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Aquaphor · Body · Lotions and ointments

Aquaphor Healing Ointment

Petrolatum 41% with panthenol and glycerin, labeled by the maker as a skin protectant for chapped, dry, cracked or irritated skin and lips. A thin layer seals dry spots, and it does feel greasy.

14 ozOintmentPetrolatumPanthenolGlycerinFragrance-free
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Buy it if

  • You want one tub for dry hands, heels and lips
  • You want no fragrance or preservatives, as the maker states
  • You want a seal over dry patches overnight

Walk past if

  • You hate a greasy film; owners report it on clothes and bedding
  • You react to lanolin; the list has lanolin alcohol
  • You would rather buy plain petroleum jelly; some owners say it does the same job

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

PetrolatumPanthenolGlycerin

Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Active ingredient: Petrolatum (41%). Inactive ingredients: Paraffinum Liquidum, Ceresin, Lanolin Alcohol, Panthenol, Glycerin, Bisabolol

Where it goes in a routine

Night for dry skin
1 CleanseCeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser
2 TreatCeraVe Resurfacing Retinol Serum
3 MoisturizeCeraVe Moisturizing Cream
4 SealThis one

Known issue

Owners call it greasy and sticky, say it leaves a film on clothes and bedding, and feel it is overpriced petroleum jelly.Walmart and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

AmLactin Daily Nourish Lotion$15.99 MSRPTwelve percent lactic acid in a plain lotion the maker sells for rough, bumpy, dry skin. It carries a sunburn warning, and the maker warns it may sting broken skin.Vanicream Gentle Body WashNo maker list price for this sizeA short-list wash with no fragrance, soap or sulfates, dermatologist tested according to the maker. Owners mostly like it, a few find it drying, and the list has acrylates copolymer.

Sources

  1. Maker page: active and inactive ingredients, 14 oz size, skin protectant wording, preservative and fragrance free statement. It shows no price.
  2. Walmart reviews, 14 oz: a greasy film on skin, clothing and bedding, and complaints that it is costly petroleum jelly.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, about 4.7 of 5 from over 1,300: thick and greasy, a shiny film, and small bumps on the face for one reviewer (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.