COSRX The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 9, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What the ingredients do
Softening leads, with 9 of 49 ingredients.
By skin type
- DryGood fit
- OilyNot a fit
- CombinationNeutral
- SensitiveGood fit
Piboo’s rating from user reports.
Worth knowing
- Has a fungal-acne trigger
- On pore-clogging lists
Made for
What is this product?
- Key ingredients
- Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA 0.8%, Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA 0.7%, Ceramide
- When
- Morning and evening
A cream that seals in moisture as the last step. It contains Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA and Ceramide NP, skin barrier lipids, in an 80 ml size.
Who is it for?
Good for
- People avoiding fragrance
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Contains Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA 0.8%, Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA 0.7%
- Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA and Ceramide NP replenish the skin barrier
Watch-outs
- Ceramide NP, named on the front, is included in a small amount near the end of the list
- If you clog easily: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Palmitic Acid
- If you get fungal acne: Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- Final leave-on moisturizing step, after toner and serum
- Pairs well with
- A low-irritation hydrating toner or a humectant essence applied immediately before
- A niacinamide or panthenol serum for barrier support
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.
This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
- Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- Squalane
- Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
- Dicaprylyl Carbonate
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Dimethicone
- Betaine
- Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA
- C14-22 Alcohols
- Palmitic Acid
- Stearic Acid
- Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA
- Arachidyl Alcohol
- Cholesterol
- Polyacrylate-13
- C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
- Allantoin
- Arachidyl Glucoside
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
- Carbomer
- Tromethamine
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Dimethiconol
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Phytosphingosine
- Panthenol
- Propanediol
- Tocopherol
- Ceramide NP
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Ceramide NS
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Ceramide AP
- Ceramide AS
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
- Ceramide EOP
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
Claims
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Claims, checked
No functional claim
backed by evidenceThe Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer
partly backed🩵Well-Absorbed Moisturizing Cream🩵 The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer 80ml
no supporting source found
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.
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