Lacura Advanced Healing Ointment

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Aldi has dropped some interesting personal care products onto its shelves lately. They include hair oil, various facial care products, and even knockoff Olaplex shampoo and conditioner.

Another item that caught my attention recently was a small tube of Lacura Healing Ointment that claims to be comparable to name-brand Aquaphor Healing Ointment.

Lacura is the Aldi house brand for various personal care products. There is no company called Lacura; it’s simply the name Aldi puts on products such as shampoo, lotion, body wash, and other toiletries, which it sources from various suppliers.

We have some family members with sensitive skin that easily dries out, and Aquaphor is among the various products we’ve used. So, I dropped the Lacura ointment into my shopping cart to try at home.

Lacura Advanced Healing Ointment is an Aldi Find. That means it’s only in stores for a short time. Each store gets one shipment, and after that sells out, it’s gone unless Aldi decides to bring it back later. You can’t order it online if it’s sold out at your local store.

We buy Aldi products with our own money to review. I paid $2.99 for a 1.75-ounce container in January of 2025 at my local Aldi. That’s around $1.71 per ounce.

I found the same-sized tube of name-brand Aquaphor on Walmart’s website selling for $6.18 in 2025, which comes out to about $3.53 per ounce. I also found the Walmart brand equivalent, Equate Advanced Healing Ointment, for $3.46 for 1.75 ounces, or about $1.98 per ounce.

These are all small tubes, so you might get a better price per ounce if you buy a larger size of a name brand or other store brand. On the other hand, a little bit of this goes a long way, so I don’t buy it often. The small size works for my family, but your personal needs may be different.

The active ingredient is 41% petrolatum, the same as Aquaphor.

Inactive ingredients are mineral oil, ceresin, lanolin alcohol, panthenol, glycerin, and bisabolol. Aquaphor contains all of these ingredients along with an additional ingredient, panthenol. So, the Lacura ointment is similar but not quite identical to Aquaphor.

Here’s more info on the ointment, according to the label:

• For dry, cracked, or irritated skin
• Restores skin to a smooth and healthy appearance
• Dermatologist tested
• Fragrance free
• Temporarily protects minor cuts, scrapes, and burns
• Temporarily protects and helps relieve chapped or cracked skin and lips
• Helps protect from the drying effects of wind and cold weather
• For external use only

The tube states this is not manufactured or distributed by Beiersdorf, Inc., the distributor of Aquaphor.

We tried this, and it looks, smells, and works practically the same as Aquaphor. A little goes a long way, just like the name brand, and it does a good job of coating the skin.

The Verdict:

Lacura Advanced Healing Ointment is comparable to name-brand Aquaphor Healing Ointment. The active ingredient, petrolatum, is the same. The rest of the ingredients list is almost identical to the name brand as well. We think this works as well as Aquaphor, and it costs less. If you use Aquaphor, you might want to give this a try.