CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream: a Guru Score of 76%

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 support3 experts

“It also has of course ceramides in it which are good for the moisture barrier.”

Fine lines and wrinkles1 expert

“These are allegedly going to improve collagen and [...] improve elastin production. More rigorous research is needed to substantiate peptide claims, but nonetheless, peptides can help decrease wrinkle depth.”

Dr Dray, watch at 4:41

Calming retinoid irritation1 expert

“If you are new to tretinoin, a retinol, or some other type of active and you're noticing a lot of dryness, tightness, and your skin just feels angry, then you need to try this.”

Sincerely Miss Ash, watch at 16:37

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. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"You can consider CeraVe's night renewing moisturizer, which is lovely."

All 4 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu

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"I really love CeraVe the renewing night cream that's in the purple jar. It's got biomimetic peptides that's super nourishing and rich."

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"Like CRV skin renewing a moisturizer that's pretty thick"

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"The one from CeraVe, their night renewing moisturizer, is a very rich thick moisturizer with peptides that can help to plump the skin and repair the skin barrier. I really love that one if you have dry and extra dry skin as a nighttime rich nighttime cream, especially during the winter time."

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"You can consider CeraVe's night renewing moisturizer, which is lovely."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"I am a big fan of the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream. This has niacinamide. It also has of course ceramides in it which are good for the moisture barrier. It has some peptides in it which also may help with moisture retention. It's a very nice rich night cream."

All 4 takes from Dr Dray

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"The Skin Renewing Night Cream is a really good Rich facial moisturizer"

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"I am a big fan of the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream. This has niacinamide. It also has of course ceramides in it which are good for the moisture barrier. It has some peptides in it which also may help with moisture retention. It's a very nice rich night cream."

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"The CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream has tripeptide 1 and tetrapeptide 3. These are allegedly going to improve collagen and [...] improve elastin production. More rigorous research is needed to substantiate peptide claims, but nonetheless, peptides can help decrease wrinkle depth. This product is underrated. They really undersell it. They don't hype it up a lot. They don't really market the purple line enough."

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"If you want something richer, try the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream, the one in the purple jar. Richer formula has some peptides in there that may help with aiding in moisture retention. That is a great facial moisturizer."

Sincerely Miss Ash

196k subs

✓Yay

"This is a great nighttime one. I like this one more so for winter because of how thick it is. [...] It's a great drugstore option. There are three types of ceramides in here, there's hyaluronic acid, there is a tripeptide, there's dimethicone which is a silicone that gives that slip to the skin."

All 2 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash

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"If you are new to tretinoin, a retinol, or some other type of active and you're noticing a lot of dryness, tightness, and your skin just feels angry, then you need to try this. This is a really nice cream to bring your skin back to life and to use with active, but just on its own it's wonderful also. I will sometimes use this if my skin is feeling a little dry and tight, but I use this more in the winter because of how rich and moisturizing it is."

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"This is a great nighttime one. I like this one more so for winter because of how thick it is. [...] It's a great drugstore option. There are three types of ceramides in here, there's hyaluronic acid, there is a tripeptide, there's dimethicone which is a silicone that gives that slip to the skin."

April Basi

72k subs

✓Yay

"At night, use a rich hydrating cream with ingredients like peptides or ceramides to help repair your skin barrier and provide overnight hydration. CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream is a good option."

All 2 takes from April Basi

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"At night, use a rich hydrating cream with ingredients like peptides or ceramides to help repair your skin barrier and provide overnight hydration. CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream is a good option."

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"The next moisturizer for dry skin is the Skin Renewing Night Cream. This one is also great because it has a wonderful emollient, shea butter, which is really great for sealing moisture in the skin. There is hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to help prevent transepidermal water loss, and this product is fragrance free, so if you're not a friend of fragrance this is going to be your girl."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Nay

"They switched to using a CeraVe night cream and it was drying their eyes and thought maybe it's the niacinamide in it. I think some people definitely find niacinamide to be drying, especially since a lot of products end up using it, so you might end up getting more of it than is good for your skin because it's in almost everything now."

The Budget Dermatologist

725k subs

✓Yay

"The CeraVe night cream is in this nice balm-like texture and it has added skin barrier boosting ingredients like niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and ceramide."

Top Pick: budget barrier repair moisturizer

All 6 takes from The Budget Dermatologist

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"The CeraVe night cream is in this nice balm-like texture and it has added skin barrier boosting ingredients like niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and ceramide."

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"CeraVe has a really great night cream option that's more like a balm texture that I have loved for years."

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"I love the one by CeraVe, the Skin Renewing Night Cream. It is my top budget pick for a barrier repair moisturizer that has ceramides, peptides, and niacinamide in it."

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"This is an incredible product for a super affordable price and I absolutely love the feel of this on the skin because it absorbs in so nicely. It's unique because it's actually a lightweight balm-like texture rather than a cream like the other options, so it creates a nice barrier on top of the skin but absorbs in without feeling like a film that's just sitting on top."

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"CeraVe makes a Night Cream that I love and have talked about in multiple videos."

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"This is one of the best night creams that I have ever tried and it is so affordable. [...] The ingredients that I love in this product are hyaluronic acid, niacinamide again for your skin barrier, and it has ceramides in it which are so important for restoring the skin barrier and maintaining that hydration, and it has peptides which rejuvenate the skin. [...] This product is also free from fragrance and it is non-comedogenic."

Hyram

4.33M subs

✓Mixed

"This one has great ingredients like niacinamide, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid, a very simple ingredient list, [...] but their formulas work. When I've used this in the past [...] I personally found that it was a little bit thicker for my skin than I would prefer, and I actually prefer the lightweight night lotion that CeraVe has. But this one was one of your top picks for the year, and because it's a really good formula [...] I of course have to include it."

Dr. Sam Ellis

902k subs

✓Yay

"This is a super thick, somewhat occlusive cream, so it's great if you have dry skin. It [...] retails for about $18. This feels pretty thick on the skin. It almost has a little bit of a waxy texture, which is what makes it occlusive and so effective for dry skin. Is this my favorite texture for a skincare product? Actually, no. But I know it's good for my dry skin, so I accept it. [...] This does not cause my eyes to sting in case you're someone with sensitive eyeballs."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

153k subs

✓Yay

"If your skin is really dry, or [...] it's winter and your skin needs more support, I'd step up to the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream. It gives you ceramides, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and peptides in a beautifully rich cream, [...] and you can layer it over the serum when you're really dry."

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 Skin Renewing Night Cream?

A rich, thick night moisturizer from CeraVe's purple-jar line, designed to hydrate the skin and support its barrier overnight.

Is CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 7 of the 9 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream's Guru Score?

CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

What is CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream is good for skin barrier support (3 experts), fine lines and wrinkles (1 expert) and calming retinoid irritation (1 expert).

Is CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream good for skin barrier support?

3 experts who reviewed CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream say it is. Dr Dray put it this way: “It also has of course ceramides in it which are good for the moisture barrier.”