Reddit mentions of Eucerin Intensive Repair Enriched Lotion 16.90 oz (Pack of 2)

WOO! I LOVE THIS THREAD!

Okay... so I am SO EXCITED to tell you guys about my recent purchases, because I am very acne-prone as well as irritation prone (hello, unmistakable burny feeling from applying witch hazel after a shower!), and I think I have finally struck gold.

So, for years I was using Avene Cleanance cleanser, which worked great but was too much for my skin. It would strip my skin and leave it feeling parched. Every sudsy cleanser was too much and every creamy cleanser left me with a face full of whiteheads. So I stuck with my sudsy, stripping cleansers and just battled the acne that resulted from the stripped skin (yes, acne and especially blackheads CAN result from overly stripped skin!).

That is until last week. After driving all around Houston for this stuff, I resorted to picking it up at my local counter (which was ugh in and of itself, but that had its own thread).

Clinique Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm.

It is a solid balm that you scoop out with your fingertips and smear on your face. However, it turns silky smooth once it gets warm.

I was originally very leery because it has coconut derivatives. Ingredients:

• Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Polyethylene, Peg-5 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Water, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol
  
  BUT IT WORKS. I have been using it for ~2 weeks now and I have no breakouts. In fact, I'm going into shark week and I have only had a couple pimples, and they've been teeny tiny. Oh, oh, AND it dislodges clogs! I've noticed a slow decrease of clogs on my clogtacular left cheek. PRETTY AWESOME. Best part though? My skin feels like cashmere silk once I rinse it off (warning: It does take a bit of rinsing, so you'll probably flood the area around your sink if you're any bit like me [seriously, TV commercials LIED to me about splashing your face with water. LIED.]).
  
  SQUEE. I only use it at night (no washcloth -- just fingers!), just using water + a washcloth in the AM now.
  
  WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT AWESOME REVIEW!
  
  La Roche-Posay Anthelios SX Daily Moisturizing Cream, SPF 15.
  
  Ingredients:
  
  
• Avobenzone , Ecamsule , Octocrylene.
  
• Carbomer 940 , Carbomer Copolymer , Cyclomethicone , Dimethicone , Edetate Disodium , Glycerin , Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose , Isopropyl Palmitate , Methylparaben , Phenoxyethanol , Propylene Glycol , Propylparaben , Water (Purified) , Stearic Acid , Stearoyl Macrogolglycerides , Stearyl Alcohol , Trolamine
  
  So you're probably wondering what the hell I'm so excited about with a SPF 15 cream. Well, first and foremost, it doesn't break me out. BIG DEAL YO. Second, it is actually moisturizing. Not pseudo-suck-the-moisture-out-of-your-face-"moisturizing". No, it actually moisturizes. Maybe now that my skin barrier isn't shriveling up like a banana peel in the sun, it can actually moisturize my skin, but really, it is moisturizing. AM I splash my face with lukewarm water, take my washcloth, and just buff away flakies and eye boogers gently, pat dry, and apply this.
  
  Now I know what you're thinking...
  
  "But it's SPF 15, Joan. You guys always recommend SPF 30 or above!"
  
  Yes, I know! And we generally recommend SPF separate from moisturizer. Do as I say not as I do, hur hur hur. But I am rarely out in the sun -- I spend a lot of time at a computer. So when I do go outside, it is in my UV-window-blocking Honda, so I feel pretty safe just rocking a low SPF value daily. If I know I'm going out in the sun for a long period of time, you better believe I'm slathering my casper-white ass in the highest SPF value I can find (I love you, Skinceuticals Physical Fusion). But I have finally found an in between, and I love it.
  
  Oh, and it isn't grease-tacular, nor does it leave that unsightly white cast since it is a chemical sunscreen. It feels a lot like a regular moisturizer.
  
  Okay, so empties... I recently blew through my bottle of Eucerin Intensive Repair. Yeah, that stuff I recommend all the damn time. Well, I repurchased it. Not just repurchased it, but repurchased. Girl, I mean I went all out -- I ordered a 2 pack of 16.9oz bottles from Amazon. I love this stuff so much I'm tempted to just gift it to all my friends for Christmas. It sloughs off dead scales, and just makes my skin look radiant. And I have KP and eczema -- a double-dryness threat, baby.
  
  This week I also did something crrraaaaazy, guys. I made my own body butter. /u/yvva's love of unrefined shea finally made me pull the trigger on my order of unrefined shea butter from Amazon. Well, it came in 2 days later and smelled a bit like latex (Warning: shea is not advised for people with a latex allergy). Well, it sat all alone in the box for 2-3 days until I finally built up the courage (read: motivation to get off of Reddit) to make it into something less... chunky. So I drove down to the Container Store for some commercial straight-sided jars and got to business. I will be making a whole thread about the process soon(TM), but I mixed and melted it down with coconut oil, chilled it, and then whipped it. No one told me I was making all-natural marshmellow creme!
  
  Now, I know you're sitting there going, "Get on with it! WHAT IS IT LIKE?!". Well, I'm here to assure you that it is pretty awesome. I won't be giving up my Eucerin (love you, baby) as my usual moisturizer, but it is great for my hands, arms, and legs througout the day when I'm feeling dry and parched. Unfortunately, it doesn't really provide relief for my eczema like I hoped, but you won't catch me scraping it out into the trash. In fact, I bought a bunch of cute Ball half pint jars from Walmart for ~$5 and made some up for my grandmother and my mom, using avocado oil (check the cooking section for cheaper virgin avocado oil! I found my 9oz bottle for $4.54 at HEB!) and EVOO in addition to coconut oil.
  
  PHEW. Okay. I just had to tell you guys about those products. Hopefully next month I'll have a couple new yummies for you, but that was all just too damned exciting not to share.
  
  Edit: Dear lord, that escalated quickly. If you got through this whole post, you deserve a medal or something. Or a cookie. Cookies are effing delicious.

For cold-weather moisturizing, I like Eucerin, especially this one - http://www.amazon.com/Eucerin-Lotion-Intensive-16-9-Ounce-Bottles/dp/B001FB5IRS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382727277&sr=8-2&keywords=eucerin+smoothing+repair

Yeah sounds and looks most like eczema, there are several treatments most of them are prescription however unless you can get your hands on some samples. I would suggest starting off with none steroid treatments like pro-topic and/or Elidel if those don't work then more of a steroid cream is an option, there are side effects with those (thinning of the skin). So your best option is to see a dermatologist.

However you can try to keep your skin healthy with lotions and ointments. My favorite lotion is Eucerin I use it it when I get out of the shower (always pat dry never rub) and on my hands when they are dry, you can pick it up at a Walmart or Target if you live in the US. You can also go over to the travel size products and pick up a small bottle of lotion i like the Aveeno also a great lotion one and refill with preferred lotion when needed to have a travel bottle. The other product I swear by is Aquaphor it is a ointment kind of like a petroleum jelly. Slab that shit all over your feet or hands when they are very dry, wear cotton socks and cotton gloves while sleeping or watching TV. The gloves will get dirty and stretch just wash and dry and they will be good as new. I have several pairs floating around so I don't have to laundry every day. This helps the ointments or any medication applied to those areas the maximum effectiveness. Also it allows you to be able to do things with your hands and not get shit all over everything.

If does turn out to eczema try to avoid touching chemicals especially cleaning products wear gloves and be caution what you are sticking your hands into. Good luck with everything

Feel free to shoot me a message anytime asking questions or to talk about skin related shit.

I've had this all my life and went through a time this summer where I was determined to find something that works. I was dry brushing and using Stridex as mentioned here, and definitely try that as you never know what will work for you. But I found all that exfoliation was making my arms more red and irritated. The key is exfoliation AND lots of moisture (as someone else mentioned).

I was looking around the drugstore and noticed that Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion has AHAs and thought I'd give it a shot; it has made the biggest difference of any single product. Pretty cheap and you can get it most anywhere. Very thick but dries down relatively quickly. Good luck!