Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream is a fragrance-free, thick cream for face and body, made with niacinamide, panthenol and glycerin to hydrate dry and sensitive skin and support the skin barrier.
Water, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Dicaprylyl Ether, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, PEG-30 Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide
Guru Score
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Guru Certified means at least 6 experts, a score of 85% or more, and almost no Nays.
How we score →Yay
14 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
A body cream that doubles as a face moisturizer: that's what these gurus keep coming back to, praising a thick, rich feel that still absorbs fast and doesn't turn greasy. Niacinamide, panthenol and glycerin do the barrier work, and it's gentle enough for sensitive skin. The one holdout finds big-tub moisturizers like this greasy, though even that take says drier skin or a cool, dry climate is where it's worth trying.
What they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“something that's going to calm and soothe the skin.”
Doctorly, watch at 6:11
“It's a really nice barrier restorative cream.”
Kelly Driscoll, watch at 19:06
“Niacinamide helps regulate sebum, it helps repair the skin barrier in low concentrations.”
Dr. Daniel Sugai, watch at 9:41
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
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.
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream is a fragrance-free, thick cream for face and body, made with niacinamide, panthenol and glycerin to hydrate dry and sensitive skin and support the skin barrier.
Mostly yes. 13 of the 14 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 80%.
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream holds a Guru Score of 80%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 14 expert reviewers we have collected.
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.
In their reviews, experts say Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream is good for irritated or reactive skin (3 experts), skin barrier support (3 experts), eczema (2 experts) and excess oil and shine (1 expert).
3 experts who reviewed Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream say it is. Doctorly put it this way: “something that's going to calm and soothe the skin.”
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