How To Use Eucerin Aquaphor

how to use eucerin aquaphor on face, body, and hands

There are so many reasons to love Aquaphor Soothing Healing Balm. Where to start? Aquaphor is a bestselling skincare brand in the States and has been partnered with Eucerin for a whole century. The balm has an impressive repertoire of celebrities that love and use it, including Beyonce, Molly Mae, Nicole Kidman and Meghan Markle. As well as heaps of multi-purpose uses which range from healing, tattoos, grazes and chapped lips to soothing eczema, psoriasis and burns. Big claims? Yes and we thought it was about time to put them to the test to see if its reputation is deserved – spoiler, it is!

We contacted a panel of nine judges to trial Eucerin Aquaphor healing balm over a week and asked them to be honest in their review. Who’s on the panel? Nine of the best skincare experts around, including Chelsey’s niece, Florence age two, George age five and Ivan, one of our warehouse staff who’s dry, chapped and eczema-prone skin all make them more than qualified for the job! To see how they got on, keep reading…

1. Florence: Flaky Patches of Dry Skin

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Name: Florence (Account from mum, Kendall)
Age: 2

Skin Concern: Dry patches.
Area/s: Elbows, nose and knees.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?
‘’Florence only has dry patches, rather than dry skin, so I wanted something I can use on the areas. My sister, Chelsey recommended this after having Eucerin training and since using it, I’ve noticed that the flakiness has stopped. She’s teething, and has a runny, sore nose; Aquaphor even helped to soothe that irritation too!. Florence loves Eucerin so much she goes straight for it when coming out of the bath. She even walks around trying to put it on her dad and I!

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?
“Use it over the top of any cica creams or nappy rash creams to seal in the product”

2. Keavy: Dry Hands and Chapped Lips

 how to use eucerin aquaphor on dry hands and lips

Name: Keavy
Age: 24

dryness, cracked and chapped skin.
Area/s: lips, hands, dry elbows, ankles and knees.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?

“I’ve always considered Aquaphor a staple in my routine and this trial has reminded me why… Like most people since lockdown, my hands have been dry and cracked due to overwashing and sanitising, so a healing ointment like Aquaphor has been a total life line. After applying daily over a week my dry hands have felt moisturised and any discomfort from cracking has completely disappeared – i’m impressed!”

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?

“My skin is always at the peril of elements because rain or shine, I’m walking! Back and forth to work, the shops or gym, I’m always on the move, but while walking everywhere is great for my health, it does mean my skin can get tight, chapped and at times, very uncomfortable. My tip for any keen walkers or outdoorsy types is to keep Aquaphor at the bottom of your bag for dabbing on sore chapped lips or nose on-the-go.”

3. Ceryn: Eczema-Prone Skin

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Name: Ceryn Lawless

Age: 27

Skin Concern: Eczema
Area/s: Lips, neck, hands, and arms.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?

“Aquaphor is one of my holy grail skincare products. I would never be without it, and this trial has only further confirmed that for me. I have eczema that pops up all over my body; my lips, in between my fingers – it’s not fussy. At the moment it’s rife in between my fingers – the dry, flaky skin is itchy and sore, so I’ve been using Aquaphor throughout the day to keep it protected and soothed. In under a week, my skin has gone from red raw and cracked to near enough back to normal – it’s like magic!”

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?
“Where should I start? Aquaphor has many uses. A few of my favourites are applying it onto the high points of the cheek as a highlighter – if it’s good enough for Meghan Markle – and after dermaplaning to keep skin hydrated and calm.”

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4. Emily: Psoriasis-Prone Skin

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Name: Emily

Age: 32

Skin Concern: psoriasis, dry, itchy, scaly.

Area/s: various.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?
“My skin felt smoother, less itchy and the redness eased. No smell which is great for layering and better than medicated creams. Smooth balm texture which easily glided on and absorbed into skin.”

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?
“I found it best for targeted treatments and applied morning and night. Great for dry patches on the face as it creates a smooth base for makeup.”

5. Chelsey: Skincare Sealer

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Name: Chelsey
Age: 29

Skin Concern: Texture
Area/s: Face

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?
‘’Aquaphor is one of those products you can use everywhere and anywhere. You might not see it working, but you can feel the difference instantly. I used to use Aquaphor whenever I had a dry spout, or after Dermaplaning; but it’s now moved up the ranks to be the final step in my evening skincare routine to lock in my products.

Aquaphor is better at this than vaseline because of its clever technology. It lets your skin breathe while stopping moisture and oxygen evaporating out, which is known as TEWL, transepidermal water loss, so all of the benefits of my skincare don’t escape, especially onto my pillow.

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?
“If you’re using Aquaphor for dryness, make sure you’re exfoliating 2-3 times a week to ensure you’re moisturising your skin and not dead skin cells.”

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6. Pat: Nettle Rash

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Name: Pat
Age: 60
Skin Concern: Dryness, soreness, grazes and rashes.

Area/s: Lips, nose, hands, cuticles and legs.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?
“This is the perfect product for covering many bases from Tattoo healing to little scraped knees. I have used the Aquaphor Soothing Skin Balm mainly on my hands which became sore and dry after washing multiple times a day, it’s also great for softening cuticles.

It worked brilliantly when my granddaughter picked some stinging nettles! It was instantly soothing and calmed the rash within minutes.”

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?

“My tip is to warm the balm between your hands for easier application, especially if applying to a large area.

This will be my ‘go to’ product for Winter lips and noses and will have a permanent place in my handbag.”

7. Nikki: Tight and Dry Skin On The Body

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Name: Nikki

Age: 29

Skin concern: Dry, tight skin.

Area/s: Chest and back.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?

“It’s a great product and it’s really helped the tightness of my skin both on my chest and back. It’s a product I’d definitely repurchase just for that soothing and cocooning qualities. It’s a very balmy and thick texture but that didn’t faze me at all.”

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?

“I’ve actually been using this in multiple ways; I’ve used it to help with chapped lips, I’ve applied liberally to my feet after a long bath and stick a fluffy pair of socks on over them (this is a miracle product for rough skin!). At this time of year I tend to see a lot of new hair regrowth and I’ve been using just a smidge of this to tame my very short flyaways!”

8. George: Dry Scaly Legs and Sore Lips

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Name: George (Account from mum, Gina)
Age: 5

Skin Concern: Dry, scaly skin.
Area/s: Legs and lips are his problematic areas.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?
“George’s skin has very dry and scaly skin and no amount of moisturisers help with this. He is very fussy about having creams but I managed to convince him to try Aquaphor to see if it would help the dry skin on his mouth and legs because they are the worst areas.

I only used it on one leg because I wanted to see the difference between the two legs in the morning. He didn’t let me put as much on the mouth as I wanted but it has improved already after a few applications. The balm has definitely helped with the texture and areas of dry, cracked skin.

I use this product myself and I give it 10/10!”

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?
“If you use it consistently over a long period of time you will see even better results.”

9. Ivan: Red and Dry Hands

how to use eucerin aquaphor on dry hands

Name: Ivan
Age: 23

Skin Concern: red and dry.

Area/s: hands and face.

Had you heard of Aquaphor before you used it?: Yes

Would you use it again?: Yes

Has it helped your skin concern?: Yes

Describe your experience with Aquaphor?
“My hands had dry, itchy and red patches from over washing and sanitising my hands at work. After a week of applying Aquaphor, they were back to normal; my skin felt soothed and any itchiness or tightness was relieved.

I also tried it on my face but found it too thick and wouldn’t use it regularly on the face unless I had stubborn areas of dryness or chapped lips.”

Do you have any tips or special uses for Aquaphor?
“I always apply at night so it absorbs fully and has time to work. Even though I apply it in the morning and do find it helps; I find that due to washing and sanitising hands regularly, it comes off quickly and doesn’t have as good of an effect as before bed.”

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