-event' beauty ritual in glass-vial form. Each 2ml nitrogen-flushed ampoule carries 5% pure L-ascorbic acid + dual-weight hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate + hydrolyzed) + ferulic acid + proteoglycans (sodium chondroitin sulfate, sodium DNA — MartiDerm's house actives) + Argireline peptide. The nitrogen-flushed glass keeps the vitamin C stable at full clinical potency until the moment you snap the ampoule. The ritual of snapping a glass vial, dispensing the entire 2ml dose, applying directly to clean skin, is part of why MartiDerm is the brand Spanish women reach for the night before a wedding, a job interview, or a photographed event. At $55 for 30 ampoules (~$1.80 each), mid-tier per dose — but a fresh, oxidation-free 5% L-AA hit that bottle-format serums genuinely cannot match.
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8.6/10 · serumProteos Hydra Plus Ampoules
MartiDerm's hydration ampoule — the proteoglycan-anchored counterpart to the vitamin C Photo-Age line. Each 2ml ampoule carries the brand's signature proteoglycan complex (sodium chondroitin sulfate + sodium DNA) alongside dual-weight hyaluronic acid, panthenol for barrier support, and vitamin E for antioxidant network. The proteoglycan story is the differentiator: traditional plumping serums lean on HA alone, but proteoglycans (the structural sugar-protein complexes that hold water in dermal tissue) deliver a dimensional plumping effect that pure HA can't match. Use as a single-dose ampoule before SPF in the morning, or layered under a richer night cream. At $45 for 30 ampoules, mid-tier per ampoule — and a meaningful plumping ritual for skin that needs more than surface hydration.
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8.5/10 · moisturizerPlatinum GF Vital-Age Cream
MartiDerm's premium anti-aging cream — the brand's flagship Platinum line in cream format, bringing the same proteoglycan + peptide framework that made the Proteos Hydra Plus ampoules famous into a daily moisturiser. Proteoglycans (sugar-protein complexes that form the structural scaffold of the extracellular matrix) are MartiDerm's signature active — the brand pioneered their topical use in Spanish dermocosmetics in the 1990s. Layered with Argireline and Matrixyl peptides, ascorbyl glucoside (stable vitamin C), hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and squalane. At ~$65 for 50ml, premium pricing — but the proteoglycan + peptide + vitamin C stack represents MartiDerm's deepest formulation thinking in a single product.
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8.3/10 · moisturizerSkin Repair Cicra-Vass Cream
MartiDerm's barrier-repair cream — and the brand's foray beyond its ampoule-specialist reputation into daily moisturiser territory. The Cicra-Vass formulation is built around the full CICA complex (Centella asiatica extract plus isolated asiaticoside and madecassoside for targeted anti-inflammatory action) layered with panthenol, allantoin, bisabolol, zinc gluconate, squalane, and vitamin E. The active stack is deliberately redundant: six different anti-inflammatory and repair pathways because the target user — post-procedure, post-irritation, or chronically reactive skin — needs the broadest possible repair framework. At ~$25 for 50ml, pharmacy-tier pricing and one of the most considered CICA creams in the Spanish pharmacy channel. Less famous than La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5, but the formulation depth (isolated triterpenes + zinc gluconate) gives it a technical edge.
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8.3/10 · eye-creamPlatinum Photo-Age Eye Contour
MartiDerm's Platinum line eye treatment — the eye contour cream that sits alongside the brand's legendary ampoules in Spanish pharmacy anti-aging protocols. The formulation centers on MartiDerm's signature proteoglycans (the same matrix-rebuilding technology that made the Proteos ampoules a pharmacy best-seller) combined with stable vitamin C for brightening and caffeine for vascular constriction (reducing dark circles and puffiness). At ~$38 for 15ml, it's positioned in the pharmacy-premium tier — more expensive than Babé but dramatically cheaper than Estée Lauder or La Prairie eye creams with comparable active profiles. The gel-cream texture is light enough for AM use under concealer — it absorbs in seconds without creasing or migrating. For Spanish women who already use MartiDerm ampoules in their routine, this is the natural eye-area companion.