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It’s time! Experiment Beauty Molecular Mesh Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer is dropping today at 12PM EST! What is Experiment Beauty Molecular Mesh Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer? It’s Experiment’s next big breakout skincare release. This new moisturizer performs double duty with a hydrating formula that helps to strengthen your skin’s barrier but also, packaged with ingriendets that help to repair it.
Experiment Beauty is still in it’s infancy as a brand but they have been slowly adding to their portfolio of amazing skincare line up. I started my journey with the brand when I purchased the Experiment Beauty Super Saturated Barrier Support Serum and just a few short months later when they dropped Buffer Jelly I immediately knew I had to it that to my collection as well!
I purchased both of these myself and loved them so much I found myself repurchasing them and adding them to my daily routine. My dry skin adores them. My posts gained interest from Experiment Beauty and when they launched Softwear and later on Plasma Wash I was one of the first people to try these new launches out. And now we come full circle as Experiment Beauty finally, much to everyone’s delight, launches a moisturizer. I was very flattered when several weeks ago Experiment reached out and said hey, want to try out newest top secret launch? Of course, I was all hells yes. I appreciated the fact they not only trusted me not to leak the info but also, the fact they gave me over a month to try out the product. Too many times I’m offered some new moisturizer or eye cream and immediately a brand wants me to post thoughts on it. I’ve grown with this blog and I realize that using skincare for a few days or a week does not make for a good review. Experiment gave me plenty of time to play with Molecular Mesh, try it out for skin, inject it into my routine, and see how my skin reacted to it.
These are my thoughts, review, and swatches of the new Experiment Beauty Molecular Mesh Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer.
Experiment Beauty Molecular Mesh Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer arrives in a 100% aluminum tube that holds 2 oz of moisturizer. Finally, a brand that understands how bad it is putting a moisturizer in a jar. Even my test sample came in a small tube and not a jar. The ingriendets will remain stable in this packaging. They do have a tube squeeze available so you can get every single last drop out of the tube. I believe they’ll be gifting it with your purchase today if you signed up in advance. If not, that’s ok, as I think the tube is easy enough to squeeze! They key is a nice to have item but the packaging is perfectly pliable. I’m an avid Ialuset user and I find Experiment’s packaging WAY easier to squeeze.
This formula is fragrance-free and promises to provide all day hydration, barrier repair, redness reduction, resilience (less prone to dryness and irritation), soothing, and bounciness.
Let’s start with the most important fact which is barrier repair. What is your skin barrier? Very simply your skin barrier is the outer layer of the skin. It’s made up of a mix of dead cells, lipids, proteins and fats which all act to protect your skin from the environment. Think of it like orange. An orange has a rind that you need to peel to get to the sweet, juicy fruit under it. It’s the same for your skin. It has a little bit of a tough exterior that is protecting the more tender skin under it. How do you know if your skin barrier is damaged or has been compromised? If you’re over exfoliating, using chemical exfoliants too often, or using harsher cleansers you may have damaged your skin barrier. How do you know it’s damaged though? You’ll notice rough patches, redness, tenderness, and sensitivity and even stinging when your apply your skincare.
I do not have a damaged skin barrier. The older I’ve gotten the more I care about what products I use, how I use them, and what ingredients they contain. I can’t speak to you about any miracles that Experiment Molecular Mesh is doing for repair damage because I don’t have any issues to repair. Nor do I have redness. I can speak to you from a dry skin girl’s stand point though and from a girl who lived through a pretty bitter Winter this year!
What was my skin like before using this? It’s been pretty damn cold in New York so my skin was very dry, tight after cleansing, a bit flaky, and I’d go so far as to say I had a little bit of windburn from skiing and snowboarding so, I guess that counts for a little bit of redness. After using my skin is bouncy, plumped, plush, and what I’d call juicy. It leaves skin feeling super hydrated and dewy but don’t worry it sets nicely and absorbs fully making it a great base for makeup. It did ease my wind burn and also, I’ve noticed my skin was a lot less dry the more I used it even after a cleansing which is when my skin is at it’s driest and tightest.
This is a gel moisturizer so it does absorb very rapidly. No matter how much you apply it sinks into skin beautifully and never feels oily or greasy nor does it create shine. It doesn’t sit on top of dryness it absorbs into skin and leaves behind a beautifully hydrated surface. I tend to apply it when my skin is a little damp which makes it feel even more hydrating. It’s a breathable formula so those of us with dry skin can slather it on without fear of it being too heavy under our makeup. And those with oily skin can use a little bit for just the right amount of moisture without it feeling oily or greasy. Even though it’s marketed as a repair cream I’d absolutely use this daily not only for moisture but also, to protect skin and keep it healthy.
What inside of it? It’s water-based with Glycerin, Squalane, Safflower Seed Oil, and a hot of triglycerides. Triglycerides help hydrate skin, improve it’s texture, help to enhance it’s barrier, their even anti-inflammatory. Not to mention we have Ectoin here as well which helps skin look younger and protect it against the environment. And of course, Experiment loaded it up with tons of moisturizing glycerin and we even have diglycerin so we have not one but two different water retention ingredients in this formula (squalane and diglycerin) which will help our skin to retain hydration. And of course there are soothing ingreidents as well since this is a Barrier Repair Cream! The first one is centella liposomes which is soothing and hydrating for dry, sensitive skin and can even help with eczema. The second is guaiazulene which will calm redness and helps to support the skin barrier further.
Experiment Beauty puts a lot of effort and science into their skincare and this new launch is no different than their others. Molecular Mesh Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer is a product you’ll want to buy to not repair it but also, to hydrate it and protect it. As a first time moisturizer launch this is a formula I can get behind and recommend to anyone who needs more moisture in their life or just needs a little help soothing dry and perhaps irritated skin.
Experiment Beauty Molecular Mesh Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer get a Muse Approval. I highly recommend checking this one out! Molecular Mesh Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer launches today at 12PM on Experiment’s website. If you’d like to support this blog you can use my promo code THEMUSE10 for 10% off. I get a small commission when you use my code. Thank you if you use it as it helps maintain this website.
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