Lipikar Eczema Soothing Relief Cream — Reddit Reviews
Updated October 13, 2026
1% colloidal oatmeal cream for itchy eczema relief; thick, spot-treatment territory.
What the community says
A non-steroid, 1% colloidal oatmeal cream for eczema flares on face or body, used twice daily after cleansing. It can take two to three weeks to show meaningful improvement, and one user woke with severe peeling, redness, and tightness.
What this means for you
What people love
- 1% colloidal oatmeal for itchy eczema
- Face-and-body cream for twice-daily flare care
- Reported barrier improvement during severe eczema
Watch out for
- Triggered severe facial dryness, peeling, redness, and tightness for one user
- Failed for one facial-eczema user
Product details
Skin type data limited
Where to buy
What the science says vs. what Reddit says
Skin Barrier
Some evidence
Colloidal Oatmeal: 4 studies tested it on its own. See all 5 studies
Eczema
Some evidence
Colloidal Oatmeal: 4 studies tested it on its own. See all 5 studies
On Reddit: Yearly chin flareups prompt twice-daily use after cleansing until they clear. 4 mentions
What the studies found
Research context, not treatment advice. Studies are about the ingredient, not necessarily this exact product.
Real Reddit threads — 7 mentions across 7 threads
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Eczema Soothing Relief Cream on Reddit, in one place — 7 threads from r/eczema, r/30PlusSkinCare and 2 more, summarized.
“I also use La Roche Posay, specifically the Eczema Soothing Relief Cream and while there's no cure for eczema, this, in my opinion comes very close”
Positive
“For me, it took about 2 weeks of applying it to notice a significant improvement.”
Positive
“I also use La Roche Posay Eczema Soothing Relief Cream. It has colloidal oatmeal to soothe itchy skin.”
Positive
“bought their eczema soothing relief cream for several dry patches and to generally hydrate my skin/face”
Cautionary
“moisturized with the LRP eczema soothing relief cream, and went to sleep. It was the only thing I put on before bed last night.”
Cautionary
“Woke up this morning with the tightest, driest, peel-iest, reddest facial skin I have ever had.”
Cautionary
“Have you tried La Roche-Posay Lipikar Soothing Relief Exczema Cream?”
Positive
“I use that on my face when it's dry, and it works well for me.”
Positive
“It's for the face and body.”
Positive
“I have finally found the right moisturizers for me (La Roche-Posay Eczema soothing relief cream and Lubriderm Advanced Therapy lotion) and am seeing much improvement in what was/is very-close-to-being-severe-if-untreated eczema.”
Positive
“My skin barrier is getting stronger, thankfully, as I am taking care and being patient.”
Positive
“I can only really think of the thick Lubriderm cream doing that to me...”
Positive
“I've tried the following creams for relief- ... La Roche posay lipikar eczema soothing relief”
Cautionary
“None of these have helped.”
Cautionary
“My face is getting worse.”
Cautionary
“I have eczema flareups on my chin area typically once a year.”
Positive
“And when that happens, I switch to the La Roche Posay eczema soothing relief cream and use it twice a day after cleansing until the eczema clears and it always does the trick.”
Positive
“...what moisturiser/treatment I should use out of the ones that I have on hand to tackle the current situation...”
Positive
