Calm + Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer

Loves it as an affordable water-gel moisturiser.

“I also love the Aveeno Oat Gel Moisturizer”

Their night moisturizer; the milia they got from heavier creams has stopped.

“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.”

Their face became very red and new pimples appeared after switching to it.

“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”

Likes it, paired with the matching serum at night for extra hydration.

“I like the aveeno oat gel cream, and at night I use their matching serum first as well to get more hydration in.”

Keeps coming back to it because it works for their hormonal-acne-prone skin, but finds the small jar pricey for what it is.

“I’ve been using aveenos oat calming gel moisturiser for a while now and it works for my skin well enough that I keep coming back to it.”

Likes it but finds it not very moisturizing for super dry skin.

“I like this one too, although it is not very moisturizing if you have super dry skin.”

Loves it on oily skin; it works surprisingly well and feels great.

“I love this on my oily skin, it works surprisingly well and feels great too”

Much more moisturising for them than La Roche-Posay's moisturiser.

“The LRP moisturizer isn’t enough for me either. The Aveeno oat gel moisturizer is much better imo.”

Got sudden eyelid eczema and suspects the Aveeno moisturizer.

“Omg i literally got eyelid eczema out of no where! I think the Aveeno Moisturizer is the cause of it”

Works well for their fussy, acne-prone skin after an adjustment period and never caused breakouts.

“even been using it that long but it works well for my skin”

Their rosacea-prone skin did not like the Aveeno oat gel.

“my rosacea skin did not like the aveeno gel cream lol”

Holy grail moisturizer, but pricey enough that they're looking for an equivalent.

“It is my holy grail, but I’ve been venturing out to find something equivalent texture and soothing wise”

After Clinique broke them out, they and their daughter use this with no issues.

“Now we both use the same Aveeno one pictured here with no issues”

Liked it more than Neutrogena's water cream but neither was very hydrating and both left a film.

“I have tried both and I guess I liked the Aveeno one more, but neither was very hydrating and they both left an uncomfortable film on my skin.”

Developed an itchy rash with redness and tiny whiteheads on the forehead and temples, as with another oat gel cream.

“I had the exact same reaction with Aveeno’s Oat Gel Moisturiser”

Sensitive skin finds it irritating and stinging, especially around the nose and under the eyes, despite a soft non-greasy finish.

“Every time I apply it (tried several times) it feels irritating and stings a little, especially along the cheeks/right next to nose”

Had a reaction: it makes their eyes tingle and water.

“I had a reaction too, it makes my eyes tingle and water!”

Found it really nice, with acne about the same or slightly less than usual and noticeably smoother skin; recommends it.

“i’ve actually found it really nice on my skin! i’ve been getting the same amount of acne as usual, maybe less, so it hasn’t affected it much.”

Hated the Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel: it irritated and dried out their skin.

“it did not work out for me at all. In fact, I hated it. Irritated my skin and dried it out.”

After a month on the Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel, it doesn't irritate them but makes their forehead oily.

“It definitely doesn’t irritate my skin at all (thank god), but it makes my forehead pretty oily”

Their combination, sensitive face feels overwhelmingly warm right after applying it.

“As soon as I finish applying it, my face feels very warm that it’s overwhelming”

Using the Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel with the serum for a while, they really like it and find it more effective than Hydro Boost.

“So I've been using it for a while, along with the serum, and I really like it!”

Loves it and thinks it's a pretty good product regardless of price.

“I love the Aveeno oat gel, I think it’s a pretty good product actually”

Loves it as a core product and uses it in large quantities, so it isn't really cheap for them.

“I know the Aveeno oat gel moisturizer should be considered cheap, but I love it so much”

Has used and loved it for about a year.

“Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer. (Also been using and loving this for about a year!)”

Says it leaves a weird gluey, sticky film on the face.

“the aveeno oat gel is just putting a weird gluey film on your face that'll be sticky for as long as it's on there”

Found Neutrogena's gel not hydrating enough and is loving the Aveeno.

“I didn’t find the neutrogena hydrating enough but I am loving the Aveeno”

A jar with black specks seemed to break their skin out more than earlier jars.

“my skin has been breaking out more with this jar than the last ones”

Finds the Aveeno oat gel decent.

“The Aveeno oat gel is also decent.”

Switches between Hydro Boost and the Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel, a good dupe.

“Aveeno Oat Calm and Restore gel cream is a good dupe! I switch between both!”

Felt really good at first but pilled under their Anessa sunscreen, so they may return it.

“It felt really good and I thought it was going to be a staple in my routine. However, when I used my sunscreen (Anessa's Perfect UV Milk) on top, it started to pill up”

Loved the texture but could not stop it pilling.

“I really loved the texture and how it went on, but could not stop the pilling”

Switched to the Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer and it works better for them, with less redness.

“I switched to the aveeno calm + restore oat gel moisturizer and honestly it works better for me. I noticed less redness.”

Likes it but it pills so easily they don't want to use it.

“I like the Aveeno calm and restore oat gel, but it pills SO easily and makes me not want to use it.”

SO good and works amazingly on acne-prone skin without ever breaking them out.

“Aveeno Calm and Restore oat gel. At first I was weary because… aveeno… but it’s SO good. I have acne prone skin and it works amazing. Never once broke out from it.”

Loves the gel moisturiser from this line.

“I love the Aveeno moisturizer in this line”

Not moisturising enough for their combination skin.

“I commented that the gel moisturizer wasn’t moisturizing enough for me but I have combo skin, not even full on dry skin.”

Repurchased several times; very lightweight.

“I've also repurchased the Aveeno Calm & Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer several times. Very light weight moisturizer”

Stung a little when starting adapalene but has been fine since.

“That aveeno line is amazing omg the gel moisturizer burnt a bit when I was starting to use adapalene but it’s been fine ever since!”

Calls the oat line, including the moisturizer, a cherished, soothing part of their routine.

“From your gentle, soothing nature as found in my Aveeno Calm & Restore oat gel cleanser, moisturizer, and balm”

Says it smells weirdly like turkey gravy and can't stand the odor on their face.

“the product has a weird smell to me. It literally smells like turkey gravy”

Loves that it is lightweight and absorbs quickly, but it pills badly under their tretinoin and peels off within minutes.

“I love that it's lightweight but moisturizing and absorbs quickly.”

Tried the gel cream and developed eyelid eczema over the summer, suspecting the feverfew in the Calm and Restore line.

“After trial and error, I thought it was the feverfew in the Aveeno line.”

Found it absorbed too easily and wasn't moisturizing enough.

“I tried an Aveeno Oat Gel Moisturizer and it didn't cut it for me. It absorbed too easily and wasn't moisturizing enough”

Loves the line; the gel moisturizer was great in summer.

“Really love this whole line. Gel moisturizer was great in the summer.”

Used it for over a year, but a second jar bought later had a noticeable pencil-shavings odor that the old jars never did.

“I bought two jars a few months ago and just opened the second. It has a noticeable odor that my old jars never did.”

It pills badly under sunscreen, so they skip it in the morning.

“I have the same moisturizer, it pills so bad. So what i do is that i just skip moisturizer”

Loves it but it pills like crazy under Supergoop sunscreen.

“I recently started using this moisturizer and I love it! But I also use SuperGoop! Unseen Sunscreen on top, and it started pilling like crazy”

Finds it not hydrating enough in winter, with a constantly itchy, red face while they figure out irritants.

“I think my current moisturizer isn’t hydrating enough. Aveeno oat gel moisturizer.”

Not breaking them out, unlike the Hydro Boost Water Gel.

“I just recently got aveeno calm + restore, oat gel moisturizer and so far it’s not breaking me out”

A few days in on sensitive skin that clogs easily, it hasn't caused breakouts so far.

“I’ve only been using it a few days. So far it hasn’t caused any breakouts.”

Gets at least slightly itchy every time they apply it after washing, and wonders whether they are allergic to it.

“I’ve been applying it after I wash my face but my skin becomes itchy after.”

Calls it an all-time favorite: light, gel-like, absorbs well and has no detectable fragrance.

“Aveeno Calm + Restore is an all-time favorite of mine! Has a light gel-like consistency that absorbs well. No detectable fragrance.”

Finds it much better at hydrating than CeraVe's PM lotion.

“Aveeno oat gel moisturiser is much better at hydrating than the cerave one”

Got hives within about 30 seconds, unlike the cleanser from the same line.

“I just recently tried the Aveeno Oat Gel Moisturizer (the new one in the jar) and it gave me hives”

Eight weeks in, their skin feels dry to the touch within two minutes and needs several layers, so they may switch.

“My skin is dry to the touch after 2 minutes. It feels not tight, but sort of “dry itchy””

Applying it on damp skin after rinsing makes them feel much more moisturized.

“I use the same product and do this and I’ve felt WAY more moisturized.”

Reacts well to oats; it seals in moisture after a barrier serum and skin isn't dry the next morning.

“With the gel cream after the Barrier Relief, I feel like it is sealing in my skin and I don't feel the need for another product on top. Skin doesn't feel dry the morning after too!”

Bought it as a cheaper alternative but it pills on their skin whatever they try.

“I wanted to get something less pricey so I tried the Aveeno oat gel moisturizer. No matter what I do though, it pills on my skin”

Finds it pills unless used in a tiny amount, then it isn't enough, so switched to other creams.

“I bought that moisturizer too and find that it pills unless I used the tiniest amount.... then it’s not enough”

A couple of weeks in, likes it decently well; compares it to Neutrogena Hydro Boost gel cream.

“I have only been using it for a couple weeks but I like it decently well so far”