
About this product
A lightweight avocado oil-based serum with ceramides, allantoin, and rice milk designed to hydrate, soothe irritation, and support skin barrier recovery.
Full ingredients
Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Jojoba Esters, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Ceramide NP, Ceramide NS, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide EOS, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Allantoin, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Tocopherol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Phytate, Cetyl Alcohol, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Behenic Acid, Cholesterol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/Leaf Extract, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Flower/Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Chloride, Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex (Ci 75810), Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Guru Score
Mixed
9 experts · Strong agreementWhat they liked
What they flagged
What the gurus are saying
This serum delivers genuine hydration and a silky, creamy texture that feels particularly nourishing in cold months, but the heavy load of fragrant plant extracts (lavender, sandalwood) poses a real risk for anyone with sensitive skin or a compromised barrier. Gurus praise the ceramides and soothing ingredients like allantoin and rice milk, yet those same plant extracts that give the serum its feel work against its claim to calm irritated skin, making it most suited to people whose barriers are already stable and who do not react to fragrance compounds. Some find the texture substantial enough to wish it were a thicker moisturiser instead.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.
Source: DermNet
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
A lightweight avocado oil-based serum with ceramides, allantoin, and rice milk designed to hydrate, soothe irritation, and support skin barrier recovery.
The gurus are split. 6 of the 9 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.
Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.
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