SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream: a Guru Score of 76%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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✓Nay

"Unfortunately, the Skin Fix, this is their gel moisturizer. Just doesn't work for me. It tends to pill with a lot of my other skincare."

All 2 takes from Beyond50Skin

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"If you want something a little heavier, try SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream. This is a really nice gel-based moisturizer, it just gives a little bit more long-lasting hydration than the Peach and Lily. I've also been reaching for this one."

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"Unfortunately, the Skin Fix, this is their gel moisturizer. Just doesn't work for me. It tends to pill with a lot of my other skincare."

Tea with MD

115k subs

✓Yay

"This has the same patent pending BL3 lipid complex which contains a patent pending blend of vitamins lipids and peptides that can really help to repair your skin barrier. I find that this formulation is really soothing as well as hydrating without being overpowering and I love that SkinFix came out with a version of this that's heavier for the winter months and then this version for the warmer months."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"This is their barrier restoring gel cream, it's also $54. This one is geared toward oily skin types or acne prone skin types. This one also contains an updated lipid barrier complex and then also contains several peptides, green tea, squalane, folic acid, no fragrance."

Dr. Mamina

282k subs

✓Yay

"I'm also a big fan of Skin fix's Barrier plus Skin Barrier restoring gel cream"

All 2 takes from Dr. Mamina

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"I'm also a big fan of Skin fix's Barrier plus Skin Barrier restoring gel cream"

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

✓Yay

"This one actually has a little bit more occlusivity, so I think if you do suffer with dehydration this might be the smarter choice not just because of the barrier protecting ingredients, but also because that little kiss of occlusion helps to tuck all your skincare in, hug in all the hydration, keep it in place, and act as a little bit of a barrier on your skin to prevent the dehydration."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

✓Nay

"This has ceramides in it and it's supposed to be very repairing, and I didn't get that from this. The gel is very lightweight. This wouldn't be something that I would purchase, especially a full size. If I had to pick between this and another option, I would go with the other one because this one is very satisfying and you do get that relief and your skin is repaired and moisturized. I just didn't really like it."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

222k subs

✓Mixed

"It's a great product but I just can't stand the smell. Some people might like it, but the smell is subjective and for me personally, I kept smelling it and I was just like, no. It's in the middle for me personally."

Dr. Sam Ellis

898k subs

✓Yay

"The SkinFix Barrier Restoring Gel Cream is one of my moisturizer picks for oily skin. [...] SkinFix as a brand makes great moisturizers. This is a super lightweight moisturizer, and I would almost consider it more like a hydrator. This has 2% niacinamide, which is going to contribute to that oil control aspect of it, but it also has some really nice nourishing ingredients like squalane and allantoin as well as hyaluronic acid to give that immediate plumping effect."

Hyram

4.34M subs

✓Yay

"This is a new product from Skinfix that has an amazing lightweight consistency but does a really good job at packing a punch for hydration and moisture. I love Skinfix for that reason, all their products are deeply nourishing. This one is a little bit more expensive, so if you want a cheaper or more affordable product I would recommend the Rovectin moisturizer, but I have been using this one really regularly and I also enjoy using it overnight during the summertime."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

✓Yay

"I really love this product specifically for acne-prone skin, if you have fungal acne or malassezia folliculitis, if you have a damaged skin barrier. I really love this for nighttime use [...] on nights that you take off from using a retinoid to really help reset the skin barrier or strengthen it."

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Doctorly

3.59M subs

✓Yay

"Now it just is a little bit less heavy but still the same like their textures are incredible on their moisturizers just absolutely phenomenal. I've been kind of having a little bit less thicker creams lately and I love it."

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All 3 takes from Doctorly

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"They have basically the gel summer version of it and that's their gel cream and it's just the same sort of finish like in a bit lighter weight essentially. So if you're somebody who loves the skin fix heavier one you're gonna love this one. It comes in like the lighter blue. Skin fix always does a lot of clinical studies, they always have good science behind their products, always dermatologists."

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"Now it just is a little bit less heavy but still the same like their textures are incredible on their moisturizers just absolutely phenomenal. I've been kind of having a little bit less thicker creams lately and I love it."

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"Skinfix just came out with a gel cream that is much more lightweight. It's a gel type, but it's not the gel type where you put it on and you feel like it just evaporates right away. It does leave a little bit of a cream behind with it. So it's not like thick cream, but [...] you still feel moisturized afterwards. You don't feel like it's just water that evaporates from the skin. It also has niacinamide and zinc, which are anti-inflammatory and also helping treat acne."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"I don't like skin barrier restoring creams that are thick, medicinal, clinical feeling, but this is a gel cream that does all the good things for your barrier with all those really nice skin-soothing, restoring ingredients without being thick and heavy. It's great for my combination skin. It has niacinamide and zinc PCA which are great if you're prone to breakouts or very oily, green tea for antioxidants, and squalene - so it's nicely moisturizing without being greasy."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream?

A lightweight gel-cream moisturizer formulated with a proprietary lipid complex, peptides, niacinamide, and squalane to support skin barrier repair and hydration.

Is SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 9 of the 12 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream's Guru Score?

SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 12 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.