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La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5+ vs Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer: which is better?
One is built for damaged, reactive skin; the other suits people who want a light, matte moisturizer without heaviness.
The quick answer
Depends what you need
- Rated higher: Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer — 91 vs 83 nextscore
- More reviewed: Cicaplast Balm B5+ — 1,370 vs 55 verdicts
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5+ is better for calming redness, burning, and barrier damage, while Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer is better for a light, matte daily feel.
Choose La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5+ if
- you need help with redness, burning, or flaking
- your skin is sensitive or barrier-stressed
Choose Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer if
- you want a light, non-sticky moisturizer
- you prefer a matte finish on oily skin
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Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer
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$0.14/ml · 100 ml
At a glance
| La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5+ | Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer |
|---|---|
| $0.23/ml | $0.14/ml |
| 83 · 1,370 verdicts | 91 · 55 verdicts |
| Centella/Cica, Dimethicone | — |
What Reddit says
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5+
What Reddit likes
- Barrier-repair staple for tret nights
- Soothes redness, burning, and flaking fast
- Fragrance-free and easy to spot-treat
Watch out for
- Very heavy; can clog oily or acne-prone skin
- Can sting or flare rosacea, dermatitis, and eye areas
- White cast and shiny finish annoy daytime users
Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer
What Reddit likes
- Super light and non-sticky under SPF
- Matte finish keeps oily skin from feeling greasy
- Hydrating without that heavy cream feeling
Watch out for
- Not enough for dry skin or winter
- Can feel too light on tret days
- A few people got irritation or breakouts
Compare full ingredient lists · 7 in common
In both · 7
- Water
- Glycerin
- Panthenol
- Butylene Glycol
- Citric Acid
- Maltodextrin
- Tocopherol
Only in La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5+ · 27
- Dimethicone
- Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
- Propanediol
- Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
- Trihydroxystearin
- Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
- Zinc Gluconate
- Madecassoside
- Manganese Gluconate
- Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
- Silica
- Aluminum Hydroxide
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Mannose
- Capryloyl Glycine
- Vitreoscilla Ferment
- Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- Lactobacillus
- Acetylated Glycol Stearate
- Pentylene Glycol
- Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- Phenoxyethanol
- Titanium Dioxide
Only in Red Bean Water Gel Moisturizer · 51
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Methyl Trimethicone
- Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Tromethamine
- Glyceryl Glucoside
- C12-14 Alketh-12
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
- Dimethicone Crosspolymer
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Betaine
- Allantoin
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
- Polyquaternium-51
- Xanthan Gum
- Disodium EDTA
- Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
- Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
- Glucose
- Sodium Citrate
- Beta-Glucan
- Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
- Sucrose
- Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Cyanocobalamin
- Glycine
- Serine
- Glutamic Acid
- Aspartic Acid
- Leucine
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
- Alanine
- Lysine
- Arginine
- Tyrosine
- Phenylalanine
- Proline
- Threonine
- Valine
- Isoleucine
- Histidine
- Cysteine
- Methionine
- Phosphoric Acid
- Ascorbic Acid
- Sh-Oligopeptide-1
- Sh-Oligopeptide-2
- Sh-Polypeptide-1