11 Gel Creams That Will Strengthen Your Skin Barrier

This fluid gel cream from a just-launched J beauty brand pulls a cool trick: it proves undetectable just seconds after application, yet leaves skin with a dewy (but not slick) finish. The formula's star ingredient? Plant-derived, biomimetic ceramides — moisturizing ingredients which "act as the cement between the cell 'bricks' of our upper layers of the skin," says Dr. Palm. "Ceramides form a protective barrier for the skin, and when they are depleted, dry skin conditions such as eczema worsen."

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