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8 best ceramide skincare products for happy, hydrated skin

If you struggle with dry and sensitive skin, ceramides are a power-house ingredient choice. Ceramides are a type of lipid that are naturally found within the body. They help maintain a healthy skin barrier and keep skin hydrated.

As we age, ceramide levels in the skin decline. But skincare products containing ceramides can help our complexion stay happy, healthy and hydrated by locking in moisture.

If you struggle with skin barrier issues, such as eczema, ceramides can be especially helpful, but everyone can use this star ingredient. Here’s our pick of the best ceramide skincare products out there.

Best ceramide skincare products

Balance Me Ceramide Barrier Boost – £33

Formulated with a ceramide complex, Balance Me’s Barrier Boost is a super lightweight and fragrance-free gel-cream.

It promises to comfort, soothe and restore the skin barrier, using ceramides 1, 3 and 6.

Other calming ingredients include vitamin F for essential fatty acids to repair and maintain skin barrier function, antioxidant-rich tiger grass and anti-inflammatory oatmeal.

Layer this product into your routine before moisturiser and after applying any serums both in the morning and at night.

Psst, don’t forget to use the LIZLOVES code to save 20% at Balance Me.

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CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum – £21

When it comes to ceramides, dermatologist-approved skincare brand, CeraVe, knows a thing or two. It has built its whole skincare range around ceramides (hence the name!). And like the rest of the range, the Hyaluronic Acid Serum harnesses the power of these magical little lipids.

Fortified with three essential ceramides, the cream-gel serum locks in moisture for up to 24 hours and keeps skin soft and smooth.

The formula also includes vitamin B5 to soothe the complexion.

Buy CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

The Inkey List Ceramide Serum – £15.99

Known for its effective yet purse-friendly skincare, The Inkey List has developed a serum with the protective skin benefits ceramides have to offer.

The 3% Ceramide Serum is a lightweight formula designed to protect and rehydrate your complexion.

Applied in your evening skincare routine, the serum also utilises 2.5% multi-molecular hyaluronic acid for hydrated, plump and soothed skin.

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This Works Deep Sleep Overnight Cream – £25

Using a blend of ceramides, this luxurious yet lightweight cream gets to work overnight to increase hydration in the skin.

The formula contains copper PCA to help smooth and firm.

It’s also infused with This Works’ Deep Sleep lavender aroma to help calm the mind and aid relaxation before sleep.

You can use the LIZLOVES23 code to save 15% when purchasing through Healf.

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Byoma Hydrating Serum – £12.99

Another more affordable option, Byoma’s Hydrating Serum uses a tri-ceramide complex, plus squalane and glycerin to drench skin in hydration, combating dryness and flakiness.

Your complexion is left bouncy and glowing, with the skin barrier function supported with Byoma’s Tri-Ceramide Complex, which is formed of ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids.

The product also comes dermatologist-tested and approved.

Buy Byoma Hydrating Serum

Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream – £56

With six African oils and ceramides, Drunk Elephant’s Lala Retro Whipped Cream is as rich and velvety as it sounds for dull and dry skin.

The cream uses a blend of plant ceramides to strengthen and restore the skin barrier, while protecting against loss of hydration.

Drunk Elephant has combined the ceramides with an oil-blend to rejuvenate and phytosphingosine, a naturally occurring fat in the skin, to soothe.

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Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum – £40.68

With avocado oils and extracts combined with hydrating ceramides, Glow Recipe’s Recovery Serum is skin nourishment bottled up.

The lightweight yet replenishing formula, with the inclusion of ceramide-5, helps to calm skin when it is dry, dehydrated and inflamed.

It’s a great choice if you have sensitive skin or if you’ve overdone it with irritating ingredients, such as acids.

The formula also includes barrier-boosting pre-, pro- and post-biotics.

Buy Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum

Revolution Skincare Ceramides Hydrating Cleanser – £7.50

Revolution Skincare’s Ceramides Hydrating Cleanser is powered by five different ceramides. This budget beauty buy is no-frills but full of all the right things for sensitive or irritated skin.