James Welsh vs Mad About Skin on CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Two independent experts reviewed CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion 7 days apart and disagreed: James Welsh calls it approved, Mad About Skin calls it mixed. Here is what each of them actually said.

77%
Guru Score from 15 independent experts
Approved or Mixed?
16 March 2025
Approved
The lotion was a lightweight lotion aimed at daily moisturizing. [...] With all three products being formulated with ceramides, as well as one other unique aspect of their product design, their patented multivesicular emulsion technology.
9 March 2025
Mixed
CeraVe's moisturizing lotion always had a really nice dose of niacinamide in it, and people love this, they got great results and it definitely was a cult favorite for a reason.

Where they part company

James Welsh calls CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion approved. Mad About Skin calls it mixed. Two experts, one product, takes 7 days apart, and opposite conclusions. Their own words are above; we are not going to tell you which of them is right.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 77% from 15 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 13 experts we hold takes from are counted in it too. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do James Welsh and Mad About Skin agree about CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion?

No. James Welsh calls it approved and Mad About Skin calls it mixed.

What is the Guru Score for CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion?

77%, drawn from 15 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

James Welsh on 16 March 2025, and Mad About Skin on 9 March 2025, 7 days apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.