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Bora Barrier™ Repair Cream
£62.00

Big rich energy

A targeted heavy hitter that delivers clinically proven 24-hour moisture to chronically dry skin, a compromised barrier, or mature skin.

Product Information

What else to know

Your skin barrier, aka your acid mantle, is the protective, outermost layer on the surface of the skin. Made up of lipids, fatty acids, cholesterol, and ceramides, it maintains moisture and hydration levels in skin and keeps bacteria, pollution, and other harmful substances out. A compromised skin barrier may result from the overuse of actives, sun damage, aging, etc. Bora Barrier™ feeds your skin the essential components it needs to restore it to a healthy state.

100% free of essential oils, silicones, and fragrance.

Vegan

We believe there are six culprits at the root of almost every skin problem: essential oils, drying alcohols, silicones, chemical sunscreens, fragrances/dyes, and SLS. We call them the Suspicious 6, and they can disrupt the health and function of your skin. We don’t say this to scare you—just be aware of them. We believe these ingredient categories do more harm than good, and you will never find any of them in any Drunk Elephant product. When you cut them out of your skincare routine, your skin can reset to its happiest, healthiest state.

Ingredients

Glucosyl Ceramides: Aka super ceramides, these occur naturally in skin and help trigger skin's own production of healthy ceramides, strengthening skin’s barrier while simultaneously boosting and protecting its water content. While glucosyl ceramides are beneficial for all skin, they are especially helpful for skin that is compromised due to age, sun damage, or irritation.

Glycosphingolipids: Aka super moisturizers. These sugar lipids composed of glucosyl ceramides help improve elasticity and barrier strength and lock moisture into the outermost layer of skin.

Beta-sitosterol: Powerful skin-soothing ingredient that can help encourage and support skin's natural synthesis of hyaluronic acid.

Zinc Gluconate: The salt mineral of zinc oxide and gluconic acid has anti-redness benefits and powerful antioxidant properties.

Copper Gluconate: The salt mineral of copper and gluconic acid provides potent antioxidant properties and has the potential to encourage natural collagen production as well as help defend against its loss.

Alpha Glucan: Derived from rice and used for its soothing, hydration-boosting benefits.

Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate: Water-soluble form of vitamin C. Converts to ascorbic acid in skin. Encourages skin's natural collagen synthesis and helps improve the look of hyperpigmentation.

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate: Powerful form of vitamin C that has the potential to improve multiple signs of aging and uneven skin tone (particularly when combined with other brightening ingredients and a broad-spectrum sunscreen).

3-Ceramide Blend: Plant-derived ceramides AP, NP, and EOP are identical to the wax-like moisturizing ceramides that occur naturally in skin. Ceramides help fill in the spaces between skin cells, giving them elasticity, and play a critical role in strengthening the skin barrier by helping to maintain the moisture balance of skin while protecting against water loss.

Linolenic and Linoleic Acids (Vitamin F): Soothing fatty acids that play a key role in maintaining hydration levels, improving skin texture and suppleness while improving acid-mantle strength.

Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Propanediol, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, C10-18 Triglycerides, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Beta-Sitosterol, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Oleic Acid, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Glucosyl Ceramide, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Glycosphingolipids, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Alpha-Glucan, Resveratrol, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Sodium PCA, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Sorbitan Isostearate, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Quercetin, Astaxanthin, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ceramide AP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Dextrin, Palmitic Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Lactate, Stearic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Polysorbate 60, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin

The Moisture Edit Smoothie Recipes

The Ultimate Cream Family

Three ways to restore and protect a healthy skin barrier: Bora floods really dry skin with strongly reparative moisture, Protini visibly firms the skin and supports natural collagen production, and ceramide-rich Lala drenches the skin in moisture at any age.

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Mix Bora Barrier into your skincare smoothie for long-lasting, barrier-supportive moisture.

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Create an ultra-rich mask that can be used overnight: Mix Bora Barrier with F-Balm and wake up to a highly quenched and strengthened skin barrier.

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Mix Bora Barrier with Wonderwild for an ultra-buttery, supercharged reparative skincare smoothie that can be used anywhere to soothe dry, chapped, sensitized skin.

Mix Bora Barrier into your skincare smoothie for long-lasting, barrier-supportive moisture.

Create an ultra-rich mask that can be used overnight: Mix Bora Barrier with F-Balm and wake up to a highly quenched and strengthened skin barrier.

Mix Bora Barrier with Wonderwild for an ultra-buttery, supercharged reparative skincare smoothie that can be used anywhere to soothe dry, chapped, sensitized skin.

A Note

Recently, we've been asked for a richer, more reparative moisturizer, and I kept thinking of how skin might feel after a laser treatment or a ski trip or how skin with age-related dryness always feels.

Meet Bora Barrier Repair Cream, a heavy hitter for chronically dry skin, a compromised barrier, and mature skin that can't retain moisture on its own. It’s loaded with lipids, minerals, ceramides, and antioxidant compounds, so it delivers deep, absorbable moisture that lasts 24 hours, reducing redness and firming skin while returning it to a healthy, bouncy, and youthful state.

I hope you find it as transformative as we do!

XX, Tiffany