Ultra Facial Cream with Squalane — Reddit Reviews
by Kiehl's
Updated October 3, 2026
Squalane-rich cream for dry, tret-flaked skin; can feel heavy or greasy.
What the community says
A straightforward glycerin, dimethicone, and squalane cream that people lean on for dry, tret-wrecked, or winter skin. It layers cleanly and calms flakiness, but some oily or acne-prone users find it heavy, greasy, or breakout-triggering.
What this means for you
What people love
- Squalane + glycerin for serious moisture
- Stacks well with tretinoin dryness
- Fragrance-free and simple
Watch out for
Product details
Concerns
Use caution
Product Traits
Key Ingredients
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 105 mentions across 22 threads
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream with Squalane on Reddit, in one place — 22 threads from r/tretinoin, r/30PlusSkinCare and 4 more, summarized.
“AM moisturiser everyday:”
Positive
“• Kiehl’s - Ultra Facial Cream”
Positive
“Routine:”
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“AM moisturiser everyday: • Kiehl’s - Ultra Facial Cream”
Positive
“Routine:”
Positive
“It was the CeraVe breaking me out, not the kiehls.”
Positive
“That Kiehl's is like a holy grail moisturizer for me in the dry, cold prairies of Canada.”
Positive
“Recently finished my kiehls moisturizer”
Positive
“a very small amount of Kiehl’s ultra facial cream most nights”
Positive
“this is the best routine I’ve found for myself”
Positive
“what has helped me the most”
Positive
“the Kiehl's moisturizer I've been using for a while is too harsh for the tret skin”
Cautionary
“I am just switching to Asian moisturizers now after realizing the Kiehl's moisturizer I've been using for a while is too harsh for the tret skin”
Cautionary
“with kiehls ultra facial cream as moisturiser”
Positive
“Kiehls moisturiser made be so oily”
Positive
“It might have just been me but Kiehls moisturiser made be so oily”
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