If you have super dry skin like me, you need to know about these affordable yet powerful body lotions from the drugstore from Curel, a brand recommended by dermatologists.
Curel often uses ceramides in their lotions like the two I’m talking about today. Ceramides, ingredients that you expect to find only in expensive department-store brands, are part of the fatty layer of cell membranes. They are the main component of the stratum corneum of the epidermis. As we get older, there’s a decline in ceramides and also cholesterol in the stratum corneum, and adding these two ingredients can help skin maintain moisture better. Both of the following Curel lotions contain those important skin ingredients.
Curel Ultra Healing
For ages, my go-to body lotion was Curel Ultra Healing for Extra Dry Skin. In fact, I used up a big bottle just a few months ago. Thank you, Curel, for sending me another!
If you have very dry skin, I can’t recommend this affordable, supremely effective body lotion more strongly. It’s called a “lotion” but it’s a thick one. Yet, it’s a cinch to apply and it’s greaseless.
Although the bottle I have does not say unscented, it has a very faint neutral scent. To be honest, without sticking my nose in it, I can’t smell it.
Ultra Healing is described as an “intensive lotion for extra-dry, tight skin”. The bottle goes on to say that it “helps repair extra-dry skin 2x better”. I’d say it provides excellent results, period.
Curel Ultra Healing hydrates and seems to seal-in the moisture with a protective coating that lasts me at least 24 hours. IMO, Curel Ultra Healing is the best body moisturizer in the drugstore!
Furthermore, for my money, Curel is a bargain for extra-dry skin like mine. It comes in a variety of sizes from travel size to the biggest size at 20 fl. oz. My bottle is 13 fl. oz. and it’s priced around $6.99.
Curel Hydratherapy Wet Skin Moisturizer
Recently, Curel jumped on the bandwagon and introduced Hydratherapy Wet Skin Moisturizer. The rationale is that applying moisturizer over wet, water-hydrated skin will seal in the moisture.
The bottle lists its benefits right up front:
- water-activated moisture works deep into skin’s surface
- helps repair moisture barrier with Ceramide Complex
- immediately absorbs and completely greaseless.
You can apply it while you’re still in the shower if you like. I think it is a little looser/more watery (though not really watery) than the Curel Ultra Healing.
Sometimes if my skin is very wet, I will towel dry lightly before applying. The thickish lotion has a lot of slip to it so it glides onto skin to seal in the moisture. If I haven’t towel dried at all first, I’ll towel dry gently afterwards. It absorbs almost immediately, and it truly is completely greaseless.
It has a very light sweet scent that disappears right away so it doesn’t interfere with any fragrance you may wish to wear.
I’m kind of old school but I have had a somewhat difficult time getting used to applying Hydratherapy while I’m still wet, so truth be told I sometimes cheat and apply it after drying myself off. It seems to work for me either way 😉
Curel Hydratherapy Wet Moisturizer is a little more expensive, around $11.99 for 8 fl. oz.
Final Thoughts
I have about a million body lotions and body butters. When my skin is at it’s driest, I reach for Curel. It’s amazingly great stuff!
Have you tried any Curel body lotions? Have you tried any of the wet skin moisturizers? What did you think?
I swear by that wet skin moisturizer. It’s so good!
I’m trying to get used to the applying it in the shower thing and then toweling dry afterwards. I love the feeling of it.
Curel really does make fantastic lotions! The wet one is fantastic! I don’t think that I have the Ultra Healing one, but want it!
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I’m glad you’re a fan of the Wet Moisturizer. I’ve gotta get with the program and use it right out of the shower more often. It’s the towel drying after applying that seems a little odd to me 😉
I need to try both of these! I used Curel a long time ago and loved it. My eczema has been a nightmare lately, and I think the ceramides would really help. Thanks for sharing. =)
I am going to have to get some of the dry skin relief Curel, my husband has developed some sort of dry patches on his shins and nothing is helping. Wish us luck with this product.
Curel Ultra Healing should do the trick!
I really need to give these two products a chance. Thanks for sharing this. I’ll check them out now that I know you like them. Cheers!
Love the wet skin moisturizer!
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I’m getting used to it. Trying to figure out when to towel dry – it seems weird to towel dry after I’ve applied it!
I haven’t tried the new wet one but we almost always have a bottle of the original since my husband really likes it.
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I’ve graduated from the original to the Ultra Healing as my skin got dryer over the years. It’s good stuff especially for winter
I have very dry skin and I have use Curel lotion and love it. I haven’t tried the Hydra Therapy it looks like it will be really good in cold weather.
Curel Hydratherapy Wet Moisturizer is actually good for now as well as winter. You put it on while you’re still in the shower. It feels lighter weight than Ultra Healing that’s for seriously dry skin.
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever used Curel. And I have very dry skin so it looks like it would be an excellent choice for me.
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Curel Ultra Therapy is really for seriously dry skin like mine. In winter, it really works so well.
I love this brand too. I just got the hydratherapy one and can’t wait to give it a try.
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I’ll be curious to see what you think!
You explained the ingredient and what it exactly does very well! Now off to buy this brand!
Thank you, Kathryne!
Oddly enough, I haven’t used much from Curel (other than a foot cream) but these sound really great, especially for dry winter skin.
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I discovered Curel way before I started blogging because I needed a really effective body lotion and the drugstore is where I used to shop for this kind of thing. Even after trying lots of other lotions and butters, Curel still rocks!
Curel really does make fantastic lotions! I love their line.
Glad you’re a Curel fan too, Sue. When it comes to effectiveness, I think Curel wins hands down
I didn’t hear about this brand before. It’s great that it offers so much hydration to the skin, that is so important in summer especially.
I have heard of curel, but never tried it. I also had no idea that wet skin moisturizers were a thing. Hopefully I am able to find this here in Sweden as now that fall and winter is coming, I get REALLY dry skin so if I can find this maybe it will help!
I really like the look of that Wet Skin moisturizer! I definitely need to try it!
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I prefer wet skin moisturisers – they sink in better on me.
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I would love to try that wet skin moisturizer. I’ve never tried one before and bet it would help with dryness.
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The more I use the Curel Wet Moisturizer, the more I like it. It absorbs so well and leaves my skin soooooo soft. It’s so worth a try!
I absolutely love Curel. It is the best. I love the way it leaves your skin feeling after you use it. I have not tried the wet skin one but I am going to soon.
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I think you’d like the Curel Hydratherapy Wet Moisturizer. It leaves my skin feeling like silk!
Most part of the year I do have dry skin and find cocoa shea butter to work best for me. However, for summers, Curel Hydratherapy Wet Skin Moisturizer seems like a good option
Shea butter is wonderful but it leaves my skin greasy so I can’t use it for all occasions. So I often have body butters that include shea butter plus I have these other products for when my skin is seriously dry since some of their ingredients do a better job for me. It’s great that we have so many options to choose from
I’ve never tried their lotions, and my skin gets so dry during the winter months that this could be a great option. I’m still not so sure about the wet lotions, but the dry skin version is definitely going on my list.
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I love Curel! I keep a bottle on my desk at work <3
Curel works well as a hand cream too!
I need to try that green Curel lotion! My legs have been SO bad lately, they’re very dry. I think it might be from my shaving gel?
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I’ve use Curel lotions for year and they’re wonderful. I especially love the wet skin moisturizer. It leaves my skin so smooth, especially in the summer when it’s in need of a little extra TLC. x
I use ultrahealing curel as well and love it on my arms, legs and feet. I will have to check out the wet version. I would love putting it on right after a shower. May help even more.
Curel sound like a fab brand with some awesome products! I’ve never heard of them before, so guessing they’re not available here in the UK. I’ll definitely be looking out for them if I ever visit the states though 🙂
Louise x
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I love using wet skin moisturizers but the feeling of putting lotion on wet skin is so strange to me!
I love this lotion I mix it with my bath and body works lotion and it does the trick for me.
I like how these are very affordable options that work well with damp skin.
I buy whatever lotion is on sale to be honest. sometimes it’s Curel, sometimes it’s Jergens, sometimes it’s another brand. thankfully my skin isn’t ultra dry so it works.
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How lucky, Leslie! I’d prefer to buy whatever’s on sale too, lol
This is a great pair of friends to talk about! Never tried ’em! but I think I gotta try it out soon! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
Curel such a fab brand with some amazing products. I like this lotion because it’s affordable and beautiful and work well in the skin, And not stingy. Curel contains aromatic and soften skin, It does not have dry skin.