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Product summary

"TSUDA SETSUKO - Skin Barrier Cream Fragrance Free" has a good moisturizing formula. To work well, any moisturizer needs to include a combination of water-binding and emollient ingredients. TSUDA SETSUKO - Skin Barrier Cream Fragrance Free ticks this box. Humectants in this product (glycerin, glyceryl glucoside, royal jelly extract, butylene glycol and peg-32) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Emollients in this formulation (ceramide ng, ceramide np, phytosterols, phytosteryl macadamiate and dimethicone) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

Ingredient callouts

  • As a plus, this moisturizer also contains Ceramides (ceramide ap 0.10% - 0.20%, ceramide ng 0.15% - 0.30% and ceramide np 0.20% - 0.35%). Ceramides are a type of lipids that our skin produces itself. They are a building block of the skin's barrier. Ceramides used in skincare are synthetic or extracted from plants. They work well for softening the skin surface and "patch holes" in the skin's barrier.
This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: vitamin e, petrolatum and lecithin

Irritation risk

There are some common irritants in this product, including ingredients that do not have benefits for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

Price

The product retails from 89.60$ up to 131.20$ in the United States.

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