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Don't just repair, prepare.
A clinically-proven solution to replenish hydration and support skin health and appearance. It goes beyond hydration to support the skin's microbiome, replenish skin, and prepare it to better defend itself with improved response to environmental aggressors.
Colorescience Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer helps strengthen the skin’s protective barrier and refine texture to reveal a healthy appearance.Our Essential Moisturizer goes beyond hydration and provides complementary barrier health by supporting the skin's microbiome balance, replenishing skin, and preparing it to better defend itself with improved response to environmental aggressors.
Suitable for all skin types.
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Net Wt. 1.7 fl. oz. / 50 mL
60-day supply based on 2x daily use
+ Emollient cream melts into skin and immediately envelops and nourishes with soothing moisture
+ Light, velvety finish without the heavy weight
+ Tri-molecular hyaluronic acid provides multi-layer hydration
+ Improves skin’s ability to attract and retain hydration
+ Nourishes dry, patchy, or flaky skin with soothing moisture
+ Prepares skin to respond to exposure to indoor and outdoor light, including UV and HEV (blue) light, and continues to improve resilience and adaptive response over time
+ Prepares skin for optimal sunscreen application
+ Supports good bacteria for a stable, balanced microbiome to promote skin integrity and quality, resulting in improved appearance of smooth and supple skin
+ Soothes skin with calming botanicals
+ Advanced antioxidants neutralize free radicals to prevent from visible skin damage
+ Layers well over treatment products and under sunscreen and makeup
+ Oil-free, non-comedogenic, non-greasy, fragrance-free, hypoallergenic, vegan
AM and PM
+ Apply after treatment products, including Even Up® Multi-Correction Serum, All Calm® Multi-Correction Serum, and Pep Up® Collagen Boost Face & Neck Serum.
+ Apply 1-2 pumps to face, neck, and décolleté prior to application of sunscreen. (Don’t forget 1 pump for the back of hands!)
Vegan: Yes
Paraben-free: Yes
Fragrance-free: Yes
Ingredients:
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Tribehenin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates, Squalane, Lactobacillus Ferment, Silica, Propanediol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lycium Barbarum (Gogi) Fruit Extract, Betaine, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Stearate, Polysorbate 80, Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Cactus) Stem Extract, Calcium Gluconate, Gluconolactone, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp (Mushroom) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glucose, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10, Sodium Succinate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid.
New Beauty 2025 - Best Barrier Cream
Cosmopolitan Holy Grail Beauty Award 2024 - Best Day Cream
Leaves skin smooth ready for foundation😊
I have extremely sensitive skin and rosacea , and this moisturizer doesn’t irritate my skin as so many other moisturizers did. My skin feels super soft and hydrated all day. A little goes a long way. I only wish the scent was a little different.
This Barrier Pro Essential Moisturizer is my new favorite product. I apply it each morning after washing my face. It hydrates and protects my face and neck all day.
Hi Diane! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful review. We are absolutely thrilled to hear that our Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer has become your new favorite product! We're so glad it's hydrating and protecting your face and neck throughout the day as part of your daily routine.
Thank you for being such a valued customer!
It doesn’t glide on easily and face doesn’t feel as moisturized.
Hi Martha, thank you for taking the time to share your review. We appreciate the honest feedback.
We're sorry to hear that Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer didn't meet your expectations in terms of glideability and moisture feel. Your experience matters to us, and we'd like to help.
If you'd like to discuss this further or explore other options that might work better for your skin, please feel free to reach out to our Concierge team at concierge@colorescience.com.
Thank you,
Colorescience Team
I am so happy. That is the best
Hi Karen! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful review. We are absolutely thrilled to hear that our Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer is working out so perfectly for you!
Thank you for being such a valued customer!
This is one of my favorite products. It doesn’t feel heavy or overly thick on your skin. I like that it is light and moisturizes my skin perfectly.
Hi Nikki! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful review. We are absolutely thrilled to hear that our Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer is working out so perfectly for you! We're so glad you love how lightweight it feels while still providing the moisture your skin needs.
Thank you for being such a valued customer!
I love this moisturizer. It works well.
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because I don’t like the smell of it. I know it’s fragrance free but to me it has an unpleasant smell. Difficult to explain but almost like it’s old/musky smell.
Other than that, I love it!!
Hi Tammy! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your review. Your feedback is valuable to us. We're so glad to hear you're loving how Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer works for you!
Essential Moisturizer was formulated to be fragrance free, meaning no added natural or synthetic fragrances were added. Therefore, any scent noted is inherently part of the raw materials, specifically the lactobacillus ferment and hydrolyzed pea protein. Most users note that this “base” scent dissipates upon application.
Thank you,
Colorescience Team
Great moisturizer. Not greasy
Hi Kristen! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful review. We are absolutely thrilled to hear that our Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer is working out so perfectly for you! We're so glad you love that it's not greasy.
Thank you for being such a valued customer!
+ Lightweight gel texture gently and effectively removes mineral sunscreen, makeup, excess oil, and impurities in 1-step without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped
+ Skin is hydrated, feels soft, and is prepared for application of skincare treatments, serums, makeup, and sunscreen
+ Probiotic-like benefits help promote a balanced skin microbiome to support a healthy skin barrier
+ Suitable for all skin types (including oily or acneic)
+ Lightweight serum delivered in a luxurious, fine mist that soothes dull, stressed, and reactive skin
+ Immediate hydration and luminosity
+ Shake well before each use. With eyes closed, spritz 3-5 pumps across face, neck, and chest. Allow to dry.
+ Spritz throughout the day for refreshing hydration and to boost skin’s resilience. Spray before reapplication of Colorescience® Total Protection® Brush-on Shield SPF 50.
+ Suitable for all skin types (including oily or acneic)
+ Emollient cream melts into skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that boosts overall skin health for consistently healthier, more resilient, and smoother skin
+ Proactive barrier support optimizes consistent health and balance
+ Immediately envelops and nourishes skin with soothing, lasting hydration
+ Dispense two pumps to face, neck, and décolleté after treatment products
+ Suitable for all skin types (including oily or acneic)
Immediately upon application of Colorescience Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer
100% AGREED SKIN LOOKED AND FELT MORE PLUMP
Immediately upon application of Colorescience Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer
96% AGREED SKIN LOOKED MORE RADIANT AND HEALTHIER
After 4 weeks of using Colorescience Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer
92% agreed skin was improved, noting smoother, healthier, nourished, and more hydrated
Data on file, Colorescience. *Clinical Study conducted by Essex Testing Clinic, Verona, NJ. N=24
Carefully selected ingredients with proven efficacy
Consumer and third-party tested formula
Evolve from the reactive cycle of damage and repair to maintain barrier health every day
Promotes overall skin health day in and day out for skin that looks and feels healthier, stronger, and at its best
Barrier health combines with photo protective benefits to increase skin’s resilience
Thoughtful formulation provides HEV (blue) light defense
Improved skin texture optimizes sunscreen application
Developed in collaboration with skin health professionals
More than a moisturizer. Colorescience Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer nurtures healthy, youthful, and resilient skin to support your first line of defense, the barrier.
