# COSRX The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer

Ceramide skin barrier moisturizer, with 5 Ceramide types.

- Brand: COSRX
- Product: The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer
- Price: $22.99
- Availability: Out of stock
- Market: Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in: Republic of Korea
- EAN (barcode): 8809598457171
- Category: Moisturizers

## Key benefits

- Five ceramide types, NP, NS, AP, AS and EOP, are on the list.
- Squalane and cholesterol round out the barrier-lipid blend.
- Sodium hyaluronate and multiple hyaluronic-acid forms add a hydration layer.
- Phytosphingosine and behenyl alcohol are on the list for added barrier support.

## How it works

A compromised barrier shows up as tightness and flaking, and a heavier cream does not always mean the right lipids. This moisturizer lists five ceramide types, NP, NS, AP, AS, and EOP, alongside squalane and cholesterol, the same lipid families skin's own barrier is built from. Multiple hyaluronic-acid forms further down add water-holding capacity on top. Over consistent use skin that felt rough tends to feel steadier and less prone to stinging from other steps. Apply it as the last step, morning and night, over the face and neck.

## How to use

1. Use the Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer as the last step of the routine, morning and evening, over serum.
2. A pea for the face and neck, warmed between fingertips so it spreads in one pass.
3. Serum first, this second, then sunscreen in the morning. At night it closes the routine.
4. Twice a day, every day. Do not skip it on an oily day; the sealing layer is what stops the steps under it evaporating off.

## Ingredients

Water/Aqua, 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

## FAQ

### What is The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer built to do?

Five separate ceramide types appear on the list: NP, NS, AP, AS, and EOP, alongside squalane and cholesterol further down. That combination of lipids is the classic barrier-lipid trio, and the list places all three families in the same formula rather than relying on just one. Multiple hyaluronic-acid forms sit toward the end to add a hydration layer on top of the lipid base.

### Is this moisturizer suitable for dry or compromised skin?

No fragrance, no essential oil, no denatured alcohol, no paraben, and no mineral oil appears anywhere on the list. Dimethicone and dimethiconol are present, so it is not silicone-free, worth knowing for anyone specifically avoiding that class. Otherwise the profile suits dry, sensitive, or barrier-compromised skin looking for a richer, lipid-forward cream.

### How long before this moisturizer helps a compromised barrier feel steadier?

A rich texture feels comforting on first application, but replenishing a compromised barrier with ceramides, squalane, and cholesterol is a cumulative process that plays out over repeated nightly and morning use, not a single tube. Rough, tight, or flaking skin tends to feel steadier after several consistent weeks rather than after a few days. Using the cream on and off will slow that timeline.

### Can I use a lightweight serum underneath this moisturizer?

This formula does not include an active exfoliant or vitamin C on its own list, so it functions as a rich final step rather than a treatment layer. Applying a lighter hydrating serum first and this cream as the last step generally works with how the formula is built, sealing rather than competing with earlier layers. Whether a specific serum pairs well underneath still depends on that serum's own ingredient list.

### How do I confirm this jar is the real Korean-market ceramide formula?

The jar carries its original Korean-market barcode, 8809598457171, unaltered from the release sold in Korea. COSRX verifies its own units rather than leaving that to a reseller: enter the batch number and expiration date printed on your unit into the verification page on cosrx.com. Reading those numbers straight off your own jar is the actual check, not anything printed in this listing.

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