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Our Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream offers deep skin barrier restoration, specifically crafted to soothe and rejuvenate dry, sensitive skin. Enriched with Colloidal Oatmeal and Beta-Glucan, this powerful formula features Advanced Barrier Technology that mimics the skin’s natural lipid structure to support moisture barrier recovery. It penetrates deeply to alleviate redness associated with dryness and ease discomfort, leaving the complexion soothed, smoother, and healthier-looking.
Transforms even the driest skin, restoring softness and smoothness
Relieves irritation and discomfort, providing immediate comfort
Clinically tested on 100% sensitive skin, with 50% dry to extra dry skin types
Lightweight balm-to-cream texture absorbs quickly without feeling greasy
Repairs skin barrier function in just 1 hour* for fast recovery
Rapidly reduces redness caused by dryness**
Provides deep hydration, relieving dryness up to 10 layers deep***
Suitable for dry, very dry, and sensitive skin
Clinically Proven Results
* Temporary repair of the skin’s moisture barrier in 1 hour, based on an instrumental TEWL and tape stripping test of 28 subjects.
** Refers to redness due to dryness. Based on a 4-week consumer perception test with 50 subjects, showing a statistically significant reduction in visible redness.
*** Based on an instrumental corneometer test of 26 subjects compared to untreated skin, measured at various time points over 96 hours.
The clinical studies confirm this barrier cream's effectiveness and all the above mentioned claims.
For enhanced hydration and long-lasting nourishment, complement your routine with Ultra Facial Barrier Balm with Squalane.
Beta-Glucan
Beta-Glucan is a skin-repairing molecule that can help transform dry, sensitized skin into a smoother and healthier appearance. Our formula with Beta-Glucan helps repair and transform dry and sensitive skin.
Colloidal Oatmeal
Rich in anti-inflammatory compounds, Colloidal Oatmeal is known to relieve sensitive skin and repair the skin barrier. Our formula with Colloidal Oatmeal helps soothe and support skin recovery.
Apply our barrier cream after your facial serum using the appropriate amount for your skin needs.
Gently massage in circular motions allowing the formula to smooth into skin.
For those with dry, sensitive skin, use day and night.
Use in place of your moisturizers OR layer on top of Ultra Facial Cream for extra barrier repair.
When applying, pay special attention to dry, compromised, and distressed areas. Our barrier cream can also be used:
On sensitized skin
Around dry lips
On windburn
Around the eyes
On rough, dry skin
On itchy, irritated skin
“Our Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream was specifically developed with compromised and discomforted skin moisture barriers in mind. Our formula provides expert care, helping to repair the depleted skin moisture barrier by replenishing its lipids, reducing trans-epidermal water loss, and providing relief from both itchiness and visible redness resulting from dryness.”
Kiehl’s Global Scientific Director Dr. Nancy Ilaya PhD
Sometimes your skin needs more than just a daily moisturizer for dry skin. Situations like sun damage, stress, over exposure to extreme weather conditions, overuse of active ingredients and skin sensitivity can compromise your skin barrier. This can lead to increased dryness, discomfort, and heightened skin reactivity. Our Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream with Colloidal Oatmeal and Beta-Glucan works as a more intensive treatment to fortify the barrier, instantly soothe, and reduce visible redness for relieved, healthy-looking skin.
DERM APPROVED
DERM APPROVED
“Our Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream was specifically developed with compromised and discomforted skin moisture barriers in mind. Our formula provides expert care, helping to repair the depleted skin moisture barrier by replenishing its lipids, reducing trans-epidermal water loss, and providing relief from both itchiness and visible redness resulting from dryness.”
Kiehl’s Global Scientific Director Dr. Nancy Ilaya PhD
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions
What should I use a barrier cream for?
Our Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream was specifically developed with distressed and discomforted skin in mind. It provides hydration and moisture to help soothe and replenish skin that is dry and sensitized. It also helps repair skin’s moisture barrier that may have become compromised due to mechanical and physical stress, like wind burn, chaffing, or other extremely drying conditions.
Where should you apply a barrier cream?
You may apply a thin layer of Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream to the entire face or areas of the face prone to visible redness or sensitization. These areas are typically the cheeks, bridge of nose, nasolabial area and jaw line. It may also be applied frequently to dry, rough skin patches on the body to help relieve skin that feels and looks dry and tight. Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream can even be applied to the cuticles around your nails whenever they feel dry or appear rough.
What does barrier cream protect against?
Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream helps protect skin from transepidermal water loss, which helps to provide comfort to skin that is itchy and visibly red due to dryness. It also helps to repair skin’s depleted moisture barrier and replenishes skin’s surface with lipids.
Can a barrier cream relieve itchiness?
Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream has been tested and demonstrated to be effective in helping to relieve itchiness due to skin dryness. It has not been tested on skin with dermatologic or medical conditions such as eczema.
How does Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Balm help repair the skin barrier?
The Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Balm is formulated with Colloidal Oatmeal and Beta-Glucan, which work to soothe, hydrate, and strengthen the skin barrier. It uses Advanced Barrier Technology to mimic the skin’s natural lipids, helping to restore moisture levels, reduce redness caused by dryness, and protect against environmental stressors.
For best results, apply a small amount on clean skin, focusing on dry or irritated areas, and follow with a moisturizer to lock in hydration.
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