The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support SerumIngredients

The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum is a product with 45 ingredients. Contains:

Vitamins - Niacinamide, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
Antioxidant - Niacinamide, Propyl Gallate, Tocopherol, Phytic Acid

Provides following positive effects: Moisturizing, Softening, Soothing, Antiseptic, Cleansing and 16 more.

Organic score: 24% natural, 69% chemical.

Made by The Ordinary. The manufacturer has "Cruelty Free" badge - meaning it doesn't test products on animals.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Propanediol

Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Isodecyl Neopentanoate

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient

Pentylene Glycol

Skin conditioning agent, Solvent

Niacinamide

Skin conditioning agent, Hair conditioning, Smoothing

Hexyldecanol

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Humectant, Solvent

Cetearyl Alcohol

Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Foam booster, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Xylitylglucoside

Skin conditioning agent, Humectant

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Propanediol², Pentylene Glycol⁴, Hexyldecanol⁶, Benzyl Alcohol⁴²
Viscosity controlling agent: Propanediol², Cetearyl Alcohol⁷, Xanthan Gum³³, Benzyl Alcohol⁴²
Skin conditioning agent: Isodecyl Neopentanoate³, Pentylene Glycol⁴, Niacinamide⁵, Hexyldecanol⁶, Xylitylglucoside⁸ and 14 more. Show all.
Emollient: Isodecyl Neopentanoate³, Hexyldecanol⁶, Cetearyl Alcohol⁷, Ethyl Linoleate¹¹, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols²² and 1 more. Show all.

All the Positive

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Moisturizing - 6 components: Propanediol², Pentylene Glycol⁴, Sphingolipids²³, Stearic Acid³⁰, Phytic Acid³⁸, Ethylhexylglycerin⁴³
Softening - 6 components: Isodecyl Neopentanoate³, Bisabolol²¹, Sphingolipids²³, Xylitol²⁸, Stearic Acid³⁰, Ethylhexylglycerin⁴³
Soothing - 4 components: Niacinamide⁵, Panthenyl Triacetate¹⁷, Bisabolol²¹, Phytic Acid³⁸
Antiseptic - 4 components: Bisabolol²¹, Dehydroacetic Acid³⁶, Ethylhexylglycerin⁴³, Phenoxyethanol⁴⁴

Concerns

Pay attention to these components

Risk of clogging pores

Cetearyl Alcohol ⁷, Stearic Acid ³⁰, Tocopherol ³⁵

Risk of allergy

Benzyl Alcohol ⁴²

Can support fungal acne

Ethyl Linoleate ¹¹, Stearic Acid ³⁰

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Yes

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 2Negative: 0

Phospholipids^#24Tocopherol^#35

Oily skin

Positive: 0Negative: 1

Stearic Acid^#30

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 0

Detailed view

The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

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