CeraVe Oil Control Gel Creme: a Guru Score of 63%

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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Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.22M subs

~Nay

"I don't actually like that product."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

720k subs

~Yay

"CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel Cream is great for oily skin."

All 5 takes from Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"I also like their nice new oil control gel cream if for people with very oily skin and you want something even lighter weight very similar packaging and the pump is very similar couple swipes and it's gone this one's nice because it also has niacinamide as well so check that one out only $16"

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"CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel Cream is great for oily skin."

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"Or even the oil control gel cream if you have oilier skin."

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"You can get oil control moisturizing gel cream by CeraVe. This is their newer one, and I haven't talked about this one on the channel, but it has niacinamide and it has hyaluronic acid. It's very lightweight."

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"If you have oily skin, you can do CeraVe's Oil Control Gel Creme."

Dr. Aanchal MD

3.48M subs

~Yay

"Third product is the CeraVe Oil Control Gel Creme. It contains ceramide, which helps in reducing acne and acne related dark spots. It contains glycerine, which helps in moisturizing the skin as it's a humectant. Contains hyaluronic acid, which is a humectant, and ceramides, which help in repairing skin barrier and soothing the skin. So all these ingredients make this product a perfect one for those with oily sensitive skin. If you are someone who feels that whatever moisturizer you use you break out and makes your acne worse, then this product is the one for you. This will help in soothing the skin, maintain skin barrier, moisturize the skin without feeling heavy or sticky, and it's not going to exacerbate your acne."

Doctorly

3.58M subs

~Yay

"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."

All 2 takes from Doctorly

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"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."

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"Another really good option is the CeraVe oil control moisturizer. It's niacinamide based, which helps control oil, and it also has cornstarch and silica, both oil absorbing ingredients. The risk is if you're on the drier side, you'll notice almost like a film that forms on the skin, but if you're oily, it really does help to regulate oil throughout the day."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~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. I also don't get excited when I see ingredients like surfactants in a leave-on product typically they're meant to be rinsed off of the skin, so that concerns me a little bit for those with sensitive skin. We've got silica in here which is another ingredient I'm not super excited to see myself, but I have dry skin so again I'm not the target market."

Dr Dray

2.68M subs

~Nay

"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 over this particularly well. It moisturizes the skin just fine, it does what it's supposed to do, it helps combat dry skin and it dries 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 CeraVe PM."

All 2 takes from Dr Dray

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"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 over this particularly well. It moisturizes the skin just fine, it does what it's supposed to do, it helps combat dry skin and it dries 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 CeraVe PM."

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"Their lightweight facial moisturizer is pretty good."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

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 Oil Control Gel Creme?

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 Gel Creme worth it?

The gurus are split. 3 of the 6 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 63%.

What is CeraVe Oil Control Gel Creme's Guru Score?

CeraVe Oil Control Gel Creme holds a Guru Score of 63%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.