Aveeno

I normally can get away with just using a lightweight moisturizer for most of the year apart from winters when my skin dries out badly during winter season. I prefer using something not too rich but that can still make my skin more supple and stop that feeling of dryness. A friend suggested this and it has been a life saver as not too rich and not light either. Really good value too: I purchased my 11oz tub from Walgreens for about $12.00 in November of last year and still have nearly half the tub left.

I bought this thinking that it would be a dupe for my CeraVe moisturizer, the one in the big tub. I love that one, as it's cheap, good active ingredients and fragrance free. The Aveeno moisturizer is not thick at all. I think it does a good job hydrating the skin, but it is not occlusive enough for a cold weather moisturizer. Other than that, it's a decent body moisturizer, it is fragrance free and contains oatmeal extracts and ceramides. This will be my warm weather body lotion. It is pretty good to use on the face as well.

Meh, not a big fan of this. I don't have super dry skin but I do like to use stuff that is gentle with minimal fragrance because other products can trigger my eczema. This Aveeno lotion is for sure really gentle which is great. It has a waxy texture that makes it kind of hard to spread around, and I feel like I use a lot of it. Sinks in pretty fast. Has kept my skin from being dry this winter, but doesn't do anything special. Pros: -very gentle -affordable -pump packaging -doesn't make skin greasy or sticky Cons: -thick, waxy texture is hard to spread around -not especially moisturizing