La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 Soothing Therapeutic Multi Purpose Cream — Efficacy 4.1/5.0, Safety 4.6/5.0 | DemythSkin
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[ DemythSkin Verdict ]
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 Soothing Therapeutic Multi Purpose Cream

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 Soothing Therapeutic Multi Purpose Cream

MoisturizerBarrier Repair
Efficacy
Strong
4.1 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.6 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a classic, no-frills barrier plaster that excels at soothing and occlusion but offers zero anti-aging or brightening beyond basic repair. Efficacy is driven by 5% S Tier panthenol plus substantial occlusives (hydrogenated polyisobutene, shea, dimethicone) and supporting soothing/repair helpers (madecassoside, zinc/copper/manganese gluconates, capryloyl glycine), giving strong barrier support and irritation relief but no high-level actives for pigmentation, wrinkles, or sophisticated barrier biomimicry, so it tops out as a high-performing Cicaplast-style SOS balm rather than a treatment workhorse.
Active Ingredients Detected
S Tier: Gold StandardsHigh Clinical Proof | Skin-Transformative
CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Aqua / WaterDimethiconeGlycerinButyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea ButterPanthenolCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 DimethiconeMadecassosideCapryloyl GlycineTocopherol
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
Hydrogenated PolyisobutenePropanediolButylene GlycolAluminum Starch OctenylsuccinateTrihydroxystearinZinc GluconateManganese GluconateSilicaAluminum HydroxideMagnesium SulfateDisodium EDTACopper GluconateCitric AcidAcetylated Glycol StearatePolyglyceryl-4 IsostearatePentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl HydroxyhydrocinnamateSodium BenzoatePhenoxyethanolChlorhexidine Digluconate
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