Facial microcurrent devices have been a staple in professional skincare treatments for years, delivering benefits like brighter, plumper, and firmer skin through low-level electrical stimulation. As with other once-exclusive treatments like LED therapy and microneedling, microcurrent technology is now widely available in at-home devices, making it easier than ever to achieve professional-level results in your own bathroom.
To get the most out of your microcurrent device, you’ll need to pair it with a conductive formula (typically a microcurrent gel or water-based or microcurrent serum) to allow the current to pass effectively to the skin. The formula must be water-based and oil-free as the current passes easily through water but is blocked by oils.
From the best conductive gel for face treatments to water-based microcurrent serums, we’ve rounded up the best products to use with your microcurrent device.
What are microcurrent devices?
Microcurrent devices are non-invasive tools that deliver low-level electrical currents to the skin. The electrical current flows between two conductors (usually as rods in salon devices and as spheres in at-home ones). When both of these touch your skin, the current passes through your muscles, helping to tone them and create a more lifted appearance. Providing painless and immediate results, microcurrent devices are also loved for their ability to stimulate collagen and elastic production, boost circulation, and enhance the absorption of your favourite skincare products.
Foreo Bear 2 Eyes & Lips
Foreo BEAR™ Mini Targeted Microcurrent Facial Firming Device
What is a conductive serum?
A conductive serum is a type of skincare designed to enhance the effectiveness of beauty treatments that rely on electrical currents, such as microcurrent facials. These serums are formulated with ingredients that are often water-based to help conduct electricity across the skin, allowing currents from your microcurrent device to penetrate more deeply and evenly. They can be applied directly to the skin before using your electrical skincare devices to enhance the absorption of the active ingredients in the serum and improve the results of your electrical treatment.
What products can you use with a microcurrent device?
To get the most out of your microcurrent device, it’s essential to use products that enhance conductivity and provide additional skincare benefits. They should be water-based and free from oils, as these can block the microcurrent from effectively reaching the skin. Ranging from face masks and moisturisers to eye creams and serums, scroll on for the best products to use with your microcurrent device.
Best serums to use
Pairing the right serum with your microcurrent device not only significantly enhances the effectiveness of your device but provides the skin with a range of benefits. These include deeper hydration, improved skin tone, and anti-ageing effects.
Water-based, soothing serums such as Peter Thomas Roth’s Water Drench® Hyaluronic Liquid Gel Cloud Serum work best — allowing your microcurrent device to glide seamlessly over your face and get to work. For a multi-weight hyaluronic acid boost that floods skin with hydration before treatment, Belif’s Super Drops Multi-7 Hyaluronic Hydrating Serum slips beneath your device for serious slip without any tackiness. And if you want a dewy, post-glide finish, Peter Thomas Roth’s Water Drench® Hyaluronic Glow Serum plumps the skin with a lit-from-within sheen — perfect for an evening-out lift.
Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench® Hyaluronic Liquid Gel Cloud Serum
Belif Super Drops Multi-7 Hyaluronic Hydrating Serum
Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench® Hyaluronic Glow Serum
Best face mists to use
Face mists are a perfect addition to your microcurrent routine, especially if you’re looking to maintain hydration without disrupting conductivity. Ideal for prepping the skin or rehydrating during longer treatments, a good face mist should be lightweight, water-based, and packed with skin-loving ingredients. Spritzing between sections can help maintain slip for your device and enhance skincare absorption.
For a refreshing hydration boost, the By BEAUTY BAY Hyaluronic Acid + Sea Moss Hydrating Face Mist is a great pick — it’s packed with hyaluronic acid and sea moss to replenish moisture and support the skin barrier. The Seasonly Moisturising Face Mist is another favourite, with calming botanicals and a lightweight feel that leaves skin cool, revitalised and primed for the next step. And for a budget-friendly serum-in-a-spray option, The Inkey List Hydro-Surge Dewy Face Mist drenches the skin in hyaluronic acid for instant slip — no sticky residue to fight your device.
By BEAUTY BAY Hyaluronic Acid + Sea Moss Hydrating Face Mist
Seasonly Moisturising Face Mist
The INKEY List Hydro-Surge Dewy Face Mist
Best moisturisers to use
Once you’ve finished gliding your microcurrent device across your face, locking in all that hard-earned hydration with a moisturiser is essential — it seals the work in and supports the skin barrier post-treatment. Reach for a water-based or gel-cream texture that won’t undo your slip mid-routine, and skip anything heavy or oil-based that could block conductivity if you go back in for a touch-up.
Belif’s The True Cream — Aqua Bomb is a cult classic for a reason — its lightweight, gel-cream texture floods skin with moisture without feeling heavy, making it the perfect post-microcurrent seal. For Foreo loyalists, the brand’s own Supercharged HA+PGA Triple Action Intense Moisturizer is purpose-built to layer alongside your device — pairing hyaluronic acid with polyglutamic acid for next-level, long-lasting hydration that complements your lifting routine.
Belif The True Cream — Aqua Bomb
Foreo Supercharged HA+PGA Triple Action Intense Moisturizer
Best eye creams to use
The eye area is one of the most-targeted zones in any microcurrent routine — and the right hydrator can make all the difference. Reach for cooling gels and hydra-gel formats that conduct current effectively and prep the delicate under-eye skin without disrupting your device’s glide. Skip rich, oil-based eye creams pre-treatment — save those for after.
Belif’s Aqua Bomb Eye Gel has a refreshing, water-rich gel texture that glides effortlessly under your microcurrent device and delivers a serious hydration hit to tired, puffy eyes. For an extra-targeted prep, Peter Thomas Roth’s Water Drench® Hyaluronic Cloud Hydra-Gel Eye Patches drench the under-eyes in hyaluronic acid — sit them on for ten minutes pre-treatment and your microcurrent device will glide right over the plumped, primed skin underneath.
Belif Aqua Bomb Eye Gel
Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench® Hyaluronic Cloud Hydra-Gel Eye Patches
Best face masks to use
Sheet masks and overnight masks are the perfect complement to a microcurrent routine — use a hydrating sheet mask to prep skin and boost conductivity before treatment, or follow your session with a barrier-supporting overnight mask to lock in results while you sleep. Both options keep skin saturated with the kind of water-rich formulas that microcurrent technology loves.
Biodance’s Hydro Cera-Nol Real Deep Mask is a viral hit for good reason — a long-wearing sheet mask packed with ceramides and panthenol that leaves skin bouncy, hydrated and primed for whatever comes next. For a sleep-in option, Belif’s Aqua Bomb Sleeping Mask keeps hydration topped up overnight so you wake up to soft, plump, lifted-looking skin — the perfect way to extend your microcurrent results.
Biodance Hydro Cera-Nol Real Deep Mask x 4
