La Roche-Posay Hydreane Riche Moisturising Cream

La Roche-Posay Hydreane Riche Moisturising Cream (£12 from Escentual, currently on offer for £10.20) is one of my new holy grail products. I honestly do not know where I would be without it - it has done wonders for my dry and dehydrated, acne prone skin. I also suffer from redness around my mouth and nose which looks terrible, especially in the colder months. I have to be so careful what I use on my skin as a lot of skincare products break me out.

Hydreane Riche contains hydrolipids which enable water to penetrate through your skin and it also contains Thermal Spa Water to help moisturise and soothe sensitive skin. La Roche-Posay say that this cream is suitable for people with dry to very dry skin and that it leaves no greasy residue which I can certainly vouch for. I can easily apply my makeup straight on top of this, although if your skin is more normal or a slight bit oily, I think you would find this too much. (They do however, sell a light version for normal to combination skin). After finishing off my first tube, the first thing I did was log back onto the Escentual's website to buy another two tubes! 

The cream itself is quite thick and doesn't particularly smell of much - just the clean, fresh, La Roche-Posay smell. The 40ml tube, using day and night last around 4 - 6 weeks depending on how dry my skin is. I think this is probably about average as before this, I used a separate day and night cream which would last around 10 weeks. My only little niggle is that because the cream is so thick and rich, it is hard to get the last bits out of the tube. This results in me cutting off the end of the tube and transferring the leftovers into a clean pot - I would love it in a pump bottle!

Having tried and used expensive creams such as Clinique and Origins in the past (£30+ a tub), I can honestly say I much prefer a £12 tube of Hydreane Riche Cream. I have noticed so much more hydration and less dryness in my skin since using the product, even after applying the cream first thing in the morning, my skin still feels nourished in the evening. I also haven't noticed any additional breakouts whilst using this or skin irritation/redness.

Absolutely, 100%  recommend this to anyone with dry to very dry skin. Do not waste your money on expensive £30+ creams that claim to hydrate your skin when you just need a tube of La Roche-Posay Hydreane Riche.

Laura xx

     

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream*

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream* is exactly what it says on the bottle; it's a repairing cream for hands that creates a barrier, protecting over-worked and damaged hands from further damage. It contains Niacinamid 4% (a water soluble vitamin from the Vitamin B group which is said to reduce water loss and hydrate the skin) and Glycerin 30% (increasing the amount of water in the surface layers of skin) to protect and nourish your hands.

Cicaplast Mains is a very thick, white cream and looks to have a slight gel texture, but without the lightness of a gel. Even though it's quick thick, it works into my hands well with very little rubbing, sinking in easily. It does leave a slight protective layer on my hands, but this isn't sticky or oily - you just know there's something on your hands which is great when your skin is as dry as mine!

After using the Barrier Repairing Cream from La Roche Posay for around three weeks, I have definitely noticed a difference to the moisture levels in my hands. They are less flakey, especially around my cuticles and my palms especially look more nourished and healthy. Before, my palms very dry, flaky and itchy because of the lack of moisture and my cuticles would constantly peel.

I prefer to use this hand cream at night because when I wake up, my damaged hands are replaced with gorgeous, soft hands! Then during the day, I use the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream which I find just a nourishing, but it has a lighter feel on my hands. You can read my review here on the Lipikar Hand Cream.

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream can be bought from Escentuals where it is currently on offer for £5.50.

Laura xx

     

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La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream

La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream | Escentual | £4.50

Now be aware that these are gruesome photos of my terribly dry hands just so you can compare the difference!

BEFORE...

 AFTER ONE APPLICATION...

La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream is designed for people with severely dry skin, which I would class myself under. It's designed to moisturise and repair skin, providing it with a protective film against further damage. 

As you can see from the before photos, I suffer from extremely dry hand which peel around my cuticles and often break open on my fingertips which becomes really sore. I have tried every hand cream going, but it either leaves them really greasy or not hydrated enough. I've been using La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream for around two weeks now, although the photos were just taken before and after one use and my hands are in a lot better condition and feel more nourished.

The hand repair cream is a light, lotion type gel formula. It's not heavy nor greasy and it sinks straight into my skin. It has the same unusual, fresh and clean scent as other La Roche Posay products, but this doesn't really linger on your hands.

It still hasn't been a miracle cure for my hands, and I do still need to apply it regularly for it to work and be effective, but within a day of applying it around three times, that split on my index finger has almost completely healed, and it had been like that for over four days prior to applying the cream. I wash my hands regularly, so it's a must that La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream is applied straight afterwards to keep them feeling soft.

A 50ml bottle can be purchased from Escentual for £4.50. I picked mine up when they had 25% off which was an added bonus!

Laura xx