This balmy cream moisturiser calms skin and helps restore the skin’s moisture barrier. Clinically proven to speed up recovery, it instantly soothes stressed, irritated, and dry skin and is suitable for use after aesthetic treatments.
This balmy cream moisturiser delivers calming hydration to soothe irritation and helps restore the skin’s moisture barrier. Formulated with gentle PHAs, it helps reset skin’s pH to optimal levels and maintain a healthy microbiome for overall skin health.
Clinically proven to accelerate skin recovery, it immediately calms reactive skin and strengthens the skin’s moisture barrier. This moisturiser is the ideal support for skin weakened by daily environmental aggressors or aesthetic treatments.
Powered by a 12% PHA Blend
Powered by a 12% PHA blend of 8% Gluconolactone and 4% Lactobionic Acid, this Restore moisturiser helps support gentle skin renewal while comforting the skin barrier.
8% Gluconolactone
A gentle Polyhydroxy Acid (PHA) that helps support sensitive skin and promote smoother, softer, more comfortable-looking skin.
4% Lactobionic Acid
A bionic PHA with moisture-binding properties, ideal for dry and sensitive skin.
Helps Restore the Skin’s Moisture Barrier
5% Petrolatum
Helps protect the skin barrier and support long-lasting comfort.
0.1% Hyaluronic Acid
Hydrates the skin’s surface for a softer, more comfortable feel.
Who Is It For?
PHA Barrier Recovery Cream is ideal for dry, stressed, irritated-feeling or sensitive skin. It is also suitable for customers looking to support the skin barrier after superficial cosmetic or aesthetic treatments, once the skin is intact.
How to Use
Apply to clean skin on the face and neck. Use morning and evening, or as needed when skin feels dry, stressed or sensitive. For daytime use, follow with sunscreen.
The New Replacement for Bionic Face Cream
PHA Barrier Recovery Cream replaces NEOSTRATA Bionic Face Cream. It keeps the ultra-soothing, nourishing and long-lasting hydration benefits customers loved, while adding barrier-recovery, pH-balancing and microbiome-supporting benefits in a lighter balmy-cream texture.
Formulated Without
Fragrance
Synthetic dyes
Parabens
Silicones
Phthalates
Added sulphates
Added drying alcohols
Why It Works
PHA Barrier Recovery Cream is designed to calm, hydrate and support skin when the moisture barrier feels stressed, dry or sensitive. The formula combines gentle Polyhydroxy Acids, soothing kelp extract and moisture-binding hydrators to help skin feel softer, calmer and more comfortable.
1. Gentle PHA Renewal Without Harsh Exfoliation
The 12% Polyhydroxy Acid blend helps support skin renewal by gently lifting away dead skin cells. Unlike harsher exfoliants, PHAs are also humectants, meaning they attract water to the skin to help support hydration and barrier comfort.
2. Supports the Skin Barrier
PHAs help nurture the balance between the skin’s microbiome and moisture barrier. By supporting gentle exfoliation and moisture retention, the formula helps skin feel more resilient, comfortable and healthy-looking.
3. Calms and Comforts Stressed Skin
2% Kelp / Brown Algae, also known as Actiphyte Sugar Kelp, helps instantly soothe, hydrate and calm skin while supporting antioxidant defence against drying environmental aggressors.
4. Delivers Long-Lasting Hydration
2% Glycerin and 0.1% Hyaluronic Acid help bind water to the skin, delivering long-lasting nourishment and moisture for a softer, smoother and more comfortable feel.
5. Ideal After Peels or Aesthetic Treatments
When skin feels vulnerable after a chemical peel or superficial aesthetic treatment, PHA Barrier Recovery Cream helps restore comfort and support the skin barrier. Use after cleansing with a gentle, non-irritating cleanser and avoid fragrant serums or harsh exfoliants.
Key Ingredients
12% Polyhydroxy Acid
PHAs are humectants that support the skin’s natural barrier function by attracting water to the skin to help it retain moisture. They are also key ingredients for skin renewal, helping nurture the balance between the skin microbiome and moisture barrier by gently exfoliating and removing dead skin cells so nourishing ingredients can penetrate deeper.
2% Kelp / Brown Algae (Actiphyte Sugar Kelp)
Derived from brown algae, also known as kelp, this natural extract instantly soothes, hydrates and calms while helping protect against drying environmental aggressors that can aggravate skin. It provides a line of antioxidant defence for skin post-peel and post-treatment.
Hydrators: 2% Glycerin + 0.1% Hyaluronic Acid
These molecules hydrate and bind water to the skin, going beneath the surface to deliver long-lasting nourishment and moisture.
Apply each morning and evening to the face and neck. For added radiance, apply Restore Bionic Face Serum beforehand for maximum hydration benefits.
After a chemical peel or aesthetic procedure, cleanse your skin with a gentle, non-irritating cleanser and avoid fragrant serums or harsh exfoliants. Apply PHA Barrier Recovery Cream to help restore your skin barrier.
Recommended Regimen
Begin your morning or evening routine by cleansing skin with Restore PHA Facial Cleanser. Apply your favourite serums, then follow with a layer of PHA Barrier Recovery Cream.
In the morning, do not forget your SPF - a key step in your routine when using PHAs. Apply makeup as desired.
Can I Use It With Other Active Ingredients?
PHA Barrier Recovery Cream is safe to use in a skincare routine with Vitamin C, retinol and AHAs. If any discomfort occurs, alternate use between morning and evening.
NEOSTRATA Restore PHA Barrier Recovery Cream is a fragrance-free balmy cream moisturiser designed to calm, soothe and support dry, stressed or sensitive skin. It helps restore the skin’s moisture barrier while providing long-lasting hydration.
PHA Barrier Recovery Cream is best suited to dry, sensitive, stressed or irritated-feeling skin. It is also a good option for skin that feels tight, uncomfortable or in need of barrier support.
Yes, PHA Barrier Recovery Cream is formulated for sensitive skin and is fragrance-free. It is also formulated without synthetic dyes, parabens, silicones, phthalates, added sulphates and added drying alcohols.
The formula includes 12% Polyhydroxy Acid, 2% Kelp / Brown Algae, 2% Glycerin and 0.1% Hyaluronic Acid. These ingredients help hydrate, soothe, calm and support the skin’s natural moisture barrier.
PHAs, or Polyhydroxy Acids, are gentle skin-renewing acids that also act as humectants. They attract water to the skin to help retain moisture while gently exfoliating to support smoother, softer and more comfortable-looking skin.
Yes, it can be used after a chemical peel or superficial aesthetic treatment to help support the skin barrier. Cleanse with a gentle, non-irritating cleanser, avoid fragrant serums or harsh exfoliants, and apply PHA Barrier Recovery Cream once the skin is intact. Always follow the advice of your skincare professional after a procedure.
Apply each morning and evening to the face and neck. For added radiance, apply Restore Bionic Face Serum beforehand for maximum hydration benefits. In the morning, follow with SPF.
Yes, PHA Barrier Recovery Cream can be used in a skincare routine with Vitamin C, retinol and AHAs. If any discomfort occurs, alternate use between morning and evening.
Yes, PHA Barrier Recovery Cream replaces NEOSTRATA Bionic Face Cream. It keeps the soothing, nourishing and long-lasting hydration benefits customers loved, while adding barrier-recovery, pH-balancing and microbiome-supporting benefits in a lighter balmy-cream texture.
Yes, SPF is recommended every morning, especially when using products containing PHAs. Apply sunscreen as the final step in your morning skincare routine before makeup.
