CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser: a Guru Score of 69%

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"When I ran out of my usual benzoyl peroxide gel, I switched to this and it did nothing for my acne. My issue with CeraVe in general is that their products contain a lot of ceramides, and the humectants and other ingredients they use can make it so the product doesn't give you the results you need. I bought about four of these because I couldn't believe benzoyl peroxide wasn't working, but the formulation is why it wasn't working. I would not recommend this and don't think it was worth it."

Dr. Jenny Liu

318k subs

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"I am a big fan of benzoyl peroxide at night. What I like to do is use the CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser as my second step. I mostly focus on areas that tend to break out, so on my nose, on my chin, and leave that on for a few minutes and rinse off. You could do that nightly or a few times a week in place of your regular cleanser if you struggle with a little bit of that hormonal acne around perimenopause and menopause."

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"Cerave also makes a great benzoyl peroxide cleanser that's very gentle, that contains I think 2.6% micronized benzoyl peroxide, and that retails for $9.72."

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"I am a big fan of benzoyl peroxide at night. What I like to do is use the CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser as my second step. I mostly focus on areas that tend to break out, so on my nose, on my chin, and leave that on for a few minutes and rinse off. You could do that nightly or a few times a week in place of your regular cleanser if you struggle with a little bit of that hormonal acne around perimenopause and menopause."

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"The CeraVe acne foaming cleanser is 4% benzoyl peroxide, also very creamy and very nice to use. Start it a few times a week and gradually build up tolerance to once daily if needed to help target acne."

The Budget Dermatologist

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"This has 4% benzoyl peroxide in it. You can get benzoyl peroxide over the counter in strengths up to 10%, but the higher the strength the more potential it has to irritate your skin. I like to start low. 4% can get the job done and balance the side effects of that irritation. I specifically chose this cleanser by CeraVe because not only does it have that benzoyl peroxide, but it's in a really great formulation to decrease that risk of irritation. This also contains ceramides and niacinamide, which is another great ingredient that can address a couple of the causes of acne."

James Welsh

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"An independent laboratory, Valisure, reported that certain benzoyl peroxide based acne treatment products, including some of Cerave, contained benzene, a known cause of cancer at levels which exceeded federal safety standards. The FDA says that any drug product containing more than 2 parts per million of benzene should be recalled due to unacceptable levels of toxicity. The laboratory results apparently show that the affected Cerave products had levels of benzene between 5 and 12 parts per million."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

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"The newer brand that has really good active ingredient, it's really good for sensitive skin is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cleanser. If your skin is more on the sensitive side I would opt for lower percentage such as four or 5%. Let the cleanser sit on the skin, rub it in really good and then rinse it off."

Dr Dray

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"The acne foaming cleanser is a 4% benzoyl peroxide wash that can help to clear up and prevent breakouts. It can also be used on the body as well. Benzoyl peroxide can be a bit drying, so a wash form is one way to utilize the ingredient, derive the benefits with less irritation and dryness. It may take a little bit longer to start working, but definitely beneficial in a wash form."

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"The acne foaming cleanser is a 4% benzoyl peroxide wash that can help to clear up and prevent breakouts. It can also be used on the body as well. Benzoyl peroxide can be a bit drying, so a wash form is one way to utilize the ingredient, derive the benefits with less irritation and dryness. It may take a little bit longer to start working, but definitely beneficial in a wash form."

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"With this you take advantage of something called short contact therapy where you lather it to your face, let the lather sit on the skin for a few minutes and then rinse it off so the benzoyl peroxide can get into the skin, help give you some acne control, and then you rinse it off. You don't have to worry about it bleaching your clothes if you're careful and you rinse it off in total."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

718k subs

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"CeraVe makes a nice one that's four percent, and they recently made a 10% benzoyl peroxide cleanser. I like benzoyl peroxide because it mildly exfoliates and its antimicrobial kills the bacteria that causes acne. If you're on topical prescription antibiotics, this will prevent or decrease the chances of you getting bacterial resistance. Be sure to wash off benzoyl peroxide well because it will bleach your clothes and towels."

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"Say CeraVe's Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser, I'll do that at night, rinse off, pat dry, wait a few minutes or even an hour, and then apply your retinoid."

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"I'm impressed by this one. It's only 0.5 percent salicylic acid and very very gentle, so you can use these for your body too in the shower. I like to have some on the sink some in the shower and I can wash my face, my body, especially if you worked out you want to wash your body to prevent body acne. This one has niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and four percent benzoyl peroxide. Benzoyl peroxide is antimicrobial so it kills the bacteria that causes acne and it works really well with your acne medications, especially if they have antibiotics, so it helps prevent your body from getting resistant to those antibiotics. It also has exfoliative benefits as well. You can wash your face and body with it, but make sure you cleanse off all of the benzoyl peroxide because if you have a little bit on your skin when you go and get your towel over it or you put your clothes on you can bleach everything it comes into contact with, your pillowcase, your linens. So please wash it off well."

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"CeraVe makes a nice one that's four percent, and they recently made a 10% benzoyl peroxide cleanser. I like benzoyl peroxide because it mildly exfoliates and its antimicrobial kills the bacteria that causes acne. If you're on topical prescription antibiotics, this will prevent or decrease the chances of you getting bacterial resistance. Be sure to wash off benzoyl peroxide well because it will bleach your clothes and towels."

Dr. Sam Ellis

863k subs

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"The CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser has four percent benzoyl peroxide and it's a really nice once a day wash to help fight acne. Benzoyl peroxide products don't just have to be used on the face, they're great for acne that's on the body like on the chest or the back or the buttocks, or if you struggle with bacterial folliculitis benzoyl peroxide products can be really helpful for that too."

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Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser?

A foaming cream cleanser containing 4% benzoyl peroxide, niacinamide, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid, designed to cleanse and help treat acne-prone skin.

Is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser worth it?

The gurus are split. 6 of the 8 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 69%.

What is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser's Guru Score?

CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 69%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 8 independent expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.