My skin is sensitive and flushes easily. the texture is nice, thick but sort of whipped so it rubs in without a fight. but every time i put it on around my nose and cheeks it stung for a few minutes and left me redder than before. tried it 4 nights in a row, same each time. turns out there's eucalyptus oil near the end of the ingredient list, which i missed before buying. if essential oils set you off, check that first. my hands and elbows love it so the tub isn't wasted at least.
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Fragrance free and it actually calms my cheeks down after retinol nights. Feels rich but sinks in, no shine by morning. Only 50 ml so it goes fast.
got me through my first month on tret, I only put it on the flaky patches at night bc it leaves a whitish film if I'm lazy about rubbing it in.
Paid forty something for the small jar because the whole internet said it was perfect for oily skin. Feels nice going on, cool and bouncy, but by afternoon I was shiny and I got a cluster of little bumps along my jaw in week two. Stopped for ten days, they calmed down. Not worth it for me.
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most new reviewsCan't beat the value, one jar last me for many months, I use it every night after I apply retinol. I like it, it keep my face nice and moist. It's not the lightest or the heaviest, somewhere in between, the scent is light.
Fragrance-free and properly thick. That's pretty much my wish list for a basic cream.
Broke me out within a week, my chin is not happy. Way too heavy for oily skin.
Says it pills instantly on their skin.
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“LRP double repair is also a no go. It pills instantly on my skin.”
Good things check out: nothing spectacular but a great moisturizer, though too pricey for full size.
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“I’ve heard a lot of good things about this and they check out, nothing spectacular but it’s a great moisturizer.”
Can sting their irritated winter skin.
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“I get skin so irritated in the winter it can sting from Cicalfate cream but the Farmacy never does me wrong.”
One of the best moisturizers they've used on dry skin during tretinoin.
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“In my experience, the best ones have been La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+, Avène Cicalfate+, Skinbetter Science Trio, and SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore.”
One of the best moisturizers they've used on dry skin during tretinoin.
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“In my experience, the best ones have been La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+, Avène Cicalfate+, Skinbetter Science Trio, and SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore.”
Has tried to upgrade three times, including pricier ceramide serums and an LRP barrier cream, but always returns to the $15 CeraVe Moisturizing Cream.
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“I’ve tried to “step up” three times now. Some super expensive serum with ceramides, barrier cream from La Roche-Posay that everyone raves about, but always go back to the tub.”
Calls Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream the best moisturiser ever; nothing pricier has beaten it.
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“Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream. Best moisturizer to ever exist.”
With severe eczema, has used CeraVe Moisturizing Cream for years without any issues.
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“I have been using the cerave moisturising cream for a few years. I buy the big tub and it lasts me about 3-4 months. It works for me and I have not had any issues with it”
Their holy grail for 1.5 years on dry skin with retinol; wakes up moisturized.
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“Tatcha Dewy Cream is my HG for the past 1.5 years”
A user who builds their night routine around Anua and numbuzin products uses CeraVe Moisturizing Cream as their moisturizer and says it is the only CeraVe product they actually like.
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“Moisturizer: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream (The only thing I actually like by them)”
After about five years using the Water Cream by day, a user finds it wonderfully hydrating, sinking in well and unmatched by anything else they've tried.
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“I've been using Tatcha's water cream (for daytime) and the Dewy Skin Cream at night for about 5 years. It's wonderfully hydrating and moisturizing.”
A tretinoin user says Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer is the only moisturizer that doesn't burn their skin when they overdo tret, gentle and fragrance free.
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“Vanicream daily moisturizer. It’s the only thing that doesn’t burn my skin when I use tret accidentally applied too much.”
A drugstore skincare fan says the Byoma Moisturizing Gel Cream is one of their two most repurchased holy grails, using it in summer.
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“Byoma gel cream moisturizer for the summer.”
A longtime user of CeraVe Moisturizing Cream in the tub had no issues for years, but since starting tretinoin it no longer moisturizes enough and their skin feels tight and irritated.
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“I’ve been using CeraVe in the tub for years and never really had an issue with it until I started tretinoin.”
A user who has repurchased Cicaplast Baume B5 countless times over years loves it and finds other moisturizers overstimulating, but says it is too greasy and shiny for daytime without makeup.
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“I’ve been using La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 for years. I’ve honestly lost count of how many times I’ve repurchased it. I love everything about it”
On acne-prone, sensitive, dry skin, the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream is their favorite moisturizer of all time.
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“I have acne prone, sensitive, dry skin and my favorite moisturizer of all time is the dewy skin cream.”
Works when CeraVe, Cetaphil and Vanicream moisturizers didn't.
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“My skin also hates these moisturizers... Korean skincare for the win! I use Anua 3 ceramide cream.”
Loves it after tretinoin with no reactions or acne, at a fraction of luxury prices.
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“I've been using Avene Tolerance Control Cream and I absolutely love it. I use it after my Tretinoin and have not had any reactions or acne.”
Wouldn't use anything else: heavy but unscented, dries fairly quickly, and their skin has never been more consistent.
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“I use beauty of Joseon dynasty cream and wouldnt use anything else. It is quite heavy but no scent or anything, and it dries fairly quickly.”
Doesn't sting their eczema- and rosacea-prone dry skin even with a weak barrier.
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“Mixsoon bean essence and bean cream. I have eczema and rosacea and dry sensitive skin…and these products don’t sting me when my barrier is lacking.”
Never fails them and reduces redness when the usual moisturizers didn't work.
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“First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream never fails me and it reduces redness.”
Their fragrance-free moisturizer after itchy rashes stopped with removing fragrance.
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“I use La Roche Posay Double Repair moisturizer.”
Has helped their sensitive, red, dry skin.
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“Have you tried La Roche-Posay Cicaplast or Avene Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream? Both you can find at drug stores or Target and have helped my sensitive red and dry skin.”
Switched to the Skin Renewing Night Cream for very dry skin and wears it day and night: heavier than the regular cream, thick but not greasy, takes a minute to sink in.
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“its much heavier than the regular stuff, i use it in the day too even though it says night cream cause my skin is so dry now. not greasy just thick and takes a minute to soak in”
Recommends Lipid Gold as not too heavy but very moisturizing and long-lasting.
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“Not super heavy, but very moisturizing and long lasting.”
Eventually made their skin red, probably the niacinamide.
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“Vanicream daily moisturizer eventually made me red! I think it’s the niacinamide that my skin doesn’t like.”
The classic CeraVe Moisturizing Cream in the tub is their holy grail when their skin is upset: thick, moisturizing and quick to absorb.
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“It's thick, moisturizing, super simple, feels amazing, absorbs quickly, and is my HG whenever my skin is grumpy”
Works for their sensitive skin that reacts to ceramides and cetearyl alcohol.
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“try LRP Cicaplast Baume B5-- WITHOUT SPF. Just the regular degular Cicaplast.”
Really likes the Dewy Skin Cream, one of their favourite winter moisturizers; the fragrance is fairly light.
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“I find it to be a pretty light fragrance, and I really like the cream. It was one of my fav moisturizers last winter.”
Loves it after Vanicream turned them red.
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“I switched to the Anua 3+ ceramide moisturizer and I love it!”
Fine used sparingly on their sensitive dry skin, but breaks them out with daily use.
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“The daily moisturizer I can use sparingly but it breaks me out if I use it everyday.”
Has helped their sensitive, red, dry skin.
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“Have you tried La Roche-Posay Cicaplast or Avene Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream? Both you can find at drug stores or Target and have helped my sensitive red and dry skin.”
Loved it, though they find it expensive.
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“I loved la Roche posy cicaplast baume but it's so expensive.”
Owns Cicaplast B5+ but finds it much thicker and harder to spread than their usual tret-night moisturizer.
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“I also have Cicaplast B5+, but find it much thicker and harder to spread.”
A long-time user always returns to the Tatcha Water Cream for daytime after trying others over the years.
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“I use the water cream for day and dewy moisturizer at night. I’ve tried others over the years but always, always go back.”
A user with bone-dry skin uses Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream at night alongside the Water Cream and is very happy with both.
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“Tatcha Water Cream for daytime moisturizer and Tatcha Dewy skin cream for night time. My complexion is bone dry but with lots of hydrating milky toners and these two moisturizers no one would ever know.”
A dry, sensitive-skinned user has repurchased La Roche-Posay's B5 balm for years: spots heal faster and dry patches are gone, though it can be heavy in summer.
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“Personally, La Roche’s B5 balm. It’s been a solid repurchase for a couple of years now. I have dry sensitive skin and it’s been amazing.”
Their face and body moisturizer; they haven't gone back to their old one.
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“The daily moisturizing lotion in the largest bottle for face and body moisturizer.”
The only thing that stops their face peeling on low-dose Accutane; a little sticky.
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“I slug with a thin layer of the cerave healing ointment at night and it's the only thing that's actually kept my face from peeling off when I wake up”
Loves the Moisturizing Cream as a hand cream but finds it too greasy for their face.
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“I also use their moisturizing cream as a hand cream and I love it for that, but it's too greasy on my face.”
Loves the Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer (and the Hydrating Gentle Cleanser).
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“I love both of these products!”
Tried Lala Retro again: it doesn't hydrate their skin and almost irritates it, unlike other moisturizers they use.
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“I tried it again this month and it doesn’t moisturize. My skin doesn’t get hydrated from it. It’s almost irritated?”
Nothing has worked better for them.
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“I use La Roche Posay cicaplast and nothing has ever worked better”
Likes the Moisturizing Cream on the face too: a smooth, slightly dry finish and a unique texture.
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“i also use the moisturizing cream as a hand cream but i also really like it on the face as it leaves a smooth kinda „dry“ finish on me”
Found Lala Retro thin yet greasy, never sinking in, with their face tight an hour later; used up the jar on their elbows.
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“that cream is weirdly thin and somehow greasy at the same time without actually sinking in. My face felt tight an hour later every time I used it.”
A 42-year-old with dry, sensitive skin tried Cicaplast Balm B5 as a richer daily moisturizer and it broke them out within a week.
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“I just tried LRP Cicaplast Baum B5 but it broke me out in under a week.”
Lala Retro just sits on top of their skin without doing anything, frustrating for the price.
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“I swear, that texture just sits on top of my skin without doing ANYTHING”
A former skincare enthusiast says Tatcha The Water Cream was the best moisturizer they ever used and their skin was never better, but stopped because of the price.
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“the Tatcha Water Cream was the best moisturizer I have ever used, and I used to be extremely obsessed with skincare.”
A user allergic to niacinamide loves the Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream, which has treated their skin well without it.
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“Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream has treated my skin so well.”
Loves it as an affordable water-gel moisturiser.
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“I also love the Aveeno Oat Gel Moisturizer”
The CeraVe cream in the tub has an in-between texture for them; a small amount on damp skin absorbs best, too much feels heavy.
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“CeraVe in the tub has that in between feel for me, but it can be a little heavy if you use too much.”
Loves the Tatcha water cream on dry, mature skin but not the price.
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“I love the Tatcha one but don’t love the price tag.”
Someone with fragrance allergies and acne finds Cicaplast Balm too occlusive for their skin.
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“Yes, the Cicaplast balm is too occlusive for me.”
Has very sensitive skin and uses the Vanicream facial moisturizer as a warning sign: if it tingles, their barrier is compromised and they pause actives.
When their barrier is upset, they switch to the tub of Vanicream for a few days.
On their combination skin the gel moisturizer seemed to pull moisture out, even with another moisturizer on top; they had to wash it off. Maybe fine for very oily skin, but awful for them.
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“I have combo skin and I feel like that gel moisturizer sucks moisture out of my skin.”
After seven years as an oily-skin holy grail, a user finds the Water Cream too light now that their skin has changed in their 30s.
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“I used this for about 7 years as my holy grail as an oily skinned person.”
A user with normal-to-dry skin on tretinoin loves the Dewy Skin Cream but finds it rich enough to use only at night.
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“I love the dewy cream moisturizer but it’s really rich so I only use it at night.”
A decent moisturizer, but it keeps pilling on them.
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“The LRP double repair keeps pilling on me, otherwise a decent moisturizer.”
Works as a stand-alone moisturizer on their oilier skin: nice gel texture, absorbs quickly, not sticky and never clogs pores, though the hydration is light.
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“The gel texture is nice, absorbs quick and dont leave me sticky”
On dry skin, a user found the Water Cream disappears instantly; by noon their face felt tight and concealer settled into lines.
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“for my dry skin it was like putting nothing on at all, by noon my face felt tight”
A user relies on the Vanicream Moisturizing Cream in the pump tub as basically the only thing they can use when their moisture barrier is wrecked.
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“On the vanicream train here, the stuff in the tub with the pump is basically all I can use when my moisture barrier gets wrecked”
On very breakout-prone skin the Dynasty Cream doesn't break them out or irritate; a fairly thin cream they use in the morning.
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“None of these break me out or irritate me at all.”
Their holy grail for repairing the barrier after starting Differin: very nourishing, a thin layer on off nights is enough, and unlike Cicaplast it didn't break them out (can clog if overused).
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“avene cicalfate is my holy grail for this.”
After an allergic reaction wrecked their barrier, the Cicalfate+ cream (with a gentle ceramide essence) was the only thing their skin tolerated at its worst, and it helped them heal.
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“But the Avene Cicalfate was a real lifesaver for me, the only thing my skin could tolerate when it was at its worst.”
A user calls Vanicream's tub cream their holy grail for any skin irritation.
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“Their tub cream is my HG for all things skin irritation.”
A user says Cicaplast Balm B5+ changed their skin so much, even more than their previous CeraVe combo.
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“you should try cicaplast balm B5 it's honestly changed my skin so much and is even better than this combo”
Finds Tatcha's purple-jar moisturizer, the Dewy Skin Cream, too greasy.
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“Some people really love the Tatcha moisturizer in the purple container but I find it to be too grea”
Loves it as one of their favourite bargain skincare products.
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“I love the CeraVe night cream, the cream to foam face wash, the lotion in in the tub”
Uses it to seal in moisture at night on dry skin in a hot desert climate.
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“a thick moisturizer at night like aquaphor to seal everything in (I use Cerave healing ointment)”
Loves the CeraVe Moisturising Cream: keeps their face hydrated all night with a non-greasy texture, but it isn't fungal-acne safe for them.
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“I love the cerave moisturising cream, it keeps my face hydrated all night and love the texture and that is not greasy”
A 20-year-old has used Cicaplast Balm B5+ as their main moisturiser for years because their skin felt dry and irritated without it, but now suspects it was too occlusive for their acne-prone skin.
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“For years i’ve used the cicaplast B5 baume as my primary moisturizer”
Uses CeraVe Moisturizing Cream morning and night as part of the gentle routine that finally improved their acne.
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“cerave moisturizing cream AM and PM”
Their usual last step, but for the past month it hasn't helped their dehydrated, dull skin much.
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“i normally use la Roche posay cicaplast balm as last step.sin ce a month I have noticed it's not helping me much.”
Part of the gentle routine that helped their lifelong acne finally improve: Cicaplast Balm B5+ over CeraVe cream at night.
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“cicablast balm b5+ after cerave at night”
On their dry, psoriasis-prone skin the Byoma Moisturizing Gel Cream left them greasy, especially in the T-zone.
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“I’ve tried: CeraVe Ultra Light Moisturizing Gel, The Inkey List Omega Water Cream, Byoma Moisturizing Gel Cream, and so many others.”
Loves it among their French pharmacy picks.
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“Roche-Posay Circaplast B5+(love!)”
Has used the Dynasty Cream morning and night for two years: at first it really improved their skin, but over the last year their skin has become dull, sensitive and breakout-prone.
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“Initially, they really improved my skin. Over the last year, however, I feel like my skin isn’t benefitting as much anymore”
Loves the Toleriane Double Repair moisturizer with ceramide.
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“I love the La Roche-Posay Facial Moisturizer, Toleriane Double Repair with Ceramide!”
Healed a badly damaged barrier over a long period with no actives; the CeraVe cream was one of the two products that helped most.
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“my top 2 favs would be the cerave cream and the cezanne (Japanese brand) high moisture conditioner as a toner, they both helped a lot.”
The only moisturizer that made their skin plump and glowing, though pricey for the amount.
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“The only one that has ever made me plump and glow was the byoma moisturizing gel cream! Unfortunately it's too pricey for the amount you get in the pump.”
Names it alongside CeraVe PM as a favourite moisturizer.
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“Or skin renewing night cream with peptides.”
Names it as their favourite moisturizer overall.
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“Cerave pm is my favorite moisturizer.”
The Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer sometimes stung their dry, sensitive skin.
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“Vanicream sometimes stung too.”
On dry, sensitive skin the Byoma pink gel cream tingled.
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“BYOMA tingled, and the smells of La Roche-Posay and Prequel bothered me.”
A few days in on very finicky, breakout-prone skin: soft, not greasy and no pimples so far.
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“I started the Vanicream daily facial moisturizer a few days ago and my skin feels oddly great so far. Super soft but not greasy. So far no pimples”
A user with very sensitive skin finds the Vanicream face moisturizer the only one that doesn't irritate them, but too light for dry Colorado air.
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“The vanicream face moisturizer is the best one for me, but its too light here for Colorado's skin-shriveling air.”
The ICE Ceramide Cream was one of their favorites; nothing has matched its cooling effect in their night routine.
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“I am looking for recommendations to replace one of my favorite products that has been discontinued - the Sunday Riley ICE ceramide cream.”
Two months of good results: the only cream that doesn't break them out or irritate their SLS-allergic skin.
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“I've been using the vanicream moisturizing cream that comes in the tub for the last 2 months and seeing good results.”
A holy grail for dry skin: lightweight yet heavily moisturizing and helpful for a damaged barrier.
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“I just started using and loving La Roche Posay’s Cicaplast Balm - it’s somehow lightweight yet heavily moisturizing”
Burned and dried out their compromised skin.
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“I was trying cerave cream after the new neutrogena moisturizer, and it still burned and dried out.”
Likes it as their moisturizer applied after tretinoin.
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“Apply a moisturizer 30 minutes after tretinoin. I like LRP Toleriane Double Repair.”
Calls Cicalfate+ amazing for barrier repair and for calming redness and irritation.
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“This stuff is amazing for skin barrier repair, it helps a lot with redness and irritation as well.”
Had good luck with the COSRX Ceramide moisturizer during barrier issues.
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“CosRx The Ceramide Skin Barrier Repair Moisturizer is another one I had good luck with when I was having skin barrier issues.”
Broke them out badly when they tried it on their face.
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“This broke me out so much!!!!! Omg can’t believe I have tried this for my face”
Was a huge culprit behind their burning and irritation.
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“I saw you mentioned using the cerave cream. That was a huge culprit of mine.”
Their sensitive skin loves it, though the bottle makes the last 15–20% impossible to get out.
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“I finally tried La Roche Posay double repair moisturizer and my sensitive skin is LOVING it (yay!).”
Too occlusive for their face, so they use it up on their neck.
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“I have been using Vanicream moisturizing cream on my neck because it became to occlusive for my face”
CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion morning and night is part of a routine that has kept their skin soft and clear for years.
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“I have a routine I absolutely love that has worked for me for years.”
Recommends it as ultra-light and gel-based for their breakout-prone skin.
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“Torriden dive in soothing cream! Ultra light and gel based.”
Goes-to thick, fragrance-free cream whenever their skin barrier is damaged.
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“Avene cicalfate is an extremely thick cream for barrier protection. I use it whenever my barrier is messed up. It is fragrance free”
Gave them acne, and their sister broke out badly too.
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“This unfortunately gave me acne, gave it to my sister and she also got very bad acne”
Their go-to moisturizer for years, though worried about a reported formula change.
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“Yes this has been my go to for years!”
Has sworn by it for a decade; pricey but a little goes a long way.
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“I've sworn by it for a decade and always miss it when I try other things. It's pricy but you only need a tiny bit”
Their holy grail for almost three years; affordable and easy to find.
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“Byoma Moisturizing Gel-Cream is my HG for almost 3 years. Economical and super accessible”
Says it totally changed their skin; stocks up on it from abroad.
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“This daily cream totally changed my life/ skin.”
Their sensitive combination skin loves it and they always return to it; strong pleasant scent.
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“Unfortunately my skin loves the Tatcha Dewy cream (purple container) and I always go back to it. It smells incredible.”
Thicker than Avène; fills peeling patches so foundation sits well.
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“for daytime under makeup the lrp cicaplast baume is way thicker than avene and actually fills in the peeling bits so foundation sits on top instead of clinging to every dry patch.”
They've used it for years and keep repurchasing.
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“cerave foaming face wash with niacinamide and their skin renewing night cream, have used for years.”
Their holy-grail pick: plain, medium weight, hydrating and not greasy.
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“Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer. Boring, not too light but not heavy, hydrating, not greasy.”
Former beauty creator who has repurchased it repeatedly: hydrating, not greasy, unscented, works under makeup.
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“It sits well under makeup. So hydrating but not greasy. It’s no frills but that’s what makes it so reliable. No scent.”
Nice, but leaves a film on their skin.
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“The Beauty of Joseon dynasty cream is also nice but it feels like it leaves a film on my skin”
Their holy grail for any barrier problem; visibly better skin by the next morning.
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“it's the only product i've ever used where the difference in my skin was night/day when i woke up the next morning.”
The best moisturizer so far for their acne-prone, retinoid-worn skin: hydrating without breakouts, though they want something richer.
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“Currently using Cetaphil moisturizing cream … bought this off hand while on vacation and it’s been the best to my skin, more hydrating but also doesn’t break me out”
Their favourite moisturizer; says it completely changed their skin.
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“This is my favorite it completely changed my skin along with cosrx peptide booster serum”
A dry-skinned tazarotene user layers the Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer, an ultra-thin, surprisingly ceramide-rich lotion, so they need less of a pricier cream to stay hydrated all day.
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“Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer”
They loved it but had to stop when their skin stopped tolerating niacinamide.
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“I miss Lipid Gold so much. My skin decided to stop tolerating niacinamide, so I had to cut it out.”
One of their favourite budget moisturizers for dull, dry skin.
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“For “cheap” my favorites are illiyoon (avail on Amazon) and vanicream daily moisturizer.”
Repaired their irritated, flaky barrier within two days.
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“Cicaplast - apply it throughout the day ( if you tolerate it well) . It worked wonders for me in 2 days.”
Great for very dry skin, but an old opened tube caused irritation for them and their nephew; they now finish it within months.
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“I still use it because it’s really good for my skin when it gets super dry.”
Their daily moisturizer since 2021; they bought Vanicream several times but always came back to this.
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“I tried the Vanicream moisturizer and didn't like it as much as LRP Toleriane double repair moisturizer”
They absolutely loved it but it's too expensive to import where they live.
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“I absolutely loved Stratia Lipid Gold and Stratia Interface when I tried them.”
Absolutely incredible and repurchased many times; switching to cheaper Vanicream left their skin dull and less moisturized.
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“La roche posay cicaplast B5 moisturizer, absolutely incredible, I have repurchased many times”
Left their combination, oily skin too shiny under makeup.
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“Skin1004 Centella hyalu-cica moisturize cream (too shiny)”
Their skin loves the tub cream even though the brand's lotion burns them.
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“Yep I can't use the lotion (it burns and causes redness) but my skin LOVES the stuff in the tub.”
A daily go-to they love and have used for about seven years.
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“Also love Laroche Posay cicaplast balm I use cerave lotion for my body. Been using all these products for ~7 years now.”
Great and non-irritating for them.
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“The vanicream in a tub a great and non irritating for me though!”
With very sensitive skin, it's one of the few products they repurchase religiously after trying many.
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“I religiously buy Vanicream face wash. Prequel Reactive Skin Solutions. Prequel Half and Half Lightweight Moisturizer. LRP Cicaplast Baumé.”
Their favourite barrier cream for normal-to-oily skin.
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“My personal favorite is **LRP Cicaplast Baume B5+**, but I have normal-to-oily skin”
Solid on their rosacea-prone, sensitive skin for years with no breakouts or irritation; they always come back to it.
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“Vanicream gentle facial cleanser and their daily facial moisturizer. They’re both just solid and get the job done.”
About ten years and many jars in, they can't stop using it.
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“I've been using First Aid Beauty's Ultra Repair Cream for something like 10 years now.”
Outstanding for sensitive skin: never stings and calms redness, though thick and slow to absorb.
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“I've been using the Vanicream cream in the tub, its a workhorse and it's outstanding. Great for sensitive skin, it really has nothing reactive in it, so it never stings.”
Good for them, a bit heavier than Vanicream.
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“The Cerave moisturizing cream is also good and a little heavier than the Vanicream.”
Works well for their oily, acne-prone skin.
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“currently been using clinique 100h moisturizer really good or byoma gel moisturizer also really good”
Their holy grail moisturizer that they always return to after trying others.
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“I’ve tried *a lot* and I always return to my HG, First Aid Beauty’s Ultra Repair Cream.”
Their first commercial face product in years made their skin worse.
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“That was my exact experience. First time I tried a commercial product for my face in years and it made my skin worse!”
Their night moisturizer; the milia they got from heavier creams has stopped.
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“For PM, I use aveeno calm and restore gel moisturizer. I used to get milia from heavy moisturizers but it's completely stopped with those two.”
Left a waxy residue on their sensitive skin.
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“Cerave in the tub. It left a…waxy? residue on my face.”
Uses Tatcha's Water Cream by day without breakouts and gets lots of compliments on their skin.
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“I use the Water Cream + Milky SPF in the daytime and have gotten a lot of compliments on my skin looking extra good”
Despite naturally dry skin, the CeraVe moisturising lotion leaves them with far too much shine that lasts for days, which they hate.
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“im getting way too much shine that last for 3 days from cerave moisturising lotion which i hate”
With dry skin they loved the Water Cream, like a cool compress, until longer use started to sting.
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“Water cream was also nice, and I loved it for my dry skin way better than the dewy cream, however, after longer use it also started giving me uncomfortable sting”
Their holy grail for dry, very sensitive skin after years of trying moisturisers and serums.
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“I bought **La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5** to treat a skin issue my boyfriend was having. Out of curiosity, I decided to try it on my own face”
Cleared bumps from retinol barrier damage, but it ultimately clogs, so they're moving on.
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“Cicalfate (same type of balm essentially) resolved my bumps too which were caused by improper retinol use and barrier damage. But ultimately, it clogs due to its nature.”
Loves it; it saved their cracked, dry hands.
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“I also love this cream. Saved my cracked dry hands during pregnancy”
Calmed their oily, acne-prone skin and repaired their barrier, though not always great under makeup.
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“Being oily and acne-prone, using it was the start of my adult acne calming down considerably, to the point where it replaced my other moisturisers.”
Someone with highly sensitive skin found the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream stung badly despite its reputation.
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“Idk what it waa in the FAB ultra repair cream but it stung my skin so bad!!!”
This user reaches for the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream whenever their skin flares up, calling it a reset button.
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“Ultra repair cream is my go-to when my skin decides to throw a tantrum”
Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer is meant for sensitive skin, but something in it irritated them and it wasn't supportive enough.
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“I feel like I had a similar reaction years ago when I tried Vanicream daily moisturizer.”
With eczema and acne-prone skin that tolerates little, they seal their routine with The Ordinary's squalane oil when extra dry and it helps a ton.
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“When my skin is extra dry, i use The Ordinary's Squalene oil to seal all of my skincare in.”
Vanicream in the tub is the best moisturizer for them: thick, unscented, for sensitive skin, and a tub lasts about six months, so they'll never buy expensive moisturizers again.
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“It’s thick, no scent, and made for sensitive skin.”
Nothing calms their sensitive, mildly rosacea-prone skin like Avène Cicalfate.
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“But nothing is more calming to my sensitive/mild rosacea prone skin than avene cicalfete”
Vanicream in the tub is amazing and cheap enough to use on neck and chest too.
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“Vanicream in the tub (I have the tub + pump) is amazing.”
Bought to soothe their barrier when starting tretinoin, it left them with lasting closed comedones.
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“Cicaplast baume b5 for me. It clogged me up so badly I accidentally gave myself an army of closed comedones to deal with to this day.”
An oily-dehydrated user found the Dive-In Soothing Cream fine all summer, but cheeks get tight and flaky as weather dries.
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“torriden dive in cream was fine all summer but now that it's getting drier my cheeks get tight and a little flaky by night.”
A user couldn't use the Anua ceramide cream: it irritated their eyes and their skin didn't like it.
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“I also couldn't use this moisturiser, it made my eyes get irritated and water and felt like my skin didn't like it.”
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 helped calm their perioral dermatitis along the jawline.
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“I used Kate Somerville Goat Milk Moisturizer and La Roche Cicaplast B-5 to help with it.”
Likes CeraVe's night cream but still gets some stinging from it, unlike a ceramide cream they use after overdoing actives.
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“Also a big fan of Cerave’s night cream, but I find that I still get some stinging with the cerave”
On dry, sensitive, breakout-prone skin, the Hada Labo Plumping Gel Cream is very moisturizing without heavy butters.
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“Hada labo plumping gel cream is a dream come true. I have such dry sensitive skin but it breaks out if I use heavy creams with butters.”
After a month they had a bad flare of scabby bumps and cleared up within a week of stopping, so they blame the gel.
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“Anyway, I started using this and after like a month I had a bad flare up. Like big huge bumps that became scabs all over my neck and lower face”
A combination-skinned user wears the Dive-In Soothing Cream year-round: smooth, lightweight and not greasy.
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“I use Torriden almost all year around. It's smooth and lightweight. Doesn't feel greasy at all imo.”
Used the Laneige Water Bank cream for a long time and loved it, but switched because of the price.
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“I used this moisturizer for a long time! Absolutely love it, just got tired of the price point.”
At 32 with an oily T-zone, the Vanicream moisturizer with HA and ceramides has worked as well for them as Laneige Water Bank.
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“I now use the Vanicream moisturizer with HA and ceramides. I wouldn’t say it’s a dupe but it has worked equally well for me.”
Had an awful reaction to the new formula.
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“I just tried the new formula and I had an awful reaction”
Has liked BoJ Dynasty Cream at night lately: pretty light but still hydrating.
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“Lately I've liked Beauty of Joseon dynasty cream and Pyunkang Yul Calming Moisture Barrier Cream. Both are pretty light but still hydrating”
Their eczema liked it for years but recent flares make it burn when applied.
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“I’ve used it for years and my eczema has always liked it. Recently I’ve had the worst flares of my life and it burns my skin when I apply the hydro boost.”
Using Cicalfate+ alone on super reactive dry skin, has seen little or no improvement and their face looks a bit puffy.
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“I haven't noticed much or any improvement so far, if anything have noticed my face looks a little bloated / puffy”
With the hydrating cleanser, fixed a years-long wrecked barrier.
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“It’s fixed my wrecked skin barrier that I’ve been dealing with for a couple of years.”
Gets their dehydrated barrier back to normal in 2-3 days.
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“I use LRP b5 Cicaplast balm. After 2-3 days, it gets back to normal.”
Uses the Cicaplast Balm regularly at times, but it sometimes breaks them out.
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“it sometimes breaks me out too and i've sometimes use it regularly”
A very reactive user found the Dive-In Soothing Cream doesn't irritate their skin, though it isn't enough alone.
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“I tried the Torriden Dive in soothing cream though and it doesn’t seem to irritate my skin”
Causes puffiness and dryness, and around the eyes a runny nose and bloodshot eyes; possibly an allergy.
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“My skin seems to get puffy/dryer, and just feels bad until I wash it off the next day.”
A game-changer layered over moisturizer to lock in hydration.
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“I started layering vanicream moisturizing cream (specifically the cream — it’s thick and occlusive) over my usual moisturizer, and it was a GAME-CHANGER for locking in hydration.”
Is in love with the Cicaplast Balm, which they have used for almost two years.
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“(I am in love with cicaplast )”
Like Aquaphor but soaks into skin more easily.
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“Then, I layer it with there cereave healing ointment, it’s like aquaphor but it soaks into skin easier.”
With a milky toner, it always repairs redness and irritation.
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“Thayer’s milky toner is GOAT for me. Cheap, hydrating and feels great on. That plus cicaplast baume always repairs redness and irritation”
A huge fan, but it doesn't lock in moisture like an occlusive.
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“I’m a huge fan of Cicalfate for so many reasons, but moisture isn’t one of them. It’s thick like an occlusive but doesn’t lock in moisture the same way.”
The reformulated version burned their skin immediately.
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“It burned my skin immediately.”
A dry-skinned user in the tropics found the Dive-In Soothing Cream too light.
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“The torriden was too light for my dry skin (even though I live in a tropical climate).”
After almost a month, a user with normal-to-dry sensitive, rosacea-prone skin finds the Anua ceramide cream perfect and soothing, beating Tower 28 SOS.
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“It blows the Tower28 one out of the water, I've been using it for almost a month and it is so perfect and soothing”
A dry/combo user in the Arizona desert calls the Dive-In Soothing Cream a holy grail that absorbs better than heavy barrier creams.
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“I promise, the Torriden dive in cream is the real deal. It’s one of my HGs.”
A user enjoys the Dive-In Soothing Cream as an inoffensive, hydrating moisturizer.
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“I really enjoy the Torriden Dive-In cream, it is a nice inoffensive, hydrating moisturizer that my skin likes.”
After years on their face, the new bottle has a chemical smell they never noticed before.
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“I recently bought a new lotion at target last week and I noticed that it smells like chemically?”
Works great at night, though it's very thick and sits on top rather than sinking in.
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“vanicream moisturizing cream (the one in the tub) work great for me!! Just be wary that the moisturizing cream is really thick”
A combination-skinned user likes the Dive-In Soothing Cream as lightweight yet moisturizing, layering twice when needed.
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“I currently use the Torriden one and I quite like it as it is lightweight but still moisturising.”
A user loves the Dive-In Soothing Cream as a hydrating layer that doesn't break them out, but needs an occlusive on top.
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“it doesn't make me break out, but it isn't enough alone.”
A dry/combo user wears the Dive-In Soothing Cream in the morning: light, hydrating and not shiny by day's end.
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“I like it because it’s light but still hydrating. At the end of the day I don’t look super shiny/greasy.”
A user in a hot, humid country loves the Dive-In Soothing Cream, though it may not suit dry climates.
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“I live in a hot and humid country and personally love the torriden!”
Switching to it and the Vanicream cleanser stopped the bumps CeraVe caused within three days.
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“switched to Vanicream gentle cleanser and daily facial moisturizer, and stopped getting these bumps in 3 days.”
Recently started it and their face began breaking out.
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“I also bought a Cerave moisturizing cream recently and my face started to have some breakouts.”
Loves Vanicream's face-specific moisturizer, unlike the brand's body lotion, which broke them out.
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“I love the moisturizer specifically made for the face though.”
After a decade of use their skin has become full of clogged pores and closed comedones.
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“I've been using Cerave foaming face cleanser and daily moisturizing lotion for over a decade now. It's clearly not working for me anymore”
Loved the old formula, but the newer bottles are not working as well and leave skin dry and irritated.
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“When I bought more, it hasn’t been working as well and my skin is getting dry and irritated.”
Combo/oily skin used it all summer with no shine or clogging; a lightweight lotion that sinks in fast without an occlusive film.
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“I have combo/oily skin and used it through a whole summer with no extra shine or clogging.”
Their holy grail on dry, sensitive, acne-prone skin from 2014–15, layering well under makeup; they feel the newer formula has a different texture.
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“CeraVe cream used to be my holy grail since around 2014-15. And it layered nicely under makeup on the days I would wear makeup.”
Loves Cicalfate+ twice daily as hydrating and calming alongside tretinoin, but it's too thick and greasy for humid Florida days.
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“I use Avene Cicalfate twice a day. I love because it feels really hydrating and calming on my skin (I use Tretinoin).”
Switched to Cicalfate+ after LRP broke them out: very rich but caused no acne; uses it at night only.
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“LRP broke me out, so I switched to avene. Yes its very rich but didnt cause any pimples/acne for me.”
Uses Cicalfate+ at night with Cetaphil cream by day; the perfect combo for them.
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“I use Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream (yes, the big tub. lol) during the day and Avene Cicalfate+ at night. It’s the perfect combo for me ☺️”
Loved it for five years, but the reformulated bottle stings their face.
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“I have used the product for about five years at the recommendation of a dermatologist and loved it, but I recently had to buy a new bottle and it is stinging my face.”
Their face became very red and new pimples appeared after switching to it.
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“I switched to Aveeno oat gel moisteriser a few months ago and my face is SO RED! I just put it on there and new pimples appeared”
After a decade of use, the new bottle burned their skin.
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“I just opened my new bottle and holy crap did it burn my skin like heck! Been using this consistently over the last decade & never had an issue before.”
Lists the Dive In cream among moisturizers that all broke out their very sensitive, acne-prone skin.
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“i have tried LRP cica baume, purito oat in gel , torriden dive incream everything broke me out”
Says the PM facial moisturizer is great to use in the morning with a separate SPF.
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“The cerave pm facial moisturizer (the one in the pump) is great to use morning and then a separate spf with more than 30”
Seems to cause breakouts that look like rosacea and small welts, with pain and itching.
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“That one specifically seems to be causing my breakouts that look like a combination of rosacea and small welts...with slight pain and itchiness.”
Switching to La Roche-Posay Cicaplast while on tretinoin broke them out in dermatitis bumps and peeling.
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“I ran out last week and tried to replace it with la Roche cica plast and omg. My skin broke out in dermatitis bumps, was peeling, it was awful.”
Had a severe reaction to the Ultra Repair Cream: swollen, red, burning skin and about 100 bumps overnight.
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“Just has a horrible reaction to First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream.”
The restocked ICE Ceramide Moisturiser is a completely different product from the original they used daily; won't buy it again.
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“I have emailed them and they've sort of explained that it is different”
Their whole face broke out in cystic acne.
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“i bought this after i ran out of my regular moisturizer and my entire face has broken out into cystic acne.”
Loves it and finds a pea-sized amount is enough to be effective.
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“I love the daily facial moisturizer, and I found for my skin I don't need a lot of it for it to be effective. I use about a pea sized amount.”
After a year of Cicalfate+ twice a day, has noticed a lot of closed comedones and finds it too heavy once the barrier is healed.
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“I have noticed a lot of closed comedowns now after using this for a year straight twice a day lol”