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Intensive Repair Lotion.

Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion
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About this product

A fragrance-free body moisturizer containing lactic acid, urea, alpha hydroxy acids, and ceramides designed to hydrate and gently exfoliate dry, rough, or cracked skin.

Best for

Dry skin
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The Guru Index verdict

86%

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✓Approved · 86%
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What the gurus are saying

Gurus unanimously praise this as an affordable, versatile workhorse moisturizer. The consensus highlights its dual action from chemical exfoliants (lactic acid, AHAs) paired with hydrating urea and ceramides, making it effective for rough areas like hands, feet, and elbows. It's noted as gentle enough for delicate zones like the neck and can be used head-to-toe. The texture is thick but absorbs well without stickiness. One consistent note: the exfoliating actives do increase sun sensitivity, so daily SPF is essential.
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Key actives & flags

AHAFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water, Mineral Oil, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Glycerin, PEG-7 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Methoxy PEG-22/​Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, PEG-45/​Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, Magnesium Sulfate, Lactic Acid, Ozokerite, PEG-2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil

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Doctorly
Doctorly
3.55M subs · 99k devotees
✓Approved
"The Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion is just empty upon empty upon empty. So good."
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"The Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion is just empty upon empty upon empty. So good."
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"This is used for intensive repair. It has alpha hydroxy, lactic and urea. It's both an exfoliating moisturizer, which is perfect for the hands and the feet because you want both hydration and exfoliation. You layer it and then slap on an occlusive glove or occlusive sock overnight. Once it's in, you are slugging that exfoliation and hydration together. It's great for reviving dry, cracked hands and feet."
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.66M subs · 34k devotees
✓Approved
"Eucerin, I've said it before, they do not make a bad moisturizer. The Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion right now is like the least expensive I've ever seen it. This moisturizer has become a holy grail for a lot of you because anytime I mention it, I get comments, 'Oh my gosh, I use that. That's my go-to.' It can be used on the face, the rest of the body. It has lactic acid, but also has urea in it, and it has ceramides. This is a great head-to-toe, cold weather product, and it also can help in improving the visible signs of sun damage. The Eucerin lotion is really thick, but it's not like super oppressive or sticky. It sinks into the skin nicely."
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"This is a fragrance-free body moisturizer that has lactic acid so it can really help soften dry rough skin. This is a great neck cream if you will because it's very occlusive and the neck skin is a lot more delicate. The lactic acid helps with hydrating but the overall formulation is not such that it's going to be like aggressively exfoliating. The lactic acid can really get in there and soften dull appearing skin and improve the overall appearance of the texture of the skin on your neck."
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"This product is amazing. The intensive repair has alpha hydroxy acids which are really good for gently exfoliating and hydrating. Do make you a bit more sensitive to the sun though. So you want to be protecting your skin accordingly, as you should be anyway. I really like that repair lotion."
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"Eucerin, I've said it before, they do not make a bad moisturizer. The Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion right now is like the least expensive I've ever seen it. This moisturizer has become a holy grail for a lot of you because anytime I mention it, I get comments, 'Oh my gosh, I use that. That's my go-to.' It can be used on the face, the rest of the body. It has lactic acid, but also has urea in it, and it has ceramides. This is a great head-to-toe, cold weather product, and it also can help in improving the visible signs of sun damage. The Eucerin lotion is really thick, but it's not like super oppressive or sticky. It sinks into the skin nicely."
Dr. Aleksandra Brown
Dr. Aleksandra Brown
104k subs · 4k devotees
✓Approved
"Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion contains a unique three-dimensional form formula that's enriched with alpha hydroxy and natural moisturizing factors and moisturizes, exfoliates, and conditions really dry, flaky skin. The key ingredient here is urea, 10% again, which will exfoliate and hydrate all at the same time. It also has ceramides which will strengthen the skin barrier."
Dr. Daniel Sugai
Dr. Daniel Sugai
716k subs · 23k devotees
✓Approved
"Eucerin makes the Intensive Repair Lotion, and it has a lot of urea in it to help really soften plaques in the bottom of the feet. Urea is a great humectant that draws in water but it's also a keratolytic that will break up dead skin and help it peel away more readily. It's one of my favorite body moisturizers."
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