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CeraVe · Skin · Sunscreen

CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30

Moisturizer and sunscreen in one pump, labeled by the maker as broad spectrum SPF 30 sunscreen. Pilling and a white cast are the reasons to walk past it.

3 ozLotionZinc oxideHomosalateNiacinamideFragrance-free
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Buy it if

  • You want moisturizer and sunscreen in one morning step
  • You want ceramides and niacinamide in the same bottle
  • You want no added fragrance

Walk past if

  • You wear makeup over it; owners report pilling and clumps
  • Your skin is medium to deep and a white cast would show
  • You want SPF 50

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Zinc oxideHomosalateNiacinamideCeramides

Niacinamide guide →Ceramides guide →Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Active ingredients: HOMOSALATE (10%), OCTINOXATE (5%), OCTOCRYLENE (2%), ZINC OXIDE (8%). Inactive ingredients: WATER, NIACINAMIDE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, PROPANEDIOL, DIMETHICONE, BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, BHT, CERAMIDE NP, CERAMIDE AP, CERAMIDE EOP, CARBOMER, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, TRIETHYL CITRATE, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CHOLESTEROL, ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, HYDROXYACETOPHENONE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE, PHYTOSPHINGOSINE, XANTHAN GUM, BENZOIC ACID

Known issue

Owners report it pills into white clumps and leaves a white cast that will not rub in, and some blame a newer formula.Walmart and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

EltaMD UV Clear Broad Spectrum SPF 46$46 MSRPZinc oxide, octinoxate and 5% niacinamide, by the maker's figure, in a thin lotion labeled by the maker as broad spectrum SPF 46. A long-time favorite that still breaks some owners out.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: active and inactive ingredients, broad spectrum SPF 30 wording, list price, AM use.
  2. Walmart reviews, 3 fl oz: pilling, white clumps and a white residue that will not rub in, with stinging for a few owners.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews: reviewers report pilling, a greasy or sticky feel and slow drying, though others see no cast.

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.