Cucumber & Aloe Vera Barrier-Balance Moisturizer

Experience the calming power of our Cucumber + Aloe Vera Barrier-Balance Moisturizer, a replenishing cream created to support the needs of normal, combination, and sensitive skin — especially when your barrier feels a little off balance.

This lightweight, hydrating formula is crafted to deliver long-lasting moisture, support barrier health, and reduce visible signs of stress or irritation. With a silky, fast-absorbing texture, it provides just the right amount of nourishment — never greasy or heavy — leaving your skin feeling soft, smooth, and resilient.

Infused with skin-loving actives like pro-vitamin B5, ceramides, quinoa protein, and tremella mushroom extract, this moisturizer deeply hydrates, strengthens the skin’s natural barrier, and soothes inflammation. Cooling cucumber, calming aloe, and a subtle natural scent from cucumber seed oil create a refreshing daily ritual for sensitive skin.

Updated formula as of summer 2025. The main differences in previous and current formula are as follows:

Now Essential Oil-Free for Sensitive Skin: The updated formula skips all essential oils, making it even more gentle and safe for sensitive or reactive skin types.
More Breathable, Lightweight Feel: The addition of silky plant-based esters like hemisqualane and coco caprylate gives this version a smoother, faster-absorbing texture that feels light and fresh on the skin.

Upgraded Barrier Support: Powered by ceramides, tremella mushroom, and quinoa protein, the new version offers enhanced barrier repair and protection from moisture loss — perfect for calming and strengthening stressed skin.
Balanced Botanical Lipids: Swaps heavier oils like mango butter and safflower for more refined, fast-absorbing lipids like cucumber seed oil, squalane, and babassu to nourish without greasiness.

Streamlined for Performance: The updated formula removes extras like banana and chamomile extracts in favour of clinically backed actives with focused skin benefits.
Improved Stability & Freshness: The use of Geogard Ultra as a preservative system offers more reliable broad-spectrum protection, especially in hydrating water-based formulas.

Cucumber at Every Level: The refreshing benefits of cucumber are now delivered through cucumber glycerite, seed oil, and botanical extract — hydrating, soothing, and antioxidant-rich.

Still Silky, Now Smarter: The creamy texture remains, but the feel and function are more refined — easier to layer, quicker to absorb, and even better for daily wear under makeup or sunscreen.

Strengthens & Fortifies the Skin Barrier: Ceramides, quinoa protein, and pro-vitamin B5 work together to repair and reinforce the skin’s protective barrier, boosting resilience and reducing sensitivity.

Delivers Lightweight, Long-Lasting Hydration: Tremella mushroom and panthenol act as natural humectants, drawing moisture into the skin and locking it in for a healthy, dewy glow.

Soothes Inflammation & Calms Discomfort: Aloe vera, cucumber seed oil, and allantoin help reduce redness and irritation, making this an ideal moisturizer for sensitized or reactive skin.

• Vegan
• Cruelty Free
• Clean Ingredients
• New improved formula
• 45 g
• frosted glass jar with plastic lid
• Handmade in small batches in Nova Scotia

Directions: To clean skin, apply a peanut-size amount morning and/or night after mist or serum (if applicable). For best protection, follow with a few drops of face oil or balm.

This moisturizer has a silky, weightless texture that glides on easily and absorbs quickly, leaving the skin soft, refreshed, and comfortably hydrated — never greasy or heavy. It layers beautifully under other products and wears well throughout the day. Can be used for morning or nighttime application.

Essential oil-free for sensitive skin but has a subtle scent of fresh cucumber from pure cucumber seed oil.

Ingredients: Aqua (Distilled Water), Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Seed Oil, Squalane, Cetearyl Alcohol, C13-15 Alkane (Hemisqualane), Cetyl Alcohol, Tremella Fuciformis (Snow Mushroom) Extract, Propanediol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin (Vegetable), Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit/Peel Extract, Gluconolactone, Hydrolyzed Quinoa Protein, Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil, Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5), Sodium Gluconate, Arginine, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Gluconate, Polysorbate 60, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphhinosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid.

6 Month Shelf Life from Date of Opening. Even natural compounds can irritate some skin types, so please patch-test before use and discontinue if irritation occurs. Heat and sunlight can compromise product stability. Always store your facial products in a cool, dark area like a cupboard or drawer.

Verv Skin makes gentle, natural skincare from nutrient-dense, unrefined oils and homegrown botanicals. Everything is formulated, grown, and hand-labeled in Ali’s home studio in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.

The business started with soap. While living in South Korea and China, Ali couldn't find natural skincare, so she learned to make her own and began selling at artisan markets in Beijing. After returning to Canada in 2019, she launched Verv Skin and grew the range. She now adjusts each formula, sometimes a dozen times, until it's just right.