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Ceramide Shot Ampoule Mist 80ml$32.50COSRX
The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizing Mist
A barrier mist with squalane, cholesterol and panthenol, misted over the face any time skin feels tight, makeup included.
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- Korean-market formula
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- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- DryDehydratedSensitiveCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- DehydrationBarrier weaknessEarly environmental damageVisible redness and reactivity
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How it works
Skin that feels tight or flaky after cleansing has lost some of its surface lipids. A heavy cream is the obvious fix, but it can feel occlusive under makeup or a serum. This mist instead carries five ceramide types, NP, NS, AP, AS and EOP, with cholesterol and panthenol, in a fine spray built on glycerin and butylene glycol. Repeated misting adds these lipid-style ingredients without a cream's heft. Shake first, mist at arm's length, and let it settle before layering anything else.
How to use
- Use the Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizing Mist any time skin feels tight, morning, evening or over makeup.
- Hold it at arm's length and mist two or three passes across the face rather than soaking one spot.
- On bare skin it goes before serum and moisturizer; over makeup it is the last thing on and needs nothing after it.
- As often as you like. Do not use it in place of your moisturizer; a mist is water on the surface, not the layer that keeps it there.
COSRX The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizing Mist
What is the Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizing Mist actually for?
This mist leads with water, glycerin and butylene glycol, then carries five named ceramide types, NP, NS, AP, AS and EOP, along with cholesterol and behenic acid further down the ingredient list. Panthenol and allantoin sit nearby for comfort. It's formulated as a lightweight, sprayable layer rather than a rich cream, meant to add these barrier lipids to the skin in mist form.
Is this suitable for sensitive or reactive skin?
Fragrance, essential oil and denatured alcohol are all absent from the ingredient list, as are parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil and added colourant. The base leans on glycerin, panthenol, allantoin and squalane rather than any of those common irritant categories. That said, any single ingredient on a 46-item list, including the amino acids and hyaluronate forms further down, can affect individual skin differently. Patch testing on your own skin remains the most reliable way to check.
Will I see a difference from the first spray?
A single mist is mostly a hydration top-up: water, glycerin and butylene glycol arrive fast but don't build the way the ceramide complex does. Ceramide NP, NS, AP, AS and EOP, along with cholesterol and the fatty acids nearby on the list, are the kind of lipid ingredients that accumulate with consistent, repeated use rather than deliver a one-day result. Judging a barrier mist after a single application skips the part of the formula doing the slower work.
Can I layer this mist with a moisturizer or sunscreen?
Yes. This is a mist, not an occlusive cream or an SPF product, so it doesn't include any UV filters or heavy sealing ingredients beyond dimethicone and cetyl ethylhexanoate lower on the list. Spraying it before a moisturizer, or over makeup during the day, works with the light, water-forward base rather than against it. A separate sunscreen is still needed for daytime UV protection, since none is on this ingredient list.
How do I know my mist is the real Korean-market COSRX formula?
This EAN, 8800311120822, is the barcode printed on the authentic unit, so matching it against your box is a real check, not a formality. COSRX also verifies units itself: the batch number and expiration date printed on your bottle can be entered on the verification page at cosrx.com. Reading those two codes off your own packaging, rather than taking anyone's word for it, is the point of that system.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (46): Aqua/Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 OLEFIN), Dimethicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cholesterol, Sodium Surfactin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Behenic Acid, Squalane, Panthenol, Allantoin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Tocopherol, Betaine, Stearic Acid, Propanediol, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramide NP, Glutamic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Lysine HCL, Threonine, Arginine, Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramide NS, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide AP, Ceramide AS, Proline, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Ceramide EOP
Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 18 August 2026.
46 of 46 explained
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 OLEFIN) emollient
- Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) is a synthetic hydrocarbon emollient. It gives a smooth, silicone-like glide and is completely stable, so it does not go rancid.
- 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.
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.
- Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA barrier lipid
- A synthetic ceramide-type lipid built from lauric acid. It reinforces the lipid layer between skin cells.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sodium Surfactin surfactant
- A biosurfactant produced by Bacillus fermentation. It lowers surface tension at very low concentrations, so a formula needs very little of it.
- Glyceryl Caprylate emulsifier
- Glyceryl Caprylate is a mild emulsifier that also makes a formula less hospitable to microbes, so it is often part of a preservative-free system.
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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.
- Behenic Acid fatty acid
- A long-chain saturated fatty acid. It thickens and stabilises an emulsion and gives a rich, waxy feel.
- 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.
- 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.
- Allantoin active
- Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8800311120822
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Category
- Mist
- Actives
- Allantoin, Ceramide NP, Ceramides, Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane
- Ships from
- California or Korea
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Where this unit came from
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Key benefits
- Five ceramide types, NP, NS, AP, AS and EOP, are on the list.
- Panthenol and cholesterol round out the barrier-support base.
- A full amino acid blend, serine, alanine, glycine and more, adds to the hydrating base.
- A mist format for a lightweight, sprayable layer.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
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What professionals say
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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.
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