1. The INKEY List Ceramide Hydrating Night Treatment
Ceramides are the it girl of skin barrier repair ingredients — they're a natural part of the skin's lipid layer, so adding a few more in via your serum isn't a bad idea to build up a barrier. Shop here.
2. KraveBeauty Great Barrier Relief
Beyond the excellent, punny name of this product, it soothes skin with tamanu oil, brightens with niacinamide and closes out with those oh-so-crucial ceramides. Shop here!
3. The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum
The Ordinary tends to be a bit of a polarizing brand – you either love them or hate them — but this serum comes out pink, so it's worth a shot! The formula highlights vitamin B12, designed for reducing dryness so your skin can shine from within. It also adds in gallic acid derivatives to reduce water loss (psst: another big part of barrier repair is staying hydrated!). Shop here.
4. Naturium Barrier Bounce Serum
Speaking of hydration, Naturium's barrier serum (which, if you haven't gotten on the Naturium train yet, what are you waiting for?) is made up of 5% squalane — ultra hydrating. It fills out the rest with a urea (a moisturizing humectant, meaning it clings to water) and ceramide complex to support healthy, nourished skin. Shop here!
5. BYOMA Barrier + Repair Treatment
BYOMA's sleek packaging has me reaching for it more and more these days, and their options don't disappoint. This one in particular is packed with barrier lipids (cereamides — you get it by now), plus avocado oil and squalane to hydrate. A one-two punch! Shop here.
6. Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum
Cocokind is sneaky good, so this is the barrier serum I've been wanting to get my hands on, personally. It doesn't mince words and gets straight to the point: This is a ceramide-forward product designed to hydrate dry skin, prevent additional water loss and encourage extra lipid production. Shop here!
7. Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Sensitive Skin Serum for Redness and Barrier Repair
Are things looking pretty dire for your skin? It might be worth jumping to the high-end stuff — the cica complex (aka centella asiatica) is famous because of its redness-reducing properties, so it's not a bad ingredient to have in your toolbox. Plus, allantoin targets your skin barrier to make it stronger. Shop here!
8. Youth To The People Superfood Skin Drip Smooth + Glow Barrier Serum with Peptides + Niacinamide
What are these advertised superfoods, you ask? Kale extract and broccoli seed oil, to be exact, added in to give your skin some extra vitamins to encourage it to stay strong. Otherwise, you've got your usual suspects — ceramides, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide — and dandelion root for an extra boost of antioxidants. Shop here!
9. Glow Recipe Avocado Soothing Skin Barrier Serum with Ceramides
When your skin barrier is weak, you're more prone to redness and irritation — so using avocado just makes sense! It's an antioxidant and super nourishing, so your skin is left soothed as the ceramides work their magic. Shop here!