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Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream.

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream
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About this product

A thick, ceramide-rich moisturizing cream from La Roche-Posay designed for dry and eczema-prone skin, formulated with niacinamide and prebiotic thermal water.

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Guru Score

88%

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What they liked

  • Rich, deeply hydrating formula
  • Non-sticky, absorbs without greasiness
  • Pump dispenser, easy to use

What they flagged

  • Too thick for most faces
  • Can feel tacky on bedding and clothing
  • Too heavy outside winter months

What the gurus are saying

This cream earns consistent praise for calming itch, dryness and irritation in people with eczema and severely dry skin, with dermatologists noting its niacinamide and ceramides help restore the skin barrier and rebalance the microbiome. The thickness is its defining trait: it's rich and nourishing for the body, though some find it too heavy for the face, and a few note the dense formula makes the jar tricky to empty. One dermatologist felt it did not justify the price, and texture preference split those who love the richness from those who find it overwhelming outside winter months.
Synthesized from 14 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What the gurus are saying.

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"Some of my favorite thicker moisturizers would be La Roche-Posay's Lipikar AP+ moisturizer. It's one that both of us love."
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"La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ moisturizer I think is one that you'll really enjoy if you have more mature dry skin."
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"I was at the point where my skin barrier was pretty irritated, I was using some of my favorites even La Roche-Posay triple moisturizing cream, their double repair facial moisturizing cream, soothing healing ointment, and even those were kind of burny and stingy, but this was not. So this has become a staple in my repair skincare routine now."
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"We're gonna go with L Ro POS lip balm what do I like about that minimalistic extremely hydrating it's a bit of a thicker base I feel like the wax Esters are particularly prominent that's a top tier one"
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"Mine is going to be still the La Roche-Posay triple repair moisturizing cream. Use it all the time. It's thick and great. I still have empties of it."
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"Some of my favorite thicker moisturizers would be La Roche-Posay's Lipikar AP+ moisturizer. It's one that both of us love."
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"If you have dry skin, the triple moisturizing cream from La Roche-Posay is lights out and thick."
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"My favorite is absolutely the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Balm AP+. I have one upstairs in my dresser, I have one by my front door, I have one in my drawer in my office, and one in my other drawer in my office. It's like my go-to. It has a lot of beneficial ingredients in it. I really personally like this one for my body, but I use it on both your body and your face. When I'm in the winter and the wind burn really starts to get me, then I move it up to my face as well. It's got shea butter and the La Roche-Posay prebiotic thermal water in it. It's fragrance free and it's been tested for comedogenicity. It also has niacinamide. The thing that makes this nice is it's a heavier moisturizer, but it's not like the heaviest moisturizer. It's thick but then it also has like a medium blend, and I think most people are going to tolerate this really well. This is definitely something worth it if you have dry skin or if you have dry skin on the body. It's accepted by the National Eczema Association."
Yay
"One of my favorite body moisturizers for eczema would be La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M, that works on the microbiome. There is a disregulation of the microbiome when it comes to eczema. You're going to be able to increase proteins to fight the bad bacteria that's causing inflammation and also upregulate good bacteria to help protect the skin barrier. You can actually use it to slug your cuticles for nail health. You can also slug your face before going to sleep or starting off your day. You can put a small amount, just a thin film goes a long way, and get a nice glossy finish to your face. But also slug your elbows, knees, your shins and trap in all that moisture but also help trap in those active ingredients."
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"One of my favorite body moisturizers for eczema would be La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M, that works on the microbiome. There is a disregulation of the microbiome when it comes to eczema. You're going to be able to increase proteins to fight the bad bacteria that's causing inflammation and also upregulate good bacteria to help protect the skin barrier. You can actually use it to slug your cuticles for nail health. You can also slug your face before going to sleep or starting off your day. You can put a small amount, just a thin film goes a long way, and get a nice glossy finish to your face. But also slug your elbows, knees, your shins and trap in all that moisture but also help trap in those active ingredients."
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"If you're dealing with eczema or atopic dermatitis, there is this nice moisturizer by La Roche-Posay. They have great thermal spring water. I've been to the town of La Roche-Posay in France and they harvest their spring water from below, and it's rich in these great minerals, especially selenium, which is soothing and anti-inflammatory. The Lipikar AP+M really helps with restoring the microbiome of your skin, all the billions of bacteria on your skin. It will help rebalance it because the European scientists are really in tune to the microbiome, not just in the gut but also on our skin. When things are off you can get into bad things like psoriasis or even like overgrowth of bacteria in the skin folds. The Lipikar AP+M moisturizing cream has evidence behind it. It has shown help with quality of life measures and itch scales can be improved if you're using this in conjunction with systemic medications like a JAK inhibitor or dupilumab, which is a biologic to help with eczema on face or body. Studies have shown this can help improve scores by adding that into a regimen, so having a moisturizer with these systemic medications that are very expensive but are systemic, you take as a pill or injection."
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"La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP plus M is a great moisturizer that looks at the microbiome. It's very hydrating, it's very moisturizing, and it actually has been shown in studies to help supplement your biologics or systemic oral medications for your axillary atopic dermatitis. I saw a TikTok the other day of someone with really bad hand eczema and she said she went through all the different hand moisturizers but the one that worked best for her, the one that helped heal her eczema, was the Lipikar AP plus M by La Roche-Posay. I stand by that one, that's a great one."
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"If you have very dry skin or eczema, atopic dermatitis, you can check out their Lipikar balm AP+ or AP+ M, and one of my favorite moisturizers out there. That's one of my favorite body moisturizers, especially for my patients with eczema or atopic dermatitis. What I love about La Roche-Posay is that they always answer the why. Why do I recommend their skin care products to my patients? They will back it up with evidence, data, research. They found that by using this moisturizer, especially the AP+ M, that will work on not just the skin barrier, but the skin's microbiome, the bacteria that kind of hangs out on your skin, that can be disregulated with eczema. It can help regulate your bacteria on the skin and help with your eczema and even supplement the prescription medications I would give. It's shown to help with itch scores and improve quality of life scores. Apply onto damp skin to lock in that moisture. When you get out of the shower within the first couple of minutes, get a moisturizer on your skin. You can use this on your face and your body and it will trap in that moisture."
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"This other special moisturizer by La Roche-Posay, their Lipikar AP. If you can get the AP plus M, that really is great because it's going to work on upregulating good bacteria, down regulating the bad bacteria, and it promotes a nice healthy microbiome balance on your skin. So it's going to be moisturizing, plus it's going to work on the skin's microbiome, which we need to work on more as we progress with new products. They have nice studies that I was able to review. It really works well with prescription medications I would prescribe for eczema. That's a really nice one to consider. One of my favorite overall body moisturizers. I use it for my son who has dry skin and so consider that one as a nice overall body moisturizer for the family."
Yay
"It's just a really thick body cream. This one's got shea butter, paraffin, as well as dimethicone. Paraffin is great for hydrating skin. Dimethicone is a great silicone protecting ingredient as well. Fragrance-free. Love that stuff."
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"I love this product because it is so thick. My complaint is that it's so thick that once it gets down to that empty, you will be manually removing the rest until it's empty, which is kind of annoying. But when you've got something so thick, I think a squeeze tube would help. I always go for the pump because I love the pump. No messing with caps, flipping any of that stuff. But it is a little bit annoying when you get to the bottom. Otherwise, this is so thick and creamy and hydrating. So if you have dry skin, it's nice. Actually, if you plan to use a retinol body cream, I would suggest using a very thick moisturizer to go with it just to prevent any dryness and flakiness and things like that. So this one's really nice. Really thick, wonderful. No scent to it."
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"The Lipikar AP+M has been the most helpful so far for me. It's really nice, really hydrating, really thick. I apply it sometimes, and there'll be times in between where my skin could get really dry and I'd end up having to apply another layer of lotion. With this stuff, I've never had to do that. It's so nice and thick and hydrating. The main ingredients are water, shea butter, dimethicone, glycerin, niacinamide, and then some other ingredients, but it has no scent to it. It's really nice and pretty affordable. It's really nice, thick and creamy and soothing and calming. I really love this stuff and I'm sure some of you have talked about it before. This is a repurchase. Multiple times I've repurchased it. Love it."
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"This is my current go-to moisturizer at night time, the La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream. It's really nice, although I will say it's kind of sticky. I get out of the shower, I instantly put this serum on, give it a minute to soak in, then I apply this because the serum is pretty dry, it's not enough. I find this one to be kind of sticky though. My pajama pants get stuck to it and the sheets get stuck to it, but it's still super hydrating and moisturizing. It has Shea Butter, water, niacinamide, rapeseed oil. It's great for sensitive skin but it is kind of tacky, but I still want to repurchase it multiple times."
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"The L Ro POS lip aare AP this stuff is very very thick and does a nice job. The exciting ingredients are shea butter, mineral oil, niacinamide, grape seed oil. The main thing is the mineral oil in a lot of them because it's so hydrating, so that stuff's really nice. God it's heavy."
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"So for the first 8 to 10 hours after applying this it does feel extremely tacky, it tends to go away towards the end of the day. I applied this when I was having a migraine and I didn't shower the next day and my skin still felt soft and smooth and hydrated, so that was a benefit. It does feel nice but it is definitely tacky and sticky, it sticks to my pajamas sometimes, so I don't love that, but it's very very efficient and I like using it after a serum. It's got a short ingredient list which I guess probably makes it good for sensitive skin. We've got shea butter, a really nice emollient that's really rich in antioxidants, so it's very good for your skin, it's also super hydrating and gives things a thicker texture. We've got niacinamide, an anti-acne, skin brightening ingredient. We've got mineral oil, which is probably what gives it its tackiness, it's emollient but mineral oil is slightly controversial due to its refining process. Then we've got rapeseed oil, skin conditioning, paraffin, another emollient, probably also responsible for the stickiness. We've got a humectant and Vitreola ferment, which is a probiotic, and then we've got an antioxidant."
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"It's just a really thick body cream. This one's got shea butter, paraffin, as well as dimethicone. Paraffin is great for hydrating skin. Dimethicone is a great silicone protecting ingredient as well. Fragrance-free. Love that stuff."
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"The La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream is great for super dry skin and winter weather. It's got shea butter, paraffin oil, dimethicone, and niacinamide. No scent to it. It's a wonderful lotion."
Yay
"My holy grail moisturizer for dry body skin is La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M. The emollients in this cream, like shea butter and plant oils, soften the skin and fill in the gaps between dry skin cells, which is why the skin feels almost instantly smoother. This cream also contains ceramides, which are lipids naturally found in your skin that help repair and restore your skin barrier over time."
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"My holy grail moisturizer for dry body skin is La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M. The emollients in this cream, like shea butter and plant oils, soften the skin and fill in the gaps between dry skin cells, which is why the skin feels almost instantly smoother. This cream also contains ceramides, which are lipids naturally found in your skin that help repair and restore your skin barrier over time."
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"My number one product that I use to moisturize my body for years now and I have not found anything better honestly, I'm not even looking. This is the product by La Roche-Posay, the triple repair moisturizing cream, cream not the lotion form but the cream form of this product. Lotions are the thinnest, least hydrating. Creams are more thick and more hydrating, then you have balms and ointments which are the heaviest. I usually go for a cream because it is the most user-friendly but gives the best hydration. This has ceramides, shea butter, glycerin, and niacinamide in it, so it is beautiful at repairing the body and then getting hydration in there and keeping it there. You cannot beat this product."
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"One of my top recommendations to my patients who are looking for drugstore must-haves for dry skin is the La Roche-Posay Lipicar Balm AP Plus Intense Repair Moisturizing Cream, this is for extra dry skin on the body and face. It's so hydrating and it's my personal favorite body moisturizer to use. I love how this is thick in texture yet it still absorbs well into the skin so that you don't feel greasy. It has shea butter in it as an emollient which feels very nice and soothing on that dry skin."
Yay
"Another popular pick for dry skin is the La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+. It contains natural skin ceramides."
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"Another popular pick for dry skin is the La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+. It contains natural skin ceramides."
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"This product has a lot of protectant properties, it's made to prevent water loss, especially for someone with dry skin. It's very hydrating with shea butter to help improve lipids on the skin, dimethicone to form a film layer that helps prevent water loss, and mineral oil, a well known occlusive that helps prevent water loss, I love mineral oil. The microcrystalline wax gives it a lot of body. I think this is a great product if you have dry skin, if you have compromised skin, if you're dealing with eczema, or if you're starting to see signs of aging, it will help restore the integrity of your skin and prevent your skin barrier from breaking down, so it's super amazing for the skin barrier. It doesn't have a sticky finish and it repairs dry skin. It also has niacinamide, which is great for oil control, hyperpigmentation and dark spots, helps rebalance the skin's microbiome, and is amazing for sensitive skin, it's even accepted by the National Eczema Association. Comparing both products, I think this one feels better on the skin, especially if you want longer term hydration."
Yay
"La Roche-Posay Lipikar line is great, the lotion, the moisturizer. You can use it on the face. I'm not talking about the Urea one. I think you can use that Urea one on the face as well, but the Lipikar moisturizer is great."
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"The triple repair moisturizing cream I really like it has niacinamide which is good for the moisture barrier. It's really good if you have atopic dermatitis because it helps with barrier replenishment. Ceramide in it as well, lipids which are naturally found in your skin barrier. It's not greasy and it's great if you've got raw, rashy eczema that's flared up. It's not sticky."
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"I do think that you can get improvement in the symptoms of sensitivity using this as well and it's a lot less expensive. Life has gotten very expensive so I don't think choosing this over those is cutting any corners in terms of your skin care and it's going to save you a lot of money. With this it is not that thick formula, it's rich but it's not heavy, and I think because of that it won't aggravate rosacea symptoms like heavy moisturizers can, which generate flushing symptoms because the heaviness slows down the evaporation of sweat."
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"This is a great body moisturizer for a variety of reasons. It's La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ triple repairing moisturizing cream. It's a nice thick moisturizer that you can also use on the face. It's formulated for people who have atopic dermatitis and it even has the National Eczema Association seal on it. I love the consistency and it's free of fragrance, which is beneficial if you have eczema because you may be more likely to have issues with fragrance. It has ceramides, which are really good for helping improve the production of lipids in skin's outermost layer, and it also has niacinamide, which is really good for barrier recovery. Niacinamide is also good for hyperpigmentation and dark spots because it puts the brakes on transfer of pigment from melanocytes to neighboring keratinocytes, so it can be really beneficial in areas where you're prone to hyperpigmentation. I often suggest this product for people who deal with dark discoloration under the arms. Regardless of the diagnosis, I find this is a good option for using just to generally moisturize under the arms."
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"This I love. This is one of La Roche-Posay's best products and it's really good if you have windburn. I only use it situationally to cut down on chafing from running, but if I get any kind of irritation on the face it's great. When you're putting it on it's almost like you're putting on sunscreen, like a zinc sunscreen, but it does rub in and doesn't leave any kind of white cast, maybe a little bit of white film, but it definitely creates a nice protective layer. The thing about this though, you will likely have a hard time if you put this on the face in the morning as a skin protectant and then you try and put sunscreen on over it. It's balmy, so you may get quite a bit of peeling and sunscreen may not set up over this. But it's great to use at night. If you're starting to get sentinel sign on your finger, consider giving this a try. Sentinel sign is like a hallmark finding of when your hand is about to get really dry, cracked and irritated. It's basically a little bit of redness and flaking right in the web spaces between your fingers."
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"L'Oreal's Lipikar AP moisturizer is really good. You can use this on the face and the body. It has niacinamide in it which is good for redness and hyperpigmentation. It's more lightweight in comparison to that Aveeno itch relief balm but it's very rich. I always suggest this as a product to use for people who are dealing with a lot of discoloration in the skin folds like under the arms, maybe under the breast, because it will help cut down on irritation penetrating the skin that can worsen that hyperpigmentation. The niacinamide can help slow down the spread of pigment packets from the pigment producing cells, melanocytes, to neighboring keratinocytes, so it helps to lighten some types of discoloration. But it's also helpful for the moisture barrier. It's not irritating, so this formula is really good. It's a really good face and body moisturizer."
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"La Roche-Posay Lipikar line is great, the lotion, the moisturizer. You can use it on the face. I'm not talking about the Urea one. I think you can use that Urea one on the face as well, but the Lipikar moisturizer is great."
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"It's going to help with barrier recovery. The thing about this pump is it's slow, you push down, takes forever for it to come back up. You get a pump and there's nothing left in there, it's not a big generous dollop. You're sitting here waiting for this thing to pop back up. It is a pain. Go with the tube packaging if you can find it in this product. The pump needs to be more rapid release, especially since it's going after the atopic dermatitis crowd because they've got to use a lot of this and can't be sitting here waiting all day for this wimpy thing to release. This is not inexpensive, though. There are more budget-friendly options out there because when you have atopic dermatitis, moisturizing is a mainstay and you'll buzz through this really fast."
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"The coplas balm from La Roche-Posay is also a dimethicone skin protectant which I love. The dimethicone is a skin protectant so it helps limit penetration of irritating things, it reduces transepidermal water loss, and it definitely has a smoothing effect. It also has like a pore blurring effect. It has a definite powder finish to it. It's not as amazing as the glycerin skin protectant around the eyes but it's definitely impressive. If you have eyelid irritation this is a great thing to use around the eyes to protect eyelids from irritants that drive flares of eyelid dermatitis. I also suggest plain petroleum jelly Vaseline but admittedly that can kind of melt a bit and get kind of greasy and oily around your eyes. This is great and it's under seven bucks. It's meant for chapping so you can put it under your arms as a side note if you get underarm irritation from shaving or from an antiperspirant, put this under your arms."
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"I love La Roche-Posay's Lipikar, this works really well as a body and face moisturizer. It has niacinamide in it so be aware of that if you're sensitive to it. This is a great option too if you have hyperpigmentation, like on the body, under the arms, in sensitive areas where you have skin on skin contact, rather than using typical skin brightening ingredients like glycolic acid which can be too irritating in the skin folds. Niacinamide is helpful for the moisture barrier and reduces irritation if you tolerate it, and it's for both body and face. I love products that explicitly tell you they can be used for body and face."
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"This is a long-standing favorite of mine that's free of fragrance and good for eczema-prone skin but really good for anybody in general with a very no-nonsense short ingredient list. It has niacinamide which is evidence-based for dry skin, hyperpigmentation, anti-redness, and barrier recovery. It has shea butter which helps reduce water loss out of the skin. It's safe to use on the face and body, and it's fine for the whole family to use."
Yay
"Their Lipikar moisturizer is great for the winter"
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"La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M retails for 20 bucks. I first mentioned it probably a couple years back when I first recommended moisturizers for eczema and dry skin, and to this day it's still one of the products that we use regularly in my household, especially during the winter time. I love the formula, the cream formula that's really suitable to use in the winter, especially if you yourself or your kids and your family members struggle with dry and eczema-prone skin. I love the fact that it comes in a pump, it's really easy to dispense, making bathtime routines, especially if you have little ones, much more doable. It's actually approved for babies two weeks and older and also has the National Eczema Association seal of approval. It's fragrance-free, really ideal on eczema-prone and sensitive skin. And it's versatile in the sense you can use it on face and body, so it really helps to simplify your skincare routine. For households, for parents that really want to simplify their routine and make bedtime routine manageable and easy while making sure that your skin stays hydrated and supported, and if you struggle with eczema during the winter time, this is the moisturizer I recommend."
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"Their Lipikar moisturizer is great for the winter"
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"I am a huge fan of the Lipikar line in general. The Lipikar AP+M is our go-to moisturizer for the entire family during the winter. I love it for a few reasons. It's a big bottle that's in a pump style so really easy to dispense. I literally pump a couple handfuls after bathing my kids and just lather them in the moisturizer. It has wonderful ingredients including La Roche-Posay thermal spring water that we know is soothing and calming, glycerin, shea butter, and niacinamide."
Yay
"This is a triple action bomb with anti-itching, repairing, and immediate soothing properties. It really helps to relieve itch, dryness, irritation. It really calms your skin if it's a little angry. I love using this on my legs and my arms and my chest because of how moisturizing it is. It does give a little bit of a greasiness to the skin, but it's not super greasy where you couldn't wear this during the day. You will have a little bit of a shine to your skin, which I think looks really nice if you have like a sleeveless top on or you're wearing shorts. About a week and a half ago I had a mosquito bite and I didn't have any after bite, you know, like that stuff that you can put on mosquito bites to stop the itch. I thought I would try this because this is anti-itch and you know what, it actually worked. I didn't think it was going to work but it really did. I just love how moisturizing it is and it really gives your skin this nice soft feel. If you have any scaliness on your legs or your arms, this gets rid of that. If you're looking for a really good rich, repairing, soothing body cream, then you need to look into this."
Yay
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Nay
"This particular product got water, which is fine, glycerin, which is fine, sodium lauryl sulfate, which is fine. The 11th ingredient here is niacinamide, so it looks like it's at less than 1%, but this is the ingredient that's all over their marketing. So I'd assume that it would be at the therapeutic index, which tends to be 2 to 5%, is what we recommend. It is a safe product. It's okay, it's just not great. As expensive as it is for what it is, so for me it's just a no. The other important thing to look for is a cost benefit analysis. So if you have a decent product but it's coming in at £100, then it's not going to be worth it. It's not something I'm going to recommend for you. I'm going to recommend something that's cheaper because that's what it's worth."
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"This particular product got water, which is fine, glycerin, which is fine, sodium lauryl sulfate, which is fine. The 11th ingredient here is niacinamide, so it looks like it's at less than 1%, but this is the ingredient that's all over their marketing. So I'd assume that it would be at the therapeutic index, which tends to be 2 to 5%, is what we recommend. It is a safe product. It's okay, it's just not great. As expensive as it is for what it is, so for me it's just a no. The other important thing to look for is a cost benefit analysis. So if you have a decent product but it's coming in at £100, then it's not going to be worth it. It's not something I'm going to recommend for you. I'm going to recommend something that's cheaper because that's what it's worth."
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"I really like this one, the La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M. It's quite fatty, which is nice. Really great for children as well. A lot of kids have eczema, and I would highly highly recommend this product. It is a bit expensive, but you know, it's a big bottle. If they have the extra and you don't mind spending the money, it's great."
Mixed
"This is probably the most purchased body lotion that I have used here in Ireland. I have probably gone through 15 or 20 of these, and I love it. It's really, really good for super dry skin. I'm 52, my skin's a lot drier now. If you have really dry, scaly skin, this is brilliant. It is super thick, super emollient, and it does a fantastic job. Now there's a downside to the fact that it's super, super thick and super emollient. The pump sucks. It is so thick that by the time you get to about here you can't get the product out anymore. It's just not working. So then you have to unscrew the top and take it out with a beauty scoop. I've been using these together every day just to finish it up, three weeks, four weeks, just to get the product out. Now it's a good value. It runs about €18."
Yay
"I have to moisturize twice a day otherwise my skin will go wild. I love La Roche-Posay Lipikar really, my like one of my favorite moisturizers, and I'll use it top to toe. I'll do that in the morning after I have a shower and I'll do it in the evening as well. I'll usually have a very short quick shower and then I'll apply it on slightly damp skin. You want to get it on and always go downwards, don't do lots of rubbing up and down because you might trap the hairs on your body and get little bumps everywhere."
Yay
"A lot of times my patients will come to me and they're like listen I've tried CeraVe, I've tried Cetaphil, those are great but give me something different and that's when I will recommend the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Balm AP. This is a super rich nourishing moisturizer and I just find that so many people love it. This is just a very effective moisturizer, it's kind of cosmetically elegant so it's a joy to put on. You could use it in little babies, you can use it in adults, so it's also incredibly versatile. When my son has some signs of dry skin this is certainly one that I don't feel any hesitation towards reaching for because it just has very gentle ingredients that are good for all skin types but also of course and probably most importantly it's very effective."
All 2 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis
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"One of my top recommendations is the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Balm. This can actually be used on the face and the body, but it is quite thick, so there are a lot of people where they're just not going to love the feel of this on their face. But for the body, it is so rich and nourishing, and I always recommend this for my eczema or dry skin prone patients."
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"A lot of times my patients will come to me and they're like listen I've tried CeraVe, I've tried Cetaphil, those are great but give me something different and that's when I will recommend the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Balm AP. This is a super rich nourishing moisturizer and I just find that so many people love it. This is just a very effective moisturizer, it's kind of cosmetically elegant so it's a joy to put on. You could use it in little babies, you can use it in adults, so it's also incredibly versatile. When my son has some signs of dry skin this is certainly one that I don't feel any hesitation towards reaching for because it just has very gentle ingredients that are good for all skin types but also of course and probably most importantly it's very effective."
Yay
"I love this when my skin is at its driest. It's like a very concentrated period of time towards the end of December and like up till middle January depending on how the weather holds out, where this moisturizer is the goat, the greatest of all time for my extremely dry skin. I'm also a retinoid user, and this really works for that. But as soon as we move slightly out of that very narrow period and my combo skin balances out even just a little bit more, this becomes too heavy for me. For the most part it's actually a little bit too rich for my skin most of the year, most of the winter season even. If you are a little bit drier than me, this would be the pick for you for sure. Ingredients here we have very nourishing dense shea butter, which brings a lot of emollency and skin softening to the formula. We also have some niacinamide that helps with the skin barrier. They are using some ceramide NP. There is some oil content in here that provides not only moisture but some good omega-9 fatty acid content. Fatty acids are good for your skin barrier."
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"This is a true straight up dry skin cream, don't touch this if you have oily skin. If you have combination skin that does not feel dry, don't touch this cream. I have sort of a love-hate with this one. In the winter I really like it, I love it, my skin enjoys it so much. In any other season it's way too heavy for me, it's too thick and it can actually sometimes cause some congestion on my skin when I use it in the wrong season. But it is a really great dry skin moisturizer, it's fantastic for your skin barrier because the ingredients are very minimal. La Roche-Posay is all about sensitive skin, so they focus in on Shea Butter, very nourishing, niacinamide which is barrier restorative, as well as some ceramide and peptides in here. It's this very thick, very dense type of cream, it is very, very rich. It has very good absorbency into the skin. You're going to feel a bit of a bloom at the top and then there is a really nice occlusive, very good seal it in factor. It's moisturizing deep within but it's also creating a very good protective layer on top of your skin."
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"If you need a little bit more soothing moisture, the La Roche-Posay triple moisture cream is great. This one has more shea butter in it and is a little bit more focused on helping your skin barrier. There's some thermal water that contains really great vitamins and minerals for your skin that help to support that overall healthy skin barrier function. It has a thicker texture here, more of a cream texture than a lotion. So if your hands are really really dry and ailing, this is a great one and a nice formula that comes in a pump."
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"I've been doing a lot this winter is mixing in a little small amount of the triple repair moisturizing cream from La Roche-Posay. This is such a nourishing, really moisturizing, quite thick and heavy cream that feels so good when my skin is really really dry. It's not always the most appropriate for my skin which fluctuates with the seasons, so sometimes I like to just balance out that really heavier texture with a more medium texture. This cream also seems to help give a little bit more occlusivity to my skin, which I can't emphasize enough how important that is in windy weather. My skin is just so picky when it comes to moisturizer."
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"I love this when my skin is at its driest. It's like a very concentrated period of time towards the end of December and like up till middle January depending on how the weather holds out, where this moisturizer is the goat, the greatest of all time for my extremely dry skin. I'm also a retinoid user, and this really works for that. But as soon as we move slightly out of that very narrow period and my combo skin balances out even just a little bit more, this becomes too heavy for me. For the most part it's actually a little bit too rich for my skin most of the year, most of the winter season even. If you are a little bit drier than me, this would be the pick for you for sure. Ingredients here we have very nourishing dense shea butter, which brings a lot of emollency and skin softening to the formula. We also have some niacinamide that helps with the skin barrier. They are using some ceramide NP. There is some oil content in here that provides not only moisture but some good omega-9 fatty acid content. Fatty acids are good for your skin barrier."
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"I started to use this instead of Cerave because my skin was feeling so dry and tight in the middle of the day. It wasn't quite occlusive, it wasn't holding everything in place. This is really thick, this is really moisturizing, it's very healing. On the first use I was like, yes, this is what my skin was craving. I didn't realize it right away, but I'm glad that I stayed open to that because this has caused me whiteheads in the past when it's too much for my skin. But trying it out now, when my skin really needs this amount of moisture, I'm not getting those whiteheads like I was before. This has really been helping me out."
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"I like to just mix a little bit into the lighter creams just to give it a little bit more fluffiness, a little bit more protective quality to it, a little bit more heft, and that really brings the moisture back into my skin and protects it."
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"I'm going in for the La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream. My skin is so dry and I don't always use this moisturizer because I have said in the past that it does sometimes give me some congestion, so I am tempting a little bit. But I have to say my dryness is overriding my desire for less congestion on my skin. This is something that I've been doing a few nights a week just to really amp up the moisture and the protection, and that just feels so good."
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"I have combination skin that fluctuates and in the dead of winter in Wisconsin my skin can sometimes behave almost classically dry. That's when I start to use this on my face. It's a very narrow period of time, but when my skin needs the most relief from dryness, from irritation, from itchiness, from all those winter symptoms, this really soothes it. It really takes down that sensitivity, that raw, itchy feeling that you can sometimes get when your skin is just so dry, when it's so dehydrated. It really replenishes my skin. It's very protective for my skin. It's very restorative. For my skin it's just really thick, so it may not be for everybody. A secondary use for this one is actually it makes a fantastic body cream."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream?

A thick, ceramide-rich moisturizing cream from La Roche-Posay designed for dry and eczema-prone skin, formulated with niacinamide and prebiotic thermal water.

Is La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 12 of the 14 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 88%.

What is La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream's Guru Score?

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream holds a Guru Score of 88%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 14 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream best for?

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

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