Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream

Can sting their irritated winter skin.

“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.

“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 helped their sensitive, red, dry skin.

“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.”

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).

“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.

“But the Avene Cicalfate was a real lifesaver for me, the only thing my skin could tolerate when it was at its worst.”

Calls Cicalfate+ amazing for barrier repair and for calming redness and irritation.

“This stuff is amazing for skin barrier repair, it helps a lot with redness and irritation as well.”

Goes-to thick, fragrance-free cream whenever their skin barrier is damaged.

“Avene cicalfate is an extremely thick cream for barrier protection. I use it whenever my barrier is messed up. It is fragrance free”

Their holy grail for any barrier problem; visibly better skin by the next morning.

“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.”

Cleared bumps from retinol barrier damage, but it ultimately clogs, so they're moving on.

“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.”

Nothing calms their sensitive, mildly rosacea-prone skin like Avène Cicalfate.

“But nothing is more calming to my sensitive/mild rosacea prone skin than avene cicalfete”

Using Cicalfate+ alone on super reactive dry skin, has seen little or no improvement and their face looks a bit puffy.

“I haven't noticed much or any improvement so far, if anything have noticed my face looks a little bloated / puffy”

A huge fan, but it doesn't lock in moisture like an occlusive.

“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.”

Loves Cicalfate+ twice daily as hydrating and calming alongside tretinoin, but it's too thick and greasy for humid Florida days.

“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.

“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.

“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 ☺️”

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.

“I have noticed a lot of closed comedowns now after using this for a year straight twice a day lol”

Their everyday nighttime moisturizer instead of Cicaplast.

“Cicaplast broke me out bad but seems to work for a lot of people. I use Avene Cicalfate as my everyday nighttime moisturizer”

Loves it for barrier repair alongside Vanicream moisturizers.

“I love Avene Cicalfate+ for skin barrier. I use Vanicream moisturizing cream when i use Tret, and Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer when I don't use Tret.”

The only thing that helps them during flares.

“The only thing that helps me during flares is Avene Cicalfate cream.”

Part of the routine that keeps their sensitive, rosacea-prone barrier calm, used three times a week.

“my barrier’s still sensitive so I incorporate Cicalfate 3x a week.”

Holy grail for highly reactive, rosacea-prone skin; much better than Cicaplast for them.

“Absolute holy grail for me & my highly reactive rosacea prone skin.”

No real improvement; too thick and tacky, stays on all day.

“I decided to switch to Cicaplast because I didn't notice much improvement with Cicalfate. And also its texture is way too thick and tacky and it stays on my skin pretty much all day.”

Holy grail for oily, dehydrated, acne-prone skin, used only when needed such as after chemical peels; impressed by the results.

“i just want to share my extreme new found love i grew for avene cicalfate repairing protective cream recently because look at the progress and the results”

A few months in and really happy: works all over, as a spot treatment, with actives and after laser.

“Now, I've been using the Avene Cicalfate for a few months and I'm really happy with it. Used all over, spot treating, with all kinds of actives and after laser treatment. No complaints.”

Their go-to for tretinoin peeling; easier to work into skin than Cicaplast.

“I use it when I have peeling from tret! I prefer it over cicaplast which is so thick and oily and I found difficult to work into my skin”

Broke them out while they were on Accutane, so they switched products.

“This gave me acne while on accutane weirdly enough.”

Cleared their closed comedones and heals pimples without breaking out their very acne-prone skin.

“Finally got rid of my closed comedones on my face! Also great for spot treatment / healing pimples”

Cicalfate+ did wonders for 5 years, but tubes bought in the past year feel much oilier and different.

“I started using avene cicalfate every night about 5 years ago. Did absolute wonders for my skin. However, over the past year every one I’ve bought isn’t the same?”

Dry, rosacea-prone skin; uses Avène Cicalfate nightly and loves it, layered over another moisturizer.

“Avene Cicafalte is amazing- I use it nightly. But you still need a moisturizing cream underneath.”

Wonderful for barrier repair but not as a daily moisturizer.

“Avene Cicalfate is wonderful for barrier repair but I wouldn't use it as a daily moisturizer.”

Worked wonders for their long-running acne.

“I’m really glad you’re trying Cicalfate — it worked wonders for me!”

Loves Cicalfate+ at night: slow to absorb, but skin looks and feels great by morning.

“I love Cicalfate but only use it at night. I find it takes a while to fully absorb, but my skin looks and feels great the next morning!”

Mixed with a gel moisturizer, it restored their reactive barrier.

“my reaction was caused by ciclapast but funnily enough what restored my barrier was using a pea sized amount of cicalfate mixed with purito oat gel moisturizer”

Far better than Cicaplast for them; tones down redness and earns compliments.

“I’ve used both extensively and Avene Cicalfate is far superior. I have gotten so many compliments on my skin, even by strangers. It helps tone down the redness”

Healed their damaged barrier with no issues.

“My skin hates Cicaplast - I bought it when I ruined my skin barrier and it would burn/swell everytime I put it on, especially near the cheekbones. Tried Cicaflate and it healed the barrier with no issues.”

Made dry, sensitive skin drier and irritated their eyelids.

“I got Cicalfate+ for my dry and very sensitive skin, but it got even more dry and now my eyelids are irritated and flaky.”

With rosacea, uses Cicalfate+ daily as prescribed by their dermatologist and says it has made their skin healthy.

“I have rosacea and Avene products is what my dermatologist prescribe to me specifically the avene mild cleanser, avene hydrance spf 30 and avene cicalfate”

Cleared their perioral dermatitis in about three weeks.

“The best one that ended up getting rid of it for me was avene cicalfate restorative cream. This took about 3 weeks.”

Holy grail for sensitive, reactive skin and perioral dermatitis.

“I swear by Avene cicalfate+ This cream has been my holy grail for sensitive/reactive skin.”

Skin couldn't absorb it and felt itchy and dry within a week.

“But I feel like my skin can’t absorb the moisture from the Avene, and a week in, my skin felt itchy and dry.”

Has been using Cicalfate+ Restorative cream and likes it a lot.

“Just wanted to ask about the Avene cream as I have been using it and I have liked it A LOT!”

Now prefers Cicalfate over the reformulated Cicaplast.

“The old Cicaplast formula was heavenly, but the new one seems so drying. I prefer the Avene cicalfate now, or the Keihl's barrier repair cream.”

Seems to help lip-area dermatitis, though it still flares.

“I have been slugging it with avene cicalfate which seems to help, but it does keep flaring if I eat something spicy”

Was diagnosed with contact dermatitis from Avène Cicalfate+.

“just got back from dr, i have contact dermatitis from avene ciclafate.”

One of the few things they could tolerate on perioral dermatitis patches during a flare.

“I was having a horrible perioral dermatitis flare recently and (until I tracked down a tube of Avène Cicalfate+)”

Part of their winter routine for dry, sensitive skin on tretinoin.

“I also use their cicalfate restorative protective cream during the winter.”

Made their dry, flaky mouth area more itchy.

“I tried to use avene cicalfate but that made my skin feel more itchy.”

Over tretinoin at night it keeps their skin moisturised and glowing all day.

“I put Avene Cicalfate or LRP Cicapast over my tret at night and my skin is so moisturized and glowy all day”

Bought Cicalfate+ for a damaged barrier and got clogged pores and a redness disaster.

“It did me so wrong. Clogged pores and redness disaster.”

The Cicalfate+ and Hydrance line saved their eczema-prone skin two years ago and they keep buying it.

“Avene Cicalfate+ & Hydrance line saved my skin two years ago and I haven't stopped buying it since”

Uses it once or twice a week when their skin is very dry.

“I also like using the La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 or Avene Cicalfate one or twice per week when my skin is really dry.”

Started Cicalfate+ to repair a stripped barrier and has had unusual painful cystic acne since.

“since then i’ve been dealing with really painful cystic acne which is out of the ordinary for me.”

Cicalfate+ was life-changing: overnight their redness and pain went and skin was soft; better than Cicaplast.

“Same!! Life changing! My skin was dehydrated with redness and pain, overnight the redness and pain is gone and skin is soft”

What finally cleared their perioral dermatitis completely.

“Completely changed what cleanser I used as well but didn’t get it completely cleared until I used Cicalfate.”

All their Avène products, including Cicalfate, do wonders for their skin.

“I currently own the thermal water, the xeracalm cream, the xeracalm relief balm, and the cicalfate cream. All do wonders for my skin”

Likes it, but prefers the serum for oily skin.

“I have the cicalfate cream and like it, but with oily skin I prefer the cicalfate serum.”

Loves it very much and calls it a holy grail.

“I love Cicalfate very much, it’s an HG. I just purchase the b5 serum and the jury is out so far.”

Their go-to during eczema flare-ups and irritation from actives.

“I use the cicalfate serum and cream when I have eczema flare ups and when actives irritate my skin.”

Cicalfate+ is a game changer that repairs their barrier in days, especially over a hyaluronic serum.

“Game changer. Literally can repair my barrier in days with it.”

Their skin loves Cicalfate+: it restores a broken barrier overnight and nothing else calms as well.

“Can’t quite figure out why but my skin loves Avene Restorative cream - I can restore broken barrier overnight with it.”

Prefers its texture over Triple Paste after a facial.

“I prefer the texture of the Avene Cicalfate over Triple Paste but either should work.”

Prescribed Cicalfate+ after damaging their barrier, has used it for 2 years and it healed their skin.

“been using it for 2 years now it is the only product alongside skin 1004 centella ampoule that i am using and it really helped me a lot.”

A newer tube of Cicalfate+ smelled awful, so they had to stop using it.

“I started using it recently and the smell was awful. I mean it reminded me of dog vomit? I had to stop using it.”

Uses Cicalfate+ as the last step after tret and moisturizer and is obsessed; their skin is much happier.

“I am absolutely obsessed, my skin is so much happier for it!”

A month of use 2-3x a week hasn't done anything for their breakouts.

“I've been trying to heal my barrier for the past month with the Avene cicalfate (2-3x a week) and it doesn't seem to be doing anything ☹️”

Cicalfate+ was great for 6 months after wrecking their barrier, but overuse seemed to bring red patches and texture.

“I've been using it for the past 6 months after wrecked my skin barrier and has been great but right now I'm getting red patches I haven't had before”

Has used Cicalfate+ daily for over 18 months while repairing their barrier, though it can be a bit drying on already-dry areas.

“I use it daily, a.m. and p.m. I think it can be a bit drying on areas that are already dry.”

Uses Cicalfate+ daily for months: very greasy and occlusive, but it gets the job done.

“It’s definitely very greasy and… occlusive-y 😂 but gets the job done”

Cicalfate+ changed everything for their perioral dermatitis; they've used it daily since 2021.

“stumbled across someone recommending Cicalfate and it changed everything to me. I’ve been using it everyday day ever since.”

Their skin was not a huge fan of Cicalfate, preferring other soothing creams.

“My skin wasn’t a huge fan of cicalfate personally. I’ve had really good experiences with the byoma hydrating recovery oil (if you can find it in stock), torriden dive in soothing moisturizer, and aestura soothing cream.”

Always works for them, unlike Cicaplast.

“Avene Cicalfate is always great - LRP Cicaplast breaks me out!”

Used Cicalfate+ to help tolerate Retin-A and found it great.

“I used Avene Cicalfate for the exact same purpose, to help tolerate retin-A. It’s a great product!”

Obsessed with it as their go-to.

“And if I'm not using one of those, it's always Avene Cicalfate balm for me. Obsessed with that stuff!”

Likes the hydrating texture, but it also broke them out.

“I really like the texture of the Avène one and it's hydrating too but unfortunately I've been breaking out with that one too and left with loads of dark acne scars :(”

Pilled badly over azelaic acid.

“Unfortunately, as soon as I applied the cicalfate cream it completely pilled on me.”

Used alone on dry skin, it gave them a lot of closed comedones.

“i learned my lesson with occlusives when i used to put avene cicalfate on dry cleansed skin with nothing else 😭 the amount of closed comedones i got was crazy.”

Months of use on rosacea skin with good results.

“I have rosacea and I have been using Avene Cicalfate Plus for the past few months. It has done really well with my skin.”

Loves Avène Cicalfate at night for several days after a facial; calls it magic.

“Absolutely love Avene Cicalfate at night for several days after getting a facial! That stuff is magic but I use it sparingly.”

Genuinely transformative for their damaged skin.

“That Avene shit is genuinely transformative, it changed the game for me.”

Expected Cicalfate+ to break them out but it didn't; it heals peeling from tret much faster and they use it nightly.

“I thought for sure this and Cerave Ointment would break me out but to my shock neither did. This heals my skin so much quicker and I have less peeling.”

Using it heavily to soothe retinol irritation, which has calmed down.

“I’m mostly just using my moisturiser, Avène Cicalfate, as much as I can to help soothe it and repair.”

Great results so far after a week and a half of use.

“I actually was on day three of using cicalfate when I first saw your comment, along with a cream my derm gave me and I’ve been seeing great results so far”

Didn't cure their dermatitis and broke them out.

“Unfortunately, using the cicalfate did not cure the problem. It broke me out and caused pimples to show.”

Cicalfate+ has got them through bad rosacea in Florida heat.

“Cicalfate has gotten me through some bad rosacea in FL’s hot weather.”

Very soothing for redness, but causes acne if used more than occasionally.

“It’s very soothing and definitely tones down redness and irritation. I wish I could use it every night, but it causes acne and clogged pores if I use it more than a single night here and there.”

After a chemical peel left dry, red patches that wouldn't heal, finds Cicalfate+ a godsend that sinks in without a cast, unlike Cicaplast.

“Avene cicalfate is a god send!!! And it’s £9”

Cicalfate+ has long been their night cream; much better than LRP's Cicaplast.

“Yes!!! So much better than LRP cicabalm. This is has been my night cream for a long time and I love it!!”

Cicalfate+ is very soothing and more hydrating than Cicaplast, but gives them clogged pores and blemishes after a few days.

“It is so soothing, more hydrating than LRP Cicaplast. Unfortunately, I feel like I notice more clogged pores and blemishes after I use the Cicalfate for a few days.”

After trying both extensively, finds Cicalfate+ by far better than LRP Cicaplast for their skin.

“100% agree — it’s so much better than the LRP Cicaplast.”

Rich and a bit sheeny, but doesn't clog their pores.

“I mostly use avene cicalfate these days, it is rich and does make me look a little sheeny but I’m okay with that, I just think of it as dewy.”

Their night cream; helps a lot with rosacea redness.

“The Avene Cicalfate cream I use at night has zinc which helps a lot with redness.”

Prone to perioral dermatitis, finds Cicalfate+ their favourite zinc cream: thin enough to wear all the time, even under SPF.

“Of all the ones I've tried Avene Cicalfate is my favorite by far because it's thin enough that I can use it all the time, even under my SPF, and not look too shiny.”

Cicalfate+ is their favourite barrier cream after Cicaplast broke them out; instant relief and better skin by morning.

“Its my favorite barrier repairing cream. LRP Cicaplast was too rich for my skin, made me break out like crazy with small ccs.”

Tried Cicalfate+ when out of Cicaplast and liked it less than the LRP balm.

“I used this on holiday when I ran out of the La Roche-Posey Cicaplast and I didn't like it as much as the LRP one.”

An Avène fan found Cicalfate+ became very drying on their skin and caused a rash.

“I’m a pretty big Avene stan but I did not like this product. Weirdly for me it become very drying once on my skin, and I broke out in a rash.”

The Avène version also broke them out.

“Unfortunately I did try Cicaplast and it made me break out 🥲 as did the Avène version.”

Helps during flares but clogs them if used at other times.

“That being said. I cannot use Cicalfate at any other time other than flares bc I will clog up.”

Very drying; they peel every night since adding it.

“My esthi added Cicalfate to my routine and it is soooo drying. I basically peel/shed skin every night.”

Feels good at first, but by evening skin is very dry and flaking.

“for some reason it feels good when i first put it on but at the end of the day my skin is dry as a desert and flaking off a ridiculous amount.”

Left their very dry skin dry and flaking.

“This happens to me with both the cicaplast and the cicalfate. I gave up, but I wonder what it is.”

With a zinc soap, it cleared their dermatitis in two days.

“I just started using Dermaharmony zinc soap twice a day followed by a very light layer of Avene Cicalfate and my PD is completely cleared up 2 days later”

Calls it amazing for calming a retinal reaction.

“The cicalfate cream that I use has zinc oxide. It's amazing!”

Broke them out badly and felt less moisturizing than Cicaplast.

“I bought the cicalfate cream along with the tolerance cream and both of them broke me out soooo much.”

Heals damaged patches but gives them whiteheads, especially on the nose.

“I do think it can clog pores and causes me white heads, especially on my nose. But I still use it when the need for healing an ugly red/dry/ mangled patch outweighs my concern for one more whitehead.”

Severe breakouts within a week on acne-prone skin.

“I’ve been using the Cicalfate cream for a week and I have noticed some severe breakouts.”

A miracle cream for their perioral dermatitis flare, which is nearly gone.

“I’ve been treating it with Avene cicalfate (miracle cream for pod) and it’s nearly gone”

Their holy grail moisturizer, though very thick in summer.

“my HG moisturizer the Avene cicalfate which is really thick especially in the summer time”

Felt too greasy on their acne-prone skin from the first use.

“I started using this cream this morning and it already seems to be too greasy.”

Skin looked better overall but became congested with hidden bumps.

“And while my skin did get better it became much more congested but those kind of congestions that you don‘t really see and only when l touched my skin l could feel it.”

Helps tightness a bit, but skin is oily and tight again within hours.

“This helps me at least a bit to make my skin a bit less tight but after 5 hours my face is Extremely oily and very tight again.”

Says Cicalfate cured their irritation, unlike CeraVe which moisturized but did not help the irritation.

“Cicalfate cured my irritation and before trying Cicalfate I tried the cerave first.”

Calmed their skin after a stinging reaction to actives.

“I used the Avene Thermal Water, LRP Baume B5, and the Avene Cicalfate. My skin is so much more calm now.”

A bit thick, but a little goes far and helps repair thin, sensitive skin.

“Cicalfate is a bit thick but a little goes a long way, and the zinc helps to repair the skin.”

A miracle cream: no new pimples and wounds healed very quickly.

“This is a miracle cream. It has not caused any new pimples and my face has recovered sooo quickly.”

Uses it on everything, including after shaving and as an occlusive.

“I put that shit on everything!!! Seriously. My skin loves zinc too so I slather on after shaving or use it as my occulsive.”

Using it to keep their seborrheic dermatitis under control.

“The next problem I will have to deal next is with the sebderm which I'm currently controlling with the Avene Cicalfate Repair Cream.”