Dr Sam Bunting.

"An interesting lineup of ingredients, a nice texture if you like something to layer, but I don't think it's going to meet the needs of anybody with a skin type that isn't oily, if you're combination or dry you're probably going to want something with a little bit more. Compared to the other two, this is probably not a full service barrier treatment, you definitely need some kind of occlusive in there, but it's more suitable for daytime than the Cicaplast and the Cicalfate."

"They're great to have in the bathroom cabinet for sore chapped skin, suitable for use on just about any part of the body. The drawbacks are that if you want to use this during the day to tackle an upset barrier you're going to struggle, it doesn't sit well under sunscreen and makeup, it's very much the kind of thing you'd put on to soothe the skin at nighttime, and I've definitely had a few patients who've reported acne breaking out with using Cicaplast for a prolonged period of time."

"The reason why I like Moisturiser Intense in particular with retinoids, and I formulated it this way, is because [...] our cells need lots and lots of energy at night because of all that repair work to do, and every single action the cell takes requires energy. And to use energy correctly, you need something called NAD+, [...] so it makes sense to boost NAD+ whenever your cell is extremely active on the repair front, in terms of both the DNA and your skin barrier repairing too."

"One of the best ways to reapply tinted sunscreen over makeup is to use a non-absorbent beauty blender to [...] blend at the edges so you're not just moving product around. [...] I find the Real Techniques Beauty blender is really good for this, so not using a wet blender, using a dry blender that doesn't absorb much sunscreen. Be generous, I think it's one of the easiest ways to feel secure that you've put enough SPF on for a second application."