Curel Firming Soothing Lotion, 150 ml. The Lumière Soothing Lotion is newly launched.

Product claims: quickly replenishes moisture and soothes redness and sensitivity; comforts and stabilizes redness-prone skin. Developed for dry, sensitive skin in China.

Product claims: rapid hydration in 15 minutes, improves visible redness in 7 days, and supports the skin barrier in 28 days.

Based on nearly 50 years of Kao skin science research, for dry, sensitive skin in China that is prone to recurring redness.

Addresses skin concerns including dryness and roughness, redness and irritation, and early fine lines.

Sensitive-skin testing conducted by a professional partner institution. Comparisons were made before use, after 7 days, and after 28 days. After 4 weeks, participants’ skin redness improved by 20.22%, and stratum corneum moisture content increased by 34.62%. Test results are reported as mean (mean ± SE).

Professional testing institution information shown: 28 days of user feedback. Illustrated participant agreement: 97.62% for hydration and moisturization, 95.24% for soft-feeling skin, 95.24% for improvement in redness, 95.24% for skin feeling less tight after use, and 99.99% for a fresh, non-sticky feel.

Contains ectoin, a desert-derived biological ingredient, to help improve moisture retention and hydration.

Helps replenish moisture-depleted keratin fibers.

Redness-soothing ingredients developed for redness-prone skin: soothe skin redness and effectively inhibit IL-1α and TNF-α.

Ingredients referenced: ectoin and allantoin.

Image text describes accelerated migration of keratinized cells to help support skin repair. Dual botanical extracts: Platycladus orientalis branch extract and eucalyptus leaf extract. Dual soothing ingredients: Curel redness-soothing combination, targets areas of redness, and soothes skin.

Curel Firming Soothing Repair Milk.

The new Liuguang Redness-Soothing Milk. Helps lock in moisture and strengthen the skin barrier, day and night. Developed especially for dry, sensitive skin in China.

Soothes visible redness in 15 minutes; rapidly replenishes moisture in 1 hour; strengthens the skin barrier in 7 days; provides lasting hydration for 8 hours.

Firming Soothing Milk.

For skin redness concerns, replenish skin moisture to help maintain a hydrated, soft feel. Helps repair the skin barrier in 28 days and improve skin hydration. Data from testing by a professional testing institution: stratum corneum moisture content increased by 33.07%, skin barrier repair capacity increased by 14.03%, skin erythema index decreased by 17.05%, and skin elasticity R2 value increased by 18.44%.

Kao-developed Lamellar Hydra-Lock Technology.

Ceramide care Lamellar Hydra-Lock Technology. The oil-soluble substance contains a functional ceramide ingredient.

Skin cross-section labels: corneocytes, intercellular water, and intercellular lipids.

Sensitive-skin test by a professional partner institution: redness improved after 15 minutes of use, with significant improvement after continued use for 7 and 28 days.

Mean stratum corneum hydration (unit: C.U.): before use, 54.90; after 7 days, 65.73; after 28 days, 73.06.

Wrinkle improvement: comparison before use and after 28 days of use.

Wrinkles decreased by 11 after 28 days: -9.94%11.

Real-person testing by a professional testing institution over 28 days.

Among 8 participants, 100.00% agreed that skin felt soft after use; 92.50% agreed that skin felt soothed and balanced, and 92.50% agreed that it helped relieve skin sensitivity.

Drawing on nearly 50 years of Kao skin science. A formula developed for Curel dry, sensitive skin, with active ceramide care.

Helps strengthen the skin barrier and resist external dryness and irritation.

Dual soothing ingredients: Thujopsis Dolabrata extract and Blue Eucalyptus Leaf extract. The Curel redness-care combination targets areas of visible redness and helps soothe the skin.

Classic moisturizing ingredients: help improve dry skin and maintain skin hydration.

Plant-derived ingredients.

Help protect skin elastin fibers and reduce the appearance of fine lines. Skin feels plump and supple, helping address early signs of aging.

5G ginger-root peptide¹⁷.

Curel Light Age Firming Soothing Repairing Lotion: described for dry, sensitive skin prone to redness, dryness and fine lines. The source describes “red荒用指” as dry, redness-prone dry sensitive skin; it also describes sensitivity-related dryness and redness.

The cited human efficacy evaluation involved Chinese women aged 20–35; results may vary by individual. After four consecutive weeks of use, cheek stratum-corneum water content increased significantly by 33.07%, and cheek transepidermal water loss decreased significantly by 14.03%. After seven consecutive days, average cheek transepidermal water loss decreased significantly by 5.53%, with a reported efficacy rate of 92.50%. Another reported result was a significant 14.35% decrease in cheek skin erythema index after 15 minutes of use.

The source states that the product contains cetyl-PG hydroxyethyl palmitamide and includes blue gum leaf extract and ginger root extract. It identifies hinokitiol in the blue gum leaf extract and a “ginger root” substance in the ginger root extract. Ingredient and function descriptions are as stated in the source.

Curel Light Age Firming Soothing Repair Cream. The source describes it as helping repair the skin barrier and soothe the skin, with the claims “fast redness relief in 7 days” and “repairs the skin barrier in 28 days.”

Product information states that 28 days can promote tolerance, strengthen the skin barrier, and improve redness-prone skin. The stated figures are an 18.76% improvement in barrier strength, a 29.12% improvement in redness repair, and a 31.69% improvement in moisturization.

Human efficacy evaluation results after 4 weeks: 95.12% of participants reported a stronger skin barrier, 92.68% reported lasting moisturization, and 99.99% reported an improvement in redness.

The graphic states that continuous use for 4 weeks helps improve recurring redness; the mean redness index among participants decreased by 29.12% after 4 weeks.

It also reports transepidermal water loss measurements at baseline, 7 days and 28 days: the change was -6.32% at 7 days and -18.76% at 28 days. Skin barrier repair improvement among participants after 4 weeks was 18.76%. Actual results vary by individual.

Tested using evaluation indicators for sensitive skin; suitable for sensitive skin. In a sensitive-skin test conducted by a partner institution, the average total score in the lactic-acid stinging test decreased by 55.9% after 4 weeks. Overall skin sensitivity decreased significantly, and sensitivity-related signs such as redness, dryness, flaking, and tightness improved. Results may vary by individual.

Based on nearly 50 years of Kao skin science, with a formula developed for Curel dry and sensitive skin.

Activating ceramide care: strengthens the skin barrier, helps support skin-barrier health, and resists external dry and irritating conditions.

Soothing and repairing ingredients developed for redness-prone skin: soothe skin redness and effectively inhibit IL-1α and TNF-α.

Allantoin. Accelerates keratinocyte migration for rapid repair. The image is described as fluorescence microscopy images of the scratched area before and after cell culture.

Four botanical extracts

Dual soothing ingredients: the Curel redness-care combination targets areas of redness and helps soothe the skin. Includes Japanese thuja branch extract and blue gum leaf extract.

Dual firming ingredients: helps protect skin elastin fibers and firm the skin. Includes European horse chestnut seed extract.

Contains 5G ginger root peptide.

Kao patented formulation technology: a high-water-content W/O formula structure provides an easily absorbed feel and lasting hydration.

Reverse hexagonal liquid-crystal structure and a high content of ceramide functional ingredients provide an easily absorbed feel and lasting hydration.

Chinese invention patent number: ZL202280058473.X.

Specially developed formulation technology; lightweight, skin-friendly, and non-sticky.

Participant ratings: 97.56% said it was easy to absorb; 95.12% said it was not prone to stickiness; 99.99% said it was gentle and non-irritating; 99.99% said it helped relieve sensitive skin.

A nickname for the Liuguang Soothing-Redness Plumping Repair Lotion.

The product is described as helping repair the skin barrier and improve the skin’s tolerance to external dry environments. It is intended for dry, redness-prone and dry-sensitive skin.

The product contains eucalyptus leaf extract, Chamaecyparis obtusa branch extract, horse chestnut seed extract and 5G ginger root extract. Eucalyptus leaf extract and Chamaecyparis obtusa branch extract are described as soothing; horse chestnut seed extract is described as firming. “5G ginger” refers to five “ginger root peptide” substances in ginger root extract. A soothing ingredient is cetyl-PG hydroxyethyl palmitamide.

Human efficacy evaluation: 41 Chinese women aged 20–35 used the product continuously for 4 weeks under test conditions. The reported results include an 18.76% reduction in cheek epidermal water loss (p<0.001), a 9.57% increase in cheek epidermal moisture content (p<0.01), an 8.60% increase in cheek epidermal density (p<0.001), and a significant 12.44% improvement in the cheek skin firmness F4 value (p<0.001). Another reported result was a significant 9.87% reduction in cheek epidermal redness value (p<0.001). These are human efficacy evaluation results; actual results may vary by person.

Patent number: ZL202280058473.X. The formulation technology is reported to maintain a liquid-crystal structure without adding more aqueous-phase raw materials. Some data came from a Tmall TMIC platform survey conducted from July 2024 to June 2025 (N=512, all women aged 18–39).