CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum: a Guru Score of 68%

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.

Skin barrier support2 experts

“It has ceramides and hyaluronic acid to help moisturize the skin barrier.”

Fine lines around the eyes1 expert

“The hyaluronic acid serum also is really great around your eyes to help hydrate the skin there and smooth out the appearance of those little fine lines around your eyes.”

Dr Dray, watch at 6:41

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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208SkinDoc

2.11M subs

~Yay

"CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum is another great option. You are getting those same plumping, hydrating effects without paying for packaging and marketing."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

~Nay

"I never hear anyone talk about it and I think there's probably a good reason why, it's just not that good. It is a simple hydrating serum, but it actually comes out more like a lotion. So to me, you have their range of moisturizers and some of their moisturizers like CeraVe PM or even their new lightweight gel moisturizer are actually very close in texture to this. I don't find this [...] to be very hydrating. I don't find that the experience is great."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Yay

"I ended up really, really liking this. I really love the texture of it. It's a little thicker in comparison to many other hyaluronic acid serums. I also really enjoyed using a drop of this to my lips followed by their lip sleep mask. I really like that pairing for ultra hydrated, plumped, smoothed, hydrated, happy lips. The hyaluronic acid serum also is really great around your eyes to help hydrate the skin there and smooth out the appearance of those little fine lines around your eyes."

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"I just finished it up. While I reviewed this a couple of months ago, I have continued to use it and enjoy it and love it. They really did an excellent job with this formula. Hyaluronic acid in serums, moisturizing products, toners, whatever it is that you are putting on your face, even cleansers, can certainly be beneficial in improving the water content in your stratum corneum. This is very helpful."

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"I've basically been using this as a morning lightweight facial moisturizer. It goes on over the AHA well, and it has pretty much completely absorbed. I just put it in the palm of my hand and kind of paint it on."

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"This is not like one of my favorite CeraVe products, it's okay. I remember thinking it was a little filmy but it's not horrible. It has ceramides and panthenol."

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"I have been using the CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum and it works really well on the lips. You can follow it up with just plain petroleum jelly or your ointment of choice or your lip sleep mask and it really locks in that hydration. You really see a very nice plumping, smoothing effect and it affords long-lasting hydration."

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"This is a hyaluronic acid serum from CeraVe. I've been putting a little drop of it on my lips, then rub the rest of it into my hands and come over it with the lip sweet mask."

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"The hydrating serum has ceramides and squalane, which are good for the moisture barrier. [...] The serum also has a compound from licorice root which is good for redness and dark spots."

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"I moisturize in the morning with the CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum. The thing I like about this, I mean it's a good formula, but I love the packaging because you actually get every last drop out and you can see that visually with your eyes. It's like a push pop plunger so you can see it all leaving the tube. I've been using this on my body a lot."

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"I recently finished that CeraVe hyaluronic acid serum and I really enjoyed it. I was putting it on my lips, just a drop of it before Vaseline."

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"I ended up really, really liking this. I really love the texture of it. It's a little thicker in comparison to many other hyaluronic acid serums. I also really enjoyed using a drop of this to my lips followed by their lip sleep mask. I really like that pairing for ultra hydrated, plumped, smoothed, hydrated, happy lips. The hyaluronic acid serum also is really great around your eyes to help hydrate the skin there and smooth out the appearance of those little fine lines around your eyes."

April Basi

72k subs

~Yay

"For sensitive skin I recommend their serum. It's not really a moisturizer, it's more of a serum formulation, the Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum. This one has that MVE delivery technology again, it's fragrance free so it's not going to irritate your skin, and it's also non-comedogenic. It has ceramides and hyaluronic acid to help moisturize the skin barrier."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

723k subs

~Nay

"I'd say their hyaluronic acid serum by CeraVe, not a winner. I've never been impressed by the texture on this. I mean, it just comes out looking a little sad there and look how it kind of peels up. Look, I can almost roll it into a ball. I mean, what's going on here? This is, I've never seen hyaluronic acid serum do that. It's usually like in a dropper bottle, but it's almost like dried up glue, Elmer's glue. Not feeling that texture at all."

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"I'd say their hyaluronic acid serum by CeraVe, not a winner. I've never been impressed by the texture on this. I mean, it just comes out looking a little sad there and look how it kind of peels up. Look, I can almost roll it into a ball. I mean, what's going on here? This is, I've never seen hyaluronic acid serum do that. It's usually like in a dropper bottle, but it's almost like dried up glue, Elmer's glue. Not feeling that texture at all."

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"I don't like their hyaluronic acid serum."

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"Hyaluronic acid serums, whether it's Vichy Minéral 89 or if you have The Ordinary or the Inkey List hyaluronic acid or even CeraVe, you want to apply that to damp skin."

Dr. Aanchal MD

3.50M subs

~Yay

"Cave hydrating Serum with hyaluronic acid and ceramide"

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"Cave hydrating Serum with hyaluronic acid and ceramide"

Hyram

4.33M subs

~Yay

"Honestly, if you're someone out there who just wants a good hydrating serum that will give you that splash of hydration that you need, the CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum for fifteen dollars is a good dupe to get you those results that you want without having to spend that price point."

Dr. Somji Skin

361k subs

~Yay

"For the price you're getting quite a bit. You're getting the hyaluronic acid, you're getting the three essential ceramides, you're also getting vitamin B5 in this as well. You've [...] got sodium hyaluronate which is fantastic, panthenol which is quite high up, and then you got your three ceramides as well which is great. You got a kind of mild citric acid lower down as well so it just helps remove any dead skin at the same time. It's a nice formulation."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

~Yay

"I use the CeraVe hydrating serum to lock in the mist after I apply my rose water and glycerin hydrating mist."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

153k subs

~Nay

"The next product I would skip is the CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum. This isn't because hyaluronic acid is bad or because this one is bad; it's a perfectly good humectant. My question is whether you really need to buy it as a separate serum, because so many CeraVe products already contain hyaluronic acid, including the cleansers, the moisturizer, and the sunscreen. For most people that's plenty."

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 Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum?

A fragrance-free facial serum from CeraVe, formulated with hyaluronic acid and ceramides to help hydrate the skin.

Is CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum worth it?

The gurus are split. 7 of the 10 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 3 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 68%.

What is CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum's Guru Score?

CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum holds a Guru Score of 68%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum best for?

CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum is generally suited to dry skin.

What is CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum is good for skin barrier support (2 experts) and fine lines around the eyes (1 expert).

Is CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum good for skin barrier support?

2 experts who reviewed CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum say it is. April Basi put it this way: “It has ceramides and hyaluronic acid to help moisturize the skin barrier.”