Healing Ointment — Reddit Reviews
by Aquaphor
Updated September 3, 2026
Petrolatum-based ointment seals moisture and aids healing; can irritate sensitive skin.
What the community says
An occlusive ointment rich in petrolatum, used to lock in moisture and protect skin. It suits dry, irritated, or healing skin but can worsen irritation in lanolin-sensitive or acne-prone users. Heavy texture may feel greasy and cause breakouts for some.
What this means for you
Backed by 26 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 3 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
- Widely used occlusive to seal in moisture and support skin healing
- Effective for protecting delicate areas during retinoid use
- Popular choice for lip and eczema relief when tolerated
Watch out for
- Contains lanolin, triggering allergies and irritation in some users
- Heavy, greasy texture can cause breakouts or worsen acne-prone skin
- Not recommended over or immediately post-tretinoin due to increased irritation
Product details
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Real Reddit threads — 1,065 mentions across 26 threads
Aquaphor Healing Ointment on Reddit, in one place — 26 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 3 more, summarized.
“For the first week, always always always keep it covered with a thin layer of aquaphor”
Positive
“you do not want to see any scabbing! Scabbing will increase severity of scarring. This is why you always keep it covered with aquaphor.”
Positive
“using Aquaphor healing ointment”
Positive
“Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy – 10/10”
Positive
“Pros: Heals, hydrates/seals in moisture.”
Positive
“Cult classic for good reason. I’m team Aquaphor over vasaline every day.”
Positive
“Me🤝Aquaphor after all my skincare steps”
Positive
“Ah, you also enjoy waking up feeling like your lint roller.”
Positive
“On top of all your night routine???”
Positive
“I’m laying here trying not to let my cat touch my aquaphor face.”
Positive
“Even after 45 minutes of layering, it’s still a fight I’m not going to win.”
Positive
“my cat touch my aquaphor face”
Positive
“A lot of the examples of “glass skin” that I have seen can be easily achieved with me smearing aquaphor on my face”
Mentioned
“I know celebrities use Vaseline too to make it shiny.”
Mentioned
“that glass skin is largely just wet/freshly moisturized skin.”
Mentioned
“At night I’ve been slugging with aquaphor but I’ve gone down to only 2-3 days a week for that now.”
Positive
“I started slugging immediately because I had aquaphor already while I waited for my new products and that helped almost right away!”
Positive
“Slugging for sure! And I think the thicker moisturizer also”
Positive
