Cetaphil

Healthy Renew Face Serum.

Serums

About this product

A peptide-based face serum with B vitamins designed to help minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Best for

Mature skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

NiacinamideVitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Lees Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Calcium Alginate, Propanediol, Hydrolyzed Soy Flour, Ethylhexylglycerin, Agar, Adenosine, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Caprylyl Glycol, Iron Oxides, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Buddleja Davidii Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Tocopherol

Guru Score

79%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

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What the gurus are saying

The serum's peachy, pearly spheres break apart and dissolve as you apply it, creating a satisfying, gel-like texture that absorbs quickly without pilling under sunscreen. Experts who used it found the consistency moisturizing and smooth, with just two pumps covering face and neck efficiently. The peptides are positioned as retinol alternatives to help skin make more collagen, though some wish the brand disclosed exactly what peptides are in the formula.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2024

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr Dray

2.68M subs

✓Approved

"I finished the Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum."

All 7 takes from Dr Dray

Relaxing Day Doing My Skincare And Makeup Routine

"I love the little orbs like this product is kind of fun because when you pump the product out as it goes through the tube these little spheres they break apart and dissolve into the formula, so it comes out kind of peachy and pearly."

Trashing Skincare & Antique Shopping | Skincare Vlog

"I finished the Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum."

Some Skincare I Recently Finished Up And Loved

"I'm going to come on with my Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum doing a clay mask also kind of helps skin care products penetrate a little bit more evenly in theory just because the skin surface is degreased gently."

My Thoughts On ISDIN Retinal Advanced Serum

"I've been trying out the Cetaphil Healthy Renew line and I shared with you guys the face serum I rather enjoy. I love the night cream, it's really rich, and they also have a day cream which is an organic sunscreen, and like the night cream, the formula is really moisturizing. It comes in a pump package tube, it's not tinted. This has peptides from soy. The formula is nice. [...] If you want more of a rich cream moisturizer with your daily sunscreen, I think you would like this. It's not water resistant. It spreads on the skin really well. I love it on my neck too because it's so moisturizing."

A Holiday Skincare Surprise 🎄

"I finished the Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum really enjoyed this and unlike other skincare products you can really tell look I used every last drop this pump package really gets everything out I mean Hello I'm loving it more Brands need to to come out with stuff like this where you can see exactly how much you used"

Korean Foot Cream I'm Loving!

"I'm coming in with the Healthy Renew Face Serum from Cetaphil"

L'Oreal....this is just bad

"This is really nice and moisturizing, it just kind of smooths the skin. I love using this before sunscreen, similar to how I would use a moisturizer, but the nice thing about this is the consistency is such that it absorbs pretty quickly and isn't something that ends up causing my sunscreen to peel. You only need like two pumps of this to cover the face and honestly the neck too, sometimes I do three, but this spreads pretty well, it's like a gel, and you all know I love a good gel."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.72M subs

✓Mixed

"Cetaphil has a Healthy Renew Face Serum which has highly purified peptides for $28.99. They say are retinol alternatives to help minimize the look of fine lines and wrinkles. I don't love that they call it a retinol necessarily alternative and don't really fully disclose what the peptides are, but on their website they do say that they have shown that they reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles. They also have provitamin B5, which is also known as panthenol, as well as vitamin B3 to help hydrate your skin and adenosine. It's an interesting product if you do not want to use retinols but you're looking for peptides to trick your body into producing collagen."

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

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

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum?

A peptide-based face serum with B vitamins designed to help minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Is Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.

What is Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum's Guru Score?

Cetaphil Healthy Renew Face Serum holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.