CICAPLAST BAUME B5 - Multi-Purpose/Soothing Repairing Balm

LIFE SAVER! I upped my tretinoin dosage from 0.05% (that I'd been on for years) to 0.1%, and my skin went RED and everything I put on it stung like crazy. Read the reviews for this balm and kind of halfheartedly bought it at Walgreens in the hope that it might at least soothe the burning. First product I had no reaction to! No scent, very creamy, and I put on a thick layer covered with …Read more

My skin is super sensitive!! My skin is red, burning, peeling and irritated!!!! This was caused by the Retin A. My fault because I used it incorrectly. I went to a new place to have my face waxed and what a mistake! I broke out with small red patches and huge bumps.
I bought this after reading many reviews. This has NOT helped. I did feel some tingling after I applied it.. I can’t get an …Read more

This really lives up to it’s claims. I use Tretinoin cream,and while I rarely have any irritation from it, when I do, this balm works perfectly to moisturize and diminish dry, peeling, flakey areas. I also had a red, excema-like patch on my middle finger, from my AHA serum getting under one of my rings. I had been putting Cerave ointment on it, but it wasn’t improving - I tried this and it …Read more

I have extremely oily, breakout prone skin. I bought this to use after peels. My skin likes it so much, I ended up using it every night. I feel like it moisturizes so well that it reduces my over production of oil. I also use it on my toddler when she gets dry patches or rashes on her face and it seems to clear them up over a couple of days.

Honestly a life saver, especially on my face, after getting a sunburn. I use this morning and night after getting a burn to sooth and prevent peeling as it heals.

This really is an amazing cream for irritated or dry skin. It is the only product I can use when my skin is extra sensitive due to bad reactions from skincare products or the drying effects of winter. It is a rich, thick balm which is quite heavy and occlusive, but this is exactly what skin needs for healing and protection. I would never be without a tube of this.

pricey but good, heals my dermatisis/rosecea dry spots. but beware putting on your face cheeks due to its thick oily nature, creates a lot of pimples on your face

I love the range of la Roche posay,I have never got any irritations from them,They are quite pricey but worth every penny.

I absolutely love this cream. It saved my neck when irritated from tretinoin and helped me tolerate it in the winter. I love to use this at night in the winter. It does make your skin a bit white when you first apply it. I have repurchased it and definitely will again. It is a bit pricey so I recommend cutting open the package to get every bit out and keep an eye out for it in duty-free at the …Read more

Pros:
Cheap

Cons:
Moisturizing at first, but dries down to a yucky drying zinc finish.
Terrible cystic breakouts
Temporarily helps with flares ups, but comes back in 2 hours.

Breakouts: Yes (Cystic)

Irritation: No