Cellular Hydration Barrier Repair Cream Moisturizer
2% Kojic Acid Advanced Face Cream

Murad

Cellular Hydration Barrier Repair Cream Moisturizer

The Derma Co

2% Kojic Acid Advanced Face Cream

A face cream built around Niacinamide and Vitamin E, for barrier repair and smoothing.

A face cream built around Niacinamide and Tranexamic acid, for smoothing and barrier repair.

Face cream
Face cream
50 ingredients
35 ingredients

Brand price

USD 73.00 · checked 8 Oct 2026 · brand's site

Brand price

INR 549.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · brand's site

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At a Glance

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Key Ingredients

  • Fatty alcohol1

    Waxy fatty alcohols used as emollients and thickeners; unrelated to drying alcohol.

    Cetearyl Alcohol

  • Face oil1

    An oil formulated to be used on the face.

    Squalane

  • Vitamin E1

    Tocopherols — fat-soluble antioxidants.

    Tocopherol

  • Vitamin C derivative (stable)1

    Stable derivatives of ascorbic acid.

    Ascorbyl Palmitate

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

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  • Water

    Skin Conditioning

  • Squalane

    Emollient

    1 / 0

    • Face oil
    • Barrier Repair
    • Hydrating
    • May Worsen Oily Skin

  • Glycerin (in both products)

    Humectant

    0 / 0

    • Possibly animal-derived
    • Hydrating

  • Cocoglycerides

    Emollient

    • Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Pentylene Glycol

    Skin Conditioning

    0-1 / —

  • Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil

    Emollient

    • Plant oils and butters (coconut, olive, shea)
    • Plant or mineral oil
    • Barrier Repair
    • May Worsen Oily Skin
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Polyglyceryl-10 Distearate

    Emulsifying

    • Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • C10-18 Triglycerides

    Emollient

    • Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Isopentyldiol

    Solvent

    0-1 / —

  • Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil

    Skin Conditioning

    • Plant oils and butters (coconut, olive, shea)
    • Plant or mineral oil
    • Barrier Repair
    • May Worsen Oily Skin
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Aqua

    Solvent

    0 / —

  • Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate

    UV Filter

    0 / 0

    • Chemical sunscreen
    • Reef-unsafe UV filter
    • Sunscreen
    • Sun Protection

  • Betaine (in both products)

    Humectant

    0 / —

    • Hydrating

  • Niacinamide (in both products)

    Smoothing

    0 / —

    • Niacinamide
    • Acne Fighting
    • Barrier Repair
    • Brightening
    • Dark Spots
    • Even Tone
    • Oil Control
    • Pore Refining
    • Redness Reducing

  • Tranexamic Acid

    Skin Conditioning

    • Tranexamic acid
    • Brightening
    • Dark Spots
    • Even Tone
    • Redness Reducing

  • Glycolic Acid

    Buffering

    0-1 / —

    • AHA
    • Glycolic acid
    • Anti-Aging
    • Brightening
    • Dark Spots
    • Exfoliating
    • Smoothing

  • Alpha-Arbutin

    Antioxidant

    • Alpha arbutin
    • Brightening
    • Dark Spots

  • Kojic Acid

    Antioxidant

    • Kojic acid
    • Brightening
    • Dark Spots

  • Cyclopentasiloxane

    Emollient

    0-1 / —

    • Silicones

  • Isoamyl Laurate

    Emollient

    • Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

Ingredients Explained

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