Is Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief Serum worth it?

Yes. All 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 86%.

What is Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief Serum's Guru Score?

Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief Serum holds a Guru Score of 86%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.

Krave Beauty

Great Barrier Relief Serum.

Serums

About this product

A nourishing serum with 10% tamanu oil, ceramides, and cholesterol designed to repair and strengthen the skin barrier.

Guru Score

86%

Yay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

5Gurus

5Yay

0Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Rich, nourishing texture suits dry skin
Effective for eczema and sensitivity
Helps fade dark spots and hyperpigmentation

What they flagged

Strong pretzel-like smell from tamanu oil
Some with acne-prone skin react poorly to tamanu oil

What the gurus are saying

Tamanu oil's anti-inflammatory power and barrier repair stand out across all the takes, gurus report redness fades, irritation calms, and even eczema-prone skin transforms noticeably. The serum layers best underneath a moisturizer and works especially well as an overnight treatment for dry or sensitive skin; those with oily or combination skin may want to save it for nighttime to avoid heaviness during the day. One heads up: the tamanu oil carries a strong natural scent (described as salty, yeasty, pretzel-like) that some find off-putting, and a small number with acne-prone skin have reported adverse reactions to the oil.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

Type

Serums

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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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Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

✓Yay

"This one also has some history for her personally, she first started testing it in 2019, and it really did help heal the irritation and damage to her skin from essential oil sensitivity. It has ceramide, cholesterol, fatty acid content, and what's different is it uses 10% tamanu oil, rich in omega 9 fatty acid, very nourishing and restorative for the skin barrier and a great anti-inflammatory ingredient, though some folks with acne prone skin have bad reactions to this oil. It has a creamy, nourishing texture, a bit more moisturizing and a tiny bit thicker than Stradia Lipid Gold. It's designed to be layered underneath an additional moisturizer rather than replace one. It is very nourishing and particularly good if dryness is one of your symptoms. One heads up: it is not a fragrance product, but it has a smell naturally coming from the tamanu oil that is strong and lingers, like a salty yeasty pretzel dipped in celery, and some folks can really be turned off by that."

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"This feels great and it's a nice pair with the rose hip oil which is another oil that not only helps to support the skin barrier but can also assist with some skin brightening as well"

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Hyram

4.34M subs

✓Yay

"Crave Beauty continues to be my favorite skincare brand besides my own to ever exist. I just think that Crave Beauty has such incredible formulation philosophies and really introduces products to the market that I have never seen before. When I think of what is like the most innovative product, like a product I wish I could have formulated myself, it's the Great Barrier Relief. If you're someone who struggles with any of the things that I was talking about before, or like me, you just want a really powerful and restorative serum that you can use overnight, definitely use the Crave Beauty Great Barrier Relief. It is such an amazing formula."

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"The Great Barrier Relief is an amazing serum, but it is definitely like heavier, thicker, either ideal for people who have really dry and dehydrated skin or for overnight use. If you are wanting a more cost-efficient product, Great Barrier Relief is definitely my favorite."

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"Tomato oil is such an underrated treatment for dryness and redness, but it also does an amazing job of helping to lift hyperpigmentation out of the skin. If you're someone who struggles with dark spots or acne scarring, this product also targets that. It has nice niacinamides, ceramides, nourishing seed oils, and truthfully the results speak for themselves because every time I use the serum overnight and I wake up in the morning my redness is gone, my skin looks glowy, any flakiness is gone. I will frequently use this as a spot treatment for any irritated areas. Just across the board, incredible product, incredible brand. They also released their larger size which I definitely recommend for you to get more bang for your buck. No serum compares to this one. It really is incredible."

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"When I wake up in the morning it is like night and day difference my skin is so plump soft it's nourished and hydrated and my sensitive any irritation is always non-existent after I use it. Now the consistency is amazing but I will say if you're someone who has like combination or oily skin I would recommend using the serum overnight versus during the day because it is pretty heavy. But if you're someone who has dry skin you will love using this one during the day. There's a reason it has a cult following it is truly incredible one of the most innovative skincare formulas I've ever seen and just a perfect solution for anyone who has sensitive skin."

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"Crave Beauty is an incredible brand. The Great Barrier Relief literally changed my life."

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"If you have eczema, I would highly recommend the Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief. I've seen so many transformation photos of people with severe eczema, and even things like acne scarring, severe redness and sensitivity, with incredibly transformative results from using this formula. I've talked about it on my channel for years, it's one of the best formulas I've ever used in my life, and it's been used by so many people with eczema as a really effective treatment."

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"If I were to recommend a product, the Crave Beauty Great Barrier Relief is amazing, so freaking good."

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"The Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief is one of the best products I have ever used in my entire life, I will talk about it until I'm literally in the grave, maybe even after. This product is so good at really repairing your moisture barrier, delivering so much moisture to the skin, and helping to repair from skin damage like dark spots and hyperpigmentation. It's one of those products I find myself recommending in almost every single skincare routine when I talk to people day to day, it's seriously that good, and I would recommend a product like that a hundred times over versus using a face oil."

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"One of my holy grails, the Crave Beauty Great Barrier Relief, this stuff is just mind-blowingly good. I was hesitant to try it at first because I was like, this looks really deeply moisturizing, and for my oily skin that's not something I always look for. However, the ingredients in this are amazing for helping to replenish the health of the moisture barrier, get rid of any dark spots or sunspots on your skin, it gives your skin such a healthy glow. I personally like using this one overnight rather than during the daytime because it's a little bit too thick for the daytime, but at night it works wonders."

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"The Great Barrier Relief from Krave Beauty will never leave my skincare routine. If you want barrier repair potential, your skin to feel moisturized in the morning, dark spots to go away, redness begone, it is such a good formula."

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"This is Crave Beauty's Great Barrier Relief. I have talked about this product so many times on my channel before and it continues to be one of the best serums I have ever used. It's incredible for really nourishing your moisture barrier and helping to recover it from any sensitivity and irritation, and particularly redness. Every time I use the serum overnight I wake up and my skin is just refreshed, glowy, it looks healthy, it doesn't feel too greasy. It's an amazing overnight serum for me and anyone who has dry skin. I recommend using it either day time or night time or both. It has a little bit of a richer consistency but an incredible ingredient list to help repair your moisture barrier and get it back on track, and due to the tomato oil in it it also helps to fade hyperpigmentation and dark spots. I highly highly recommend it."

Mad About Skin

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✓Yay

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James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"I bring out Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief when my skin is truly bad because it is guaranteed to heal my skin, and heal it fast. It contains tamanu oil which helps with redness, and ceramides which replenish and strengthen the skin barrier. If you have eczema you will love this product."

Liah Yoo

1.19M subs

✓Yay

"Great barrier relief from our brand Krave Beauty is a product that really will soothe and nourish your skin barrier. Moisture sandwich it by using a first coat of Great Barrier Relief, add a layer of retinol, then sandwich it with another coat of Great Barrier Relief."

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