Review | Oilatum Natural Repair Face Cream | #JANBLOG 25
Hey guys! I’m absolutely gutted that I missed my first post of Janblog yesterday 🙁 But honestly I had the WORST day, from start to finish it was one of those days where nothing was going right and by then end of it I had to have a huge cry, one of those cries that pour out a lot of the stress, and exhaustion (and one that I secretly relish sometimes because I really think those great big cries can help). Anyways…onwards and upwards! So on to the review-
I have used this face cream since July time and recently repurchased it, so it’s really has become a staple! Many of you may recognise this from the Pixiewoo channel on YouTube, as it’s a firm favourite of theirs. It is a cream designed to deeply moisturise and nourish dry, irritated skin. I think many people see this as a cream only for people with VERY dry skin, however it is suitable for normal/dry, sensitive and even combination skins (as long as you have more dry than oil on your face of course!).
My skin becomes more dry during the colder months (obviously), but I do tend to have dry patches near my eyelids and on my cheeks all year. Although I would rather have drier skin than oily skin, it is an absolute pain to have when you’re wearing any type of makeup that is non-dewy!
When I apply this, my skin seems to sing a little ‘hal-le-lu-jah’ because this stuff REALLY does moisturise, it doesn’t simply sit on the surface like a lot of moisturisers seem to do, nor does it leave a greasy residue at all. It’s perfect for wearing just before you apply makeup and its a wonderful base, whilst STILL quenching my dehydrated skin well! I had read a lot of reviews before picking this up with some saying that it actually removed eczema on the skin! Personally I have found that although at first any dry patches were dealt with nicely using this, as the months have gone on (and gotten colder) there’s a stubborn patch of dryness near my eyelid which will not budge. I really need to look into something more intensive for that and to treat the dryness on my cheeks, as it’s really frustrating when applying makeup! I have heard that you shouldn’t use the same moisturiser consistently because it well ’gets used to your skin’ and I never truly understood what that meant until now *sad sigh*
On the whole though an amazing moisturiser, available from boots for a VERY reasonable £7.65 (50ml) and it totally fragrance free as well as preservative and emulsifier free, probably why my skin feels so HAPPY when using this! I haven’t tried many higher end skincare items, but I have tried the benefit b-right moisturiser (review) and I have to say this is so much better! Although it doesn’t completely treat my little dry patches of skin, it’s still the best moisturiser I have tried to date. If you have dry, sensitive or dehydrated skin give this a go and feel your skin soak up the goodness!
What is your favourite moisturiser? Also if anyone has any suggestions for them pesky dry patches please do let me know!