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Ingredients
Ceramides are lipids (fats) that make up a large part of your skin's protective barrier. Products containing them can help support that barrier and reduce water loss, which matters more in SA's harsher climates — dry Highveld winters especially. They're not a treatment for a specific concern so much as a foundation ingredient that helps everything else work better.
Evidence reviewed · Aug 2026
- DermNet NZ — skin barrier functionDermNet
Ceramide role in barrier structure
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Content last reviewed 31 August 2026 by the SkinLabs Editorial Team.