Products › Cleanser › CeraVe Hydrating cream-to-foam cleanser

Cleanser · community data

Hydrating cream-to-foam cleanser

CeraVe

CeraVe Hydrating cream-to-foam cleanser's recognized actives are present, but the brand doesn't disclose their concentrations — so we can't confirm they reach effective doses. We withhold a grade rather than guess.

CeraVe Hydrating cream-to-foam cleanser
?
Unverified
Dose not disclosed · how?

Actives pyramid

What's actually in it, ranked by how well it's dosed.

Supporting actives (recognized)
Glycerin Ceramides Salicylic Acid Sodium PCA Hyaluronic Acid
Other listed actives
AQUA/WATER SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE COCO-BETAINE SODIUM COCOYL ISETHIONATE SODIUM CHLORIDE PCA PPG-5-CETETH-20 PEG-100 STEARATE PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES PEG-30 DIPOLYHYDROXYSTEARATE CI 77891/TITANIUM DIOXIDE ASPARTIC ACID CERAMIDE NP CERAMIDE AP CERAMIDE EOP SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE CARBOMER GLYCOL DISTEARATE GLYCERYL STEARATE GLYCERYL OLEATE GLYCINE TRIDECETH-6 CETEARYL ALCOHOL BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE THREONINE SODIUM HYDROXIDE SODIUM LACTATE ARGININE SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE SERINE SODIUM BENZOATE VALINE SODIUM HYALURONATE PROLINE ISOLEUCINE CHOLESTEROL

What it does

Evidenced benefit intensity, derived from dosed actives.

Hydration
89
Clarifying
76
Barrier
69
Exfoliation
51
Soothing
51

The receipt

Every point of this grade, traced to the active, its dose, and the evidence.

Glycerin present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~3% dose.

Ceramides present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.1% dose.

Salicylic Acid present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.5% dose.

Sodium PCA present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~1% dose.

Hyaluronic Acid present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.1% dose.

Pros & cons

The honest tradeoffs.

  • Recognized formulation base
  • Glycerin concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Ceramides concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Salicylic Acid concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Sodium PCA concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Hyaluronic Acid concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective

Best for

Who and when this fits.

Oily / acne-prone Dryness Redness Acne Enlarged Pores Oiliness AM or PM

Dupes & alternatives

Cheaper products in the same category that grade equal or higher.

No cheaper equal-or-better-grade alternative in our database for this category yet.

Where to buy

You can't pay to move a grade. This opens an Amazon search — we may earn a small commission at no cost to you.

Find on Amazon Price last seen: —

Grade your whole routine

Add this product and the rest of your shelf, see your overall Skin Score, and find every cheaper dupe at once.

Get the app

Is this your brand?

Get Visage Verified to respond to this grade, add a clinical study, or correct the ingredient list.

Get Visage Verified

Based on published concentration thresholds and formulation science. Our algorithm predicts likely efficacy — it does not test the product. Individual results vary. Not evaluated by the FDA. You can't pay to move a grade — Visage Theory is paid only for optional audits and seal licenses, never to change a letter. Ingredient data for this product is community-sourced and may be incomplete.