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Best Augustinus Bader Products for Dry Skin
6 Augustinus Bader picks that actually work on dry skin — ranked by editor rating, not by what the brand pushes hardest. Updated 2026.
Augustinus Bader's The Cream launched in 2018 and became one of the most-talked-about luxury skincare products of the last decade. The TFC8 complex (trigger factor concentrate, derived from Bader's wound-healing research) has real science behind it, but whether that translates to a face cream justifying €300 is a philosophical question. The Rich Cream is the better buy for drier skin.
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8.6/10 · moisturizerThe Rich Cream
The $290 cream that biomedical professor Augustinus Bader built on his TFC8 (Trigger Factor Complex) wound-healing research. The clinical data is on wound healing, not anti-aging specifically — but the celebrity endorsement list (Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, Naomi Campbell) is its own data set. The cream is genuinely excellent; whether it's $260 better than CeraVe is the real question.
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8.6/10 · oilThe Face Oil
Augustinus Bader's nutrient face oil — fourteen-plus cold-pressed seed oils (grape, babassu, jojoba, argan, hazelnut, cranberry, rosehip) layered with the brand's signature TFC8 peptide complex. The texture is genuinely lightweight despite the oil-richness, absorbs without leaving a slick, and works as a single-step replacement for serum + moisturizer in dry-skin routines. Layer over The Serum or use solo for the high-leverage minimal-step PM application.
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8.5/10 · serumThe Serum
Augustinus Bader's daily-routine serum — the entry point to the brand for clients who want the TFC8 technology in a layered routine rather than committed to The Cream alone. Niacinamide + sodium hyaluronate (two molecular weights) + squalane + the TFC8 peptide complex in a lightweight serum texture that layers well under The Cream or The Rich Cream. $330 for 30ml is genuine prestige pricing — the formulation is dense, but the cost-per-use is meaningful.
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8.5/10 · eye-creamThe Eye Cream
Augustinus Bader's eye cream — TFC8 (the brand's proprietary cell-signaling complex) + peptides + squalane in a daily eye-area treatment. Sister product to The Cream and The Rich Cream, applying the same biotech narrative to the periorbital zone. Premium German-prestige positioning matches La Mer and 111Skin equivalents. Professor Augustinus Bader's stem-cell-research heritage is the brand's IP differentiator.
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8.5/10 · cleanserThe Cleansing Balm
Augustinus Bader's cleansing-balm answer to the high-end cleansing-balm category. Sunflower, coconut, grape seed, avocado, and squalane oils as the cleansing base, plus the brand's signature TFC8 (Trigger Factor Complex 8 — Oligopeptide-177 + amino acid blend) for the regenerative claim, bisabolol for soothing, and argan oil for the conditioning finish. Melts off makeup and SPF without stripping the barrier — the rare cleansing balm where the formula justifies the price tag.
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8.4/10 · moisturizerThe Body Cream
Augustinus Bader's body cream — TFC8 + shea butter + squalane in a rich emollient base. Applies the brand's biotech-narrative IP to body care, where prestige body creams are a genuinely under-served category. Direct competitor to La Mer The Body Crème at slightly more accessible pricing.