CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion: a Guru Score of 80%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Eczema2 experts

“It's fragrance free and paraben free, so it's suitable even for those with sensitive and eczema problem skin.”

Dr. Jenny Liu, watch at 10:02

Skin barrier support2 experts

“This lotion will help optimize that skin barrier back to health.”

April Basi, watch at 0:50

Dark spots and post-acne marks1 expert

“It has niacinamide, which is really good for the moisture barrier and also good for hyperpigmentation.”

Dr Dray, watch at 1:39

Rosacea1 expert

“It's very moisturizing and wonderful if you have rosacea or very sensitive skin.”

Dr Dray, watch at 1:39

Calming retinoid irritation1 expert

“It's great for moisturizing after retinoids.”

Dr. Daniel Sugai, watch at 8:53

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"The Daily Moisturizing Lotion has got a creamy gel texture to it. [...] This one's got water, glycerin, some fatty alcohols, ceramides, cholesterol. It's really nice, and it's pretty affordable too. It's definitely worth checking out."

All 4 takes from No BS Beauty

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"The Daily Moisturizing Lotion has got a creamy gel texture to it. [...] This one's got water, glycerin, some fatty alcohols, ceramides, cholesterol. It's really nice, and it's pretty affordable too. It's definitely worth checking out."

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"The CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion is very nice. It's got shea butter, mineral oil, niacinamide, grapeseed oil. [...] The mineral oil in particular is really hydrating, so that stuff's really nice. It's a bit thicker than some options, but this stuff is really nice."

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"The original version has that nice lightweight feeling on it. [...] It feels nice. [...] Yeah, they're both very nice. [...] If you're in an area that's dry and it's winter time there's nothing wrong with getting the newest version and using it. If you're somewhere like Florida and it doesn't get terribly cold, the lightweight original version is probably just fine. [...] The original version uses parabens as preservatives. [...] Overall both very nice and feels nice on my skin."

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"CeraVe has the daily facial moisturizer, [...] and the daily facial moisture at regular $13 bucks now it's $9.74."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"The Daily Moisturizing Lotion is amazing. You can use this on the face. [...] You get the two 18oz bottles plus a little 8 oz travel size which you could throw in your travel bag, use it as a face and body moisturizer for hotels. It's formulated with ceramides and is fragrance-free."

All 9 takes from Dr Dray

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"The Daily Moisturizing Lotion is amazing. You can use this on the face. [...] You get the two 18oz bottles plus a little 8 oz travel size which you could throw in your travel bag, use it as a face and body moisturizer for hotels. It's formulated with ceramides and is fragrance-free."

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"Target is now selling travel size CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion, and it's nice and hydrating. The hyaluronic acid can deposit behind on the skin to help with moisture retention."

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"It's very moisturizing and wonderful if you have rosacea or very sensitive skin. It's super mild. [...] This is wonderful on the face as well as the body. It has niacinamide, which is really good for the moisture barrier and also good for hyperpigmentation. It also has panthenol and avocado oil. It's [...] fragrance-free, which is important if you have sensitive skin or skin conditions like rosacea or atopic dermatitis on the face, since fragrance can aggravate redness and irritation."

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"This is great if you have atopic dermatitis or any skin issue going on where you need a moisturizer that's not heavy or greasy. It has petrolatum in it which helps to reduce water loss, but it also has dimethicone as well as silicone so these are silicones which also reduce water loss but feel a lot more lightweight on the skin in comparison to just straight up petrolatum. So it's a really good option as a side note you can use this as a facial moisturizer as well."

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"They had [CeraVe] lotion"

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"It also has ceramides and hyaluronic acid. The hyaluronic acid can plump the skin surface, diminishing the appearance of fine lines. It's fragrance-free. This is one of my all-time favorites. It's great for mature skin, for improving the look of sun damage on the chest, the arms, the legs. It's very hydrating. You can use it on the face, however, if you're using a retinol on your face already or a prescription retinoid, I don't recommend double dipping."

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"The moisturizer is really great. I actually used it last night. [...] I have so many moisturizers in rotation that I use from head to toe and this is a favorite. It has avocado oil in it. They reformulated it [...] a year or so ago and added panthenol and niacinamide and I think it's an improvement. A lot of people were frustrated by that because some people are sensitive to niacinamide, but I think it's a good reformulation."

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"The CeraVe lotion, along with their foaming face cleanser, is great for travel. I love both of them."

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"They call out the CeraVe lotion and that's a good one for rough and bumpy skin."

Abbey Yung

887k subs

✓Yay

"I love this for self-tan drops. The lotion [...] you use with self-tan drops is so important, it can completely make or break the result. I've tried so many options that leave me splotchy, but I get amazing results with this every single time."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"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. Now this technology allowed for the gradual release of moisturizing ingredients over 24 hours, providing long lasting hydration and enhanced skin barrier restoration."

April Basi

72k subs

✓Yay

"This lotion will help optimize that skin barrier back to health. It also has MEA, an occlusive that helps lock any moisture onto the skin, which dry skin needs because it loses water fast when the barrier is compromised. There is also hyaluronic acid to [...] help boost hydration in the skin, as well as [...] hydrating surfactants that help increase hydration."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"With the three essential ceramides, this lotion also contains hyaluronic acid, so it's a great multi-functional moisturizer that can be used by pretty much everyone including the whole family. It's fragrance free and paraben free, so it's suitable even for those with sensitive and eczema problem skin. The ceramides are encapsulated in this technology that not only delivers them more effectively but also releases them over time, so it provides long lasting hydration."

All 3 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu

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"With the three essential ceramides, this lotion also contains hyaluronic acid, so it's a great multi-functional moisturizer that can be used by pretty much everyone including the whole family. It's fragrance free and paraben free, so it's suitable even for those with sensitive and eczema problem skin. The ceramides are encapsulated in this technology that not only delivers them more effectively but also releases them over time, so it provides long lasting hydration."

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"I'm recommending the CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion that retails for about $11.69. This is a great one because it comes in a pretty decent size, you can also use it for face and body, but it's lightweight yet at the same time moisturizing and it's fast absorbing, so great to use in the morning under sunscreen. It contains three essential ceramides along with hyaluronic acid that's overall going to really keep our skin moisturized and hydrated throughout the day."

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"CeraVe's moisturizing lotion is a great one. It comes in a pump, it's a light lotion but it's actually very nourishing and it's not super heavy or rich. I actually really love this one for the summertime for my skin."

Dr. Somji Skin

361k subs

✓Yay

"It's great because [...] it helps with dryness even within your moisture barrier within one week. It's a niacinamide base, it's got panthenol, vitamin E, these are things that are great for the skin barrier to make sure that your skin is nourished. Ceramides are really important as well, and CeraVe is a great brand for ceramides, it contains the three essential ceramides for function of that skin barrier so you don't lose moisture and your skin is a lot more calmer as well."

All 4 takes from Dr. Somji Skin

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"That perfect blend of ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and skin softeners is really nice. [...] It's a brand that really has broken boundaries by making sure they do everything right and justify what they do. Nothing within these products is really going to change your skin from being like a 5 out of 10 up to a 10, or an 8 out of 10 to a 10. It's something that will maintain things. If you're in a restorative, reparative protocol, then CeraVe is fantastic."

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"A very popular moisturizer is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion. If you're going to use that on oily skin, you could make your skin worse. Even though it says it's non-comedogenic, if you've already got oily skin, just putting something thick on is going to help [...] block that even more, so you're going to end up with more acne."

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"It's great because [...] it helps with dryness even within your moisture barrier within one week. It's a niacinamide base, it's got panthenol, vitamin E, these are things that are great for the skin barrier to make sure that your skin is nourished. Ceramides are really important as well, and CeraVe is a great brand for ceramides, it contains the three essential ceramides for function of that skin barrier so you don't lose moisture and your skin is a lot more calmer as well."

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"The moisturizing lotion I really like this product. It's in a nice pump which protects the ceramides which is fantastic. [...] It says [...] it's fragrance free, it's got three essential ceramides and hyaluronic acid. So basically what you're doing is delivering a molecule such as hyaluronic acid into the skin and then locking it with those ceramides over the top so it stops that transepidermal water loss."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

✓Yay

"The CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion is an extremely minimalistic lotion. It can burn the heck out of my skin once my skin barrier is already compromised."

Dr. Mamina

283k subs

✓Yay

"For moisturizers, I really like CeraVe's daily facial moisturizer."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"A little lightweight moisturizer, it's usually the CeraVe lotion, that's got great ingredients, niacinamide, good stuff."

All 4 takes from HotandFlashy

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"A little lightweight moisturizer, it's usually the CeraVe lotion, that's got great ingredients, niacinamide, good stuff."

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"A lightweight moisturizer that I love for the sandwich method is the CeraVe lotion, that is a great one, really basic moisturizer."

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"I used to use the CeraVe lotion. I have been using that for years and years and years."

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"This is the CeraVe lotion and it's also in a plastic container that's pretty small and pretty easy to fit right into my travel bag. This is such a great moisturizer because it packs in so many great ingredients. It's got ceramides and niacinamide and glycerin and hyaluronic acid and those are all things that are great for your skin and they just keep my skin so balanced without being heavy. I don't feel like it's greasy during the day. It's just like the perfect little moisturizer for travel."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

723k subs

✓Yay

"CeraVe is nice. It's great for moisturizing after retinoids. You want a moisturizing cream where there's options like CeraVe, and it works well in the retinol sandwich method where you apply your moisturizer, then your retinoid, then follow up with another layer of moisturizer."

All 3 takes from Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"CeraVe makes a nice lotion, those are all great and convenient in a pump. A lot of my male patients like it because they are so resistant to wearing moisturizers they will just do a pump because they don't want to open up a jar stick their hand in and a pump is great just one-handed boom get it on onto damp skin great."

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"Before going to bed apply a nice layer of moisturizing cream from CeraVe. This is a body moisturizer but you can also use it for the face if it's the summer time and you want something a little bit more lightweight or if you have oily skin you definitely want to go with a lighter weight option and the lotion is quite nice by CeraVe."

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"CeraVe is nice. It's great for moisturizing after retinoids. You want a moisturizing cream where there's options like CeraVe, and it works well in the retinol sandwich method where you apply your moisturizer, then your retinoid, then follow up with another layer of moisturizer."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

✓Yay

"Aeno has their common restore triple o serum that I love"

Gothamista

683k subs

✓Yay

"Obviously the hot lava lotions are to me some of the most perfect hydrating formulas out there super super simple and it just hydrates"

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

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"The second ingredient is glycerin, which I love because it's a humectant, it holds water on top of the skin, plus it's got ceramides, which is excellent. It's a good hydrator, but you should know there are no other actives in this product, so it is a hydrating moisturizer and that's it. There's nothing in it that stimulates collagen or helps with anything like keratosis pilaris or open pores or ingrown hairs or anything else. So just to know, this is a nice basic moisturizer."

Dr. Sam Ellis

902k subs

✓Yay

"This is a pretty basic gentle moisturizer and it's fairly lightweight, and that's why I like it because it's unlikely to exacerbate the perioral dermatitis. But it might not be your favorite moisturizer to use every day all the time, but again this is just while you're dealing with the perioral dermatitis and eventually you may go back to other moisturizers that you prefer."

All 2 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis

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"This is a pretty basic gentle moisturizer and it's fairly lightweight, and that's why I like it because it's unlikely to exacerbate the perioral dermatitis. But it might not be your favorite moisturizer to use every day all the time, but again this is just while you're dealing with the perioral dermatitis and eventually you may go back to other moisturizers that you prefer."

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"I'm bringing my CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion. This is a very reliable moisturizer that I pack with me on a lot of my trips because I can use it on my hands, my face, and my body if I want to, and I just know that it's always going to perform and I'm not going to have any bad reaction to it."

Dr. Aanchal MD

3.50M subs

✓Yay

"The CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion has a texture and formulation which is very lightweight, fast absorbing, it's non-greasy, and is best suited for normal to dry skin in humid climates and for daytime use. You can even use it on schoolgoing children. Patients who dislike using very heavy creams will also enjoy using it. It maintains hydration without clogging pores."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion?

A lightweight, fragrance-free daily moisturizing lotion formulated with ceramides and hyaluronic acid, designed to hydrate and support the skin barrier on both face and body.

Is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion worth it?

Yes. All 16 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 80%.

What is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion's Guru Score?

CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion holds a Guru Score of 80%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 16 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion best for?

CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion is generally suited to dry skin, normal skin and sensitive skin.

What is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion is good for eczema (2 experts), skin barrier support (2 experts), dark spots and post-acne marks (1 expert), rosacea (1 expert) and calming retinoid irritation (1 expert).

Is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion good for eczema?

2 experts who reviewed CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion say it is. Dr. Jenny Liu put it this way: “It's fragrance free and paraben free, so it's suitable even for those with sensitive and eczema problem skin.”