Just in case you're on the hunt for a new moisturizer to round out your daily rotation, here's some really good news: celebrity-, makeup artist-, and editor-beloved skincare juggernaut Augustinus Bader just added a new essential to its range of best-selling products. The Ultimate Soothing Cream, out now, is a vegan, nongreasy moisturizer that's also hypoallergenic, making it safe to use on even the most sensitive, reactive, or inflamed skin.
Powered by ingredients like Augustinus Bader's cell-renewing TFC8 complex, evening primrose oil, and niacinamide, The Ultimate Soothing Cream aims to rebuild the skin's resistance against environmental stressors, including pollution and harsh, cold weather. "We designed The Ultimate Soothing Cream specifically for more sensitive skin, so if you have stressed-out, dry, or irritated skin, or are going through periods of inflammation or reactivity, this is the cream you would reach for," cofounder Charles Rosier tells BAZAAR.com. "It has a higher lipid profile than the other creams and offers a targeted restorative effect for the skin barrier, helping to rebuild and strengthen it over time."
Augustinus Bader The Ultimate Soothing Cream
The cream's formula is rich but designed to absorb in seconds, and is ideal for use on the face, neck, and décolleté. "The Ultimate Soothing Cream absorbs well, although thicker in texture than The Rich Cream or The Cream, and leaves behind less of a dewy finish or sheen on the skin than The Rich Cream," Rosier says. Like its predecessors The Serum and The Eye Cream, which launched last year, The Ultimate Soothing Cream is also designed to be sustainable, featuring a reusable jar that houses the moisturizer in a recyclable pod (it's $280 for the full jar and $265 for the 50-milliliter refill pod).
"Throughout my decades in medicine, I have continuously researched the ability of skin to repair itself. The Ultimate Soothing Cream is again a standalone product which fills in the gap between The Rich Cream and the need for an even more soothing formulation," Professor Bader says. "The science behind it protects the skin to be less dependent on the actual biological age of the user, for both instant relief, skin barrier repair and sustained, age-reversing improved skin health."
In addition to gentle yet intensive hydration and protection benefits, the new cream also features significant anti-aging properties, according to the brand's clinical trials. After 30 women between the ages of 18 and 70 tested the product over the span of 12 weeks, the company found that their fine lines and wrinkles were visibly reduced by more than 78 percent.
"Like all Augustinus Bader products, this product is suitable for all skin types. However, [this cream] is specifically designed to protect inflamed, irritated, itchy, dry, or uncomfortable skin to renew normally at a cellular level, for both instant and sustained relief," Rosier adds.
Shop The Ultimate Soothing Cream exclusively online at nordstrom.com or augustinusbader.com.
Tiffany Dodson is currently the associate beauty commerce editor at Harper’s Bazaar, where she specializes in trend forecasting, building relationships with major and emerging brands, and crafting shopping stories—from holiday gift guides to product road tests. Tiffany's work has previously been featured in outlets like SELF, Bustle, and Teen Vogue, and she's been quoted as a commerce and beauty expert in publications and platforms like The Business of Fashion and NPR’s Life Kit podcast.
