The Nue Co
Barrier Culture Moisturizer
Face
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Iunik Global
Beta Glucan Daily Moisture Cream$17
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Also screened, nothing found: ECHA SVHC Candidate List · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · IARC Monographs
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust25 of 25 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 25 listed ingredients.
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No flags in our sources (24)
- Aqua
- Dicaprylyl Carbonate
- Glycerinhumectant
- Cetearyl Olivate
- Inulin
- Creatine
- Niacinamidesoothing
- Squalane
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Sorbitan Olivate
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Maltodextrin
- Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
- Xanthan Gum
- Ceramide NGbarrier lipid
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Sodium Phytate
- Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
What these ingredient tags mean (3)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
humectantGlycerin
- Glycerin: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
barrier lipidCeramide NG
- Ceramide NG: One of the lipid families the skin barrier is actually built from. Feingold KR and Elias PM, "The role of ceramides in the disruption of the cutaneous permeability barrier, a common manifestation of skin disorders", J Lipid Res 2024;65(8):100593, DOI 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100593, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids".
soothingNiacinamide
- Niacinamide: A vitamin B3 form that supports the skin barrier and has anti-inflammatory activity; it turns up in products aimed at acne, rosacea and eczema. Camillo L, Zavattaro E, Savoia P, "Nicotinamide: A Multifaceted Molecule in Skin Health and Beyond", Medicina (Kaunas) 2025;61(2):254, DOI 10.3390/medicina61020254, PMID 40005371, open access: it "is extensively used in ... the treatment of dermatological conditions such as blistering diseases, atopic dermatitis, rosacea, and acne vulgaris", and contributes to reducing inflammation. On the acne evidence specifically: Liu H, Yu H, Xia J, Liu L, Liu GJ, Sang H, Peinemann F, "Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha-hydroxy acid) for acne", Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020;5:CD011368, DOI 10.1002/14651858.CD011368.pub2, PMID 32356369, records "low-quality evidence" for every nicotinamide comparison it could pool, and none of its four nicotinamide studies measured the physician global assessment at all.