Pacifica

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Repair Face Lotion.

Moisturizers

About this product

A ceramide-rich vegan moisturizer with lipids, hyaluronic acid and plant butters formulated to repair and support the skin barrier.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Eau), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Octyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Laurate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E), Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Althaea Officinalis (Marshmallow) Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice, Beta-Glucan, Allantoin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Carbomer, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Guru Score

84%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

2Gurus

2Yay

0Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Three ceramides plus supporting lipids
Fragrance-free
Hydrating without heaviness

What they flagged

No niacinamide, unlike the cream version

What the gurus are saying

Three ceramides, lipids and hydrating ingredients work together in this formula to support the barrier. Gurus found it genuinely hydrating: one woke in a dry hotel room with beautifully plump, moisturized skin instead of parched; another swapped out CeraVe for this as her morning lotion. Affordable and unscented. The lotion version skips niacinamide, though that's no problem if you have that ingredient elsewhere in your routine.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2024

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

MoisturizersLotion

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin ECeramides

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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✓Yay

"I really liked it and I loved the ingredients in here really nice ingredient list no scent to it and still really affordable. It was really lovely."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"I do really love both of these, but I was just disappointed that this didn't contain the niacinamide. But what it does have is ceramides and lipids and it has hyaluronic acid and it has glycerin, so it is a really good day lotion. I've been using it, which is fine because I do have niacinamide in my night cream."

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"I swapped out the Mad Hippie and I brought the Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Barrier Repair Face Lotion with lipids and marshmallow and I love this. This contains three ceramides plus the ingredients that ceramides need to work. It also has hyaluronic acid, shea butter, cocoa butter, like all the butters. It's super, super hydrating and it's a really great cream. I love it, and sleeping in a hotel room, you know how you usually wake up in the morning and your skin is parched because of those heating and cooling units that they have? I woke up in the morning and I remember like touching my face and being like, oh wow, my skin feels so good. It feels so moisturized. It doesn't feel like dry and parched. So I was really happy that I brought this along. I think this is going to be my travel moisturizer going forward."

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"This is a ceramide moisturizer and it's kind of replaced my Cerave moisturizer. I like this one because it's thicker and it's a little bit more matte when it dries down. I always find the Cerave a little bit too shiny. This is what I'm using now in the winter, but then spring came last year and I was like, oh, it's a little thick to use in the morning, and just then they released a lotion version of it so I was so psyched to see this. I've already gone through I think one bottle of this, this is my second, and I really love it. This has ceramides, niacinamide, glycerin, hyaluronic acid. It's got all the same ingredients as Cerave. It is definitely like a drugstore price point, so I love this one."

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"This is the lotion version of the Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Barrier Repair Face Lotion that I love so much. This is like a more moisturizing version of that. I love the cream but it's like matte and I feel like it's drier. This is definitely more hydrating. I've been using this in the morning instead of the CeraVe and I like this a lot."

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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 Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Barrier Repair Face Lotion?

A ceramide-rich vegan moisturizer with lipids, hyaluronic acid and plant butters formulated to repair and support the skin barrier.

Is Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Barrier Repair Face Lotion worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Barrier Repair Face Lotion's Guru Score?

Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Barrier Repair Face Lotion holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.