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cleanser

CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser

Type
Cleanser
Size
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Key ingredients
4% benzoyl peroxide, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide
Skin types
Acne-prone skin
Fragrance
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What users keep saying · from 5 reviews

cleared breakouts3gentle2stinging1strong scent1

They're obsessed with this benzoyl peroxide wash because it doesn't dry out their skin at all, part of the routine that cleared their hormonal acne.

“I also stated cerave acne foaming cream wash with 10% benzoyl peroxide (I am obsessed with it- it doesn’t dry out skin at all).”
positivegentlecleared breakouts

Helps a ton with acne when used morning and night.

“I use CeraVe's Benzoyl Peroxide wash in the morning and at night. It helps a TON with acne”
positivecleared breakouts

Loved the old version; the new formula stings and smells awful.

“I loved the previous cleanser, but this new formulation stings and smells awful.”
negativestingingstrong scent

A holy grail for sensitive acne-prone skin, until the reformulated version started irritating them.

“It instantly became a holy grail in my routine.”
mixedcleared breakouts

Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.

Was getting good results before they started Differin, then stopped because the combination was too harsh.

“i stopped using it when i started differin as it was too harsh in combination! but it was working well before that”
mixed

Used it briefly as a spot treatment, then returned it because of bleaching on towels.

“I ended up returning it. I wasn’t ready to deal with the bleaching that it does :( so i couldn’t keep it”
negative

Considers the 4% benzoyl peroxide wash less drying and irritating than PanOxyl; the runnier formula is a minor annoyance, but it has no odor.

“less drying and less irritating than the PanOxyl 10%. It's a runnier formula, which is a bit annoying, but the tradeoff is that it's pleasantly odor-free”
positivegentle

The CeraVe benzoyl peroxide cleanser seemed to help regular acne at first but did little for their more stubborn acne.

“I used the Cerave Benzoyl Peroxide cleanser before I switched and I felt like it helped at first with regular acne, but didn’t do much for my more stubborn acne”
mixed
Redditr/acne·

Likes CeraVe's new benzoyl peroxide wash as an active-ingredient cleanser.

“cerave has a new one with benxoyl peroxide which I really like”
positive
Redditr/acne·