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Comparison · 27 August 2026 · prices move

AESTURA is a Korean barrier-cream job match for Tatcha Indigo. It is not the same formula.

Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair is a fragrance-free night cream built around Japanese indigo, a biomimetic ceramide blend, mondo grass and a rice ferment. AESTURA ATOBARRIER365 Cream is a Korean high-density ceramide-capsule moisturizer with cholesterol, squalane and fatty-acid components. Both can occupy a rich barrier-moisturizer step, but their ingredient systems and brand evidence are different.

Short version: Choose AESTURA if you want a Korean capsule-and-lipid cream for the same broad barrier-moisturizing job at a lower checked entry price. Choose Tatcha if you want Indigo’s specific formula, rice ferment, brand testing or 50 ml product. AESTURA is a job match, not a Tatcha Indigo formula dupe or a treatment for dermatitis.

What Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair actually is

ProductIndigo Overnight Repair
FormatRich facial barrier cream described by Tatcha as redness-reducing and calming
Size and US price checked50 ml / US$94 sale price on the Tatcha US page
Formula signalsJapanese indigo, Saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, mondo grass root, ceramide NG, dimethicone and sodium hyaluronate
Brand-published claimsTatcha reports barrier, redness, radiance and softness results from its own 40-person test context

The current Tatcha US page calls Indigo Overnight Repair a redness-reducing barrier cream and recommends it for sensitive, hydrating, eczema, calming and barrier-repair concerns. It publishes Japanese indigo, a biomimetic ceramide blend and mondo grass root as key ingredients. Those are Tatcha’s product descriptions; they do not establish that another cream has the same result.

The published INCI starts with water, dimethicone, diglycerin and Saccharomyces/rice Ferment Filtrate. It later lists Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Polygonum Tinctorium Leaf/stem Extract, Ceramide NG, phytosterols, hydrogenated lecithin, palmitic acid and linoleic acid. It also lists sodium hyaluronate. A request for an HA-free alternative therefore needs to check the current package rather than assume Indigo is HA-free.

Tatcha says the cream is formulated without synthetic fragrance, mineral oil, sulfate detergents, parabens, urea, DEA, TEA and phthalates. The page also shows US$94 for 50 ml and a direct Add to Bag path. Prices, promotions and selected variants can change.

Indigo Overnight Repair on Tatcha

Job match: AESTURA ATOBARRIER365 Cream

ProductATOBARRIER365 Cream
FormatKorean leave-on facial moisturizer with visible ceramide capsules
Size and retailer price checked80 ml / US$32 on YesStyle’s US-facing product surface
Formula signalsHigh-density ceramide capsule, squalane, cholesterol, ceramide NP, phytosphingosine, sphingolipids and fatty-acid components
Availability noteYesStyle showed the 2024 Version, usually ships within 1–2 days, and identifies itself as an authorized retailer

AESTURA’s official international page positions ATOBARRIER365 Cream as a high-density ceramide-capsule cream for dry and sensitive skin, with 80 ml and 45 ml options. Its published INCI includes squalane, cholesterol, hydroxypropyl bispalmitamide MEA, allantoin, niacinamide, ceramide NP, phytosphingosine, sphingolipids and fatty-acid components. That is a Korean capsule-and-lipid formula story, not Tatcha’s indigo-and-rice-ferment story.

The official page publishes AESTURA’s own 120-hour moisturization and barrier-testing claims. Those claims belong to AESTURA’s formula and test context. They cannot be used to say AESTURA delivers Tatcha’s one-night redness or barrier result, and neither page is a medical diagnosis or treatment plan.

YesStyle’s US-facing listing showed the 80 ml 2024 version at US$32 and usually shipping within one to two days when checked. The listing says YesStyle is an authorized AESTURA retailer. Country, tax, shipping, stock, version and ingredients can differ, so verify the selected package at checkout.

ATOBARRIER365 on AESTURA AESTURA 80 ml on YesStyle

Formula match or job match?

Formula match: no. Tatcha’s published list contains Japanese indigo, rice ferment filtrate, mondo grass, ceramide NG and a silicone-rich vehicle. AESTURA’s published list centers on a high-density capsule system with squalane, cholesterol, pseudo-ceramide, ceramide NP, phytosphingosine and fatty-acid components. The full INCI, concentrations, capsule design, fragrance statements, vehicle and testing are not the same.

Job match: yes, within limits. Both are rich leave-on creams that can be used to seal a dry or sensitized-feeling routine. That answers a shopper who means “a Korean barrier cream for the same night-care slot.” It does not prove identical texture, scent, redness result, microbiome effect, clinical outcome or tolerance.

There is a real replacement question behind this comparison. Recent public skincare questions ask for a cheaper Korean or Asian alternative to Tatcha Indigo, specifically describing a thick, calming barrier cream. Comments mention AESTURA, but comments are demand signals, not formula analysis or clinical evidence.

Side by side

Tatcha Indigo AESTURA 365 Cream
Broad job Rich facial barrier-cream step Rich Korean barrier-moisturizer step
Published formula signals Japanese indigo, rice ferment, mondo grass and ceramide NG Ceramide capsules, squalane, cholesterol, ceramide NP and fatty-acid components
Size checked 50 ml 80 ml
Price checked US$94 at Tatcha US US$32 at YesStyle US-facing surface
Approx. price per 100 ml US$188 US$40
Verdict Original Indigo formula and claims Korean job match; not an Indigo formula copy

The per-100-ml figures are arithmetic from two dated US price snapshots: 94 ÷ 50 × 100 and 32 ÷ 80 × 100. They do not measure efficacy, quality, finish, shipping, taxes or value in every market.

How to choose

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What this page is not saying

We are not saying AESTURA contains Japanese indigo, copies Tatcha’s rice ferment, has the same texture or delivers the same one-night barrier or redness result. We are saying that both products can be evaluated for a broad rich barrier-moisturizer job while their published identities, market variants and evidence remain separate. Check the current label before purchase.

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