4 Pack - Aveeno Maximum Strength Anti-itch Cream, 1% Hydrocortisone - 1oz Each

I just bought a new tube today (2018) . I have an old tube left over (2004) in the cabinet. I hate the idea of bait and switch marketing. So I reviewed the both of them. Found the only difference was the older tube ingredients were alphabetically ordered vs. the new tube is random. It does everything for me it claims to do.

I've used several Aveeno products in the past and thought the company touting Active Naturals had more natural ingredients. I was very disappointed to read the ingredients today and see that it contains methylparaben (after already using the product a few times) . I will be discarding the tube.

I've used other creams specifically for eczema and nothing really works; they either do nothing or kind of help, but not entirely. This includes the Aveeno Eczema cream. I've gotten lotions and soaps from Lush, and although they stop the itch, they don't stop the flares. After some research on eczema, I found specifically the use of hydrocortisone to be the number one suggestion so I bought the Aveeno Hydrocortisone anti-itch cream. My eczema was so bad that any lotion gave me a tingling/burning sensation. Aveeno's cream also gave me that sensation but it was only for a couple of minutes. I used the cream right before I went to sleep and the next morning my skin was visibly clearer, it no longer itched, and it didn't burn when I applied the cream again. My skin was so bad that it started peeling because of how dry it was. Aveeno sped up the healing process. My skin is so healthy looking that my eczema is pretty much nonexistent. I no longer get any flare-ups unless I stop using the cream for more than a week. This cream is so good that I don't have to use it every day either. After my skin clears, I use it every other day. It's honestly so amazing and inexpensive.

I seem to remember using a similar Aveeno lotion product that had oats as an ingredient. It was great for when my sling would get itchy. It's rare to occur, so when I looked for some last summer, I couldn't find it. This works well, but it's more for spot relief I think. Works well though.

I purchased this product a few months ago for my dermatitis. My dermatologist recommended that I stop using creams that have a lot of water, as water can have a paradoxical effect of causing dryness. I read the ingredients for Aveeno Hydrocortisone and was delighted. Not only was there little water, but the first four ingredients were familiar and highly regarded for skin conditions: aloe, oat kernal extract, oat kernal flour, and oat kernal oil. Yay! All good stuff! Only at the very end of the ingredient list was water. The product was helpful for my condition, and I felt great about using it. Today I bought another tube from the same store. I got home and checked the ingredients. To my surprise, despite having the same name and packaging, the product ingredients have drastically changed! The first four ingredients are now: WATER, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, and CETEARETH-20!! Forms of oat are relegated much further down the list, and aloe is near the bottom. I wish I had read the ingredients at the store, now I have to take it back. Very disappointed. Despite the hoopla about oats and aloe, this new formulation displaces those ingredients with water and alchohol. Bait and switch.