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Augustinus Bader · Skin · Moisturizers

Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream

The most expensive cream on the shelf: plant oils, squalane and a blend of amino acids and peptides the brand calls TFC8, a name you will not find on the list. Owners who love it talk about feel.

50 mlCreamSqualaneArgan oilEvening primrose oilFragrance-free
$315 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • Price is not a factor
  • You want a rich cream with no fragrance on the list
  • You like a heavy oil feel

Walk past if

  • You expect a result the drugstore cannot match for less than $315 MSRP
  • Your skin reacts easily; owners report burning within seconds
  • You layer makeup on top; one owner says nothing goes over it

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

SqualaneArgan oilEvening primrose oilAvocado oil

Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Aqua/Water/Eau, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Squalane, Glycerin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Ethyl Oleate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Magnesium Sulfate, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate, Zinc PCA, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Alanyl Glutamine, Arginine, Oligopeptide-177, Phenylalanine, Sisymbrium Irio Seed Oil, Sodium Chloride, Dextran, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8

Known issue

Owners report redness and burning within seconds, others see no change after a full bottle, and the price draws constant complaints.Sephora and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%$6 MSRPTen percent niacinamide with zinc PCA in a water-based serum. Cheap enough to try, and sticky enough that owners complain about what it does under the next layer.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, list price for each size including 50 ml, free-from statement that names fragrance.
  2. Sephora reviews, 4.2 from about 1,100: allergic reactions and burning, sometimes from a sample, no change after a whole bottle, and poor value.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, 3.5 of 5 from 10: a price called silly, an oily layer that stops anything going on top, breakouts, and a 2021 reformulation one reviewer found oilier. (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.