Recommends it as ultra-light and gel-based for their breakout-prone skin.
“Torriden dive in soothing cream! Ultra light and gel based.”
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Recommends it as ultra-light and gel-based for their breakout-prone skin.
“Torriden dive in soothing cream! Ultra light and gel based.”
An oily-dehydrated user found the Dive-In Soothing Cream fine all summer, but cheeks get tight and flaky as weather dries.
“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 combination-skinned user wears the Dive-In Soothing Cream year-round: smooth, lightweight and not greasy.
“I use Torriden almost all year around. It's smooth and lightweight. Doesn't feel greasy at all imo.”
A very reactive user found the Dive-In Soothing Cream doesn't irritate their skin, though it isn't enough alone.
“I tried the Torriden Dive in soothing cream though and it doesn’t seem to irritate my skin”
A dry-skinned user in the tropics found the Dive-In Soothing Cream too light.
“The torriden was too light for my dry skin (even though I live in a tropical climate).”
A dry/combo user in the Arizona desert calls the Dive-In Soothing Cream a holy grail that absorbs better than heavy barrier creams.
“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.
“I really enjoy the Torriden Dive-In cream, it is a nice inoffensive, hydrating moisturizer that my skin likes.”
A combination-skinned user likes the Dive-In Soothing Cream as lightweight yet moisturizing, layering twice when needed.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“I live in a hot and humid country and personally love the torriden!”
Lists the Dive In cream among moisturizers that all broke out their very sensitive, acne-prone skin.
“i have tried LRP cica baume, purito oat in gel , torriden dive incream everything broke me out”
No stinging even after a sensitized barrier; likes how smooth it feels and will keep using it.
“I have not noticed any stinging with the Torriden! I like how smooth it feels as well and will probably continue using it.”
Settled on it with the Aestura cream but prefers the Aestura.
“I’ve settled on Torriden Dive In Cream and the Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream. I prefer the Aestura.”
Found it burned less than a Trader Joe's gel moisturizer but still left a lingering burn, and later suspected it for puffy eyes.
“Then i got Torriden dive in soothing cream. Doesn't burn as badly as the trader joes but still a burning that hasn't gone away.”
A dry, sensitive-skinned user rates the Dive-In Soothing Cream 7/10: calming but too light for winter.
“felt a bit too lightweight for winter so didn’t really give me enough hydration but it was calming”
An oily-skinned user in a hot, humid climate finds the Dive-In Soothing Cream perfect: lightweight, oil-free and very hydrating.
“On my oily skin it's perfect for my kind of weather! Because it is so lightweight and oil free lol.”
In a high desert climate, a user finds the Dive-In Soothing Cream not a winter moisturizer but great before workouts.
“Torriden is definitely not a winter moisturizer.”
A user who didn't get on with Illiyoon calls the Torriden soothing cream their holy grail.
“Illiyoon didnt go that well with me too but torriden is my HG!”
Calls it their holy grail: super soothing, moisturizing and yet light, and keeps a jar as a backup.
“The Torriden cream is my HG. Super soothing, moisturizing, and yet light.”
A dehydrated combo-skinned user loved the Dive-In Soothing Cream in summer, layered over toner and serum.
“I've only tried soothing one in summer and loved it for dehydrated combo skin”
Bought the moisturizer after the cleanser; it absorbs quickly without feeling sticky and they are over the moon with the results.
“The moisturizer absorbs quickly and doesn't feel sticky. I am over the moon with the feel and the results of both!”
Listed the Torriden Dive In cream among moisturizers 1-4 that gave them under-the-skin pimples on combination, sensitive skin.
“1-4 gave me under the skin pimples, while 5 gave me closed comodones (helped a lot with my redness though!)”
A user who found heavier creams congesting in summer was surprised by the Dive-In Soothing Cream and has repurchased it.
“Was surprisingly good when I tried it over the 2024/2025 summer. No complaints about dryness.”
Finds it super hydrating and a great light option, but feels it suits summer more than winter and the moisture does not fully sink in during dry winter.
“It is super hydrating, but I think it suits summer a little more than winter for me.”
A little goes a long way because it absorbs and spreads easily and leaves skin instantly cool, refreshed and hydrated; calls it a must-have and uses it as a makeup base.
“Honestly you don’t even need to use a lot of the moisturizer with each application because it absorbs and spreads so easily! My skin instantly feels cool/refreshed and hydrated.”
Seconds the soothing cream and says it made their skin so glowy.
“i second the torriden soothing cream!! made my skin so glowy”
Used it for months on sensitive hormonal acne-prone skin with no issues and finds it soothing and hydrating.
“I’ve had no issues with the dive in cream, and I find it soothing and hydrating.”
Rates it 4.85 stars as the most hydrating cream they have used, soothing and non-irritating on compromised skin.
“Is indeed soothing and non irritating to compromised skin. 100% non-irritating, like rub directly into your eyes not irritating.”
Calls it better than any moisturizer they have used and says it absorbs without feeling greasy on oily skin.
“I just learned the difference between a cream based moisturizer and water based. I’ve been doing it wrong for years. This one is better than any moisturizer I had ever used.”
Loves the cream on oily skin in a tropical climate.
“I love the cream (oily skin, tropical climate), but the serum only feels good for hydration with no long-lasting effects.”
Gives it 9/10: extremely hydrating, gel-like and quick to absorb, great in cold winds though shiny in summer; would repurchase.
“This cream is a total 9/10 for me. It's extremely hydrating but because it's texture is very gel-like, absorbs quickly into the skin.”
On combination skin in a humid climate calls it amazing: sinks in, cools, and leaves skin glowy and soft.
“It's amazing and sinks in well while also providing a cooling sensation. It also makes my skin glowy and soft. Overall, it's an amazing moisturizer!”
Used it as an AM moisturizer for a year; not really soothing but cooling and lightweight, moisturizing all day and drying down nicely.
“The torriden soothing cream isnt soothing at all BUT it is cooling (especially when you store it in a room with A/C). It’s such a lightweight product that moisturizes you throughout the day and dries down nicely.”
Picked it up in Japan and was surprised how much they liked it; it did not break out their somewhat sensitive, oily-ish skin.
“I picked up the Torriden Dive in Cream w Hylauronic Acid as it was on a discount n was surprised I rlly liked it! It didn’t break me out”
After two weeks in Seoul named the Torriden soothing cream their favorite item of the trip.
“I think that my favorite item has been the torriden soothing cream but I’m interested in what other people think!”
Calls the Torriden moisturizer heaven and the best of the best, alongside a Round Lab sunscreen.
“Torriden Moisturizer is heaven & the best of the best: Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizer Sun Cream.”
Their skin liked it overall but it may have given them closed comedones on the chin; they want a more hydrating gel moisturizer.
“Before this, I used the Torriden Dive-In Soothing Cream, I think my skin liked it overall but I think it gave me closed comedones or something on my chin (?).”
A user really likes the Dive-In Soothing Cream: calming, cooling and very lightweight, better for daytime and summer.
“It helps to calm my skin after I pick on it. It has as a nice cooling feeling and it’s very lightweight”
An acne-prone oily-combo user in SEA likes the cooling Dive-In Soothing Cream but looks greasier with SPF on top.
“i really like how the torriden dive in cream feels on my skin, i live in SEA and it feels nice and cooling”
A dry-skinned user found a sample of the Dive-In Soothing Cream just fine and not moisturizing enough.
“I tried one sample of the Torride dive in soothing cream and its…fine.”
A slightly oily user found the Dive-In Soothing Cream plumped skin at first but made them greasy, then broke them out with pustules in week two.
“The second week? Awful. I started getting pustules and pimples and texture on areas I never had any.”
An oily, acne-prone user finds the Dive-In Soothing Cream great in winter but sticky in heat, so now uses it only at night.
“it’s great in the winter however now that it’s getting warmer and hotter, I feel so sticky with it on”
A sensitive-skinned user likes the Torriden soothing cream heading into summer because the line is unscented.
“their whole line works for me because it’s so unscented: I have sensitive skin”
A normal/dry-skinned user found the Dive-In Soothing Cream underwhelming and too lightweight.
“Tried the Torriden one and it is so… underwhelming.”
A normal-to-oily user in the NE US found the Dive-In Soothing Cream didn't hydrate enough in spring and won't repurchase.
“didn’t really do much and certainly didn’t hydrate my skin enough.”
A sensitive, combination-skinned user finds the Dive-In Soothing Cream very hydrating and calming and good value, but it pills a lot.
“it’s definitely very hydrating and soothing, I have really sensitive allergy prone skin”
An oily-dehydrated user in SEA loves the Dive-In Soothing Cream's texture; it cleared up breakouts within two weeks.
“The Torriden cream basically cleared up my skin within 2 weeks of usage.”
Used the cream at night and saw no significant difference the next morning.
“when I used the cream at night I didn’t see any significant difference the next morning.”
In brutal -46C cold the cream blew them away, being more hydrating than expected; they plan to repurchase.
“It's currently -46c with the wind chill in my province and this cream blew me away. I didn't expect it to be as hydrating as it is”
Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.
Names it their current favourite moisturizer.
“Torriden Dive In Soothing Cream is my current favourite moisturizer!”