Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy, 14-Ounce Jars (Pack of 2)

by Aquaphor

Product Features

• Advanced therapy
• 14 Ounce per jar
• Contains 2 pack

Product Description

Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy is ideal for babies' skin care routine. It helps restore smooth, healthy skin by acting as a skin protectant. Temporarily protects and helps relieve chapped or cracked skin and lips and protect skin from the drying effects of wind and cold weather. It also helps treat and prevent diaper rash.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 3.9 x 3.6 inches ; 2.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001FB5IP0
• UPC: 072140636081
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)
  • #8 in Beauty > Skin Care > Body > Moisturizers > Lotions

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serious treatment for seriously messed-up skin, November 26, 2008

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Jeddy 3 - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy, 14-Ounce Jars (Pack of 2) (Health and Beauty)

The first thing you'll notice about Aquaphor Healing Ointment is that it's not calling itself a "moisturizer." Take that as a hint -- it's not for casual, all-day use. For that, I recommend the peerless Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion. This Aquaphor ointment is what I turn to when my hands or elbows or toes or heels are severely distressed. It's heavy, it's greasy, it doesn't rub in very well, and I don't mind, because it really works as advertised: it truly heals the rawest, itchiest skin.

The best way to use this ointment is at night. I've been known to go to bed with medical white cotton gloves over a slathering of Aquaphor when gardening or cleaning has really torn up my skin. The change the next morning is amazing. A little experimentation also taught me to put a "base coat" of this ointment on my hands whenever I'm about to undertake some work that I know will mess them up. Because Aquaphor is so thick and greasy, it actually repels water and dirt, greatly decreasing the amount of damage caused by washing dishes, digging in dirt, cleaning up, etc.

In short, Aquaphor Healing Ointment is heavy-duty. It doesn't smell pretty (though it doesn't smell bad either). It's not light and airy. It's not dainty. It doesn't have a picture of flowers on it, and it doesn't make you feel "pampered." It's medicine, and it works.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Vaseline, November 16, 2008

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This review is from: Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy, 14-Ounce Jars (Pack of 2) (Health and Beauty)

I've read reviews of this product complaining that it's an expensive version of Vaseline, which I sympathize with. Having had severe-moderate psoriasis for years, I have lots of experience with Vaseline and various other greasy, heavy lotions. Aquaphor certainly LOOKS like Vaseline: it's clear and kind of slimy. But there are nonetheless perceptible differences between the two. Aquaphor's consistency is much better. It's thicker, it stays on the skin longer, it absorbs better, it doesn't rub off onto everything as quickly, it isn't quite as greasy. I would (and do) pay the extra price to use this product over Vaseline any day. They are not the same product.

This subscribe and save deal, moreover, is the cheapest I've ever found this stuff anywhere. In the store, you'll pay $14-$16 for one container this size. So if you have dry skin or a skin condition and use lotion every day like me, you should look into this offer while it lasts.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Seemed to make our toddlers eczema worse, July 7, 2010

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B. Roy "RoyTech" (Sunnyvale, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy, 14-Ounce Jars (Pack of 2) (Health and Beauty)

The doctor had suggested either Vaseline or Aquaphor for our toddlers eczema. We went with Aquaphor - after all it cost a lot more. After about 5 tubs of Aquaphor, our childs eczema just kept getting worse. I was not sure if Aquaphor was doing any good or was actually doing harm. An epiphany of sorts came about when we found that night-time itching episodes of the child were much better taken care of when we applied Cetaphil and this really got me poking around.

Later I read on one of the eczema sites that Lanolin (one of the ingredients of Aquaphor) does not go well with eczema. After more research we found "Theraplex Emollient" - which is miles ahead of this garbage.

This product is basically Petroleum jelly, water and lanolin. If you must use Aquaphor, you will do much better to stick with just Petroleum Jelly minus the lanolin.

I write this review to try and inform parents of children with eczema. If Aquaphor works for you, by all means stick with it. But do try plain Vaseline as an alternative and a combination of Cetaphil+Theraplex emollient if other solutions haven't worked. I have reviewed the Theraplex emollient and refer to that review for more information..