Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence: a Guru Score of 86%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Irritated or reactive skin3 experts

“It is immediately soothing and comforting and it is not greasy.”

Gothamista, watch at 4:59

Skin barrier support3 experts

“It's got amino acids, which are great for damaged skin barrier.”

No BS Beauty, watch at 5:35

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Sincerely Miss Ash

196k subs

✓Yay

"The way that this makes your skin look and feel is insane. This has really helped my skin during the winter months. But even though we're basically spring now going into summer, I'm still going to use this because milky essences like this always keep my skin nice and balanced and hydrated whether I need it or not. It's just one product that I love to have in my routine at all times. [...] So, if you love milky essences, I think that you might really like this. Super lightweight."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"It's really nice and sensitive skin friendly. No scent to it at all. Nice lotiony texture. Works well underneath other moisturizers and works well under sunscreen as well. [...] It's got squalane in there, which is a great hydrating and antioxidant. It's got amino acids, which are great for damaged skin barrier. It's got urea, which is a really great humectant and hydrating ingredient. And then it's also got glucose in there. So I really enjoy this brand."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"Another one that I think is really nice, especially if you tend to be more like oily and sensitive at the same time, is the Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence. This one is really nice because also it's so soothing, very supportive of your barrier, but not heavy and very hydrating and does contain this complex of ceramides and betaglucans that really helps to reinforce that barrier function while minimizing the irritation and really enhances that skin resilience."

All 2 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu

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"Another one that I think is really nice, especially if you tend to be more like oily and sensitive at the same time, is the Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence. This one is really nice because also it's so soothing, very supportive of your barrier, but not heavy and very hydrating and does contain this complex of ceramides and betaglucans that really helps to reinforce that barrier function while minimizing the irritation and really enhances that skin resilience."

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"The Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence is a really creamy essentially like toner that you gently pat in to hydrate without leaving any stickiness or heaviness and it contains the ceramide complex to really reinforce your skin barrier, helps to hydrate and prep your skin for other products."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

✓Yay

"I really love the hydro essence in this line, too. And I do recommend this one. This is interesting because it is a little bit more thick in texture than the cream mist. [...] This is an essence that you would pour out onto your hands. But it's more of like a gel meets a cream texture instead of that purely creamy milky texture."

All 3 takes from Kelly Driscoll

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"I really love the hydro essence in this line, too. And I do recommend this one. This is interesting because it is a little bit more thick in texture than the cream mist. [...] This is an essence that you would pour out onto your hands. But it's more of like a gel meets a cream texture instead of that purely creamy milky texture."

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"It walks a really beautiful balance between hydration and light moisture with a nice plumping factor. It really fills your skin but it just doesn't weigh it down. This is going to be perfect for me and my combo skin come deeper spring when things are really warming up and into the summer as well, because with combo skin you need both, and that's exactly what this product provides: hydration and moisture. If you have combo skin this will be up your alley."

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"The Hydro Essence really stuck out to me. [...] This is definitely going to be that hydrating and moisturizing step in my skincare routine once it starts to get warmer. It's a really hydrating, really plump, almost gel cream like essence. It looks like it would be very thick and moisturizing [...] when you get it out of the bottle, but there's such a hydration factor to this, such a gel-like quality and plumpness."

Gothamista

683k subs

✓Yay

"It has like the bounciest of bouncy textures. It is intensely bouncy. I feel like it's on the verge of being a lotion but honestly the application is so satisfying. I mean it feels thick when you apply it. There's so much body to it. Does leave your skin feeling moisturized. It is immediately soothing and comforting and it is not greasy."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"Aestura focuses on your skin barrier, the Ato-Barrier range in particular, restoring your skin barrier, reducing irritation. So of course, we have Ceramides in here. We have Squalane, Glycerin, and Urea as well, actually, that not a lot of people talk about, which is nicely moisturizing. I always just use this as an essence serum because of its healing abilities and the fact that it is quite thick."

CYoung

96k subs

✓Yay

"If you are oily, combo skin but dehydrated, please please please try this. For your type of skin, you can layer this two or three times on your skin and your skin loves it. Everyone knows Estra has amazing ingredients, but I feel like their cream and lotion are already heavy to layer, but this is great. They released a new toner, but I think nothing beats this. So this is like number one, number one, number one."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence?

A lightweight milky hydrating essence with ceramides, squalane, and urea designed to soothe, hydrate, and strengthen the skin barrier.

Is Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence worth it?

Yes. All 7 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 86%.

What is Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence's Guru Score?

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence holds a Guru Score of 86%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence best for?

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

What is Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence is good for irritated or reactive skin (3 experts) and skin barrier support (3 experts).

Is Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence good for irritated or reactive skin?

3 experts who reviewed Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence say it is. Gothamista put it this way: “It is immediately soothing and comforting and it is not greasy.”