La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ On your shelf ✓
Our read, 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.
Skip it if you already own something similar: it's a solid, honest basic rather than a must-have upgrade.
The formula, drawn
Every ingredient in label order, coloured by the job it 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
- No fragrance anywhere on the label
What it delivers
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)
What's in it that matters
Classic humectant with strong evidence for improving skin hydration and supporting barrier when combined with emollients.
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.
How to use it
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
Where it acts
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.
Against 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.
The full ingredients list, decoded
Every ingredient on the label, in the order it appears (highest amount first). We link the 16 our library knows, name what each one does, and flag anything that can irritate or clog. The rest we leave plain, nothing is hidden.
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
- Mannose
- Capryloyl GlycineAmino acid (NMF)
- Caprylyl GlycolPreservative booster
- Vitreoscilla FermentBotanical extract
- Citric AcidExfoliantmild irritant
- Lactobacillus
- 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
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- 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
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Common questions
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.
