Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume for acne-prone skin
Ceramide Np
Glycerin
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Sunflower Seed Oil
Beta-Sitosterol
Zinc GluconateLow
- AverageCombination Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- Low RiskSafety
A weak match for acne-prone skin; the moisturizers alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with acne-prone skin: breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers excellent moisturizing for your combination skin due to glycerin and ceramides, which hydrate and enhance barrier resilience, but lacks specialized ingredients to target your acne, blemishes, and breakouts.
- Paraffinum liquidum provides emollient action, which is moderately suitable for combination skin, but may not fully address the needs of an oily T-zone.
How to apply
- Use your moisturizer twice a day in your AM and PM routines. Apply it daily to help keep breakouts under control.
- Apply after your cleanser and toner, and make sure to use your SPF right after in the morning.
- Gently spread a small amount of moisturizer over your face using soft motions. Let it absorb into the skin for a minute before getting dressed or applying makeup.
- Apply on slightly damp skin to help lock in extra moisture. This keeps your combination skin balanced without feeling heavy.
- Avoid the eye area and do a patch test before your first use. Stop using if you feel any irritation.
People Say
★4.6Overall rating based on 800+ reviewsWhile the texture is thick and rich, most users report that it absorbs well without leaving a greasy finish, making it suitable for both face and body on very dry or sensitive skin.
Highlights
Fragrance-free & gentle Often Mentioned
- “no irritation at all”
- “perfect for sensitive skin”
- “zero fragrance is a plus”
- “doesn't sting cracked skin”
Repairs skin barrier Often Mentioned
- “healed my skin barrier in two weeks”
- “restores lipids effectively”
- “great for damaged skin from retinol”
- “skin feels stronger”
Non-greasy absorption Sometimes Noted
- “absorbs quickly for a balm”
- “leaves a matte finish”
- “non-sticky after a few minutes”
- “doesn't feel heavy once absorbed”
Versatile & family safe Sometimes Noted
- “safe for my baby”
- “use it on face and body”
- “great for the whole family”
- “gentle enough for eyelids”
Caused breakouts Sometimes Noted
- “broke me out”
- “too heavy for acne-prone skin”
- “clogged my pores”
- “caused small whiteheads”
Initial stickiness Sometimes Noted
- “feels sticky at first”
- “hard to spread”
- “takes time to sink in”
- “too thick for summer”
Not moisturizing Rarely Noted
- “skin felt dry again by morning”
- “needed to reapply constantly”
- “sat on top without hydrating”
- “preferred the creme version”
Packaging issues Rarely Noted
- “paint peels off the tube”
- “hard to squeeze out at the end”
- “flakes of tube paint on hands”
- “cap broke easily”
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Questions and answers
Why is Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume a weak match for acne-prone skin?
This moisturizer is a weak match for acne-prone skin because it lacks specialized ingredients to target blemishes and breakouts, while heavy oils like mineral oil may not fully address the needs of an oily T-zone. An acne-prone skin needs ingredients that target blemishes, soothe irritation, and provide hydration without causing breakouts.
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for acne-prone skin?
This cream is a weak match for acne-prone skin because it lacks specialized ingredients to target blemishes and breakouts. A product of this type needs effective ingredients that provide excellent benefits for acne and blemishes, pose no risk of irritation, and include soothing extracts and peptides to manage this skin type effectively.
What do Ceramides do for acne-prone skin?
Ceramides help acne-prone skin by restoring a weak water barrier, which is often damaged and low in these protective lipids in people with acne. Using them helps reduce dryness, redness, and irritation caused by acne treatments while keeping the skin calm and smooth.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2023Archives of Dermatological Research, 1995
What does Glycerin do for acne-prone skin?
Glycerin helps keep acne-prone skin hydrated and calm without clogging pores or feeling heavy. It supports the skin barrier so it stays soft and smooth while handling everyday treatments.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2008International Journal of Toxicology, 2019
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for acne-prone skin?
This moisturizer goes in the final step of your morning and evening routines, after your treatments and SPF. Because this cream is a weak match for your skin, acne-prone skin needs a lightweight, oil-balancing moisturizer with ingredients that target blemishes.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this cream with retinol, applying it after your retinol treatment to help soothe dryness and protect your skin barrier. Using a moisturizer with retinol is unlikely to reduce how well your treatment works and may help prevent irritation.
How often should I use this cream?
This cream is a weak match for acne-prone skin because it lacks specialized ingredients to target blemishes and breakouts. To care for this skin type properly, a moisturizer should also include ingredients that clear pores and calm breakouts.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for acne-prone skin?
This cream is a weak match for acne-prone skin because it lacks specialized ingredients to target blemishes and breakouts, and some reviewers report that it causes breakouts. Acne-prone skin needs lightweight, non-clogging hydrators and blemish-targeting ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to stay clear.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
This cream suits the thin skin around the eyes and the skin on the body because it provides rich hydration and comfort. The eyelid is among the thinnest areas of the body and responds well to gentle, protective moisturizers.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Behenyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012Topical application of red ginseng oil, linoleic acid, and beta-sitosterol restored hair regenerative capacity and promoted hair growth in testosterone-treated mice by up-regulating Wnt/beta-catenin and Shh/Gli pathways and Bcl-2 while reducing TGF-beta.
Molecules, 2017Cubosomes encrusted with dissolving microneedles loaded with beta-sitosterol showed higher skin permeation and significant hair development compared to cubosomes alone in animals.
Pharmaceuticals, 2023Beta-sitosterol promoted hyaluronic acid biosynthesis and skin barrier protein expression in skin cells, while vermicularin prevented collagen type I loss by reducing reactive oxygen species and inhibiting matrix metalloproteinase-1 production in hydrogen-peroxide-induced fibroblasts.
Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2019A dermocosmetic cream containing Punica granatum Pericarp extract, Salicylic acid, Niacinamide, Zinc gluconate, and Aqua Posae Filiformis significantly decreased inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and total lesion counts in subjects with mild to moderate acne compared to untreated hemi-faces after 15 days.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2026Daily use of a deep cleansing gel containing salicylic acid 2%, zinc gluconate 0.2% and lipohydroxy acid 0.05% significantly reduced total lesion count by 56.3% after 84 days in 35 subjects with mild to moderate truncal acne.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2023Different strains of Propionibacterium acnes modulate cutaneous innate immunity with varying pro-inflammatory potentials, with P. acnes type III showing the highest and P. avidum the weakest, and zinc gluconate down-regulates the expression of most induced immune markers.
Experimental Dermatology, 2013
Why other moisturizers fit acne-prone skin better
Co-delivery of paeonol and madecassoside via nanoemulsions improved transdermal delivery, promoted barrier repair proteins, inhibited inflammatory cytokine secretion in cellular and 3D models, and reduced transepidermal water loss and acne in human facial skin compared to free components.
Molecules, 2023A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024A facial serum containing snail secretion filtrate, Calendula officinalis, and Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract significantly reduced inflammatory acne lesions compared to placebo in 66 participants with mild-to-moderate maskne over 12 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum Huile Minerale Mineral Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Sunflower Seed Oil, Behenyl Alcohol, Sucrose Stearate, Canola Canola Huile De Colza Oil, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Beta-Sitosterol, Xylitol, Zinc Gluconate, Acrylates C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Palmitamide Mea, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Mannitol, Rhamnose, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tocopherol, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide Np, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ceramide Ap, Cholesterol, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Ceramide Eop
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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