Augustinus Bader The Cream

Updated Nov 8, 2026 · Top Premium Face Creams

Best for Someone who has the money and has read that the wrinkle numbers are the brand's.

Augustinus Bader's face cream, at a price many times a ceramide cream. The brand has cited a study with wrinkles down and hydration up after a month. Wirecutter asked and reported that the study was single-blind, not double-blind, and not peer-reviewed. That is not the same evidence as a published trial. The cream can feel luxurious. It does not earn the top of this list on the study as described. CeraVe and Skinfix have plainer evidence for less money. Buy this if you want the texture and you are not buying it for a proven wrinkle percent.

Texture

Rich cream

Evidence

Brand study, single-blind, not peer-reviewed

Use

Face

Sources: Wirecutter: Bader study was single-blind and not peer-reviewed