Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream
by Anua · other
Editor's Take
For a barrier cream, this earns its shelf space: high-load Panthenol and three ceramides support real recovery, though the silicone-heavy base dulls the sustainability story.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.4 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 8.1 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 6.1 / 10
The Verdict
Panthenol leads the formula, while Ceramides NP, AP, and EOP with phytosterols and sphingolipids reinforce moisture retention and barrier repair. Centella fractions and Ectoin add soothing and environmental-stress support. The trade-off is a silicone- and synthetic-polymer-heavy base with mixed sustainability, not a human-health alarm. A credible pick for dry, compromised skin when barrier performance matters more than a natural-leaning ingredient list.
Is Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream clean?
DARE scores Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream by Anua 8.1 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream?
The formula leads with Water, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream by Anua scores Performance 8.4 / 10, Clean Standards 8.1 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 6.1 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Water, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Behenyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Pentylene Glycol, Betaine, Centella Asiatica Extract, Caprylyl Methicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, C14-22 Alcohols, Ceramide NP, Phytosterols, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydrogenated Rice Bran Oil, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Dimethiconol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glyceryl Glucoside, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Sodium Phytate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Linolenic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Sphingolipids, Phosphatidylcholine, Squalane, Allantoin, Ectoin, 4-Terpineol, Hyaluronic Acid, Lecithin, Asiaticoside, Escin, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Tremella Fuciformis (Mushroom) Extract, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Serine, Lysine, Alanine, Arginine, Threonine, Proline