Soothes the symptoms of dry, weak, damaged skin and supports barrier function to prevent water loss and promote a healthy skin microbiome.
Provides an instant protective barrier.
Replenishes skin's microbiome.
Hydrates and supports skin health.
Our Bio-Mimetic Nutri-Barrier Complex, a synergistic blend of Amino Acids, Fermented Minerals, Pro-Vitamins D3 & B5, together with Polyglutamic & Hyaluronic Acids, hydrate and support skin health.
Colloidal Oats, Echium, Allantoin, Spilanthol, Horse Chestnut, Bisabolol & MSM soothe.
Oat Ceramides, Lupin Seed, Probiotics, oils of Evening Primrose & Calendula combine to soothe the symptoms of dry, weak skin and
support barrier function to prevent water loss and promote a healthy skin microbiome.
Gardenia & Vitamin E provide anti-oxidant protection.
All skin types, tones and ages. Suitable for all areas of dry, chapped and stressed skin, face and body or ideal as a protective cold weather face cream.
The barrier comprises of numbers ‘parts’, each of which need to remain intact and healthy. These include the Natural Moisturising Factor (NMF), the Microbiome and the Acid Mantle.
NMF – is an expansive group of chemicals and substances including amino acids, lactates, sugars, salts, PCA, urea and peptides that work together to keep the skin’s surface intact, supple and hydrated. As we age, the NMF naturally weakens, and
external, environmental factors, such as harsh exfoliation and pollutants, can damage and alter it, leading to dryness, accelerated ageing, sensitivity, skin damage and the ability of pathogens to enter the skin and moisture to escape.
The Acid Mantle (also called the hydro-lipid film) – is a fine layer on the outer surface of our epidermis that is made of a mixture of dead skin cells, oils (sebum), amino acids and other skin secretions and sweat* – it is the fine protective layer that sits between us and the world. This helps keep one’s skin at an optimal, slightly acidic pH between 4.5- 6.2 which is a protective barrier and the body’s first defence against viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. It is also our main protector against Trans epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) which simply means water or hydration escaping from the deeper layers of the skin, in other words, dehydration.
*Acid Mantle composition – water (from sweat), lactic acid, urocanic acid, fatty acids, pyrrolidine carboxylic acid, eccrine glands which secrete amino acids.
Skin Microbiome - the ecosystem of millions of micro-organisms that live on the surface of our skin that includes bacteria, viruses and fungi. It is our body’s first line of defence and a vital part of our immune system.
Apply a small amount to clean damp skin as and where required. For best results either use alone after misting to lock in moisture or on top of a serum or moisturiser as the last layer in your routine.
Equally effective on face and body, especially dry patches such as elbows and knees. This balm will leave a protective barrier on skin's surface.
Store in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight.
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Dimethyl Sulfone (MSM), Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetearyl Olivate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sorbitan Olivate, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Myristyl Myrisytate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Panthenol (Provitamin B5), Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Butylene Glycol, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Rosa Canina (Rose Hip) Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Hyaluronate, Betaine, Polyglutamic Acid, 7-Dehydrocholesterol (Provitamin D3), Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil, Spilanthes Acmella (Paracress) Flower Extract, Lupinus Albus (White Lupin) Seed Extract, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Paeonia Lactiflora (Peony) Root Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment, Saccharomyces Copper/Ferment, Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment, Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment, Sodium PCA, PCA, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Lysine HCL, Threonine, Arginine, Proline, Ascorbyl (Vitamin C) Palmitate, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Sodium Lactate, Maltodextrin, Rosa Damascena (Rose Damask) Extract, Agar, Citric Acid, Sclerotium Gum, Lactic Acid, Propanediol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Pentylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate*, Citronellol*, Geraniol*
VITAMINS
Pro-Vitamin B5
Pro-Vitamin D3
Vitamin E
MINERALS
Fermented Copper,
Silicon, Magnesium,
Zinc & Iron
MSM (Sulphur)
GLUCIDES
Oat sugars
PEPTIDES
Polyglutamic Acid
LIPIDS
Oat Ceramides
Omega 3, 6 & 9
(from Rosehip Seed
Oil, Echium Oil)
AMINO ACIDS/PROTEIN
Alanine
Arginine
Betaine
Glutamic Acid
Glycine
Lysine HCL
Proline
Serine
Threonine
Oat proteins
GAG’s
(Glycosaminoglycans)
Hyaluronic Acid
Oat polysaccharides
Red Algae –
polysaccharides
Seaweed –
polysaccharides
(Carrageenan)
ADDITIONAL BIO-ACTIVES
Allantoin
Bisabolol
Colloidal Oats
Gardenia Flower
Extract
Gluconolactone
Horse Chestnut
Lesser Balloon Vine
(Cardiospermum)
Lactobacillus Ferment
(Probiotics)
Lupin Seed Extract
PCA
Sodium Gluconate
Sodium Lactate
Sodium PCA
