Curel Itch Defense Calming Body Lotion, Moisturizer for Dry, Itchy Skin, Body and Hand Lotion, with Advanced Ceramide Complex, Pro-Vitamin B5, Shea Butter, 20 Oz

Excellent Value & I’m Pleasantly Surprised
My Eczema recently came back after 30 years of being in remission much to my surprise and horror. But because it’s been so long I had no clue what’s currently out there for eczema products. I found the NEA website (National Eczema Association) and it’s been very helpful. I was on their Facebook page one day and saw a couple of people recommended this Curel ‘Itch Defense’ formula. I have to be honest, Curel is one of the last companies I would ever think to turn to for this type of product; I know they’re a fairly popular brand, but I just didn’t think of them as making “serious” products for skin conditions. But I went to Curel’s website and checked it out.Sure enough, it’s a fragrance-free formula designed for eczema and with ingredients I was told to look for and none of the ingredients I was told to avoid. Two things sold me on trying it: 1. It had the NEA Seal of Acceptance. That’s a big deal, that means they went through vigorous tests and reformulating in order to meet the criteria of the NEA’s standards, including avoiding all ingredients on the NEA’s known list of irritants. 2. The price! I had spent hours comparing labels on some very expensive eczema-friendly moisturizers and here was one that seemed to fit the bill AND came in a huge 20 ounce bottle for a very fair price.The lotion is thicker than I expected, somewhere between a lotion and a cream in thickness. It’s white but slightly translucent which reflects the highly emollient ingredients like petrolatum and dimethicone. Both are said to be excellent for eczema but many eczema moisturizers will have one or the other, this has both. It goes on thick but spreads VERY nicely. It’s definitely on the heavy side, you can really feel that “barrier” on the skin. That’s exactly what eczema patients need, a moisture barrier on their skin – not a lotion that disappears/evaporates, but the downside to that is that I personally find it an annoying feeling, a slight tackiness on the skin that lingers for a long time, but I’ll live.I did get immediate (albeit not total) relief of my INSANE itching. It didn’t disappear entirely, but I got relief of the worst of it and some areas have stopped itching, so it’s still a huge improvement. I’ve started using it in two ways: Putting it all over my body morning and night and after showers, and also “spot treating” areas, spreading a small amount like an ointment on an area that starts itching out of the blue – it soothes the itch enough for me to leave it alone and I repeat that as needed. I’ve decided this: I do still need to find a specific treatment cream or ointment to put on the worst areas during flare-ups, but this Curel formula is excellent for after showers to seal in moisture and for general use all over my body on a daily basis during dry winter months. I have to admit I’ve misjudged Curel; it turns out this is an excellent quality formula that I probably would not have tried if it weren’t for the NEA Seal on the bottle.

Nice product for itching skin
This lotion works very well for dry itchy skin. It doesn’t necessarily repair the skin, but it does keep it moist and feel feels almost like baby powder on the skin.

World’s greatest moisturizer, especially if you deal with KP or eczema!
I’ve used Curel Itch Defense for many years, at least 8 at this point. It’s heavily moisturizing without feeling heavy at all and completed scent free. I struggle with keratosis pilaris and have used a wide variety of body lotions to help control it, and what I’ve noticed is that every time I stray from this, no matter how heavy or highly recommended the product is for KP, I end up with a reoccurrence of the issue within a week. Curel has been a consistent performer along with exfoliating using a hard towel or salux cloth in the shower daily.All three of my littles have or have had childhood eczema and I didn’t hesitate to use Curel for them during breakouts. It doesn’t sting their sensitive skin and helps control and abate the flares so I don’t have to heavily use their prescribed corticosteroid cream.This product is so effective and inoffensive in how it feels, wears and smells that my husband also uses and loves it. He’s not a guy who is too into cosmetic applications, and suffers from dry skin so it’s a major win that he will use this to help prevent irritation and itching, especially on the hands and feet.

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My son had terrible baby eczema over his forehead from about 4 months old, it looked terrible and he used to scratch at it during the night. By 6 months old and after trying every over the counter product available and a trip to the doctors with no improvement I decided to give this product a try after reading about it on a baby forum. I am not one that goes in for ‘miracle creams’ however that is exactly what this stuff is! My sons eczema was improved after a few days and completely gone in two weeks! I also used it on my own skin which I had currently been using a steroid cream on and had the same outcome. I recommended it to a work colleague who hadn’t worn a short sleeved top for months because of her unsightly eczema and again the same amazing outcome! I now use it every now and then when my own or my sons skin looks dry just to keep it at bay – he is now nearly ten months old and hasn’t had another outbreak since. It is a really light cream, not thick and greasy like some of the others, and absorbs quickly – it is amazing and I will certainly keep my cupboard well stocked with it. If you are an eczema sufferer this will be the best ten quid you have ever spent!

I suffer with eczema on my lower legs. After using a more expensive brand of lotion (which supposedly contained natural ingredients) that I was bought for Christmas I was left with legs so irritated they felt like they were burning. After carefully reading the reviews for this lotion I decided to take the plunge and buy some and I’m so glad I did! I apply it every day and have noticed a huge difference. Not only has it stopped the skin on my legs from burning and itching but I had a particularly rough patch on the back of my right leg and when I applied the lotion this morning I noticed that it has start to smooth out. To anybody who’s thinking is it worth the money? I thought it sounded expensive but you don’t have to use very much at all so it will last a long time, it sinks in easily and most of all, it really works. BUY IT! You’ll be so glad you did.Update – Ordered a new bottle as my last one was about to run out – almost 3 months of daily usage – A little goes a long way

the best product for dry skin…