Intensive Cream
Medium-weight barrier cream for dry, sensitive skin with a silky, non-greasy finish.
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Zeroid Intensive Cream is a barrier-repair moisturizer that uses MLE technology to mimic skin lipids, making it healing and protective for dry, sensitive, or irritated skin. Several creators note it has a medium, silky texture that absorbs well without being overly thick or greasy, and it's gentle enough for post-procedure use. Kelly Driscoll (skincare focus) calls it "one of the best examples of pure, classic cream moisturizer" and says it keeps her skin strong and healthy.
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POSITIVE
- “I've really been jamming on this cream. It's actually getting close to empty”19:44–19:50
- “I really like this so much”19:50–19:54
- “It is a pretty thick like medium type of moisturizer, but it's not overly emollient. It's not like overly oily”19:52–20:00
- “It has the right amount of occlusivity to seal everything in”20:03–20:08
- “It has barrier-mimicking lipids in it, very similar to ceramides, cholesterol, fatty acids. So it's about keeping that skin strong”20:08–20:12
- “It's not so overly oil-based and emollient that it clogs my pores as the temperatures are going up”20:16–20:21
- “It's keeping my skin really strong and really healthy”20:31–20:36
- Source: How I'm aging well beyond skincare - Apr 23, 2026
- “I am obsessed with this moisturizer. It's amazing for the skin barrier”8:37–8:41
- “It's a very plain, straightforward cream moisturizer. It's not overly buttery and like rich, but it's not like lightweight and watery either. It is one of the best examples of pure, classic cream moisturizer, and I am here for it”8:41–8:47
- “It also contains some barrier care technology that mimics ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids in the skin, and it is just incredibly healing, soothing, protective, and strengthening”8:58–9:03
- “I have been loving this as a night cream. It just has such a fantastic texture. It's not overwhelming, and even on cooler days, I've been using this in the morning sometimes as well”9:10–9:15
- Source: Overnight skincare routine for glowing glass skin - Apr 21, 2026
- “This is another one that is great for barrier repair”19:28–19:34
- “They're actually using ingredients that mimic those properties”19:36–19:41
- “It's the MLE technology, and it does work”
- “I really enjoy it particularly for its simplicity”20:03–20:07
- “It is a very traditional, very boring almost looking cream texture”20:24–20:29
- “It has really good absorbency and it does have that really good occlusive factor to it as well”20:55–21:02
- “This is actually really good for dry skin folks”
- “Particularly for very sensitive folks, I think that you will enjoy this one because it's healing but also very protective”21:25–21:30
- Source: Niacinamide-free K-beauty routine for sensitive skin - May 5, 2026
- “I like this so much”
- “This is such a good skin barrier cream”25:49–25:55
- “I really enjoy this”
- “So sensitive skin friendly, so minimal in the ingredients”25:59–26:04
- “It is straightforward, no BS healing, strengthening for dry, sensitive, irritated skin”26:45–26:50
- “I've just gotten so much benefit from using this”26:50–26:56
- “Even when my skin is feeling a touch irritated, I'll just make sure to use this and my skin just feels so so much better”26:54–26:57
- “I love it”
- Source: Sitting down with my skincare empties (honest thoughts) - May 12, 2026
- “Every Korean has this in their bathroom vanity”16:46–16:51
- “It was like a prescribed clinical brand, but now they launched it at Olive Young”
- “It says for severe dry and disordered skin”17:42–17:47
- “Oh my gosh, that is so nice”17:13–17:17
- “It's like this nourishing lotion”17:16–17:20
- “I was expecting it to be really thick and balmy, but it's actually really lightweight and super silky and instantly just like vanished into my skin”17:18–17:22
- “It feels so soft”
- “It's a little bit actually more lightweight than that matica cream that we just used”17:30–17:37
- Source: Everyone Uses These in Korea: What Koreans Actually Buy - Feb 13, 2025
- “Everyone loves using Zeroid”14:45–14:49
- “They kind of became popular because of word of mouth”14:48–14:52
- “So many people were using this especially after they were getting like skin treatments from dermatologists”14:50–14:56
- “Their intense cream is really really popular”14:56–15:01
- “This is very intense. So it's a lot thicker”15:01–15:06
- “With this you do have to kind of work it in”15:06–15:14
- “It does have more of that gel like texture”15:10–15:16
- “This one has more of a oily finish”
- Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young - Mar 4, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.8 / 5 from 5 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Damaged skin barrier (4) · Dry skin (3) · Sensitive skin (3)
- Features
- Nourishing (4) · Fast-absorbing (3) · Soothing (3) · Rich (2) · Easy to use (2)
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Details
- Type
- moisturizer
- Finish
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- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Squalane, Ceramide-9S, Defensamide, Bisabolol, Shea butter, Olive fruit oil, Sodium hyaluronate, Tocopheryl acetate, Phytosterols, Niacinamide
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