best facial moisturiser for really dry skin?

[sunshineandshowers21]

any recommendations? i have terribly dry skin on my face and nothing i’ve tried seems to actually work. i would prefer something not too pricey but would probably pay anything if it was guaranteed to work!

Nivea daily essentials works wonders for me.

Childs Farm Moisturiser £3.99

Muiji essence followed by blue Nivea or Nivea soft.

Always eucerin night cream

Considering I have dry skin I find nivea a bit too "greasy" feeling personally (although it's great for my scaly hands) - I've been searching for the same holy grail OP, and on amazon everyone raves about Aveeno.

I got some and although again its amazing on hands, all it does for my face is form a film which then sloughs off! I find that a lot with rich creams for some reason - I stick with lotion.

I've found most success using a muslin exfoliating cloth with Simple facial wash, then either Simple really rich moisturising lotion or Olay beauty fluid. I often have rough scaly patches and visible dry skin, and this regime seems to work!

Nivea Daily essentials is very heavy, so i use it in my driest days. Otherwise the simple hydrating serum underneath a sukin moisturizer works well

Jergens, not cheap but it's a really
big bottle - I found it the best of a very big trial and error bunch.

www.amazon.co.uk/Jergens-Ultra-Healing-Moisturizer-783/dp/B001QHD5V2/ref=sr_1_8?s=gateway&crid=3LD1JX9L9F2YD&keywords=jergens+ultra+healing+extra+dry+skin+moisturiser&sprefix=jargons%2Caps%2C142&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1565548088&sr=8-8

Jergens incidentally do the best fake tan EVER!

Vaseline intensive care, blue and white bottle.

Expensive (very) but will change your skin forever - Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream.

Weleda Skin Food - I just love it! It's very thick so you can warm it up in your hands first before applying. Some people don't like the smell, it's kind of herby, but it's awesome for dry skin.

Neat vitamin E oil at night, Clinique dramatically different for dry skin during the day

I came on to say Weleda Skin Food. It's fantastic. I have very dry, old skin. Skin food is the only thing that sorts it out. I use it at night, but apparently it makes a good make up base. I also use it as a face mask if emergency Sahara levels threaten.

I second the Eucerin recommendation. I bought it last week and find it really good on my very dry skin. I use the night cream during the day, and it sinks in totally within about 20 minutes, that’s how dry my skin is.

Cleanser and pre-moisturiser are more important than moisturiser. I recommend the following:
Superfacialist vitamin c cleansing oil and Superdrug B Essence (use before moisturiser) www.superdrug.com/Shop-all-Cleansing-Solutions/B-Essence-Lotion/p/605300

Other options (very good but not as good and cost more)
Clinique moisture surge spray
Clinique take the day off cleansing balm
Elemis cleansing balm
Emma Hardie cleansing balm

I had very dry skin. Almond oil (ktc almond oil- it’s about £1 for a bottle that lasts a year) has completely sorted it. I no longer need moisturiser. My skin is not dry at all now and lovely and soft. Also works well to tame my coarse hair.

Aveeno all day long.

As a pp above I love Elemis Marine cream and also Charlotte Tilbury night cream (don't get on that well with the CT magic day cream though).

When my skin is really dry I use the CT night cream morning and night - it's really, really rich so only really suitable for very dry skin.

Superdrug vitamin e moisturisers is brilliant! I use the hydrating serum before as well.

Superdrug vitamin E range has been a game changer for me

thank you for the recommendations everyone, it’s very much appreciated. i’m off to town today so i’ll pick up a few that have been recommended and give them a try. the vitamin e range from superdrug sounds hopeful, one of my friends raves about it too so i’ll definitely be giving it a go!

I buy a basic gentle moisturiser and add a drop or two of pure vitamin e oil for an extra boost. Works well to even skin tone and fade surface scars too.