Name: COLORESCIENCE - Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer (1.7 oz)
Brand: Colorescience
Price: 78.00 USD
Availability: InStock

COLORESCIENCE® Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer is a clinically tested, microbiome-supporting moisturizer designed to do far more than simply hydrate the skin. Developed in collaboration with skin health professionals, this advanced daily moisturizer helps strengthen the skin's protective barrier, support a balanced microbiome, improve moisture retention, and enhance overall skin resilience for healthier, smoother, and more youthful-looking skin.

Powered by a unique blend of barrier-supporting ingredients, antioxidants, probiotics, peptides, and tri-molecular hyaluronic acid, Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer helps replenish hydration at multiple levels while preparing the skin to better respond to environmental stressors such as UV exposure, blue light, pollution, and free radicals. The result is skin that feels stronger, more comfortable, visibly plumper, and better equipped to maintain long-term health.

Its lightweight emollient texture melts effortlessly into the skin, providing deep nourishment without heaviness, greasiness, or congestion. Suitable for all skin types, including sensitive and compromised skin, this moisturizer layers beautifully under sunscreen and makeup while supporting skin barrier health throughout the day.

Awards & Recognition

✔️ Named "Best Overall" Face Moisturizer for Eczema by Allure

✔️ Developed in collaboration with skin health professionals

✔️ Clinically tested formula

✔️ Features microbiome-supporting technology

✔️ Part of the innovative Barrier Pro™ collection

✔️ Dermatologist-recommended barrier-supporting moisturizer

✔️ Recognized for its lightweight hydration and barrier repair benefits

Key Benefits

✔️ Strengthens the skin's protective barrier

✔️ Supports microbiome balance

✔️ Provides multi-level hydration

✔️ Improves moisture retention

✔️ Helps soothe dry, flaky, and compromised skin

✔️ Supports healthier-looking skin texture

✔️ Helps prepare skin for environmental exposure

✔️ Supports defense against blue light and UV-related stress

✔️ Provides antioxidant protection

✔️ Helps improve skin resilience over time

✔️ Layers beautifully under sunscreen and makeup

✔️ Lightweight, non-greasy finish

✔️ Oil-free and non-comedogenic

Why You'll Love It

Many moisturizers focus solely on hydration. Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer takes a more comprehensive approach by addressing one of the most important foundations of healthy skin: the skin barrier.

When the barrier becomes weakened, skin often becomes reactive, dehydrated, sensitive, red, or more prone to environmental damage. This formula helps break that cycle by supporting the microbiome, replenishing moisture, and strengthening the skin's natural defenses simultaneously.

The elegant texture provides lasting hydration without feeling heavy, making it ideal for daily use year-round and suitable for nearly every skin type.

Ideal For

Barrier repair

Dehydrated skin

Sensitive skin

Dry skin

Compromised skin

Post-procedure skincare

Redness-prone skin

Environmental stress protection

Daily moisturizing

Healthy aging routines

Microbiome support

Preventative skincare

Skin Types

✔️ Normal

✔️ Dry

✔️ Combination

✔️ Oily

✔️ Sensitive

✔️ Mature

✔️ Acne-Prone

Key Ingredient Spotlight

Tri-Molecular Hyaluronic Acid

A sophisticated blend of three molecular weights of hyaluronic acid designed to hydrate multiple layers of the skin.

Benefits:

✔️ Provides surface and deeper hydration

✔️ Helps improve moisture retention

✔️ Creates a plumper appearance

✔️ Supports skin smoothness and elasticity

Lactobacillus Ferment

A probiotic-inspired ingredient that helps support microbiome balance.

Benefits:

✔️ Supports beneficial skin flora

✔️ Helps maintain skin integrity

✔️ Promotes a balanced microbiome

✔️ Supports overall skin resilience

Snow Mushroom Extract

Also known as Tremella Mushroom Extract.

Benefits:

✔️ Delivers intense hydration

✔️ Helps improve moisture retention

✔️ Provides antioxidant support

✔️ Promotes smoother, healthier-looking skin

Prickly Pear Cactus Extract

A botanical rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and polysaccharides.

Benefits:

✔️ Helps soothe sensitive skin

✔️ Supports hydration

✔️ Provides antioxidant protection

✔️ Helps defend against environmental stressors

Squalane

A skin-compatible emollient derived from sugarcane.

Benefits:

✔️ Strengthens the moisture barrier

✔️ Softens rough texture

✔️ Helps reduce moisture loss

✔️ Supports healthier-looking skin

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10 (Crystalide™)

An advanced peptide technology designed to improve skin quality and smoothness.

Benefits:

✔️ Supports skin renewal

✔️ Improves overall skin texture

✔️ Helps create a smoother appearance

✔️ Promotes a more radiant complexion

Goji Berry Extract

A powerful antioxidant-rich botanical.

Benefits:

✔️ Helps defend against free radicals

✔️ Supports microbiome health

✔️ Provides nutrient-rich skin support

✔️ Promotes healthier-looking skin

Clinical Results

Clinical testing demonstrated visible improvements in skin plumpness, hydration, and overall skin appearance following regular use. Consumer studies also reported improvements in skin comfort, softness, and resilience.

How to Use

Morning & Evening

Cleanse and apply treatment products.
Dispense 1–2 pumps.
Apply evenly to the face, neck, and décolleté.
Allow to absorb fully.
Follow with sunscreen during daytime use.

Pro Tip

Apply before mineral sunscreen to help optimize sunscreen application and support all-day skin comfort and hydration.

Professional Insight

A healthy skin barrier is the foundation of virtually every skincare goal. Whether someone is concerned with aging, sensitivity, redness, dehydration, acne, or environmental damage, a compromised barrier often contributes to these concerns.

Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer was specifically developed to move beyond traditional moisturizing by addressing the biological factors that influence barrier function. Through a combination of microbiome support, advanced hydration technologies, antioxidants, peptides, and barrier-strengthening ingredients, this formula helps create an environment where skin can function more optimally and defend itself more effectively against daily stressors.

The inclusion of tri-molecular hyaluronic acid provides hydration at multiple levels of the skin, while probiotic-inspired Lactobacillus Ferment and prebiotic-supportive ingredients help maintain microbiome balance. Together, these technologies help improve skin comfort, resilience, and long-term appearance.

This moisturizer is particularly valuable for individuals whose skin frequently feels reactive, tight, dry, stressed, or vulnerable to environmental exposure.

Professional Recommendation

Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer is especially beneficial for:

✔️ Dehydrated skin

✔️ Dry skin

✔️ Sensitive skin

✔️ Compromised skin barriers

✔️ Redness-prone skin

✔️ Mature skin

✔️ Post-procedure care

✔️ Environmental stress protection

✔️ Healthy aging routines

✔️ Individuals using active skincare ingredients

✔️ Anyone seeking stronger, more resilient skin

Formulation Highlights

✔️ Tri-Molecular Hyaluronic Acid

✔️ Microbiome-Supporting Technology

✔️ Lactobacillus Ferment

✔️ Snow Mushroom Extract

✔️ Prickly Pear Cactus Extract

✔️ Squalane

✔️ Goji Berry Extract

✔️ Crystalide™ Peptide Technology

✔️ Advanced Antioxidants

✔️ Barrier Repair Support

✔️ Oil-Free

✔️ Fragrance-Free

✔️ Non-Comedogenic

✔️ Hypoallergenic

✔️ Vegan

✔️ Microbiome-Friendly Formula

✔️ Professional-Grade Barrier Care

With continued use, COLORESCIENCE® Barrier Pro™ Essential Moisturizer helps strengthen the skin barrier, improve hydration, support microbiome balance, and promote healthier, smoother, more resilient skin while enhancing the effectiveness of your overall skincare routine.