La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ On your shelf ✓
€0.20 an application · about 80 usesOur review, in one look
Glycerin is the reason to consider this moisturizer, with Pro-vitamin B5 behind it.
The case for it
- Glycerin, strong evidence for hydration
- Pro-vitamin B5, strong evidence for the barrier
- No fragrance, alcohol 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 readLa Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ is a moisturizer built around Glycerin, Shea Butter and Pro-vitamin B5. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair, anti-aging. Best suited to dry, dehydrated and normal skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
Cost per use: what a day of it costs
€0.20 an applicationabout 80 uses from 100 ml
measured: 2.5 fingertip units for face and neck, about 1.25 g; from €16 as read in September 2026 and a 100 ml pack.
how this is counted
About €0.20 an application, about 80 uses from 100 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 tube
- leaves a film: dimethicone
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.
30 of the 33 sit above the 1% line. The other 3, 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 it in culture
- 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
1 ingredient on this label fed Malassezia in culture (shea butter); the follicle species grew on it.
Each result is a pure ingredient on a lab dish, never this product on skin.
where this comes from
- shea butter
The strongest growth was observed in the presence of natural oils and waxes, primary alcohols, as well in the presence of fatty acid esters with fatty chain lengths above 12 carbon atoms.
DOI 10.3390/cosmetics6030045
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.
Rich plant butter that nourishes and softens dry skin and supports barrier, but can clog pores for some acne-prone users.
Humectant and soothing ingredient that helps calm irritation and supports barrier repair and recovery.
Synthetic liquid hydrocarbon emollient that creates a smooth, non-tacky film and can replace mineral oil in some formulas.
Purified centella triterpene that calms inflammation supports barrier repair and enhances collagen and elastic fiber remodeling in photoaged skin.
Fat-soluble antioxidant that protects oils from oxidation and can support photoprotection; may be comedogenic or irritating for some.
What only this label says
Vitamin E is 31th of 33, under the 1% line: a trace, not a treatment.
why
The 1% line is inferred from Tocopherol at position 31; below it the order is the brand's choice and 3 ingredients share that tail.
Glycerin is the 4th of 33 ingredients: above the 1% line.
why
Position 4 of 33 on the label as printed; compared with the 125 other labels in the catalogue that carry a polyol.
≈ €0.16/ml, below the median moisturizer in our catalogue (€0.18/ml).
why
~€16 for 100 ml, checked September 2026; the median of the 28 moisturizers in the catalogue with a known size.
why
Actives our base knows on both labels: Glycerin, Shea Butter and Pro-vitamin B5.
Vitamin E is light-sensitive: the packaging matters more than the percentage.
why
photolability = yes in our base: However, topically applied alpha-tocopherol is rapidly depleted by UVB radiation in a dose-dependent manner. (PMID:11139138(abstract)).
3 of the 6 actives carry strong evidence in our base (Glycerin, Shea Butter and Pro-vitamin B5); Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Madecassoside and Vitamin E are moderate.
why
evidence_level in our base, per row, as printed on each glossary page.
Fragrance allergens: the ones this label names
This label names none of the 26 EU fragrance allergens. What the 26 are →
Does it expire? Light, air and the pack
a tube and one light-sensitive active: the packaging is doing work here.
where this comes from
The pack form is read off the packshot; the light-sensitive actives are the base's photostability rows, sourced on each glossary page; the period after opening is not read yet. Catalogue checked September 2026.
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 5 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
- Glycerinderived from what it is
- Hydrogenated Polyisobutenederived from what it is
- Pro-vitamin B5derived from what it is
- Shea Butterderived from what it is
- Vitamin Ederived from what it is
5 of this product's actives have a layer we can defend. 1 did not, so it is not on the diagram: no source and no honest derivation means no dot.
How it compares with the average moisturizer
It sits within 1 point of the median moisturizer on every axis.
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
17 of these 33 ingredients are in our library, linked and named for what each one does, with anything that can irritate or clog flagged; the 16 we cannot place are left plain, nothing is hidden. Every ingredient on the label, in the order it appears (highest amount first).
All 33 ingredients, decoded
- Aqua/Water/EauSolvent (base)
- Hydrogenated PolyisobuteneEmollient
- DimethiconeOcclusive
- GlycerinHumectant
- PanthenolHumectant
- Zea Mays Starch/Corn StarchTexture
- PropanediolHumectant
- Butylene GlycolHumectant
- Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 DimethiconeSilicone (slip)
- Trihydroxystearin
- Centella Asiatica Leaf ExtractBotanical extract
- Polymnia Sonchifolia Root JuiceBotanical extract
- Zinc GluconateZinc salt
- MadecassosideSoothing
- Manganese GluconateMineral
- Alpha-Glucan OligosaccharideHumectant (sugar)
- SilicaAbsorbent
- Aluminum Hydroxide
- Magnesium SulfateMineral
- MannoseHumectant
- Capryloyl GlycineAmino acid (NMF)
- Caprylyl GlycolPreservative booster
- Vitreoscilla FermentBotanical extract
- Citric AcidExfoliantmild irritant
- LactobacillusBotanical extract
- Acetylated Glycol Stearate
- MaltodextrinThickener
- Polyglyceryl-4 IsostearateEmulsifier
- roughly the 1% lineThe rules only require descending order above 1%. From Tocopherol down, these 3 can be listed in any order the brand likes, so position stops telling you anything.
- TocopherolAntioxidantmild irritant
- CI 77891/Titanium DioxideColourant (pigment)
Copy the raw INCI list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Shea Butter, Panthenol, Zea Mays Starch/Corn Starch, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Trihydroxystearin, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Zinc Gluconate, Madecassoside, Manganese Gluconate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Silica, Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Sulfate, Mannose, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Lactobacillus, Acetylated Glycol Stearate, Maltodextrin, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, CI 77891/Titanium Dioxide
Worried about clogged pores specifically? The pore-clogging checker reads this same list against the published comedogenic ratings.
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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.
Compare it with…
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Common questions
Is the vitamin E in La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ enough to do anything?
Vitamin E is 31th of 33, 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.
How high up the list is the glycerin in La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+?
Glycerin is the 4th of 33 ingredients: above the 1% line. Position is the only amount the law makes a brand declare, so 4th of 33 is the one number on this label a reader can check.
Is La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ expensive per ml?
≈ €0.16/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.
Is La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ good for dry skin?
By our read of the formula, it suits dry, dehydrated, normal skin. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ is a moisturizer built around Glycerin, Shea Butter and Pro-vitamin B5. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair, anti-aging. Best suited to dry, dehydrated and normal skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
How do you use La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+?
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
What are the key ingredients in La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+?
The actives that do the work are Glycerin, Shea Butter, Pro-vitamin B5, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Madecassoside, Vitamin E. The rest of the list is texture, preservatives and emulsifiers that hold the formula together.
Does La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ 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 La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ beside a cross-section of skin, with 2 of its ingredients drawn at the layer each one acts on and at one shared molecular scale: Glycerin and Pro-vitamin B5 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.
