Dr Sam Bunting MA Cantab MBBS MRCP says:

“A barrier repair cream is an essential for anyone using potent actives such as retinoids - it creates space to enable you to use the most powerful ingredients for maximum results.

When I was at a dermatology conference in the US this year, I was struck by a presentation on SSE which added a new dimension to the mechanisms of barrier repair as it got to the heart of what drives skin barrier integrity - the mitochondria, the battery in every cell that powers it’s actions, whether its making proteins for the cornified envelope of the stratum corneum or ceramides for the lipid bilayer. I reached out to Professor Mark Birch-Machin, Professor of Molecular Dermatology at Newcastle University, who was delighted to help test my theory that we’re working with an ingredient that could well be the new niacinamide.

In this UK industry-first formulation, I’ve added SSE into this into the mix with 1% Ectoin, Madecassoside, ceramides and Lactobacillus ferment to bolster the skin’s microbiome and create a highly sophisticated water shell around our epidermis to reduce transepidermal water loss (TEWL),. In short, we’ve created a radically effective barrier support treatment that’s so much more than your average moisturiser.”