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CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream
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About this product

A lightweight gel-cream moisturizer designed for oily skin, formulated with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and mattifying starch to hydrate while controlling shine.

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Type

SerumsGel

Key actives

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

64%

Mixed

4 experts · Moderate agreement
4Gurus
2Approved
1Mixed
1Skip

What the gurus are saying

A starch-based mattifying effect earns praise from those with oily skin, delivering a subtle shine control without leaving skin flat. However, the formula splits opinions on compatibility: isopropyl myristate sits high in the ingredient list and ranks as comedogenic, so anyone prone to breakouts may want to patch-test first. One expert also flagged pilling under sunscreen and mild stinging, though others found it moisturizes and dries matte as intended.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take August 2025
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What the gurus are saying.

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~Approved
"CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel Cream is great for oily skin."
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"If you have oilier skin, you can get the CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel Cream. This is their newer one, and it has niacinamide and it has hyaluronic acid. It's very lightweight."
~Approved
"The Oil Control Moisturizing Gel Cream, if you have oily skin you're going to love this. That mattifying effect from the starch is great, it's subtle, it won't leave you flat, but it's a great one."
~Mixed
"The biggest questionable ingredient for acne-prone skin is isopropyl myristate, and that one is pretty highly comedogenic and it is the one, two, three, four, five, sixth ingredient, so beware of that if you have acne-prone skin. And then there's some fatty alcohols, carbomer. Overall, with the exception of that one ingredient for acne-prone skin, it's probably okay, and that sodium methyl cocoyl taurate is probably going to be okay for most people, although for some people with very sensitive skin it's something to watch out for."
~Skip
"If you are someone who likes to use a moisturizer in the morning, I found that this product led to peeling of my sunscreen. You would put this on in the morning after cleansing, allow it to absorb, and then you're going to put sunscreen on over it. I got peeling with pretty much every sunscreen I tried putting on over this, so sunscreen did not layer on over this particularly well. It moisturizes the skin just fine, it does what it's supposed to do, it's a moisturizer, helps combat dry skin, and it does dry with a matte finish. But you've introduced this new issue which maybe not an issue for you but for me it's that burning and stinging discomfort, and you've also introduced an issue where it pills under sunscreen, which I've never had happen with other CeraVe products."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream?

A lightweight gel-cream moisturizer designed for oily skin, formulated with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and mattifying starch to hydrate while controlling shine.

Is CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 64%.

What is CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream's Guru Score?

CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream holds a Guru Score of 64%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream best for?

CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream is generally suited to oily skin.

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