SKIN&LAB BARRIERDERM INTENSIVE CREAM
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 22, 2026
Mid-range for creams
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What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- What to expect
- This cream is made for better barrier support and better hydration.
- Key ingredients
- Ceramide, Squalane, Hyaluronic Acid
- When
- Morning and evening
Who is it for?
Good for
- Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer
Less suited to
- Skin prone to fungal acne
- People avoiding essential oils
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Hyaluronic acid, panthenol and beta-glucan add moisture
- Dipotassium glycyrrhizate calms the skin
Watch-outs
- Contains essential oil (Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil)
- If you clog easily: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax
- If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
How do you use it?
- Pairs well with
- A watery hydrating layer underneath
- A barrier serum with a different lipid profile
- Don't combine with
- A routine kept deliberately free of essential oils
- Stacking over a heavy occlusive balm
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.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Glycerin
- Butylene Glycol
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
- Cyclopentasiloxane
- Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)
- Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
- Dimethicone
- Squalane
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
- Pentylene Glycol
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax
- Hydrogenated Olive Oil Lauryl Esters
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Panthenol
- Polymethylsilsesquioxane
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Mannitol
- Glyceryl Arachidonate
- Glyceryl Linoleate
- Glyceryl Linolenate
- Arachidyl Glucoside
- Cetearyl Glucoside
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
- Serine
- Glycine
- Lecithin
- Sodium Phytate
- Arginine
- Histidine
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Glucose
- Beta-Glucan
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Sodium Polyacrylate
- Isotridecyl Isononanoate
- Ceramide NP
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Tocopherol
- Trideceth-6
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
- Stearyl Alcohol
- Arachidyl Alcohol
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Xanthan Gum
- Myristyl Alcohol
- Lauryl Alcohol
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
What the claims add up to
- Only partly backed:
- better barrier support · better hydration
See each claim, checked (21)
Claims, checked
Containing Skin&Lab's upgraded proprietary ingredient Pilacide(TM) 10,000PPM, it firmly cares for the collapsed skin barrier.
partly backedMoisture reaches a depth of 2,500㎛.
partly backed25.11% increase in skin moisture level.
partly backed15.87% improvement in transepidermal water loss.
partly backed39.38% improvement in moisture content after 48 hours.
partly backed123.42% improvement in skin moisturization.
partly backed35.78% improvement in skin irritation score.
partly backed0.00% skin reaction over 24 hours.
partly backedExtra peace of mind with German Dermatest's EXCELLENT grade.
partly backedBarrier capsule cream without stickiness or pilling.
partly backedThere are not many creams that have received functional review for barrier-improving functionality.
no supporting source foundThe real barrier speaks through functionality.
no supporting source foundDeep-absorption design with FLEX-SOME(TM), which is rapidly absorbed through a flexible liposome structure, so that the skin can first recognize the moment inner moisture is filled.
no supporting source foundSkin barrier recovery functionality that has received functional review in only 1% of functional cosmetics.
no supporting source foundMoisturizing feel satisfaction of a 200-member evaluation panel: 99.5%
no supporting source foundPETA APPROVED Global Animal Test Policy
no supporting source foundMoisture Barrier Guarantee Cream
nothing specific to checkReal barrier cream.
nothing specific to checkSkin&Lab's exclusive way of restoring the barrier BARRIER SYSTEM
nothing specific to checkHexagonal moisture design that fills without gaps.
nothing specific to check2nd generation #GuaranteeCream
nothing specific to check
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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