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CeraVe

CeraVe verdicts.

Moisturizers · Cleansers · Balms & Ointments · Serums
46Products
41Reviewers
1524Mentions
91%Approval

46 products

Every product from this brand the gurus have weighed in on.

87%
2 Certified Moisturizing Cream
Moisturizers
Moisturizing Cream
Crowned best by 2 gurus
28 reviewers · 186 reviews
85%
2 Certified Hydrating Facial Cleanser
Cleansers
Hydrating Facial Cleanser
Crowned best by 2 gurus
28 reviewers · 142 reviews
92%
2 Certified Healing Ointment
Balms & Ointments
Healing Ointment
Crowned best by 2 gurus
19 reviewers · 132 reviews
89%
Certified PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion
Moisturizers
PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion
Doctorly's Top Pick
19 reviewers · 89 reviews
83%
SA Cream for Rough and Bumpy Skin
Moisturizers
SA Cream for Rough and Bumpy Skin
Dr. Aleksandra Brown's Top Pick
16 reviewers · 28 reviews
~72%
Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum
Serums
Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum
Dr. Sam Ellis's Top Pick
15 reviewers · 41 reviews
76%
Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide
Cleansers
Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide
AliceintheRabbitHole's Top Pick
13 reviewers · 50 reviews
84%
2 Skin Renewing Retinol Serum
Retinoids
Skin Renewing Retinol Serum
Crowned best by 2 gurus
12 reviewers · 76 reviews
78%
Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser
Cleansers
Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser
Doctorly's Top Pick
11 reviewers · 37 reviews
85%
Certified Anti-Dandruff Shampoo with Zinc Pyrithione
Haircare
Anti-Dandruff Shampoo with Zinc Pyrithione
208SkinDoc's Top Pick
9 reviewers · 35 reviews
84%
Acne Control Cleanser with 2% Salicylic Acid
Cleansers
Acne Control Cleanser with 2% Salicylic Acid
Dr Dray's Top Pick
9 reviewers · 26 reviews
~68%
Eye Repair Cream
Moisturizers
Eye Repair Cream
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert's Top Pick
8 reviewers · 24 reviews
76%
Skin Renewing Night Cream
Moisturizers
Skin Renewing Night Cream
The Budget Dermatologist's Top Pick
8 reviewers · 19 reviews
80%
Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser
Cleansers
Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser
The Budget Dermatologist's Top Pick
7 reviewers · 45 reviews
86%
3 Invisible Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
Sunscreen
Invisible Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
Crowned best by 3 gurus
6 reviewers · 19 reviews
85%
Certified Hydrating Toner
Toners
Hydrating Toner
Beyond50Skin's Top Pick
6 reviewers · 16 reviews
83%
Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream
Eye Care
Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream
The Budget Dermatologist's Top Pick
5 reviewers · 16 reviews
88%
AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 50
Sunscreen
AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 50
Dr. Daniel Sugai's Top Pick
4 reviewers · 38 reviews
89%
Intensive Moisturizing Lotion with 5% Urea
Moisturizers
Intensive Moisturizing Lotion with 5% Urea
Doctorly's Top Pick
4 reviewers · 16 reviews
90%
Intensive Foot Repair
Body & Tan
Intensive Foot Repair
Dr Dray's Top Pick
2 reviewers · 2 reviews
80%
Foaming Facial Cleanser
Cleansers
Foaming Facial Cleanser
23 reviewers · 65 reviews
75%
Renewing SA Cleanser
Cleansers
Renewing SA Cleanser
23 reviewers · 65 reviews
83%
Daily Facial Moisturizing Lotion
Moisturizers
Daily Facial Moisturizing Lotion
16 reviewers · 48 reviews
76%
Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
Sunscreen
Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
12 reviewers · 57 reviews
~72%
AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30
Sunscreen
AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30
11 reviewers · 51 reviews
~66%
Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Serums
Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum
11 reviewers · 23 reviews
~63%
Oil Control Gel Creme
Moisturizers
Oil Control Gel Creme
6 reviewers · 16 reviews
~59%
Makeup Removing Cleanser Balm
Cleansers
Makeup Removing Cleanser Balm
5 reviewers · 12 reviews
~61%
Micellar Cleansing Water
Cleansers
Micellar Cleansing Water
5 reviewers · 8 reviews
85%
Daily Moisturizing Lotion
Moisturizers
Daily Moisturizing Lotion
5 reviewers · 5 reviews
~71%
Acne Control Gel with Salicylic Acid
Acne
Acne Control Gel with Salicylic Acid
4 reviewers · 13 reviews
84%
Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment
Masks & Peels
Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment
4 reviewers · 11 reviews
~55%
Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
Sunscreen
Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
4 reviewers · 6 reviews
77%
Sheer Mineral Sunscreen Stick SPF 50
Sunscreen
Sheer Mineral Sunscreen Stick SPF 50
3 reviewers · 8 reviews
80%
Itch Relief Moisturizing Cream
Moisturizers
Itch Relief Moisturizing Cream
3 reviewers · 7 reviews
~60%
Eye Cream with Peptides
Eye Care
Eye Cream with Peptides
3 reviewers · 5 reviews
84%
Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Mists & Essences
Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
3 reviewers · 4 reviews
82%
SA Lotion for Rough and Bumpy Skin
Moisturizers
SA Lotion for Rough and Bumpy Skin
3 reviewers · 4 reviews
84%
Fragrance-Free Hydrating Hair Care Shampoo and Conditioner
Haircare
Fragrance-Free Hydrating Hair Care Shampoo and Conditioner
2 reviewers · 8 reviews
79%
SA Body Lotion with Salicylic Acid, Mandelic Acid and Gluconolactone
Body & Tan
SA Body Lotion with Salicylic Acid, Mandelic Acid and Gluconolactone
2 reviewers · 7 reviews
84%
Skin Renewing Gel Oil
Serums
Skin Renewing Gel Oil
2 reviewers · 5 reviews
84%
Six Peptide Booster Serum
Serums
Six Peptide Booster Serum
2 reviewers · 5 reviews
84%
Moisturizing Cream with Urea
Moisturizers
Moisturizing Cream with Urea
2 reviewers · 3 reviews
79%
Itch Relief Moisturizing Lotion
Moisturizers
Itch Relief Moisturizing Lotion
2 reviewers · 3 reviews
~65%
Eye Makeup Remover
Cleansers
Eye Makeup Remover
2 reviewers · 3 reviews
82%
Therapeutic Hand Cream
Body & Tan
Therapeutic Hand Cream
2 reviewers · 2 reviews

Gurus on CeraVe

21 takes on the brand itself, straight from the tape. Click any card to watch the moment without leaving the index.

A AliceintheRabbitHole Nay
“I made the switch away from CeraVe because the price just kept creeping up every time I took my eyes away from it. It was like the Doctor Who don't blink episode, no joke.”
AliceintheRabbitHole reviewing CeraVe on YouTube2:38
VR Dr. Vanita Rattan Yay
“Go in with your ceramide moisturizer, something like CeraVe, for example. Do this protocol for 12 weeks. You should start to see lightening.”
Dr. Vanita Rattan reviewing CeraVe on YouTube6:12
D Doctorly Yay
“I might recommend [CeraVe] or [PanOxyl], for example, and that's going to be less than $20.”
Doctorly reviewing CeraVe on YouTube2:55
MM Mixed Makeup Yay
“I love Aveeno, CeraVe. [...] The formulas are super hydrating. It's so good, [...] it just gives that glowy skin and that hydration. It's always worked good for my spray tans.”
Mixed Makeup reviewing CeraVe on YouTube32:07
MA Mad About Skin Nay
“A lot of brands cough cough CeraVe talk about ceramides all the time actually have really low concentrations in most of their products. Very shady. We don't like don't make your whole marketing about an ingredient and not do it in a good dose is my view.”
Mad About Skin reviewing CeraVe on YouTube16:20
DS Dr. Daniel Sugai Yay
“CeraVe's acne control cleanser is great to use as an exfoliating cleanser with salicylic acid, and you can also find benzoyl peroxide cleansers [...] as CeraVe, which are great cleansers to alternate by the day to help exfoliate and keep your pores clear without destroying your skin's moisture barrier.”
Dr. Daniel Sugai reviewing CeraVe on YouTube4:16
D Dr Dray Yay
“Like if you go through say a brand like [CeraVe] for example, most of their facial moisturizers are going to have [dimethicone] in it”
Dr Dray reviewing CeraVe on YouTube4:22
SI Dr. Shereene Idriss Yay
“I love CeraVe for very mature and dry necks. It has ceramides to help repair and strengthen your skin barrier, shea butter or squalane to soften and smooth your skin overall, especially as you start to feel rougher around the edges or even at the top of your chest on the bone. And white paraffin and petrolatum, which are really thick and powerful occlusives to seal in hydration.”
Dr. Shereene Idriss reviewing CeraVe on YouTube9:23
SO Skin Obsessed Mary Yay
“I went from using Vaseline to [Aquaphor] to CeraVe to Prequel because each of them was more elegant than its predecessor.”
Skin Obsessed Mary reviewing CeraVe on YouTube8:10
2 208SkinDoc Yay
“CeraVe is my favorite skincare brand. I love that the products are affordable, fragrance-free, and they work, and it's the brand I recommend the most to my patients, at least a dozen times a day. I have been disappointed by a CeraVe product before, and I don't think CeraVe dupes work as well as the real thing.”
208SkinDoc reviewing CeraVe on YouTube6:22
JW James Welsh Yay
“Younger consumers aren't going to pay $30 for a basic cleanser from Clinique when they get something more effective from CeraVe or all the other competitors for half the price”
James Welsh reviewing CeraVe on YouTube23:57
DC Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert Yay
“I like CeraVe. It's just clean, washes off clean because you want this stuff, the active stuff, to go on clean dry skin.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert reviewing CeraVe on YouTube17:29
NB No BS Beauty Yay
“CeraVe is another great affordable brand. You don't need to spend $200 on a vitamin C serum to find one that works great; you just have to spend $12 and get one that works.”
No BS Beauty reviewing CeraVe on YouTube7:27
NK Nipun Kapur Yay
“All my friends in Australia anything drug store related CeraVe Cetaphil Neutrogena Olay Chemist Warehouse authorized distributor”
Nipun Kapur reviewing CeraVe on YouTube13:36
SB Dr Sam Bunting Nay
“I was using seravee first because I just didn't know what to do”
Dr Sam Bunting reviewing CeraVe on YouTube41:34
SS Dr. Somji Skin Yay
“Something like CeraVe is so popular because it's providing those ceramides for the outer layer, but you can do that very easily by just including squalane on the skin and that will really help things.”
Dr. Somji Skin reviewing CeraVe on YouTube5:52
CB Cassandra Bankson Nay
“I'm not a fan of sah V I just find that it kind of pels up on the skin doctors and derms do recommend it um but it's not cruelty-free either”
Cassandra Bankson reviewing CeraVe on YouTube3:40
Y Doctor Youn Mixed
“I think CeraVe is a good start, it's not my favorite. It's definitely very budget-minded, which for a lot of people is really good. [...] I think the good thing with CeraVe is you don't have a lot of fragrance, so people don't have as much reaction to something like that. But at the same time, [...] if you can afford better products then I would encourage you to look into those. If you can't, then that's okay. I think they're reasonable.”
Doctor Youn reviewing CeraVe on YouTube14:48
H Hyram Yay
“We do like CeraVe good gentle skincare”
Hyram reviewing CeraVe on YouTube1:34
JL Dr. Jenny Liu Yay
“I really like ones from like CeraVe, Cetaphil, Vanicream, then go ahead and use a moisturizer of choice.”
Dr. Jenny Liu reviewing CeraVe on YouTube9:55
LM Lab Muffin Beauty Science Yay
“In general, big brands like CeraVe make pretty much the safest products you can buy. I think a lot of people forget to do a reality check when they accuse giant brands of trying to kill them. These big beauty companies hire tons of scientists. If it was this easy for someone who has zero science background to just pick up a product and look at the ingredient list and tell that it's unsafe, they wouldn't have released this product. It would just not happen.”
Lab Muffin Beauty Science reviewing CeraVe on YouTube5:13

Frequently asked

Is CeraVe any good according to the experts?

CeraVe holds an overall Guru Score of 91%, our read on how warmly the experts talk about its products across the catalogue.

What are the best CeraVe products?

Among CeraVe products, experts rate Healing Ointment (92%), Intensive Foot Repair (90%) and PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion (89%) highest.

How many CeraVe products have the experts reviewed?

41 experts have weighed in on 46 products from CeraVe across 1524 individual takes.