EltaMD Moisture Seal is a two-ingredient occlusive balm: petrolatum and paraffin, and nothing else. It melts on contact, spreads into a thin protective layer and holds moisture in for up to 24 hours. There is no water in it, which is why it needs no preservatives at all. Use it on dry, flaky, intact skin after a cosmetic treatment.

Product Details

Two ingredients is the whole point. Skin that has just been through a treatment reacts to things, and a formula with nothing in it to react to is the safest kind of barrier you can put on. No water means no preservative system, no fragrance, no dyes and nothing that needs stabilising.

It is concentrated, so a pea-size amount covers the face. Apply a thin coat, give it two minutes, then pat off whatever has not settled in. Piling it on does not work faster and it will sit greasy.

Do not apply it to broken or open skin. EltaMD is explicit that this is for intact skin, and that instruction is worth following. Browse the rest of EltaMD barrier care for the lighter steps in the routine.

• Product Type: Occlusive balm, waterless
• Ingredients: Petrolatum, paraffin. That is the complete list.
• Targeted Concerns: Dryness, flaking and tightness after a cosmetic treatment
• Skin Type: Dry and dehydrated skin
• Texture: Solid balm that melts on contact and spreads thin
• Formula: Preservative-free, fragrance-free, paraben-free, dye-free, hypoallergenic
• Size: 2.8 oz (79 g)
• When to Use: Daily, on clean, moist skin
• Important: For intact skin only. Do not apply to broken or open skin.

Key Benefits

• Two ingredients, petrolatum and paraffin, so there is almost nothing in it to react to
• Waterless, which is why it carries no preservatives
• Locks moisture in for up to 24 hours
• Melts on contact and spreads thin rather than sitting heavy
• Concentrated enough that a pea-size amount covers the face, so 2.8 oz lasts
• Fragrance-free, paraben-free, dye-free and hypoallergenic

How to Use

• Moisture Seal is very concentrated. Begin with no more than a pea-size amount on your fingertip.
• For best results, apply daily to clean, moist skin.
• Apply a thin coat over the skin and let it settle. After two minutes, gently pat off any excess.
• For intact skin only.