Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume On your shelf ✓
€0.06 an application · about 400 usesOur review, in one look
Ceramide 3 is the reason to consider this moisturizer, with Ceramide 6-II behind it.
The case for it
- Ceramide 3, strong evidence for the barrier
- Ceramide 6-II, strong evidence for the barrier
- No fragrance, alcohol, silicones or parabens
Mind this
- Morning or evening, whichever suits your routine
- Add it on its own for a week or two, so you know what your skin is answering to
Maya's readBioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume is a moisturizer built around Glycerin, Ceramide 3 and Mineral Oil. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair. Best suited to dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
Cost per use: what a day of it costs
€0.06 an applicationabout 400 uses from 500 ml
measured: 2.5 fingertip units for face and neck, about 1.25 g; from €24 as read in September 2026 and a 500 ml pack.
how this is counted
About €0.06 an application, about 400 uses from 500 ml.
- Long & Finlay 1991, Clin Exp Dermatol: face and neck 2.5 fingertip units (PMID 1806320, abstract read)
- Long, Finlay & Averill 1992, Arch Dermatol: 4 hand areas = 2 FTU = 1 g (PMID 1497374)
- Finlay, Edwards & Harding 1989, Lancet: the fingertip unit defined (PMID 2567912, a letter)
- density taken as 1 g per ml: assumed, as on the sunscreen calculator
- Measured or assumed: the rule, and the dose table
Skip it if you already own something similar: it's a solid, honest basic rather than a must-have upgrade.
Fragrance, texture and film: what the label says of its feel
- fragrance-free by the label: no parfum, none of the 26
- a moisturiser in a pump
- leaves a film: mineral oil
- no silicone on the label
Facts off the label and the pack only. How it feels on a face is not something this page will say without having used it.
The formula, in order
every ingredient at its place on the label
Coloured by the job each one does here.
23 of the 35 sit above the 1% line. The other 12, hatched, are each under 1%. Widths show the ORDER on the label and nothing else: the label never discloses amounts, so we never draw them.
- Actives & signals
- Hydrators
- Texture & base
- Preservation
- Not in our library yet
- fed M. furfur only
- inferred from the chain length
- did not feed it
- never tested
- No fragrance anywhere on the label
Fungal acne: what on this label feeds the yeast (Malassezia)
the yeast: Malassezia furfur, globosa, restricta
2 ingredients on this label fed Malassezia in culture (mineral oil, polysorbate 60), 3 are inferred to; mineral oil: M. furfur only, not the folliculitis species; polysorbate 60: M. furfur only, not the folliculitis species.
Each result is a pure ingredient on a lab dish, never this product on skin.
where this comes from
- mineral oilM. furfur only
This species is able to grow in the presence of paraffin liquidum and squalene, but its growth is significantly slower than on other growth media.
DOI 10.3390/cosmetics6030045 - sunflower seed oilInferred from the chain length: Natural oils, which mostly consist of fatty acid triglycerides and fatty acid esters with fatty chain lengths above 12C-atoms, presented good growth mediums.DOI 10.3390/cosmetics6030045
- behenyl alcoholInferred from the chain length: The growth of all Malassezia spp. in the presence of free acids, free acid esters, and fatty alcohols with a fatty chain length above 12 carbon atoms was observed.DOI 10.3390/cosmetics6030045
- sodium lauroyl lactylateInferred from the chain length: The yeast, Pityrosporum orbiculare, isolated from lesions from lesions of tinea versicolor, grows in vitro only if fatty acids from the C12 to C24 series are added to the culture medium.PMID 1249447
- polysorbate 60M. furfur only
M. furfur indeed can assimilate palmitic acid or oleic acid as well as all Tween variants (Table 6 and Supplementary Figures S4, S5), including Tween 40, which represents the C16:0 fatty acid donor in this respect.
PMID 28959251
What does it do? What its ingredients deliver
How it feels A rich, cushiony cream that sinks in slowly. Comforting on dry skin, possibly too much for oily skin in summer. (estimated from the formula)
Key ingredients: what in it does the work
Classic humectant with strong evidence for improving skin hydration and supporting barrier when combined with emollients.
Glycerin: This one works on contact: there is nothing to wait for.
how it was measured
Measured on stratum corneum hydration, corneometer capacitance after a single application; on contact, by mechanism.
Skin-identical ceramide that plays a key role in restoring and strengthening the skin barrier.
Highly purified mineral oil that forms an occlusive layer to reduce water loss and soften very dry skin.
Linoleic-acid-rich oil that strengthens the skin barrier, reduces water loss and is suitable even for sensitive and infant skin.
Ceramide that supports barrier integrity and helps smooth rough, dry skin when combined with other skin lipids.
Skin-identical sterol that is essential in barrier lipid mixtures and helps restore normal lamellar structure when combined with ceramides and fatty acids.
What only this label says
Ceramide 3 is 26th of 35, under the 1% line: a trace, not a treatment.
why
The 1% line is inferred from Tocopherol at position 24; below it the order is the brand's choice and 12 ingredients share that tail.
≈ €0.048/ml, below the median moisturizer in our catalogue (€0.18/ml).
why
~€24 for 500 ml, checked September 2026; the median of the 28 moisturizers in the catalogue with a known size.
Ceramide 3 is the 26th of 35 ingredients: below the 1% line.
why
Position 26 of 35 on the label as printed; compared with the 34 other labels in the catalogue that carry a ceramide.
Shares 4 of its 6 known actives with CeraVe Moisturizing Cream: the closest formula we have.
why
Actives our base knows on both labels: Glycerin, Ceramide 3, Ceramide 6-II and Cholesterol.
All 6 actives carry strong evidence in our base.
why
evidence_level in our base, per row, as printed on each glossary page.
Water, then glycerin: a light, water-led base.
why
The first two ingredients on the label, in the order printed; the second's role is read from its name (a row in our base).
Fragrance allergens: the ones this label names
This label names none of the 26 EU fragrance allergens. What the 26 are →
How to use it, and when
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
Where in your skin it works
All 6 of its placed actives act on or in the dead surface layer, none below it: the same cross-section as our 500 dalton page, with this formula's actives on the layer each one works on. Depth is the anatomy's, never an ingredient's.
Skin surface
The stratum corneum
- Ceramide 3derived from what it is
- Ceramide 6-IIderived from what it is
- Cholesterolderived from what it is
- Glycerinderived from what it is
- Mineral Oilderived from what it is
- Sunflower Seed Oilderived from what it is
6 of this product's actives have a layer we can defend.
How it compares with the average moisturizer
It scores lower than the median moisturizer on brightening.
On hydration, barrier repair, oil control and anti-aging it is level with the median, so that is not what sets it apart.
A median, not an average: one unusual formula should not move the middle. The numbers are the same 0 to 10 reads the comparison pages use.
Full ingredients list, decoded
30 of these 35 ingredients are in our library, linked and named for what each one does, with anything that can irritate or clog flagged; the 5 we cannot place are left plain, nothing is hidden. Every ingredient on the label, in the order it appears (highest amount first).
All 35 ingredients, decoded
- Aqua/Water/EauSolvent (base)
- GlycerinHumectant
- Behenyl AlcoholEmollient
- Canola/Canola Oil/Huile De ColzaPlant oil / butter (emollient)
- Sucrose StearateEmulsifier
- Pentylene GlycolHumectant
- Phytosterols
- XylitolHumectant
- Zinc GluconateZinc salt
- Palmitamide MEA
- 1,2-HexanediolPreservative booster
- Caprylyl GlycolPreservative booster
- Sodium CitratePh adjuster
- MannitolHumectant
- RhamnoseHumectant
- Sodium Lauroyl LactylateSurfactantmild irritant
- Sodium HydroxidePh adjustermild irritant
- Polysorbate 60Emulsifier
- Sorbitan IsostearateEmulsifier
- roughly the 1% lineThe rules only require descending order above 1%. From Tocopherol down, these 12 can be listed in any order the brand likes, so position stops telling you anything.
- TocopherolAntioxidantmild irritant
- PhytosphingosineSphingoid base
- Ceramide NPBarrier lipid
- EthylhexylglycerinPreservative booster
- Ceramide APBarrier lipid
- CholesterolBarrier lipid
- CarbomerThickener
- Xanthan GumThickener
- FructooligosaccharidesHumectant
- Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideEmollient
- Laminaria Ochroleuca ExtractBotanical extract
- Ceramide EOPBarrier lipid
Worth knowing: Cholesterol sits below that line. It is in there, and the label does not tell you how much. That is not the same as saying it is too little to matter.
Copy the raw INCI list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil/Huile Minerale, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Behenyl Alcohol, Canola/Canola Oil/Huile De Colza, Sucrose Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Phytosterols, 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, Fructooligosaccharides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract, Ceramide EOP
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We don't make or sell skincare of our own. So there's nothing here we're trying to push, just an honest read of whether this formula suits your skin.
Against your shelf
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Dupes? The closest formulas we have
The 3 products of the same kind sharing the most of its 6 actives. A count, not a likeness: the rest of each label, its base and its preservation, is what the count leaves out.
shares 4 of its 6 actives
Compare it with…
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Common questions
Is the ceramide 3 in Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume enough to do anything?
Ceramide 3 is 26th of 35, under the 1% line: a trace, not a treatment. Below the 1% line the rules stop requiring descending order, so an ingredient there can be any trace amount the brand likes.
Is Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume expensive per ml?
≈ €0.048/ml, below the median moisturizer in our catalogue (€0.18/ml). A price per millilitre says nothing about what the formula does; it only tells you how the bottle compares with the others of its kind we have priced.
How high up the list is the ceramide 3 in Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume?
Ceramide 3 is the 26th of 35 ingredients: below the 1% line. Position is the only amount the law makes a brand declare, so 26th of 35 is the one number on this label a reader can check.
What is the base of Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume?
Water, then glycerin: a light, water-led base. The first ingredients are the bulk of a formula; the actives come after them.
Is Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume good for dry skin?
By our read of the formula, it suits dry, dehydrated, sensitive skin. Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume is a moisturizer built around Glycerin, Ceramide 3 and Mineral Oil. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair. Best suited to dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
How do you use Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume?
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
What are the key ingredients in Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume?
The actives that do the work are Glycerin, Ceramide 3, Mineral Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Ceramide 6-II, Cholesterol. The rest of the list is texture, preservatives and emulsifiers that hold the formula together.
Does Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume contain fragrance?
No. By our reading of the ingredient list it is fragrance-free, which is a plus for sensitive or reactive skin.
What the 3D scene shows
The scene shows Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume beside a cross-section of skin, with 3 of its ingredients drawn at the layer each one acts on and at one shared molecular scale: Ceramide 3 and Cholesterol and Glycerin in the stratum corneum, the dead outer layer where most skincare works. Depths come from the same sourced layer data as the rest of this site, and any ingredient whose layer is not established is left out rather than guessed.
