Sebamed | Extreme Dry Skin Relief Face Cream 5% Urea | 50ml

I have been battling fungal acne/seborrheic dermatitis for almost 6 months, and was using another brand of urea moisturizer. I thought I’d give this one a try since urea moisturizers with no triggering ingredients are nearly impossible to find. First–the jar is surprisingly small and cute! I only need a tiny amount so I think it will last for several months. I thought I finally found an HG cream…But why is it GRAINY?! Like there’s little scrubby grainy bits, and they scratch as I rub the cream in, causing my sensitive skin to turn red and burn. After a few minutes it subsides. It doesn’t break my skin out and moisturizes very well. If it wasn’t so rough I would have given 5 stars.

I was not paid to write this much of a positive review. To begin with, I am a skincare junkie. I’ve spent many years trying numerous skincare products from low to high end. None of them amazed me, so when I bought this urea cream, I did not expect much at all. But this went over my expectations. I have dry dehydrated skin and this is saving it even in winter. It’s interesting because it’s not heavy at all either. Yet, very moisturizing. It’s also healing my acne. What the heck. I was never this happy from a moisturizer. Please do not discontinue. Holy grail, seriously.

NOTE — this product is no longer fungal acne safe. Now contains glyceryl stearate citrate. Sadface 🙁

I have extremely dry, flakey skin and I get white patches around my mouth, nose and eyebrows. I’ve been using this cream this past week and it has absolutely transformed my skin. I rarely ever write reviews but I’ve spent so much time and money searching for a good moisturizer that this deserved a good review. I walk to work in the cold everyday and I usually get dry patches by the time I reach work and would have to reapply my moisturizer, but this one is amazing – I put it on in the morning and it lasts all day till I get home at 8pm. Added bonus – it dries matte unlike other rich moisturizers, but you can still feel a protective layer on your skin.The only thing I would change is the smell. It has a strong smell that lingers but honestly I don’t mind it because the cream does its job well.

I’ve had sensitive, oily, acne-prone skin since I was 9 years old. I’m also Scandinavian-pale, so every single blemish or irritated area shows up vividly and stays visible for a very long time, even after healing. Having been into skincare for about the last 10 years or so (I’m 28 now) I felt that I had a pretty decent handle on my skin; it was still troublesome, but not the trainwreck it was in the past when I knew nothing about the chemistry behind how skincare works.I picked this up for the urea content because the winter was making my skin too reactive to the usual acids I use to exfoliate and I have very “active” skin that tends to kind of stickily hold onto itself instead of shedding off properly with big huge pores (genetic). It can be oily, flakey, and grainy all at the same time, even when I’m using very gentle PH balanced cleansers and layering hydrators on it.The effectiveness of this simple formula is top-notch. The moisture actually sinks into my skin instead of sitting on top of it, and I’ve been able to cut out my other actives without suffering clogged pores and breakouts. My skin barrier feels so much better and more bouncy, and while I still produce a lot of oil it’s on a more manageable scale. It dried matte enough to not interfere with any makeup application and I’d put the texture somewhere between a light cream and a gel. It’s definitely not thick and stodgy. The smell is slightly powder-ish but pretty inoffensive in my opinion. I like it better than the Hada Labo Plumping Cream and Premium Lotion, which were some of my previous go-tos.I have fine hair and an oily scalp, so I want to try the urea shampoo in this line as well and see if it does a better job than my dandruff shampoo!