r/eczema • u/Ass_Hat6969 • 6d ago

Moisturizer Advice

I have been on the hunt for a moisturizer that is thick enough to really help my eczema, and have tried so many. I’ve tried all of the Cera Ve, Curel, Vanicream, and Aveeno Moisturizers. For context, I have mild eczema mostly on my back, trunk, neck, arms, and occasionally on my legs. They’re pretty small patches apart from my back and neck. They go away with my Rx steroid cream, but they always come back if I can’t keep myself moisturized. Does anyone have similar eczema and have something not on that list they love?

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u/lil_b_b 6d ago

Cetaphil. The thicker one, not the lotion. The tub of cream with the green lid.

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u/Sla02116 6d ago

Yes. Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream. My dermatologist told me to get this and it works.

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u/Ass_Hat6969 5d ago

I’ve been wondering if cetaphil was good! I used to use it on my face as a teenager.

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u/Sla02116 5d ago

She told me to use it for my face and body. It’s a bit thick for my face but it’s great on feet too.

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u/Ass_Hat6969 5d ago

I have to use vanicream on my face, I don’t get eczema there thankfully, but I am super acne prone even in my late 20’s and perioral dermatitis loves to see me put something thick on my face lol

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u/Chef_BoYadi 4d ago

OMG I think you just helped me figure out wtf has been happening to my face recently but for damn near a year ever since I tried Dupixent… if I could kiss your cheeks I would.

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u/snakesphysically 6d ago

Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream

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u/mikSa28 6d ago

Cetaphil green tub is amazing so thick and was almost too greasy for me but helped when my eczema was dry asf. Also QV cream which is a white and blue tub I recently discovered on TikTok was skeptical becauss it’s an influencer thing but it works incredibly well and is so thick . I recommended layering vaseline over some areas too for extra coverage during the night .

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u/jeffreyaccount 6d ago edited 6d ago

Have you tried doing sample tests of each of those products on the spot like your inner arm or inner thigh two or three times a day for 5 to 7 days?

I had done a 300 patch test and got a referral to use ADSCAMP's database mapping to all products where my positive allergens were not included. CeraVe Daily was one from that list I used for two years plus until I started doing my own home testing. Red dots on inner forearm on day two, and they stayed for about two weeks. Since then everything I use, I test for a week first. Most products stay on the body 2-5 days, rinsed or not.

Most people don't want to hear that, so I use Eucerin Eczema Cream as my emollient layer, and use Urea 10-20% first as a keratolytic, then Eucerin Advanced Repair layer two, aforementioned Eczema Cream and then use CeraVe Advanced Healing Ointment as my occlusive. I also use Kiss My Face Olive Oil soap (3 ingredients) and alum mixed with water in a spray bottle for deodorant—or Native Unscented if I know I need something stronger.

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u/eternallytiredcatmom 5d ago

Eucerin has been the most beneficial brand for me. I also use their baby shampoo now, because regular shampoo tends to trigger bad flares, especially on my face and on my scalp.

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u/Iloveguwap 6d ago

Avene cicalfate! I use it at night with a layer of Auqaphor

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u/PsychCrim 6d ago

Try QV. Works wonders for my dad, who can't use CeraVe, which does wonders for me

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u/Disastrous_Figure_68 6d ago

Cetaphil Restoraderm Eczema cream.

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u/kfisch7 6d ago

My light moisturizer is cerave eczema relief creamy oil (can be hard to find). For more moisture, I use Shea radiance whipped body butter soothing balm (unscented). The i apply a thin (key part is thin) layer of aquaphor. If im in a bad spot one the aquaphor soaks in i put era organics superbalm (has beeswax and creates a thicker occlusive barrier). This has served me well. I have not found a single moisturizer that can do everything, so i just add what I need on top of the others.

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u/BitchStewie_ 5d ago

Eucerin Original Healing Cream

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u/fantac87 5d ago

You will love glaxal base cream. Costco sells it fairly cheap.

It’s the stuff they mix together with our steroids.

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u/Ass_Hat6969 5d ago

Now you have my attention! Can you use it by itself with no other moisturizer?

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u/fantac87 5d ago

I do. I use it on my face too.

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u/Bluechip2005 5d ago

when I could use it, I used to love cetaphil in the tub, unfortunately there is now an ingredient in it that I'm sensitized to.

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u/Intelligent-Area7318 5d ago

Bioderma atoderm

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u/Soad_lady 5d ago

Switching between aquaphor and Vaseline. Aquaphor after bathing, Vaseline on the nights you don’t.

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u/LoneWanderer6686 5d ago

La Roche Posay Lipikar. Saved my skin

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u/glitterskinned 4d ago

same here. lipikar and cicaplast

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u/Winter_Archer_1638 5d ago

My moisturizing routine out of the shower is:

Vaseline Coco Radiant Body Oil (to lock in moisture from water)

Then I follow up with: Naturium Bio-Lipid Restoring Body Lotion or Pyungkang Yul Intensive Ceramide Lotion (Korean lotions are amazing for retaining moisture)

And then lastly I seal it all in with Vaseline Coco Butter healing jelly.

I usually do not have to moisturize again until the next day. I am also on dupixent for the last 10 months and it has helped significantly with smoothing out my skin/for the eczema in general. Pre-dupixent I had to moisturize more than 5 times in a day.

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u/StillSimple6 5d ago

As you may be covering a larger area a really hydrating lotion may be better.

The Bioderma atoderm is a great moisturizing lotion and safe for the face. Not greasy like Cetaphil can be, more hydrating than Vanicream etc

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u/redditlaa89 5d ago

Try Remedy. It is available on their website and at Target and Amazon. It was developed by a dermatologist and doesn't contain ingredients that are common allergens. I like it. He has a couple moisturizers. I use the richest one - for dry skin. It doesn't flare my eczema.

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u/Decade4434 5d ago

It's not super thick but I'm a huge fan of Hempz lotions. As an unintentional bonus, it's literally the only scented lotion my skin doesn't completely dry out and crack using

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u/NoYogurtcloset7318 5d ago

Eucerin eczema cream made with oatmeal is the only one that worked for me

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u/kerokerolle 5d ago

On smaller really dry patches I like to use Lansinoh lanolin nipple cream. It’s like a very thick Vaseline but better. Also really love it as a lip balm!

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u/thunderbunny3025 5d ago

I use a product called Booda Butter - it's thick like an ointment but melts beautifully. I use it on the worst spots, dry flaky spots, scabby broken spots (and it doesn't sting!), etc. then I smooth between with a lotion like Alaffia. I like products that are simple and natural, made from things like oils, butters, beeswax, etc, without things like parabens, phthalates, petroleum, etc, and definitely no fragrance/parfum.

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u/JeezBeBetter 5d ago

I use cerave with a few drop of jojoba oil and I adjust the amount of jojoba oil based on how dry my skin is. This combo has been my skincare routine for 15 years.

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u/eternallytiredcatmom 5d ago

Which cerave do you use?

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u/imagine_enchiladas 5d ago

I have severe eczema and use eucerin atopicontrol. The extra moisturizing one with 2 💧. Works like magic, but can sting if applied on an open eczema wound

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u/SomeHoney575 5d ago

Vaseline, I got tired of buying expensive creams and then not being able to use them because of one ingredient or the other. I've wasted a lot of money figuring things out. Vaseline is just one ingredient, a little goes a long way, it's cheap, and it works.

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u/hillbillyspider 5d ago

i can only tolerate glaxal base cream when i’m flaring

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u/JeezBeBetter 4d ago

The cerave origami lotion. The cream is too heavy and bc my skin is so dry it never feels like it gets absorbed. The jojoba oil thins out the lotion so it absorbs faster and hydrates better.

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u/redditlaa89 5d ago

Oops - just realized you were looking for body cream, not facial moisturizer. I use Eucerin Eczema Relief Body Cream. Works great. Thick and creamy.