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Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion ingredients: is it worth it?
Solid mid-tier barrier moisturizer boosted by peptides and centella, but peptides likely trace concentrations limit transformative efficacy.
Solid mid-tier barrier moisturizer boosted by peptides and centella, but peptides likely trace concentrations limit transformative efficacy.
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Efficacy score of 3.9 reflects strong humectants (glycerin, propanediol, butylene glycol in top positions >1%) and barrier support from centella/borage extracts plus 9 peptides (effective at low doses per exception rule), but no ceramides/cholesterol/fatty acids for full lipid barrier repair and peptides at list end suggest sub-1% totals, preventing 4.5+ elite score.
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DemythSkin rates Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion 3.4/5 for efficacy and 4.7/5 for safety.
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS BY TIER
Gold Standards
High clinical proof | Skin-transformativeReliable
Proven resultsPotent
Developing evidenceOverhyped | Marketing
Hype | Limited dataDocumented Irritants
Evidence-backed flagFORMULATION BASE (13)⌄
FULL INGREDIENT LIST⌄
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, C14-22 Alcohols, Polysorbate 60, Arginine, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Carbomer, Butylene Glycol, Corchorus Olitorius Leaf Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract, Borago Officinalis Extract, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Centella Asiatica Extract, Glucose, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tripeptide-1, Copper Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-9, Hexapeptide-11, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
WHAT EACH INGREDIENT DOES (24)⌄
- Water
- Solvent base
- Glycerin
- Humectant moisturizer
- Propanediol
- Solvent humectant
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Light emollient
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
- Emollient softener
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Solvent preservative
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Emollient emulsifier
- Phenyl Trimethicone
- Silicone emollient
- C14-22 Alcohols
- Emulsifier thickener
- Polysorbate 60
- Emulsifying surfactant
- Arginine
- pH adjuster amino acid
- Coptis Japonica Root Extract
- Soothing antioxidant
- Carbomer
- Viscosity controller
- Butylene Glycol
- Humectant solvent
- Corchorus Olitorius Leaf Extract
- Skin conditioner
- Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract
- Antioxidant emollient
- Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract
- Perfuming antioxidant
- Borago Officinalis Extract
- Emollient barrier support
- C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
- Emulsifying surfactant
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Soothing barrier repair
- Glucose
- Humectant moisturizer
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Emulsifying surfactant
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Preservative conditioner
- Tripeptide-1
- Cell-communicating peptide
EXTERNAL CITATIONS
Centella Asiatica Extract: Soothing, antioxidant, barrier strengthening per INCIDecoder
Copper Tripeptide-1: Cell-communicating, soothing per INCIDecoder
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4: Cell-communicating anti-aging per INCIDecoder
DISCLAIMER: THIS ANALYSIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. AI-GENERATED DATA BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INGREDIENT LISTS. VERIFY WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
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Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion: common questions
Is Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion worth it?
Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion scores 3.4 out of 5.0 for efficacy (Mid) and 4.7 out of 5.0 for safety (Very Gentle) on DemythSkin's independent ingredient analysis. Solid mid-tier barrier moisturizer boosted by peptides and centella, but peptides likely trace concentrations limit transformative efficacy.
What are the key active ingredients in Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion?
Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion contains no gold-standard actives. Its formula is built on supporting and base ingredients rather than clinically transformative actives.
Does Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion contain fragrance or known irritants?
DemythSkin's analysis found no flagged irritants in Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion. It scores 4.7 out of 5.0 for safety.
How is Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion scored?
DemythSkin grades every product on two independent scores: efficacy (whether the ingredients have clinical evidence of working) and safety (irritation and sensitisation risk). Ingredients are graded S through D against a database of over 3,000 compounds. Brand and price are not part of the score, and no brand pays for one.
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