Avène Cicalfate+ Intensive Skin Restorative Serum

I ordered 2 bottles of this after finishing 2 deluxe sample bottles. I have highly sensitive, reactive skin that became very red with summer heat which triggered eczema flares and itch all along my jawline. I started using this serum and it really helped calm and normalize everything. I have the type of skin that when inflamed, all of those "soothing" serums/toners/creams/etc. will irritate and sting my skin. (This even happened with the Aven Cicalfate cream!) This serum, however, has not made my skin sting (but I know I still need to be careful). At first I only applied it to my irritated, itchy jawline/lower half of my face, but I saw a YT video where my fave Youtuber Mandy Davis MUA also talked about it as a nice serum for the face, and I agree with her, so I have been using it all over my face once daily, at night before rx treatments.

Im giving it a 2/5 because i only used it once so im giving it the benefit of the doubt. I have acne prone and VERYYYY sensitive skin. I always use a small amount of product (a literal tear drop amount) per side of my face. I woke up with small bumps on certain areas and it made my nose and under my eyebags flakey. I applied makeup and you can see it very This is the only change to my skincare. Thank god it was just a sample.

Background info: i am a women in her early twenties with sensitive and acne prone skin. This product made me break out. Woulnt recommend this produxt because my other avene and physiogel products feel more hydrating without this price tag. Overall its good, just not enough to make me come back for more.

I generally have good resumts with Avene products, but this irritated my skin and dried it out. Its was the only new product i used at the time. I am 50+ witb rosacea and sensitive skin. It was just disappointing.

My skin gets so dry during the winter and I have struggled to find something that helps it feel moisturized. I used the cicalfate cream and loved how it made my skin feel, but it was ultimately too greasy. I tried this as an alternative and it achieves the same effect but feels super lightweight. The only thing I don't love is the price :/ I got this bottle mid-January and it is already over halfway gone. Overall a great product though.