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MLE Skin Barrier Cream$21.17COSRX
Skin Barrier Moisturizing Body Cream
A barrier-minded body cream with five ceramides, squalane and five hyaluronate forms in a cloud-soft base that works face to toe.
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How it works
Body skin on the shins, elbows and forearms is thicker than facial skin and dries out faster, so what it wants is a cream with more weight than a face moisturizer. That is what this one is: a rich cream for the whole body, worked in after a shower while skin is still damp. Glycerin and panthenol hold water at the surface, petrolatum and squalane sit over the top of them, and ceramide NP is on the same list. Elbows, knees and shins take a second pass, because those are the areas that go rough first. It is a daily habit rather than an occasional treatment.
How to use
- Use the Skin Barrier Moisturizing Body Cream after a shower, on skin still damp from the towel.
- A palmful at a time, worked over one arm or leg before moving on to the next, with a second pass on elbows, knees and shins.
- Nothing needs to go over it. On very dry patches a body oil on top is what keeps it in place longer.
- Daily, or on the days skin feels tight. Do not wait for skin to dry off first; a cream put on damp skin holds far more of that water in.
COSRX Skin Barrier Moisturizing Body Cream
What does the ceramide complex in this body cream actually do?
The list carries five named ceramide types, NP, NS, AP, AS and EOP, alongside cholesterol and free fatty acids such as stearic and palmitic acid. That is the same ratio logic used in facial barrier creams, scaled up for body volume, so the cream reads as a barrier formula rather than a scented lotion with ceramide added for the label.
Is this cream heavy or occlusive on the skin?
Yes, by design. Petrolatum and dimethicone both sit in the first third of the list, and both are occlusive, meaning they sit on the surface and slow water loss rather than absorbing in. For very dry or eczema-prone body skin that occlusion is the point; on oilier body areas a lighter lotion may feel more comfortable.
Does this contain fragrance?
The ingredient list names no fragrance, parfum or essential oil. That is worth knowing if the skin reacts to scented body products, since the moisturizing here comes from the emollient and ceramide stack rather than from a perfume layer added on top.
How does the hyaluronic acid here compare to a hyaluronic acid serum?
The list carries sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer and sodium acetylated hyaluronate, several molecular weights rather than one. In a body cream this stack works alongside the ceramides and cholesterol to hold water at the surface, rather than acting as a standalone hydrating step the way a facial hyaluronic serum would.
Can this be used on the face as well as the body?
Nothing on the list is body-specific, and the ceramide and fatty acid ratio is comparable to a facial barrier cream, so a small patch test on the face is reasonable. It was formulated and marketed for body use, though, and the higher petrolatum and dimethicone content will feel richer than most facial moisturizers.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, parabens, sulfate surfactants and added color.
Full INCI (49): Aqua/Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Dimethicone, Petrolatum, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Phosphate, Panthenol, Betaine, Synthetic Wax, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Squalane, Propanediol, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Stearic Acid, PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Lysine HCL, Threonine, Arginine, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Cholesterol, Hyaluronic Acid, Tocopherol, Proline, Palmitic Acid, Ceramide NS, Phytosphingosine, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Ceramide AP, Ceramide AS, Ceramide EOP
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- Aqua/Water solvent
- Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
- Glycerin humectant
- Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
- Cetearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol
- Cetearyl Alcohol is a waxy solid, not the drying kind of alcohol. It is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols used to thicken a cream and keep oil and water from separating, and it softens skin as it does so.
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
- Cetyl Alcohol fatty alcohol
- Cetyl Alcohol is a waxy fatty alcohol from coconut or palm, unrelated to drying ethanol. It thickens creams, stabilises the emulsion and leaves skin feeling softer.
- Ceteareth-20 emulsifier
- An ethoxylated fatty alcohol that holds oil and water together in a cream. The number records how much ethylene oxide was added, which sets how water-loving it is.
- Behentrimonium Methosulfate emulsifier
- A mild cationic conditioning agent built from rapeseed fatty acid. It sits on the surface with a positive charge, which is why it detangles and smooths, and it also helps hold an emulsion together.
- Dimethicone silicone
- Dimethicone is the most used cosmetic silicone. It forms a breathable film that smooths the surface, slows water leaving skin, and gives the slip that makes a primer or cream feel silky. It is inert and does not penetrate.
- Petrolatum occlusive
- Petrolatum is a purified blend of mineral hydrocarbons. It is the most effective occlusive known, cutting water loss from skin by well over ninety percent, and it is inert and does not feed microbes.
- Butylene Glycol humectant
- Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
- Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster
- Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
- Potassium Phosphate pH adjuster
- Potassium Phosphate is a buffer salt used to hold a formula at the pH its actives need.
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- Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster
- Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
- Disodium EDTA chelator
- EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
- Dipotassium Phosphate pH adjuster
- Dipotassium Phosphate is a buffer salt. Paired with its more acidic partner it holds a formula at a steady pH.
- Panthenol humectant
- Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
- Betaine humectant
- Betaine is a sugar-beet-derived humectant that cells use to hold water. In a formula it hydrates and takes the edge off cleansers and acids, which is why it often appears alongside them.
- Synthetic Wax occlusive
- Synthetic Wax is a purpose-built hydrocarbon wax used to structure balms and sticks. It is odourless and does not oxidise, unlike most natural waxes.
- Hydrogenated Lecithin emulsifier
- Hydrogenated Lecithin is lecithin with its unsaturated bonds filled in, which makes it far more stable. It emulsifies and is the standard shell for the liposomes that carry actives into the outer layer of skin.
- Squalane emollient
- Squalane is the stable, saturated version of squalene, a lipid human skin already makes. It is a light emollient that absorbs quickly, does not oxidise, and is one of the few oils widely considered safe for blemish-prone skin. Most cosmetic squalane is now from sugarcane or olive rather than shark.
- Propanediol humectant
- Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
- Sodium PCA humectant
- Sodium PCA is one of the substances skin makes for itself to hold water, part of what dermatology calls the natural moisturising factor. Added to a formula it is a strong humectant that suits skin that dehydrates quickly.
- Sodium Lactate humectant
- Sodium Lactate is the salt of lactic acid and one of the components of skin's own natural moisturising factor. At the levels used here it is a humectant and buffer rather than an exfoliant.
- Stearic Acid fatty acid
- Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid from plant fats, and one of the three lipid classes skin's own barrier is built from. In a formula it thickens, stabilises the emulsion and can be turned into a soap-style cleanser by adding a base.
- PCA humectant
- PCA is pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, one of the components of the natural moisturising factor skin makes for itself. It holds water at the surface, and its salts do the same job.
- Sodium Hyaluronate humectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
- Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate emulsifier
- Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate is a mild sugar-derived emulsifier that holds oil into water and thickens slightly.
- 1,2-Hexanediol humectant
- 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
- Serine amino acid
- Serine is one of the most abundant free amino acids in the outer layer of skin, where it helps hold water. Added to a formula it is a humectant.
- Alanine amino acid
- Alanine is a free amino acid skin uses as part of its own moisture-holding system. In a formula it hydrates and conditions.
- Glycine amino acid
- Glycine is the smallest amino acid and one of the free amino acids skin holds to keep water in the outer layer. In a formula it is a humectant and a mild buffer.
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid humectant
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one.
- Glutamic Acid amino acid
- Glutamic Acid is an amino acid used as a humectant and a mild pH adjuster. It is one of the components of skin's natural moisturising factor.
- Lysine HCL amino acid
- Lysine is an essential amino acid, here as its hydrochloride salt for solubility. Amino acids on a label hold water and condition the surface.
- Threonine amino acid
- Threonine is an essential amino acid used in skincare as a humectant, normally as part of an amino acid complex rather than alone.
- Arginine amino acid
- Arginine is an amino acid that does two jobs here: it holds water in the outer layer of skin, and it neutralises acidic gelling agents, which is why it often stands in for a synthetic pH adjuster.
- Ceramide NP barrier lipid
- Ceramide NP is the most used cosmetic ceramide, the same class of lipid that makes up roughly half the mortar between cells in the outer layer of skin. Added to a cream it slots into that structure, which is why ceramide formulas feel less leaky rather than merely greasy.
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer humectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer is hyaluronic acid linked into a mesh. It holds water in a soft gel on the surface rather than sinking in, and it releases that water slowly through the day.
- Cholesterol barrier lipid
- Cholesterol is the third of the three lipids the outer layer of skin is built from, with ceramides and fatty acids. Formulas that carry all three are following the ratio skin itself holds.
- Hyaluronic Acid humectant
- Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there.
- Tocopherol antioxidant
- Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer.
- Proline amino acid
- Proline is an amino acid abundant in collagen and one of skin's own humectants. Added to a formula it holds water in the outer layer.
- Palmitic Acid fatty acid
- Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens skin.
- Ceramide NS barrier lipid
- Ceramide NS is another of the ceramides skin makes for itself. It is used alongside NP and AP so a formula supplies a mixture rather than a single lipid.
- Phytosphingosine barrier lipid
- Phytosphingosine is the backbone every ceramide is built on, and skin uses it in its own lipid layer. In a formula it works with ceramides and cholesterol and also keeps the product stable against microbes.
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate humectant
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid modified to be part oil-loving, so it clings to skin instead of rinsing away. Formulators call it the one that stays put.
- Ceramide AP barrier lipid
- Ceramide AP is a second cosmetic ceramide, distinguished by an extra hydroxyl group. Formulas that name several ceramides are copying the mix skin actually holds rather than relying on one.
- Ceramide AS barrier lipid
- Ceramide AS is a further member of the same lipid family. Its presence usually signals a formula built around a full ceramide profile rather than a single headline one.
- Ceramide EOP barrier lipid
- Ceramide EOP is the ceramide with the longest tail, and in skin it acts as the rivet holding the lipid layers together. It is the third member of the standard cosmetic ceramide trio.
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- Republic of Korea
- Category
- Body
- Actives
- Ceramide NP, Ceramides, Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane
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Key benefits
- Five ceramide entries anchor the barrier story
- Five hyaluronate entries and sodium PCA layer the hydration
- Squalane and petrolatum seal without a greasy after-feel
- Gentle enough to use on both body and face
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
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What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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