Ceramide Repair Complex is a barrier-repair night cream built around ceramides — the lipid molecules that hold your skin's outermost layer together. When ceramides deplete (from acids, retinol, harsh cleansers, sun exposure, or age), skin loses moisture, feels tight, and looks reactive. Ceramide Repair replenishes them overnight, alongside hyaluronic acid for immediate hydration.
Yes — it's designed for nightly use, indefinitely. Ceramides are consumables your skin loses daily; replacing them every night is the point of the product. There are no actives (no acids, no retinol) that would require rotation.
Yes — this is one of its strongest use cases. If you've overdone glycolic acid, salicylic acid, retinol, or physical exfoliation and your skin feels tight, stingy, or looks red, layer Ceramide Repair nightly for 2–4 weeks to rebuild what those actives depleted. Pause the actives while you're repairing.
Yes — this is the intended pairing. After using The 5% Toner or any AHA/BHA, wait 30 seconds for absorption, then apply Ceramide Repair as your final step. The ceramides rebuild the barrier lipids the acid depletes, which is what lets you keep using glycolic long enough to see hyperpigmentation results.
Hyaluronic acid pulls water into skin — great for immediate hydration, but it evaporates without something to hold it in. Ceramides seal the moisture in by rebuilding the skin's own protective barrier. Ceramide Repair Complex contains both, so you get the immediate hydration lift plus the long-term barrier work.
Mild barrier damage (tightness, transient redness) usually resolves in 1–2 weeks of consistent nightly use. Moderate damage (visible flaking, persistent redness, stinging on application) can take 3–6 weeks. Severe damage from over-exfoliation, aggressive procedures, or barrier-stripping cleansers can take 8–12 weeks. Consistency matters more than product volume.
You can, but it's optimized for overnight use — the texture is richer than most day creams, which is what allows the ceramides to work through the night uninterrupted. For daytime, Daily Defense Moisturiser is the lighter counterpart designed for AM use under SPF.
Yes — retinol depletes the same barrier lipids that Ceramide Repair rebuilds. Apply it on top of your retinol at night (wait 20–30 minutes after retinol for absorption). Over 2–4 weeks of consistent use, most people find they can tolerate a higher retinol strength or more frequent application than they could before.
Not in the first 72 hours — for that window, use The 72-Hour Cream, which is formulated specifically for post-procedure skin. From day 4 onward, Ceramide Repair is safe and helpful for continued barrier support through the 2–3 week healing period.
Yes — none of the ingredients are on the standard comedogenicity index at problematic ratings. The formula is safe for acne-prone skin, though very oily skin types may prefer to apply a thinner layer or use every other night to avoid feeling heavy.