Reviews

I bought this one of the last times my face went through one of its catastrophic episodes. My face was red, irritated, and burning. I was looking for something that would calm the burning...or at least not add to it. Second to that objective was moisturization and diminishing of redness. Unfortunately this did NOT do it. It stung when I applied the moisturizer to my uncomfortably irritated skin and the redness and inflammation increased. I tried it for a few days initially and then had to move on to something else. My face is not usually dry but during these episodes it gets painfully dry. I did not find that the Aveeno Ultra-Calming moisturizer helped soothe the dryness either. A couple of months later, the bottle still sits prominently on my counter suckering me in with the words "ultra calming" and I give it another go. But unfortunately, this moisturizer, for me, is anything but calming.

My dermatologist said everyone should put sunscreen on their face and hands each day. This is a wonderful moisturizer and sunscreen combined, and being a gardener, it seems to be very effective. It is also recommended in an article in WEB MD magazine.

I have tried some of the expensive department store moisturizers and this works just as well.

I have pretty sensitive skin, so I am careful to choose a moisturizer. Most daily facial lotions with SPF are too greasy or have a distinct odor (that I DON'T like). But Aveeno leaves my skin so smooth, and relieves the redness from my cheeks and chin. Before using Aveeno I would have to use a tinted moisturizer to create super smooth looking skin, but now that I use Aveeno I can skip the second layer :) I use this along with the Ultra Calming night creme.

I love Aveeno products. And when I saw they had an ultra calming moisturizer, I had to try it. After all, the price range isn't bad ... I have skin that tends to flush red easily, and it's on the sensitive side. Since I've started using this I'm not seeing so many flareups. I find myself going, hey, I'm not feeling so flushed and stuff, so I'm happy. Plus there's no strong scent, and it feels really gentle, it's not sticky or goopy, so I am very happy. And you get a bit of sun protection, to boot.