The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum
- Aqua (Water)
- Solvent base
- Propanediol
- Humectant solvent
- Isodecyl Neopentanoate
- Emollient texture enhancer
- Pentylene Glycol
- Humectant and solvent
- Niacinamide
- Barrier-supporting vitamin B3
- Hexyldecanol
- Emollient, texture enhancer
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Fatty alcohol emollient
- Xylitylglucoside
- Sugar-based humectant
- Ceteth-20 Phosphate
- Emulsifier, surfactant
- Anhydroxylitol
- Sugar-derived humectant
- Ethyl Linoleate
- Lipid emollient, barrier support
- Asiaticoside
- Centella-derived soothing component
- Asiatic Acid
- Centella-derived soothing component
- Madecassic Acid
- Centella-derived soothing component
- Naringenin
- Flavonoid antioxidant
- Cyanocobalamin
- Vitamin B12, skin comfort
- Panthenyl Triacetate
- Pro-vitamin B5 derivative
- 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol
- Sensory soothing agent
- Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
- Soothing, anti-itch agent
- Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide
- Skin-mimicking lipid, emollient
- Bisabolol
- Soothing anti-redness agent
- Brassica Campestris Sterols
- Rapeseed sterols, barrier lipids
- Sphingolipids
- Ceramide-family barrier lipids
- Phospholipids
- Skin-identical lipids, emollient
Aqua (Water), Propanediol, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Hexyldecanol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xylitylglucoside, Ceteth-20 Phosphate, Anhydroxylitol, Ethyl Linoleate, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Naringenin, Cyanocobalamin, Panthenyl Triacetate, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide, Bisabolol, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Sphingolipids, Phospholipids, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside, Gallyl Glucoside, Propyl Gallate, Xylitol, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Stearic Acid, Dicetyl Phosphate, Isoceteth-20, Xanthan Gum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tocopherol, Dehydroacetic Acid, P-Anisic Acid, Phytic Acid, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
Is The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum worth it?
The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum scores 4.1 out of 5.0 for efficacy (Strong) and 4.5 out of 5.0 for safety (Safe) on DemythSkin's independent ingredient analysis. A densely engineered barrier serum that actually earns its soothing claims instead of coasting on marketing fluff. The efficacy score is driven by a robust lipid system (ceramide-family sphingolipids, phospholipids, ster
What are the key active ingredients in The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum?
The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum contains no gold-standard actives — its formula is built on supporting and base ingredients rather than clinically transformative actives.
Does The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum contain fragrance or known irritants?
DemythSkin's analysis found no flagged irritants in The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum. It scores 4.5 out of 5.0 for safety.
How is The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum scored?
DemythSkin grades every product on two independent axes: efficacy (whether the ingredients have clinical evidence of working) and safety (irritation and sensitisation risk). Ingredients are classified S through D against a database of over 3,000 compounds. No brand pays for a score.
Analysis last updated: 2026-07-29. DemythSkin is an independent ingredient analyzer. Scores are computed by a deterministic rubric from published clinical evidence — no brand pays for a score.