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CeraVe · Skin · Moisturizers

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

Three 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.

19 ozCreamCeramidesHyaluronic acidCholesterolFragrance-free
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Buy it if

  • You have normal to dry skin that feels tight or flaky
  • You want one cream for face and body
  • You want no added fragrance

Walk past if

  • You are oily and it is humid
  • You want it to vanish under makeup
  • You want a factory seal; jar buyers report none under the lid

What's in it

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

CeramidesHyaluronic acidCholesterolPetrolatum

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

AQUA / WATER / EAU, GLYCERIN, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CETYL ALCOHOL, CETEARETH-20, PETROLATUM, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CERAMIDE NP, CERAMIDE AP, CERAMIDE EOP, CARBOMER, DIMETHICONE, BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CHOLESTEROL, PHENOXYETHANOL, DISODIUM EDTA, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, TOCOPHEROL, PHYTOSPHINGOSINE, XANTHAN GUM, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN

Where it goes in a routine

Night for dry skin
1 CleanseCeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser
2 TreatCeraVe Resurfacing Retinol Serum
3 MoisturizeThis one
4 SealAquaphor Healing Ointment

Known issue

Buyers of the large jar keep reporting no tamper seal under the lid, and some say it sits on top without absorbing.Walmart 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

CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion$14.99 MSRP for the 12 ozThree ceramides and hyaluronic acid in a light, oil-free lotion for face and body. Long-time users complain that recent bottles are not the lotion they knew.The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%$6 MSRPTen percent niacinamide with zinc PCA in a water-based serum. Cheap enough to try, and sticky enough that owners complain about what it does under the next layer.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, list price, skin type, face and body use, fragrance-free statement.
  2. Walmart reviews, 16 oz jar: repeated complaints of no seal on the jar, plus a few owners who say it did not moisturize or sat on the skin.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews: most like it, with a minority reporting a sticky feel, breakouts or pilling under foundation.

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