Ingredient

Ceramides

Lipids that make up roughly half the skin's outer layer: the structural foundation of a healthy barrier that locks in moisture and protects against environmental stress.

  • Best for

    Barrier Repair + Sensitive Skin

  • Best to

    Restore + Protect + Soothe

  • Composition

    3-Ceramide Complex (NP, AP, EOP)

  • Use

    AM + PM

Ceramides

What is it

What are Ceramides?

Ceramides are lipids that make up approximately 50% of the skin's outer layer (the stratum corneum). They form the "brick and mortar" of the skin barrier - the body's primary defense against environmental aggressors, allergens, bacteria, and water loss. A three-ceramide complex (NP, AP, and EOP) mirrors the exact composition of naturally occurring ceramides in healthy human skin, supporting comprehensive barrier restoration.

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Benefits

What do Ceramides do for your skin?

Replenishing ceramides topically restores barrier integrity. Key actions include:

  • Restores and reinforces the skin's protective outer barrier
  • Reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) to lock in moisture
  • Calms reactive, sensitive, and irritation-prone skin
  • Supports healing and recovery after procedures or active ingredient use
  • Improves long-term resilience against environmental stressors
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How to use

How do Ceramides fit your routine?

Ceramide-containing products - typically moisturizers and barrier creams - are ideal for daily use, morning and evening. When using active ingredients like retinol, layer a ceramide moisturizer on top to support the barrier.

Who should use it

Who should use Ceramides?

Appropriate for everyone - especially those with dry, sensitive, reactive, eczema-adjacent, or mature skin. Also foundational post-procedure for anyone recovering from peels, laser, or microneedling. No contraindications.

Formulated with

MDAiRE products formulated with Ceramides

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