CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Wash: a Guru Score of 66%

What the gurus are saying.

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"Only two CeraVe products are actually named in these lawsuits, the acne foaming cream cleanser with 4% benzoyl peroxide and the Acne Foaming Cream Wash with 10% benzoyl peroxide. The FDA ran its own validated testing on 95 benzoyl peroxide acne products and found more than 90% had undetectable or extremely low benzene levels, and CeraVe was not among the six products flagged for voluntary recall. So if you use the Acne Foaming Cream Wash there is no reason to panic, you do not need to throw it out. That said, the science on whether benzoyl peroxide degrades into benzene under normal conditions is genuinely contested, so I'd store it as labeled, at room temperature and out of direct sunlight, and replace it by its expiration date or every few months if you're using it regularly."

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"Only two CeraVe products are actually named in these lawsuits, the acne foaming cream cleanser with 4% benzoyl peroxide and the Acne Foaming Cream Wash with 10% benzoyl peroxide. The FDA ran its own validated testing on 95 benzoyl peroxide acne products and found more than 90% had undetectable or extremely low benzene levels, and CeraVe was not among the six products flagged for voluntary recall. So if you use the Acne Foaming Cream Wash there is no reason to panic, you do not need to throw it out. That said, the science on whether benzoyl peroxide degrades into benzene under normal conditions is genuinely contested, so I'd store it as labeled, at room temperature and out of direct sunlight, and replace it by its expiration date or every few months if you're using it regularly."

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"This is a 4 percent benzoyl peroxide, which is an over the counter antibiotic that can treat acne. It helps to kill the bacteria that cause acne, and it's great at treating acne on the face."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

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"Can degrade into benzene, leading to harmfu amounts of carcinogen in these products"

What the evidence says.

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Frequently asked.

Is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Wash worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

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

CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Wash holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.