This month I’m highlighting skin care products from CeraVe, a most-excellent drugstore brand. It’s a CeraVe jamboree! This week’s allstar is a bomb balm for soothing cracked, dry skin — CeraVe Healing Ointment.
When I put this on, my skin goes ahhhh!
If your skin ever gets so dry that it cracks and stings — which is what happens to me on the corners of my lips and around my nostrils on occasion — this balm is the product you never knew you needed.
(I just smothered a thick layer on my lips, and now all is right with the world…)
CeraVe Healing Ointment is a thick, non-greasy unscented balm made to soothe, moisturize and relieve chapped, chafed or cracked skin. It contains hyaluronic acid and CeraVe’s signature ceramides for hydration, along with petrolatum, an occlusive ingredient that locks in moisture.
You may have heard about petrolatum — which is regularly found in lotions and creams because of its ability to seal in moisture — as it’s been negatively viewed in some skin care circles, but according to some dermatologists, the bad rap is unwarranted. This post by Byrdie on petrolatum does a great job of breaking it down if you want to know more.
This particular product works for me, and my skin loves it, especially now that 1) it’s winter, and 2) I’ve been riding the retinol train every night. C’mon ride the train…the retinol train. WOO WOO!
Sorry, random ’90s dance flashback moment! (You know you love that song though.)
Benefits
- Made to protect, soothe and moisturize skin
- Suitable for dry, cracked and chafed skin
- Fragrance-free and lanolin-free
- Ceramides: Help restore and maintain skin’s natural barrier
- Hyaluronic acid: Helps retain skin’s natural moisture
- Non-comedogenic, preservative-free and dye-free
- Accepted by the National Eczema Association
I apply it on dry, cracked spots throughout the day whenever I need it, and all over different parts of my body as needed — lips, heels, on minor paper cuts (why do I get so many?), cuticles and all over my hands. The moment I rub it in, my skin physically feels better. The stinging stops, as does any itching or tightness. In a day or so, things are back to normal again.
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LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I keep a mini tube in my little black backpack, a tube on my nightstand (I like to slather it on before bed) and a tube on my desk because that’s when I usually look down at my hands on the keyboard and realize — HOLY CRAP — that those paws need some moisture ASAP.
Yes, you can type right after you apply it because it really isn’t greasy at all!
A 3-oz. tube is $9.99, and you can find it at drugstores, Target and Ulta. By the way, Ulta still has buy one, get one for 40% off on their website, so if you like a deal, there ya go.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Happy National Dress Up Your Pet Day! Rosie wanted to wear her favorite calculator collar today.
Gosh, tis the season, isn’t it? With the dry, winter air and the constant hand-washing, my hands are killing me, too. I feel like just being dipped in a vat of warm lotion. 🙂 I’m glad you found something that’s working for you. I’ll have to check it out. It sounds Vaseline with a kick!
It is! My hands are so crabby!!!
Mine, too! I think spas should start offering “warm lotion baths” like they do with mud. When they can reopen, of course. 🙂
Argh, my hands are so dry the tips of my fingers are cracking and my cuticles are hard like the callouses on my feet. I’ve been using straight up Vaseline, but it hasn’t helped much. Maybe because there’s no moisture to lock in? Maybe what I’m missing are those ceramides and HA. Gonna order a tube of this to see if it helps.
I still really love Rosie’s ear tufts. They make her look like a Lynx.
I have a tube of this on my nightstand too. Great for my hella dry feet and hands!
This dry winter air really makes my skin crack as well. The air and the retinol, that is.