the barrier repair crème helped bring back supple, hydrated skin back to me after an unfortunate incident where i was too eager and manually exfoliated the day after chemically exfoliating with an aha. truly a fools errand. i'm so glad i stocked up on barrier repair because the dryness and irritation i inflicted on myself was remedied rather quickly by a simple routine: the barrier repair creme and milk cleanser. in the past, the process of healing this kind of over exfoliating could take me weeks longer if not months with far less effective products not working to actually heal!
even when i've been neglecting my skin, i've found that the barrier repair helps to restore a moisture balance that other products couldn't manage with double the time.