OSEA Malibu – Atmosphere Protection Cream Review

CLEAN INGREDIENT SCORE

The Osea Malibu Atmosphere Protection Cream has earned a Clean Ingredient Score of an “A”. This organic moisturizer is cruelty-free, gluten-free, vegan, and made with all-natural and organic ingredients. Organic ingredients contained within this formula include Osea’s signature algae extract, macadamia seed oil, shea butter, jojoba oil, avocado oil, calendula, chamomile, lavender oil, geranium oil, and grapefruit peel oil. The Atmosphere Protection Cream lost points for its preservative system, potassium sorbate, and for the use of grapefruit peel oil. Potassium sorbate is a naturally-derived food-preservative and grapefruit peel oil is the essential oil of grapefruit rinds. Both ingredients have been linked to skin irritation in high concentrations. Osea Malibu uses very low concentrations of both ingredients (both appearing at the bottom of the ingredient list as the last two ingredients–indicating low quantity relative to the other ingredients on the list). During our two week review, the Skin Care Ox team experienced no signs of irritation while trialing the Atmosphere Protection Cream on a variety of skin types.

PRODUCT DESIGN & EFFECTIVENESS

The Osea Malibu Atmosphere Protection Cream claims to be a lightweight moisturizer (+makeup primer) that protects skin against moisture loss caused by environmental conditions. In order to test these claims, the Skin Care Ox team used the Atmosphere Protection Cream as a daily moisturizer for two weeks. At the end of the trial, this organic moisturizer earned a Product Design & Effectiveness Score of an “A+” for it’s lightweight, yet super hydrating formula. The Atmosphere Protection Cream is indeed ultra-lightweight. It has a thin, water-based consistency that feels almost like a serum. The formula absorbs very quickly, leaves zero sheen, and doesn’t feel greasy. Instead, the cream left our skin feeling soft and moisturized. Testers with very dry skin scored the product highly as a moisturizer, but many chose to layer an oil or moisturizer on top for added hydration. Thus, it may not be the best stand-alone moisturizer for those with very dry, flaky, dehydrated skin. When it comes to scent, this moisturizer is practically unscented (it has a very light scent that is easy to miss). As a makeup primer, this cream moisturizer is one of the better natural products for all skin types. Because the Atmosphere Protection Cream is so lightweight and non-greasy, it works exceptionally well as a hydrating base for makeup.

ONLINE CUSTOMER REVIEW SCORE

We analyzed 1248 customer reviews for the Osea Malibu Atmosphere Protection Cream from 8 different online retailers (including stores like Detox Market, Amazon, Neiman Marcus, and Follain). Across all retailers, the Atmosphere Protection Cream earned an average customer review of 4.7/5 stars–earning a grade of “A” for our Online Customer Review Score. Overall, customers of this moisturizer are most happy with this cream’s lightweight, yet moisturizing consistency, and it’s all natural formulation that’s suitable for sensitive skin types. The most frequent positive comments for this moisturizer include praises about it’s silky feel, non-greasy texture, matte finish, and amazing makeup priming abilities. On the negative side, some customers with oilier or more acne-prone skin types mentioned experiencing things like mild breakouts and clogged pores. There were also a few mentions of some more sensitive skin types experiencing irritation. Additionally, a few customers mentioned issues with the pump-dispenser (although very few). See Pros & Cons below for a full summary.