Bobbi Brown Illuminating Moisture Balm for sensitive skin

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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, 2017

• Topical application of Rosmarinus officinalis extract-loaded emulgel inhibited edema formation, myeloperoxidase activity, and GSH depletion while maintaining ferric reducing and ABTS scavenging abilities in UVB-exposed skin.

  Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2022

• A combination cream of stimu-tex AS and saccharide isomerate reduced erythema, increased skin capacitance, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to placebo in 20 subjects after fractional CO2 laser procedure without causing serious adverse events.

  Lasers in Medical Science, 2025

• A skin barrier restoring cream with shea butter, silkflo, and vitamin E increased type I procollagen synthesis, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased reactive oxygen species generation, and promoted hyaluronic acid production in H2O2-stimulated human keratinocyte cells compared to untreated cells.

  International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025

• A topical cosmetic slimming product containing tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, caffeine, carnitine, forskolin and retinol significantly reduced body circumferences and improved skin aspect compared with placebo in 78 women over 12 weeks.

  International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2011

• Topical sunscreen formulations containing caffeine combined with UV filters increased in vivo anti-UVB protection by approximately 25% and showed higher SPF values compared to caffeine-free sunscreen, while being well tolerated by the skin of healthy subjects.

  Frontiers in Physiology, 2019

• Caffeine gel combined with choline geranate showed high skin permeation capacity and superior clinical results in cellulite treatment compared to caffeine gel without ionic liquid.

  AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021

• Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.

  Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011

• Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.

  Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022

• Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.

  BMC Oral Health, 2019

• Bangladeshi river sand-derived muscovite, biotite, and phlogopite mica exhibited safe heavy metal levels, non-irritant skin behavior, favorable sensory properties, and moderate antibacterial activity, supporting their safety and efficacy for cosmetic applications.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025

• The 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, 2020

• Ten 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, 2001

• Niacinamide/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, 2012

Why other moisturizers fit sensitive skin better

• A 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, 2024

• Topical dexpanthenol acts as a moisturizer, improves stratum corneum hydration, accelerates wound healing and epidermal regeneration, reduces erythema, and improves symptoms of skin irritation compared to vehicle or no pretreatment.

  American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2002

• A dexpanthenol-containing cream accelerated skin barrier repair, increased stratum corneum hydration, reduced skin roughness, and decreased skin redness compared to vehicle and untreated controls in sodium lauryl sulphate-irritated skin.

  The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2002

Ingredients

African Shea Butter, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacryladipate-2, Butylene Glycol, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Caffeine, Carmine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Cetyl Alcohol, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Matricaria Flower Extract, Citral, Citronellol, Citrus Aurantium Amara Oil, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract Coffee Seed Extract, Dicetyl Phosphate, Dimethicone, Epilobium Angustifolium Stem Extract Flower Leaf, Ethylhexylglycerin, Geraniol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Lecithin, Limonene, Linalool, Mica, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Peg-4 Diheptanoate, Peg-40 Stearate, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil Flower, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Phenoxyethanol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyethylene, Polysorbate 60, Potassium Sorbate, Propylene Glycol Laurate, Propylene Glycol Stearate, Rosemary Oil Leaf, Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbitan Laurate, Sorbitan Stearate, Squalene, Tetrasodium Edta, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water, Xanthan Gum

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.