Curology Cream Moisturizer, Rich Hydrating Face Lotion for Dry Skin, with Shea Butter and Hyaluronic Acid, 1.7 fl oz

Quality vs Quantity
5 Star quality, but one star quantity value, maybe . See the photos on quantity. After 12 days I ordered another container of Curology Cream Moisturizer, 1.7 oz. The photos of the uncapped bottle in this review show the amount left at 17 days. At that point I am using a cosmetics spatula to get the cream out. I liked the pump until I had to store the container upside down in order to get any cream out. At 17 days that no longer worked, and I had to pop the cap off with a butter knife. It was simple enough, and it came off easily. After that it was easy to pop the cap on and off, in order to use a spatula to remove the cream. (It’s just more sanitary with a cosmetic spatula.) Why do all this? Because it’s really,really a top quality cream. This has the same ingredients as a department store cream selling for $400 A bottle. Honestly, I did over use it initially. For $17 it might be worth purchasing two at $34 a month. I mean it really is a spectacular cream. It deep down moisturizes skin. It’s a choice. It’s A quantity vs quality decision the consumer needs to make. The point of this review is to help you as a consumer make that decision fully aware.

Love this stuff!
I use this moisturizer at night to sandwich my retinol. Skin feels so smooth and hydrated when I wake up the next day!

Great moisturizer, but device is sometimes defective
I have been on the hunt for a non-comedogenic, affordable, and hydrating moisturizer for quite some time now. I took a course of Accutane 7 years ago, but as I entered my mid-twenties, I started to develop hormonal acne. I used to have oily skin, but after Accutane I developed combination oily/dry skin. I am also using Tretinoin 0.05% cream that was prescribed to me which can cause dryness too. As a result, I needed something that didn’t clog pores, hydrated my skin enough but didn’t make me look oily, was affordable, and cruelty-free (I don’t use cosmetic products that are animal tested). I gave this moisturizer a try and I am now on my 12th bottle. I truly do love it. It doesn’t make me break out, it keeps me hydrated (I do use it with hyaluronic acid which helps absorb the moisturizer). It does feel a little sticky on my skin which I don’t like, but when I put my zinc oxide sunscreen over it, the tackiness/stickiness goes away. I apply 1 to 1.5 pumps to my face twice daily and I would say one bottle lasts 5 or 6 weeks. My largest complaint and reason for docking a star is that the device’s pump does not always work. Of the 12 bottles I’ve purchased, I have had 1 completely stop working, and 2 that were not functioning properly so I had to press the bottle down multiple times to get enough moisturizer to come out. I do like the design because I feel that I get every ounce of products in the bottle, and since it’s inside a sterile bottle, the moisturizer isn’t exposed to bacteria and dust. I just think they need to see what is causing the defective pump and modify the packaging to prevent this from happening.One other thing I will add is that this bottle seems like it uses a lot of plastic. I probably go through 10-11 bottles a year, so that can’t be good for the environment. I wish they had refill pods or something so I don’t have to toss this chunk of plastic into the trash every few weeks. It would be more economically and environmentally efficient if Curology made this addition.Overall, I would recommend this product. I have already recommended it to multiple of my friends. If your skin is on the oiler side, it may be hit or miss, but for ~$17, it’s worth a shot.

You won’t regret this!
Absolutely amazing moisturizer!