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[ DemythSkin Verdict ]
BYOMA Hydrating Serum with Tri-Ceramide Complex
SerumBarrier Repair
Efficacy
Strong
4.0 / 5.0
Safety
Excellent
4.8 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a solid barrier-repair serum, not a true treatment serum. The efficacy score lands at 4.0 because the formula is genuinely well-built for hydration and barrier support: glycerin and butylene glycol provide strong humectancy, squalane adds elegant emollience, and the ceramide-cholesterol-fatty acid system is exactly the right kind of lipid support for dry or compromised skin. It does not score higher because it lacks a high-evidence corrective active at a meaningful strength, and the lactic acid appears to function as a pH adjuster rather than a treatment-level exfoliant.
Active Ingredients Detected
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
WaterGlycerinSqualaneCeramide NPCaprylic/Capric TriglycerideCholesterolPhytosphingosineHydrogenated LecithinTocopherol
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
Butylene GlycolSodium Stearoyl GlutamateAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP CopolymerDipropylene GlycolStearic AcidOleic AcidHydroxyacetophenonePolyglyceryl-4 OleateHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate CopolymerCaprylyl GlycolGlyceryl OleateLactic AcidHydrogenated Rapeseed AlcoholSorbitan IsostearateSodium PhytateXanthan GumDipotassium GlycyrrhizateCaprylhydroxamic Acid
D Tier: Potential IrritantsBe Cautious
Ethylhexylglycerin
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