Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant — Reddit Reviews
Updated November 10, 2026
Lanolin-rich occlusive balm for eczema-prone dry patches; shiny and messy.
What the community says
Redditors reach for this petrolatum-heavy balm on eczema, dermatitis, and chapped lips, often overnight or over damp skin. It leaves a conspicuous shiny film and gets messy, so daytime face use is a gamble.
What this means for you
What people love
- OTC eczema rescue balm
- Petrolatum-heavy occlusion for cracked skin
- Overnight lip saver during Accutane dryness
Product details
Concerns
Skin Type
Product Traits
Key Ingredients
Based on limited Reddit discussion so far
Where to buy
What the science says
Petrolatum has some evidence for helping the skin barrier, with studies often finding it helped skin hold more water and reduced water loss through the skin 1. It also helped damaged skin rebuild its protective layer faster in some studies and improved dry, rough skin, though it did not clearly fix established irritation or diaper rash 1. For eczema, petrolatum has some evidence of lowering symptom severity and reducing scaling, but one study found another moisturizer helped more 2.
- Petrolatum for skin barrier Some evidence · 22 studies
- Petrolatum for eczema Some evidence · 8 studies
Research context, not treatment advice. Studies are about the ingredient, not necessarily this exact product.
How we grade researchFull ingredient list · 19
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant ingredients
Petrolatum, Salicylic Acid, Vitamin E, Lanolin, Mineral Oil, Tocopherol, BHT, Salicylic Acid, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Vegetable Oil, Zea Mays (Corn) Oil, Fragrance, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Propylparaben, Iron Oxides
Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.
Real Reddit threads — 7 mentions across 7 threads
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant on Reddit, in one place — 7 threads from r/tretinoin, r/AsianBeauty and 3 more, summarized.
“for balm, I have a few: good ole aquaphor, elizabeth arden 8 hour”
Positive
“they all work the same I find”
Positive
“just something thick and occlusive that I put over damp skin.”
Positive
“Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream”
Positive
“The 8hr cream absolutely leaves a shiny film (it's a lanolin based cream).”
Positive
“I tend to use it only at night”
Positive
“Elizabeth Arden 8 hr balm”
Positive
“and finally, the one I wanted to hate”
Positive
“Beauty of Joseon sunscreen”
Positive
“the only over the counter product that works for me is Elizabeth Arden Eight-Hour Cream Skin Protectant.”
Positive
“I also have mild dermatitis around my hairline”
Positive
“have found the only over the counter product that works for me”
Positive
“The only ones I can (sometimes) get away with is Cicaplast or Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream overnight”
Positive
“maybe once a week/fortnightly.”
Positive
“I break out with moisturizer”
Positive
“Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream absolutely saved my lips FYI.”
Positive
“When I did take accutane”
Positive
“absolutely saved my lips”
Positive
