- Texture
- Rich cream that finishes matte
- Scent
- Fragrance-free
Barrier Repair Moisturizer
The cream you use when your skin has had enough.
A ceramide and squalane cream that rebuilds a damaged barrier. Rich enough for dry skin, light enough to wear under SPF.
- Free delivery over $60, otherwise $5 standard in three to five working days.
- Thirty day returns, opened or not, with free return postage in the US.
- Vegan, fragrance-free and never tested on animals.
About this formula
A compromised barrier is the reason most routines stop working. Skin stings when you apply anything, it flakes even though it feels oily, and products that used to be fine suddenly are not. This cream is the reset.
It supplies ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids in the ratio skin uses to rebuild its own outer layer, with squalane and shea to slow water loss while that repair happens. Most people notice the stinging stops within a few days and the flaking follows within two weeks.
The texture is deceptive: it feels substantial going on and then disappears, so it works under sunscreen in the morning as well as it does on its own at night.
Key benefits
- Rebuilds a damaged barrier with a ceramide, cholesterol and fatty acid blend
- Stops the stinging that comes with over-exfoliated skin
- Reduces flaking and tightness within about two weeks
- Sits invisibly under sunscreen and makeup
How to use it
- 01Apply morning and evening as the last step before SPF.
- 02Warm a pea-sized amount and press it over slightly damp skin.
- 03Take it down the neck, which is usually drier than the face.
- 04During a barrier flare, use it alone for a week and pause every acid and retinoid.
Ingredient highlights
- Ceramide NP, AP and EOP
- The three ceramides skin uses to rebuild the outer layer of the barrier.
- Squalane, 5%
- A plant-derived lipid that slows water loss without blocking pores.
- Cholesterol and fatty acids
- Completes the barrier ratio, which is what makes the ceramides work.
Full ingredient list
Aqua, Glycerin, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Panthenol, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate.
What people say about the Barrier Repair Moisturizer
I have rosacea and I have spent years apologizing to my own face. Six weeks on the Barrier Repair Moisturizer and the flushing has calmed to the point where I stopped wearing color-correcting primer. That is not a small thing for me.
