Klairs

Rich Moist Soothing Cream.

Moisturizers

About this product

A Korean beauty moisturizer with ceramides designed to hydrate and soothe the skin.

Full ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Stearic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Microcrystalline Wax, Betaine, Sorbitan Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Arginine, Carbomer, Chlorphenesin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit Extract, Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Citric Acid, Beta-Glucan, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-51, Apium Graveolens (Celery) Extract

Guru Score

78%

Yay

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

2Yay

1Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Silky emollient texture without heaviness
Soothing for stressed or sensitive skin
Slug-like occlusive feel

What they flagged

May irritate very sensitive skin

What the gurus are saying

This cream delivers that silky, glorious post-slugging skin feeling without the removal work. Rich and nourishing but not heavy, the texture absorbs beautifully and feels particularly comforting for stressed skin. However, fragrant botanical extracts like lavender may be too strong for sensitive skin types.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take November 2023

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

MoisturizersCream

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin ECeramides

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Yay

"This right here is from dear Claire's, this is the Rich Moist Soothing Cream and I would say that this is the closest thing that gets you to feeling like the way your skin feels after you slug. So when you slug you need to remove the goo before you go outside and that removal process is like the best part because the way your skin feels after is glorious. This gives you that feeling without having to go through this like you could literally just put this on and go. This is a K Beauty moisturizer, it does have ceramides in there which is why I would compare it to this but it is K Beauty it is so soft and nourishing and I feel like it is a little bit more liquidy. I feel like it absorbs a little bit better than this whereas you can see this was kind of chunky. She a little bit more liquidy as you can see it gives your skin that."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Mixed

"The rich moist cream, they took it with some fragrant essential oils in it and made it unscented. It still has fragrant extracts in it, I think lavender extracts in there and other ones are in there. The texture this one is really nice and most people will be able to use it, but for sensitive skin types it's going to be a pass."

Gothamista

684k subs

✓Yay

"I've been reaching for the most recently and I've been rediscovering my appreciation for it, and that is from Klairs, their Rich Moist Soothing Cream. This was recently repackaged and it got to remind me how much I loved this. This has been the perfect moisturizer for me for right now and also through a very mild winter that I experienced, because even though it says it's rich, I don't find it to be heavy. This really has such a comforting, silky emollient texture. It's particularly good if your skin is just stressed. Klairs does moisturizers really really well, they just get the texture down."

What the evidence says.

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

Ceramides

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

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

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream?

A Korean beauty moisturizer with ceramides designed to hydrate and soothe the skin.

Is Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 2 of the 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 78%.

What is Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream's Guru Score?

Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream holds a Guru Score of 78%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.