Lyonsleaf Soothing Calendula Cream, 100% natural, 30ml, Vegan Fragranced

I bought this cream to treat a serious case of dyshidrotic eczema that had spread over my right palm with small, itchy, watery blisters, dry flaky and cracked skin that was red-raw and split. I had tried several other natural balms that had all been effective for the first few days but without fail a small outbreak would lead to my whole hand flaring up again within a few hours. I was blown away by the effect of this cream. I used it little and often throughout the day and always applied within 3 minutes of washing my hands and before I went to bed. Within four days the blisters were greatly reduced in number and the skin looked softer and far less angry. In fact, my hand returned to a more normal skin colour - rather than the crusty red it had been for 6 months. The progress after 10 days was remarkable and I could hardly believe the improvement. I kept using this cream for several weeks and now my hand looks like its old self again. I still use the cream if I feel a bit of an itch, but now I largely use the Lyonsleaf Calendula and Marshmallow balm to help rebuild my skin barrier. I do realise that everyone’s skin responds differently to skin care ingredients but I can honestly say that for me this cream has been transformational. I can highly recommend the Lyonsleaf products and it is wonderful that a natural product has allowed me to dodge resorting to steroids.

I couldn't rate this cream enough! It cleared my Perioral dermatitis within a week or two!! After receiving an antibiotic cream from my doctor before hand which didn't work, I looked on the market for an alternative solution and this cream worked quicker and more effective than anything else I tried! It's a little bit on the expensive side but well worth it! You only need to use a tiny amount as it causes dryness to the area. However in my pictures you can clearly see how well it worked. I haven't up uploaded a recent picture, sorry, but the dryness eventually cleared up and my skin is back to normal. Also, I think I found my moisturiser with SPF had started this skin condition so be mindful of that if you have the same rash. I don't normally write reviews but I really wanted to share my results incase anyone else is suffering with the stubborn rash I had - it was so unsightly and knocked my confidence for months until this product came along!!

I am now into my second week of being steroid free on my TSW journey, and I've been using this balm on my entire body (twice, daily - including face and scalp) for the past 4 days (30ml jar). - Just purchased the big 120ml jar! The balm helps to lock in moisture to my skin - which gives me relief, and helps me to move around with more ease - as I am shedding heck loads of skin, and my skin is hard, dry and tight. I was hesitant at first, but it's perfectly fine to use on face. Also, I have long hair, but the texture of the balm is so soft and smooth - it's actually quite easy to apply on my entire scalp full of thick long hair - and has reduced flakiness and itchiness. I tried another zinc based product before this, but it wasn't fragrance free - which caused me to be rather irritable. Yes, the balm leaves a white cast on the skin - but that's to be expected with effective zinc products. Not a problem, if you're staying indoors. However, I won't be applying this to my face and hands whilst outdoors. Yet to try its protective barrier for effectiveness in the bath/shower. All in all, I'm happy I've found at least one product to help me as I go through these horrific withdrawals - as my condition is quite severe, and this product right here has helped so much in just 4 days!

Fantastic product! Insect bites are a nightmare for me; the itching lasts for weeks, and my skin takes months to recover. I’ve tried various products, and this cream has been the best. I feel relief from the itching immediately, and my skin starts healing faster. It feels like a natural protective layer on the skin and is almost odorless. I plan to buy the larger size. One happy customer here.

My daughter sometimes suffers from mild eczema around her mouth and this certainly brings it down. As it is bright white, it’s also great fun to draw moustaches or goatees on my daughters face without her knowing 😅 Good quality stuff and definitely works!

I bought this product on the back of lots of positive reviews, which these days is quite risky, but it has turned out to be the right move. I have a couple of patches of (what i self-diagnosed as) Seb Derm on my cheeks, either side of my nose. As with these sorts of conditions, you spend ages on the internet looking for various solutions to the problem and end up going round in circles. At first i had been washing my face with a dead sea salt / water solution but it's relatively expensive, messy and doesn't work 100%. It never really brought a balanced feeling to my face, and while it cleared up 80%+ of the problem, there was still some redness and soreness. Eventually it seemed to slowly stop working. Next I tried head & shoulders shampoo - each day i would rub a pea-sized amount into the affected areas, let it sit for 2 minutes then wash it off. This worked very well for about 18 months, and one bottle would last a year, so a cheap solution. However that shampoo is full of loads of things that aren't really meant for the sensitive skin of your face, and eventually it stopped working so i stopped using it. I think the only good thing in the shampoo for seb derm is the zinc oxide, so that set me on a path to find a new product with zinc oxide, which is what takes me to this Zinc & Calendula cream. I simply followed the instructions that other reviewers left - i.e. wash your face, and a bit later add some of this Zinc & Calendula cream to the affected area, using as little as possible. Because there's so much zinc oxide you really don't need to use much - it's quite thick/dense. I've been trying to use as little as possible and only once a day. So shower in the evenings, wait a bit, then apply. I found there was fairly instant relief from the soreness sensation, and as each day passed the visual redness gradually disappeared. I probably looked a bit horrendous for the first couple of days where the skin was healing; i had a mixture of flaky, peeling skin and the cream mixed together, but i always got the feeling it was working so i'd have to just live with it for a short period. I'm now 7 days in and my face is 100% back to normal in terms of visual appearance and feeling. Of course the ultimate test would be to stop using this for a week and see if the condition returns, as anytime i stopped using the shampoo, i would have red sore skin within 2 days. So i won't claim this has permanently fixed my face, as i don't know for sure, but it feels so much better than both of the previous solutions. Seb derm is an excess of oil production and the zinc oxide helps deal with that, perhaps the other elements of this cream will help my face naturally fix itself from within so i can stop using it, but even if that doesn't happen, you need to use so little of this product that it'll last an age. As for what triggered the condition - i don't really know 100% either, but i would definitely advise against using any kind of alcohol based products on your face. For me it was suncreams like P20 and Ultrasun - as effective as they are, alcohol is too strong and drying for my sensitive face. I think the dryness triggers the oil production and that's where the condition begins. There are suncreams out there with zinc oxide as the base (i use ThinkSport), again they're quite thick but you just have to rub them in. My personal view is that once the skin is disrupted and damaged, it won't fix itself without some kind of intervention like this cream, but where as the dead sea salt and shampoo solutions treated the symptoms, i'm hoping by using the cream for long enough it will fix the root cause. I do not think that diet is related either, i've tried dairy-free / gluten-free / low sugar etc for sizable periods and it didn't help - it actually made me more stressed from cutting foods out. I exercise frequently and eat well, and while that helps with many things, seb derm seems too specific an issue for that alone to help resolve it. Update Nov 2019 It seems to have stopped working. I’m back on the head and shoulders routine and balancing the dryness that brings with a light moisturiser. There’s a website called simpleskincarescience that has a wealth of information on this skin condition.

Use it everyday and are pleased with the results

I bought this lovely balm to help with small areas of eczema and it does soothe and helps my body with it's own self healing. I now put a little on my face and neck in the evenings and it's really calming and reassuring to use. I can highly recommend for sure.

il suffit d'en utiliser une petite quantité à la fois car elle s'étale bien sur la peau.

After struggling with perioral dermatitis for months this has saved my skin! Definitely recommended this combined with a simplified skincare routine.

If you have perioral dermatitis (I have struggled with it for over 15 years) this stuff is such a game changer!!! So gentle - all you need is sulfur soap and this cream and your perioral dermatitis will go away in a week

This stuff is amazing 🤩 I have been struggling with really bad perioral dermatitis for months. Nothing I tried worked to clear it up. I have been using this cream along with a very gentle face wash and it is almost completely cleared up!

No other product has helped with patches of psoriasis on my face but this one gets the job done. Everything good said about this is true!