LANEIGE Mini Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturizer for Moisture Barrier Repair

What it is: A clinically backed, barrier-boosting cream that delivers intensive, long-lasting hydration for up to 100 hours.

Skin Type: Normal and Dry

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Hyaluronic Acid (Blue HA): Delivers effective, long-lasting hydration.
- Pepta-Panthenol Complex™: Visibly firms, soothes, and fortifies skin’s moisture barrier.
- Squalane: Mimics skin’s natural lipids.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Powered by fast-absorbing Blue HA, Pepta-Panthenol Complex™, and squalane, this lush hydrator offers visibly firming and moisture barrier-reinforcing benefits for healthy-, resilient-looking skin. Hypoallergenic, dermatologist-tested, and suitable for sensitive skin, it features a refillable pod, resulting in a 70 percent reduction in plastic consumption.

Clinical Results: In an instrumental TEWL and tape-stripping test on 32 women (ages 20 to 45):
- It helped repair the skin’s moisture barrier in 30 minutes

From a skin-hydration analysis on stratum corneum samples:
- It added 10 layers of hydration to strengthen the moisture barrier

In a 4-week clinical study on 32 women (ages 20 to 45):
- It provided 100 hours of hydration
- It improved the look of skin’s elasticity by 11%

In the self-assessment-survey portion of a 4-week clinical study on 32 women (ages 20 to 45), after 4 weeks of use:
- 100% agreed the product felt like it repaired the skin's moisture barrier
- 100% agreed skin was visibly softer and smoother
- 96% agreed skin looked revitalized and more resilient
- 96% agreed skin felt firmer