Brand Comparison
Hello Sunday vs Real Barrier
A head-to-head comparison of two popular K-beauty brands. Which one is right for your skin?
Our Pick
Real Barrier
Larger product range
Hello Sunday
Hello Sunday is the Berlin clean-beauty brand that turned reapplication-friendly mineral SPF into a magazine-cover product. The One That's a Serum (SPF50 + skincare hybrid), The Retouch One (SPF50 stick), and The Mineral One are the heroes, distributed through clean-beauty retailers across Europe. Premium pricing, but for a daily product you actually want to use.
Pros
- ✓ Genuinely well-formulated mineral SPF
- ✓ Editorial-friendly design
- ✓ Reapplication-friendly formats
- ✓ Strong clean-beauty positioning
Cons
- ✗ Premium pricing
- ✗ Limited US distribution
- ✗ Newer brand
Real Barrier
Real Barrier is the kind of brand dermatologists quietly recommend without the hype. Launched in 2015 as ATOPALM's adult-focused line, it's built around one core technology — MLE (Multi-Lamellar Emulsion), a patented way of formulating ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids in the same lamellar structure as human skin. The result is a hero Extreme Cream that rebuilds the barrier twice as fast as most ceramide moisturisers in independent testing. Not a brand you buy for a routine — a brand you buy for your most compromised skin days. The Intensive Moisture Essence and Aqua Soothing Ampoule are under-appreciated supporting actors. Real Barrier is Korea's quiet answer to La Roche-Posay Toleriane.
Pros
- ✓ patented MLE ceramide technology is legitimately differentiated and clinically backed
- ✓ Extreme Cream restored 99% of barrier function within two weeks in the brand's published clinical data
