Reddit mentions of Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Cream - 5% Urea 75ml

Oh man, I'm not too familiar with urea. I'm sure you've already seen this, but going off of f.c.'s post on it, there's

Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA ($7.70 for 100ml, $5.80 for 30ml)

• Hada Labo Skin Plumping Gel Cream ($22.61 for 52.05ml)
  
  
• Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium ($12.73 for 170ml, toner format)
  
  
• Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Cream ($11.69 for 75ml)
  
  
• Sebamed Extreme Dry Skin Relief Face Cream ($20 for 50ml)
  
  I'm also guessing you've seen the Skincare Dupes page for NMF (which is a site I forgot existed, and will definitely help to expand the list for other products!)
  
  If you're looking for just a good moisturizer in general, I really like Trader Joe's Nourish Antioxidant Moisturizer, and they have an Oil-Free version as well which I assume is a bit lighter. No scent, no frills, cheap (~$6 for 177ml), but works like a dream. The one I have can look a bit shiny, but it does feel very soft and nourishing. Here's the ingredients list - no urea, but it's got HA! Here's the ingredients list for the oil free version
  
  I also like CeraVe Baby Lotion, which is a thick waxy lotion that dries down pretty matte. I'm not sure this is the texture you're going for, but here's the ingredients list anyway (~$9 for 237ml)
  
  I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help - hopefully someone has some better suggestions!

I used to have this problem! It's been fixed by using a urea cream at night, and sometimes in the morning as well. I used to use this, but it can be hard to find, so now I've been using this.

I order this one off amazon, 5% urea, cheap, great. I'm on my third reorder since starting tret and i attribute my lack of flaking and irritation primarily to it. I use it both morning and night.

https://www.amazon.com/Eucerin-Skin-Replenishing-Cream-Urea/dp/B000KU93FS/

Have you tried urea? I find it's better for psoriasis than the AHA/BHA (e.g. salicylic acid) families of acids.

Unlike salicylic acid, urea is a true keratolytic, in the sense that it causes lysis of keratin. It also hydrates the skin by drawing moisture from the air, rather than locking it in like many petrolatum-based moisturizers do. AHA/BHA acids can be quite drying on the skin, something urea isn't. (Some people use keratolytic cleansers/toners, which don't stay in contact with the skin long enough to have much effect on plaques. Lotions work much better here.)

For the face, I'd use 5% urea (e.g. Eucerin Skin Replenishing Cream, though 10% can work if your skin isn't overly sensitive. Any higher and it starts becoming an irritant (on the face). For anywhere else on the body, 20-40% is great.

You should be very careful with peeling or mechanically exfoliating the skin; it can cause the psoriasis to spread.

I hope your mom is OK!

Is it this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eucerin-UreaRepair-original-Urea-Cream/dp/B000KU93FS/ref=asc_df_B000KU93FS/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310879429615&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12176011491692508511&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006524&hvtargid=pla-436830361091&psc=1&th=1&psc=1
Is there a stronger version by any chance?

Agreeing with u/jademalachite but wanted to also add, I had to go down to a very basic routine with tret and stopped use of an bha/ahas and can only use 2-3 times a week or else my skin looks the same! I still buffer after years of using it as well. Once my skin gets dry that like I usually become over exfoliated and it takes weeks for me to repair my moisture barrier. I always hear good things about Ucerin urea repair cream and i recently bought it and really love it. In the past I have tried using Kiku Masamune, cosrx honey cermaide, vaseline, but this has worked better than anything. My only other tip is finger patting foundation with a light layer. Good luck!

Edit: Was putting on tret and forgot to add, if you aren't already, wait 20 minutes after washing your face before adding tret! This makes the biggest impact on whether or not my face gets dry and irritated.

Product question that I am feeling very silly about. I've been wanting to try urea after hearing about how it can help get rid of dead skin layers. I ordered this product Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Cream With 5% Urea 75ml from Amazon. I didn't notice until I received it that it is intended for "areas such as hands, knees, and elbows."

Can I use this on my face or would be a terrible idea?

The ingredients are "Aqua, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Urea, Butyrospermum Parkii, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Sodium Lactate, Dimethicone, Arginine HCL, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Carnitine, Lactic Acid, C18-36, Acid Triglyceride, Chondrus Crispus, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol.

Have you tried using a cream/lotion with urea? Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Cream With 5% Urea

[MOISTURIZER HELP] Hi! Also a longtime lurker first time poster! I need some helps with dry flaky skin, particularly around my nose and under my eyes.

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AM

PC Hydrating Cleanser

PC 4% BHA

PC 8% AHA

Biore 50+ Sunscreen

**moisturizer help**

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PM

PC Hydrating Cleanser

Tretinoin .05

**moisturizer help**

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Moisturizers I Have

I currently have the cerave tub, but it stings when I put it on at night after the tret. I also have TO HA 2% serum, TO Niacinimide 10% serum, TO natural moisturizing factors +HA lotion, Eucerin Advance Therapy clear ointment (thick occlusive) and I really just don't know what to use to get enough moisture for all day. I've found that adding the TO HA serum just 'rolls' off into jelly bits into my hands if I touch my face or put makeup on it (the makeup or eyebrow pencil just rolls it off, it's very unattractive haha).

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Moisturizers I'm Interested In Trying

I was thinking about which of the below to get and how to incorporate them into my routine! (i have bothersome sebaceous filaments by my nose and no real acne problems). If you have tips for the small black dots near my nasal folds too that would be great :)

- TO Squalene / Hemi Squalene / Fruit Oil (favorites?)

- Hadalabo Moisture Plumping

- DR Jart Cream - seems a bit expensive

- Hadalabo Premium Hyaluronic Solution - could I just use my TO HA Serum differently instead of buying this. or would this solve the makeup issue. I don't wear foundation but just under eye concealer and eyebrow pencil

- Stratia Liquid Gold

- Eucerin Urea Repair Cream 5%

- Cerave Healing Ointment - better that the Eucerin Advance Therapy clear ointment (thick occlusive) I already have?

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What do you all think? Which is worth getting? Please let me know which new products you guys have discovered and solved your flaky skin (and in which order to use AM and PM)? I would so so appreciate it :)

Either Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Cream With 5% Urea or Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Cream Night 5% Urea With Lactate. I was thinking about using one of these as my facial moisturizer but I don't think that the former was specifically intended for use on the face. I'm also not sure about the lactic acid content here. Would using this every day result in over exfoliation?

Edit: I just realized which sub this is. I hope that someone can still provide some insight.

Scrubs Aka physical exfoliants will get rid of the top layer of dead skin but the Chemical exfoliants like AHAs and BHAs will go deeper than that.

The Ordinary makes very good AHAs you can chose from.

Stridex pads and Paula’s Choice for BHAs.

Eucerin is an affordable option for Urea cream. Urea is both an exfoliant and a moisturizing ingredient.

So for a routine, you would for example in the am cleanse, BHA, Urea cream, Sunscreen.
Pm, cleanse, AHa (3x week), Urea Cream.

Don’t use the vichy scrub since you already have enough exfoliation with the 3 actives.

Good luck!

> Although my skin looks hydrated, it doesn’t feel hydrated, if that makes sense?

That does make sense. While you don't think you have dehydrated skin, I'm pretty sure you do. If you smile or make weird expressions, your skin probably pulls or feels tight. That's classic dehydration. To fix dehydration, you need hydrating ingredients, which are classified as humectants. It's really unfortunate that you can't use hyaluronic acid, but you can use glycerin and urea still! I'm not that familiar with non-hyaluronic acid toners, but the Eucerin 5% urea cream is pretty well liked. I recommend reading reviews on it!

For any product on Amazon, I look at the question/answer section, and also read the reviews. Here is the link to the one that I’ve purchased; great product!

https://www.amazon.com/Eucerin-Skin-Replenishing-Cream-Urea/dp/B000KU93FS/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1539206140&sr=8-5&keywords=eucerin+5%25+urea+face+cream

Wow, thank you for the lengthy reply. I'll look into some products that you mentioned in the first few steps and see how they work out for me. I definitely agree it will be something to do with un-moisturized skin, I just need to find the right products that help my skin as opposed to creating another problem. Since making this post and reading your response, I have ordered this, [this]
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074W8S1RN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1), [this] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003YMJJSK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and this.

As for the Lotrimin Ultra, would something like this work?
It contains Terbinafine Hydrochloride 1%, not sure if that's similar to Butenafin Hydrochloride by any chance? If not I have found the exact product you mentioned, although it is a bit more on the expensive side in comparison to what I'm used to. But I will definitely give it a try.

Thank you again for your response, I will hopefully report back soon with positive results!

I would add for the Natural Moisturizing Factors some products that have the hygroscopic ingredients (specifically urea for ones I've listed), because for me a dupe of the Natural Moisturizing Factor would be products that contain actual NMF:

• Hada Labo Tokyo Skin Plumping Gel Cream: price varies, I bought it a few weeks ago for $12. Has 5% urea
  
• Hada Labo Premium Lotion: 3% urea
  
• Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Cream with 5% Urea
  
• Sebamed Extreme Dry Skin Relief Face Creme: 5% urea
  
  I mention this because the only reason NMF performed well for me was because of those ingredients, and my body lotion that works best for me has similar ingredients (hygroscopic ingredients like urea, lactic acid, sodium pca, and amino acids like arginine, alanine, threonine, histidine, serine...). The CeraVe products do not function the same because they don't have any significant NMF (hyaluronic acid and glycerin are the significant ones), and the star ingredients are ceramides, which are important emollients and serve a different function.