Hydrating Facial Cleanser

The Hydrating Cleanser is a forever rebuy that never leaves their skin tight.

“the hydrating cleanser is my forever rebuy, never lets my skin feel tight after washing”

Calls the Hydrating Cleanser a no-nonsense, affordable and reliable cleanser.

“Cerave hydrating cleanser for a no nonsense cleanser that’s affordable and reliable”

Loves the Hydrating Cleanser as a morning cleanser.

“i really love the hydrating cleanser in the morning too!”

Too drying for their combo-normal skin.

“Anything else is too drying for me (ex- Vanicream cleanser, Ceravae gentle hydrating cleanser is too drying for my skin)”

Has used CeraVe's Hydrating Cleanser with no tightness at all; it feels light but cleans fine.

“I've used both and they don't make you feel any tightness whatsoever.”

During and after a fluorouracil reaction, the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser didn't bother their skin.

“My dermatologist has me using a gentle cleanser (Cerave hydrating doesn’t bother me)”

On their dry skin the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser made them even drier.

“Both this one and the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser make even more dry, and I've no idea why.”

Vouches for the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser: a no-fuss cleanser that doesn't strip the skin.

“I can only vouch for the Cerave hydrating cleanser but it’s a great no fuss cleanser that doesn’t strip the skin”

A user says the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser works well for them, especially as a morning cleanser.

“I use the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. It works well for me, especially in the morning.”

A long-time repurchase in their routine.

“And honestly good ole CeraVe hydrating cleanser.”

A fixture in their routine for more than five years.

“with portions of it (like my Cerave hydrating cleanser) sticking around even longer than that.”

Likes it, even though CeraVe's moisturisers were too drying for them.

“I do like their hydrating cleanser though”

With the CeraVe tub cream, fixed a years-long wrecked barrier.

“It’s fixed my wrecked skin barrier that I’ve been dealing with for a couple of years.”

Bought a large bottle to remove makeup, but it doesn't really take makeup off.

“I agree with you completely. It doesn't really remove makeup which is why I bought it. Now I have 16oz for nothing.”

Didn't break them out, but dried them out.

“Cerave Oil Cleanser and Hydrating Facial Cleanser (didn’t break me out but dried me out)”

Part of a minimal rosacea routine that made their skin look normal again.

“At night CeraVe hydrating cleanser, azelaic acid and tolerane again.”

Likes it for being very basic, especially when their skin is dry.

“cerave hydrating cleanser is very basic but that’s kind of why i like it, especially when my skin is dry”

Switched to CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser after Vanicream; very gentle, so double cleanse for makeup and SPF.

“I had bad luck with Vanicream and switched to CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. It’s very very gentle so definitely double cleanse to remove makeup and SPF.”

Switching to it from the Cream-to-Foam coincided with breakouts on cheeks and jaw.

“I ran out of the Cerave Cream to Foam cleanser and decided to try the Hydrating Cleanser.”

Their go-to cleanser for years on dry, sensitive skin.

“I have dry sensitive skin and Cerave hydrating cleanser has been my go-to cleanser for years!”

Leaves their dry skin moisturised after rinsing.

“i use it since i have dry skin it leaves a good layer of moisture in my skin after rinsing it off”

Their forever holy grail for very dry skin, with clearer skin than ever.

“I have Sahara dry skin and this is my forever HG cleanser! My skin has never been so clear.”

Likes it more than the La Roche-Posay hydrating cleanser.

“I recently switched from the LRP cleanser OP posted to Cerave hydrating cleanser and I like it more”

Good for their drier skin; the tightness they felt is gone.

“Cerave hydrating facial cleanser has been good for me. I only wash my face 3 times a week but the tightness I was feeling is all gone.”

Used to be safe but now causes acne and flares their rosacea.

“CeraVe hydrating cleanser used to be safe for my skin but now causes acne. I have rosacea and my skin goes like this when I use it.”

Used to swear by it, but their skin prefers the LRP hydrating cleanser.

“there something about the cerave hydrating cleanser, i used to swear by it but switched to the laroche posay hydrating cleanser and my skin enjoys it so much better.”

A week of use triggered cystic acne and burning.

“I only used it for about a week but it triggered horrible cystic acne that took forever to go away and I knew it was the hydrating cleanser because my skin burned after I used it.”

A few weeks in it caused the worst, most painful breakout of their life on cheeks and jaw.

“Within a short time ( a few weeks), I broke out like I never have before. I'm talking painful breakouts all over my cheeks and jawline”

On sensitive, rosacea-prone skin it caused irritation, breakouts and extreme dryness.

“It made my skin miserable - irritation, breakouts, dryer than I could ever remember it being.”

Burned immediately; they suspect the niacinamide.

“I got burning from it immediately.”

Leaves their irritated, picked skin feeling calm and clean.

“wash with it a couple of times, and it makes my skin feel calm and clean.”

No reaction while they were on Accutane.

“When I was on accutane I was using the CeraVe hydrating cleanser for normal to dry skin and I had no reaction.”

Thinks CeraVe Hydrating clogs their chin, but goes back to it as a baseline: not amazing, not bad.

“I’m gonna go back to the cerave as it’s my “baseline.” Doesn’t make my skin look amazing, doesn’t make it look like shit.”

Leaves their skin feeling stripped.

“I've tried CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, Vanicream Gentle Cleanser, Aveeno Oat Cleanser, and the La Roche-Posay (LRP) Hydrating Cleanser. All of them leave my skin feeling stripped”

Left their dry sensitive skin very tight and dry.

“I have dry sensitive skin and the cerave hydrating cleanser also left my skin feeling extremely tight and dry after use.”

From their own use: dries them out unbearably.

“This cerave hydrating cleanser is drying me out so badly i can’t even handle it.”

Behind three years of closed comedones.

“I am also coming to terms with the fact that the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser was not working for my skin. For the past three years, I have been struggling with closed comedones all over my face”

Working wonders on their dry skin as they repair damage from a hydroquinone cream; recommends it most for dry skin.

“It's really working wonders on my dry skin,my skin got damaged by using hydroquinone cream and am trying to fix it but this cleanser is doing a great job.”

Calls it the best cleanser they have tried, surprised that a cleanser can avoid leaving skin dry.

“I really like the Cerave Hydrating Cleanser. Best cleanser I've ever tried, I didn't think it was possible for a cleanser to not leave my skin feeling dry”

Found it stripping at first but their skin got used to it; later switched to the oil cleanser.

“The hydrating cleanser was stripping but my skin had got used to it”

Has used it for a while but suspects it is behind their texture, closed comedones and possibly fungal acne.

“i think its the cause of my texture and ccs, potentially fungal acne as well”

The hydrating wash made them more breakout-prone and their forehead oilier.

“their hydrating face wash has made me more breakout prone, and my forehead has been so oily since I've been using it.”

On dehydrated skin it just made their skin greasy.

“I used the Cerave hydrating cleanser, but it just makes my skin greasy”

Didn't like it: it felt like a film on their face and didn't wash off all their sunscreen or makeup.

“I didn't like Cerave - felt like I had a film on my face and, at the end of the day, didn't wash off all the product (sunscreen, makeup, etc.)”

Their skin had a reaction to it.

“I'm a bit apprehensive to try it since I had a reaction to the Cerave Hydrating cleanser and I am sensitive to some alcohols”

Repurchasing the full size after finishing a mini.

“I am repurchasing Cerave hydrating cleanser after using up a mini”

Months of use brought teenage-style breakouts.

“I’ve been using cerave hydrating cleanser for months and have had breakouts like when I was a teenager… didn’t think it was the cerave until I read this post!”

CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser never broke them out, but they weren't sure it actually got them clean.

“I used the Cerave Hydrating cleanser for a while and while it never broke me out, I was never sure if it was actually cleansing me properly...”

Dried their skin to the point of flaking.

“Cerave dried out my skin so much that it was flaking.”

It damaged their skin, especially fine lines; still recovering.

“The cerave hydrating cleanser also did this to my face! Mostly the fine lines. I’m still trying to recover from it. :(”

Tingled and burned their skin and dried it out.

“The Cerave hydrating cleanser also tingled/burned my skin when I used it and dried me out.”

Their skin reacted the same way after using it.

“Wow! I used the CeraVe hydrating cleanser and my skin also looks like this!”

Months of use left skin very dry, itchy and burning; improved after stopping.

“So I’ve been using the CeraVe hydrating cleanser for months and my skin has looked like this and getting worse. So extremely dry and itchy, even burning at times.”

Tried to like it but disliked the lack of foam and needing several passes, though it never really stripped their skin.

“As much as i tried to love the hydrating cleanser, the lack of foam and the fact i would often have to do multiple passes really turned me off of it”

Made their oily skin worse by clogging pores.

“so switched to the hydrating cleanser, which honeslty made my skin worse because I think it clogged my pores (oily skin)”

Doesn't clean well enough even with double cleansing.

“For me the hydrating one doesn't clean enough.”

Their skin reacted after starting it; not for sensitive skin.

“my skin looked like this after starting to introduce cerave hydrating cleanser :) i wouldn’t recommend it if you have sensitive skin”

Found the hydrating cleanser did not cleanse well enough and broke them out.

“the hydrating one doesn’t cleanse well enough and breaks me out”

After a month they still get pimples every week, though it hydrates their skin well.

“I think it's not working for me... I have been using it for 1 month, and I'm still getting pimples every week :( it's good for hydrating the skin though”

The Hydrating Facial Cleanser broke their skin out.

“The Hydrating one broke me out.”

Long-time cleanser they tolerate well; doesn't dry their skin.

“I use the CeraVe hydrating face cleanser because I've always used it and tolerated it, and it doesn't dry out my skin”

Compares the Aveeno cleanser to CeraVe's hydrating cleanser, which feels nice but doesn't remove makeup on its own.

“while it feels very nice and pleasant on the skin it does not remove makeup, at least on its own”

Their oily, acne-prone skin did not like it at all.

“My skin did not like the cerave hydrating cleanser at all. I have oily, acne prone skin btw.”

Dislikes that it doesn't foam and feels like conditioner.

“Thus I bought the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser, but I don't like how it doesn't foam up and it also feels like straight up conditioner on my face...”

With oily skin it doesn't work as their main face wash, but they came round to it for removing makeup and gentle cleansing on drier days.

“I still wouldn’t keep it as my main face wash, which is what I was initially looking for, but I now use it to remove make up and on those days when my skin is on the dryer side”

Really liked CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, but it wasn't ideal as the end-of-day cleanse.

“before i was using the cerave hydrating cleanser which i did really like, but wasn’t ideal for the end of the day.”

Finds it okay but feels it leaves a film on their face that is hard to rinse off.

“it kind of feels like it leaves a film on my face and it’s hard to rinse off”

Worked very well for their dry, sensitive skin.

“I have dry, sensitive skin and Cerave Hydrating Cleanser worked very well for me”

Tried it with a damaged barrier and it stung so badly they're scared to retry.

“i damaged my skin barrier 2 months ago and i tried cerave hydrating cleanser and it stung so badly”

Really liked it, though Aveeno is their favourite.

“I really liked the Cerave hydrating cleanser but the Aveeno Calm & Restore is hands down my favorite!!”

Swore off CeraVe cleansers after the hydrating and foaming ones left their skin stinging with daily use.

“I swore off using CeraVe cleansers after both the Hydrating and Foaming variants left my skin stinging from daily use”

Returned it right away because it caused burning and redness on skin irritated from a peel.

“I ended up returning it immediately because something in it caused burning and redness on my already irritated skin”

Preferred it to the cream-to-foam version after getting used to the lack of foam; finds it better for their skin and more hydrating.

“took me a while to get used to it because since it doesn't create foam so it didn't give me the feeling or cleansing, but I think it's overall better for my skin”

Switched from Cetaphil on a dermatologist's advice; their skin has never felt so hydrated and gently cleansed, used with CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion.

“My skin has never felt so hydrated after cleansing and so gentle . I use the CeraVe hydrating cleanser and the CeraVe moisturising lotion.”

Uses it every day without problems.

“I use the regular hydrating one everyday without problems”

Uses it daily and is pleased that it removes their eyeliner.

“I use CeraVe hydrating cleanser. It removes my eyeliner which is amazing”

With the CeraVe tub cream, it cleared most of their acne better than anything else.

“I use CeraVe hydrating cleanser and the moisturizer in the tub, and that cleared up most of my acne better than anything else I’ve ever tried.”

Loves the hydrating cleanser because it makes skin feel good, not tight and dry like other cleansers.

“i love the hydrating cleanser! makes ur skin feel so good, not tight and dry like the others”

Part of a simple routine that reduced redness and itching on a damaged barrier.

“Now,i am using cerave hydrating facial cleanser,squalane oil,vanicream & dr.g sunscreen.Redness,itchiness & irritation are reduced during 1 month after i change my skincare routine”

Two weeks in on combination, acne-prone skin, they keep getting whiteheads on their cheeks and are unsure whether to stop.

“I got it like 2 weeks ago, and I don’t know what to think about it… I keep getting white pimples on my cheeks…I don’t know if I should stop.”

Says CeraVe's hydrating cleanser removes nothing, not even sunscreen.

“it does a much better job than the Cerave Hydrating cleanser which literally removes nothing not even sunscreen for me”

Likes that it cleans without stripping their combination skin.

“I use the Hydrating Cleanser. I like that it makes my skin feel clean but not stripped”

Says it doesn't feel cleansing and just feels like a lotion on their combination skin.

“Cerave hydrating doesn't feel cleansing, just feels like a lotion”

Gave them an allergic reaction that cleared after stopping.

“CeraVe hydrating cleanser caused me an allergic reaction. I knew that it was the cleanser that was causing me symptoms similar to yours. I stopped using it and everything went away”

Broke them out after a few months; disliked the thick film.

“CeraVe (Hydrating Cleanser) broke me out after a few months, and I never liked the thick film on my dry skin.”

Lives up to the hype, though LRP's version is just as good.

“I bought CeraVe only because of the hype, which it lives up to but LRP is just as good.”

Leaves a film behind, unlike the CeraMedx cleanser they prefer.

“I prefer it to the Cerave hydrating cleanser bc it doesn’t leave a film behind.”

Central to finally getting their skin under control.

“I'm finally getting a handle on a good skincare routine for myself, and CeraVe's Hydrating Cleanser has been central to helping my skin.”

Works wonders for their dry, semi-sensitive skin.

“I love the OG Cerave hydrating cleanser and it works wonders for my dry semi-sensitive skin”

Couldn't even remove basic mascara smudges.

“The hydrating cleanser didn't work at all (it couldn't even clean the most basic mascara smudges)”

Prefers it to the Foaming Cleanser; feels like lotion.

“I've tried both the CeraVe foaming and hydrating cleansers, definitely a bigger fan of the hydrating cleanser. It feels almost like putting lotion on your face.”

On their dry, sensitive skin, even occasional use left it flakier and drier than before.

“I used it once and my skin was EVEN MORE flaky and dry than before. Honestly, as someone that has dry and sensitive skin, be careful.”

Didn't seem to cleanse well and made them break out.

“In between, I tried the Cerave hydrating cleanser, but it didn’t seem to cleanse very well and it made me break out.”

Not cleansing enough for their oily skin, which gets very oily after a couple of days.

“or are not cleansing enough and my skin gets very oily after a couple days (Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, Cerave Hydrating Cleanser, Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Creamy Cleanser).”

Their skin reacted horribly to it.

“I tried CeraVe 4-5 years ago and my skin reacted horribly to all of them. Cerave in the tub, CeraVe PM, CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser.”

Hates the hydrating cleanser, saying it feels like rubbing lotion on the face and removes nothing.

“I absolutely hate the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser (it feels like I'm rubbing lotion on my face and hoping it cleanses and it removes nothing”

Tried it before the newer cleanser and it broke them out.

“I tried working in the regular hydrating cleanser by cerave before this new one came out and it broke. Me. Out.”

Uses it as the second cleanser after a balm and finds their skin so soft.

“CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. Between the balm and the cleanser, my skin is so soft”

Has used it daily for about four months and likes that it isn't drying, though it doesn't remove makeup beyond a little mascara.

“I’ve used the cleanser for about four months now, it isn’t drying and that’s what I like about it and I use it as an everyday cleanser.”

Gentle, but doesn't remove a day of sunscreen.

“I like the cerave cleanser with the 3 essential ceramides and hyaluronic acid because it’s gentle”

Despite having oily skin, uses the regular hydrating cleanser and says it doesn't feel stripping at all.

“Although I have oily skin, I am currently using the regular one and it doesn't feel stripping at all”

Gave them cystic acne for the first time at 39.

“The hydrating cleanser gave me cystic acne like I've never had in my entire life (I'm 39).”

Rates it 9-10 out of 10, one of their favourites.

“my favorite cleansers are cerave hydrating cleanser, and LRP hydrating cleanser. Both 9 or 10’s”

Disliked it because it caused closed comedones, and says the foaming CeraVe cleanser gave them little red bumps.

“I hated the hydrating one because it caused closed comedones and the foaming one caused little red bumps”

Loves it: gentle and niacinamide-free.

“I use the hydrating cleanser because it doesn’t have it and I love it. So gentle, so fresh!”

Gave them a bumpy reaction that went away after switching.

“This happened to me when I started using the cerave hydrating cleanser.”

Has used it happily for years on hypersensitive skin.

“it's the hydrating cleanser for dry skin and I've used it happily for years.”

Likes how light it is; chose it to keep their moisture barrier healthy.

“I use the CeraVe for dry skin! I like how light it is.”

Leaves residue behind; skin never felt clean.

“I never liked the way CeraVe Hydrating cleanser left stuff behind. My skin never felt clean with it.”

Soothing, but doesn't clean well enough for them.

“but the CeraVe Hydrating can't quite clean enough for my liking, though it does feel soothing.”

Really likes it after two weeks, though it may not clean well enough.

“I just started using the cerave hydrating cleanser a couple weeks ago and really like it. It doesn’t seem like it cleans as well as I would like”

Normally uses CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser; it's okay, and they went back to it after another cleanser broke them out.

“I normally use the Cerave hydrating cleanser, it was okay but I was hoping to find a different cleanser for a change.”

Still likes the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser but wanted something a bit more cleansing for normal skin.

“I previously used the CeraVe Hydrating cleanser, which I do still like, but I wanted to try something slightly more cleansing.”

After about 20 years of acne they settled on it, with the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream.

“I also struggled with acne for ~20 years, using everything possible, and also settled on the same CeraVe cleaner and moisturizer that work for you.”

The only face wash that hasn't irritated their skin.

“Their face wash is the only one that hasn't irritated my”

Gets everything off after micellar water, though the milky texture takes getting used to.

“I use micellar water and then the Cerave Hydrating Cleanser same as you. It definitely gets everything off”

After a cleansing balm it removes sunscreen and makeup well without stripping.

“I use Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Butter, then the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, using them both takes my sunscreen and make-up off really well.”

Does a poor job of removing makeup.

“The Cerave hydrating facial cleanser just does such a shit job of removing makeup (and I don't even wear waterproof makeup)”

Two weeks in, it seems to be breaking them out.

“I've been using the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream Tube / CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser ( Normal To Dry ) for the past 2 weeks, and I'm beginning to accept that it may be breaking me out”

It broke them out; the only other CeraVe they used was an eye cream.

“The Cerave Hydrating Cleanser broke me out, other than the eye cream I haven't used any other Cerave products.”

Gentle; they've loved it for a couple of years.

“Cerave hydrating cleanser is pretty gentle- I’ve been using it for s couple years and I love it.”

Never felt the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser really cleaned their skin.

“I’ve used the hydrating cleanser from CeraVe before, but I never felt like it really cleaned my skin.”

Wrecked their skin, along with a couple of other cleansers.

“Cetaphil, CeraVe Hydrating cleanser, May Lindstrom Blue Cocoon all wrecked me.”

Broke them out with cystic acne within days.

“I just tried the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser too and it broke my skin out with cystic acne in just a few days.”

Broke out their sensitive skin; Glossier Milky Jelly didn't.

“All I know is that Cerave broke me out and this doesn’t at all”

From their own use: doesn't remove makeup well.

“Cerave hydrating cleanser doesnt remove makeup well.”

Thinks it's great, but its fatty alcohols break them out.

“So for example, I think their hydrating cleanser is AWESOME. Except it contains fatty alcohols, which break me out so I don't use it.”

Turning around their dry skin.

“CeraVe hydrating cleanser is soo good, it's turning around my (dry) skin aswell.”

Extremely drying on their already dry skin.

“yep drying to all get out and I have dry skin to begin with.”

From their own use: terrible for their skin.

“both the foaming & hydrating cleaners were t e r r i b l e”

Too drying; Neutrogena's creamy cleanser suited them better.

“I found the same, too drying.”

Hated it because it felt like it did nothing.

“I hate it because it felt like it did nothing.”

Felt drying and stripping on their dry sensitive skin.

“I have dry sensitive skin and the Cerave hydrating DID feel really drying/stripping on me”

From their own use: dried them out badly.

“I love Cerave moisturizer in the tub so I excepted to like this cleanser but it dried me out so badly.”

Still dried out their face when used twice a day.

“I used Cerave hydrating cleanser and it still dried out my face if I washed with it twice a day.”

No luck after four tries; sometimes stings their non-sensitive skin.

“I have had no luck with the CeraVe hydrating cleanser and I thought I was the only one! I don’t have sensitive skin at all but sometimes it stings.”

Follows an oil cleanse with CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser; of the combinations tried, this works best.

“follow up with cerave hydrating cleanser, i’ve tried other combinations but this one works best for me”

Best skin of their life after a year of use.

“I used Cerave Hydrating cleanser morning and night with my Clarisonic for about a year and had the best skin of my life.”

Simple routine with it stopped their breakouts.

“I stripped out all the chemical exfoliators, serums, and oils and stuck to this simple routine and so far no breakouts—not even during my period.”

Their holy grail cleanser in a mostly CeraVe routine.

“The Hydrating Cleanser is my HG, and the Skin Renewing Night Cream is giving me really good results.”

Did the job but sometimes mildly irritated their cheeks.

“Cerave Hydrating Cleanser: did the job for the most part but sometimes mildly irritated my cheeks.”

Broke them out the longer they used it.

“Something about the Hydrating Cleanser broke me out the longer I continued to use it, it didn’t really do much for me other than that.”

Really gentle and non-drying for dry, easily irritated skin.

“Cerave hydrating cleanser is really gentle and non-drying. Cerave PM feels very comfortable on my skin. I find those Cerave products work well with my dry, sensitive skin that easily gets irritated.”

Made their face red and burning.

“Tried both cleaners, the AM/PMs, and Cerave in the tub, all of which gave me CCs (except the hydrating cleanser, which just made my face red and burning LOL).”

Thicker; doesn't glide or leave skin as soft as Cetaphil.

“CeraVe is a good deal thicker and just doesn't glide on the skin or leave it feeling as soft afterwards, in my experience.”

Super gentle; doesn't foam or strip, great on sensitive days.

“CeraVe hydrating cleanser is super gentle. I love to use it in the morning or when my skin feels sensitive or irritated. It's spreads out easily, doesn't foam up and doesn't strip the skin”

The gentlest cleanser they've ever used, gentler than Cetaphil.

“The cerave hydrating cleanser to this day remains the gentlest cleanser I’ve ever used. Even other gentle cleansers (cetaphil for example) made my skin feel tight and a little stripped.”

With PM lotion, they rarely get a zit despite lifelong acne.

“Cerave hydrating cleanser and the PM lotion Work magical with me with some Thayers witch hazel in the mix. I’m 22 and have always suffered from acne but with that routine I rarely get a zit.”

Doesn't irritate or dry their sensitive, rosacea-prone skin.

“The cleanser is super basic and doesn't irritate or make me dry. I use it morning and night.”

Less dry, but not a holy grail; slightly more redness and acne lately.

“while my skin no longer feels as dry as it did before I moved over to them, I don't think I have a HG routine yet.”

Better than their old products, but caused daily small whiteheads.

“I’ll preface this by saying that Cerave Hydrating Cleanser and Cerave in the tub were better than what I’d been using (my previous products turned out to have been irritating my skin to no end).”

Skin is clearer with fewer hives since dropping it.

“And since I dropped Cerave hydrating cleanser my skin is clearer and gets fewer hives throughout the day.”

Super hydrating and soothing on redness-prone skin.

“The cerave hydrating cleanser is a gel cleanser that I find super hydrating and soothing.”

Burned their face while their skin was inflamed.

“when I had the exact same problem with Cerave hydrating face wash burning my face due to ongoing inflammation”

Boring but works best for their sensitive skin; doesn't irritate.

“the second cleanser that's working best for my sensitive skin at the moment is Cerave Hydrating Cleanser, but it's as boring as you can get.”

Uses the hydrating cleanser successfully as the second step of a nightly double cleanse.

“I successfully use the hydrating cleanser (second step in double cleansing at night”

Had bad luck: it left a filmy feel on their combination-dry skin.

“i have had bad luck with the cerave hydrating. it left a filmy feel on my face and i was not a fan, even though my ckin is combo-dry”

Switched to it during Accutane when skin was dehydrated and stuck with it because it feels so nice.

“I then took Accutane and switched to the hydrating because my skin was so dehydrated”

Switched away; it leaves a film and needs a follow-up cleanse.

“I'm using up the remainder of the bottle as a hydrating mask, but I always have to follow up with cleanser to remove it. It does leave a bit of a film.”

Their clogged chin improved a lot after switching away from it.

“the thing that helped most was changing cleansers. I switched from CeraVe Hydrating, to Hada Labo Tokyo Gentle Foaming, aaaaand my chin is lookin' WAY better.”

A gentle second cleanser for years on acne-prone skin; great for them.

“I've been using Cerave Hydrating Cleanser for a couple of years as my gentle, low pH second cleanser after using an oil cleanser to remove my makeup first and it's been great for me.”

Caused a small increase in closed comedones on normal-to-oily skin.

“I tried the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser but saw a small increase in closed comedones. Switched to the Foaming Cleanser, which I'm pretty pleased with.”

With dry skin they found it more stripping than the Hada Labo self-foaming cleanser they now recommend.

“I have dry skin and the Cerave Hydrating stripped my skin more!”