How to use ceramides and everything you need to know about the skincare hero

Plus five of the best ceramide-rich moisturisers at high street prices

Ceramides are widely tolerated and shouldn’t harm customers if applied over-zealously.

Our skin loves fats. The good fats you eat (think salmon, avocado, and hummus), and especially the kinds that hold its protective layer together to keep it smooth and protected. The skin’s surface layer is sometimes compared to a wall that holds in moisture. Flattened, dead cells are the bricks and the mortar that tightly binds them is made up of natural fats, or lipids. 

Waxy ceramides are the most abundant of these fats. They make beauty news quite often and their skincare equivalents have been in vogue this past year. Customers who over-exfoliated while following the ongoing trend for alpha and beta hydroxy acids may wonder if ceramides can repair their sensitised skin. People with persistent dryness may seek new products that support their depleted moisture barrier.