Aroma-Zone Ceramide NP Active Ingredient

INCI Name: Ceramide NP

VEGAN

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Ceramides are sphingolipids, complex natural lipids.

TRACEABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY

Naturally derived active ingredient. The Ceramide NP used by Aroma-Zone is plant-based, obtained through a biofermentation process using rapeseed.

Ceramides are lipids found in the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum. These lipids strengthen the skin barrier to make it less reactive and protect it from external aggressors. Ceramides are considered the skin’s “cement”: they help maintain the cohesion and strength of the epidermis. Ceramides are also beneficial for hair health: by forming a protective layer around the hair, they make it shinier and more resilient.

Volunteers with dry skin who applied a cream containing ceramides saw an increase in their skin’s hydration and a decrease in itching.

A Note from Adeline Nalin, Head Pharmacist and Toxicologist at Aroma-Zone

“NP Ceramides, also known as Ceramide III, are lipids naturally present in the skin and essential components of the lipid ‘cement’ in the stratum corneum. They strengthen the skin barrier, reduce reactivity, and protect against external aggressors. Their action helps retain moisture, restore damaged or atopic-prone skin, and combat dryness. As biomimetic active ingredients, they are perfectly tolerated, even by sensitive skin. Our Oat & Ceramide NP Lipid-Restoring Balm was designed to reduce skin reactivity and improve skin comfort.”

Adeline Nalin - Head Pharmacist and Toxicologist

A Note from Our Aroma-Zone Toxicologist

"Ceramides NP are lipids naturally present in the skin: gentle, safe, and essential for a strong barrier and protected skin."

Adeline Nalin - Head Pharmacist and Toxicologist

A Note from the Dermatologist

“Ceramides are an excellent option if you have dry, dehydrated, or irritation-prone skin. By strengthening the skin barrier, they help retain moisture, soothe sensitive skin, and reduce feelings of tightness. Incorporated into your routine (morning and/or evening), they offer protection against external aggressors, leaving your skin smoother, more comfortable, and resilient.

Note: Ceramides may be too rich for oily or blemish-prone skin.”

Dr. Dima Haidar - Dermatologist

Ceramide NP is one of the main ceramides naturally present in the skin’s lipid barrier. When it is lacking, the skin becomes more sensitive to external aggressors. Incorporating it into a formula therefore helps to effectively restore the skin barrier.

From a formulation standpoint, however, ceramides present a major challenge: their melting point is very high, exceeding 100 °C, which far exceeds the typical working temperatures for emulsions, which do not go beyond 80 °C. To overcome this challenge, ceramides are combined with a fatty alcohol, which lowers their melting point and facilitates their incorporation into the oil phase. It remains essential, however, never to overheat the formula, as exceeding 100 °C could alter the entire fatty phase and accelerate the rancidity of the oils, for example.

They are suitable for dry, dehydrated, and sensitive skin.

Dry skin, dehydration, tightness, irritation, redness.

• Strengthen the skin barrier to make it less reactive and protect it from external aggressors

• Maintain the epidermis’s cohesion and strength

• Hair health: by forming a protective layer around the hair, they make it shinier and more resilient.

Lipid-Restoring Balm

Designed for dry, fragile, or atopic-prone skin, this triple-action lipid-replenishing balm soothes irritation and redness, reduces itching, and intensely nourishes the skin. Enriched with restorative oat oil and lipid-replenishing Ceramide NP, its anti-dryness formula strengthens the skin barrier and protects even the most sensitive skin.

This balm, with its gentle, dermatologically tested formula, is suitable for all ages, including babies from birth.

Soothing Ceramide & Phytosterol Oil Serum

A nourishing treatment for reactive skin, this silky-textured, high-tolerance oil serum immediately soothes, reduces redness, restores and strengthens the skin barrier, and calms itching.

Vitamin B12 & Prebiotics Concentrated Serum

Help your skin regain its calm with this high-tolerance serum. Its proven-effective action immediately reduces all signs of discomfort (redness, tightness, itching) and supports your skin’s future by restoring its barrier. Ideal for sensitive skin.

I'm Delphine Duc, a biological engineer specialising in cosmetology, and I've been passionate about the field of cosmetics for almost 10 years. I started making my own homemade cosmetics using Aroma Zone products to tackle my skin problems. Eventually, I decided to train as a cosmetologist and ultimately to create a bespoke cosmetics brand to address everyone’s individual skin concerns.