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Can't beat the value, one jar last me for many months, I use it every night after I apply retinol. I like it, it keep my face nice and moist. It's not the lightest or the heaviest, somewhere in between, the scent is light.
Broke me out within a week, my chin is not happy. Way too heavy for oily skin.
Has tried to upgrade three times, including pricier ceramide serums and an LRP barrier cream, but always returns to the $15 CeraVe Moisturizing Cream.
“I’ve tried to “step up” three times now. Some super expensive serum with ceramides, barrier cream from La Roche-Posay that everyone raves about, but always go back to the tub.”
With severe eczema, has used CeraVe Moisturizing Cream for years without any issues.
“I have been using the cerave moisturising cream for a few years. I buy the big tub and it lasts me about 3-4 months. It works for me and I have not had any issues with it”
A user who builds their night routine around Anua and numbuzin products uses CeraVe Moisturizing Cream as their moisturizer and says it is the only CeraVe product they actually like.
“Moisturizer: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream (The only thing I actually like by them)”
A longtime user of CeraVe Moisturizing Cream in the tub had no issues for years, but since starting tretinoin it no longer moisturizes enough and their skin feels tight and irritated.
“I’ve been using CeraVe in the tub for years and never really had an issue with it until I started tretinoin.”
The classic CeraVe Moisturizing Cream in the tub is their holy grail when their skin is upset: thick, moisturizing and quick to absorb.
“It's thick, moisturizing, super simple, feels amazing, absorbs quickly, and is my HG whenever my skin is grumpy”
Loves the Moisturizing Cream as a hand cream but finds it too greasy for their face.
“I also use their moisturizing cream as a hand cream and I love it for that, but it's too greasy on my face.”
Likes the Moisturizing Cream on the face too: a smooth, slightly dry finish and a unique texture.
“i also use the moisturizing cream as a hand cream but i also really like it on the face as it leaves a smooth kinda „dry“ finish on me”
The CeraVe cream in the tub has an in-between texture for them; a small amount on damp skin absorbs best, too much feels heavy.
“CeraVe in the tub has that in between feel for me, but it can be a little heavy if you use too much.”
Loves the CeraVe Moisturising Cream: keeps their face hydrated all night with a non-greasy texture, but it isn't fungal-acne safe for them.
“I love the cerave moisturising cream, it keeps my face hydrated all night and love the texture and that is not greasy”
Uses CeraVe Moisturizing Cream morning and night as part of the gentle routine that finally improved their acne.
“cerave moisturizing cream AM and PM”
Healed a badly damaged barrier over a long period with no actives; the CeraVe cream was one of the two products that helped most.
“my top 2 favs would be the cerave cream and the cezanne (Japanese brand) high moisture conditioner as a toner, they both helped a lot.”
Burned and dried out their compromised skin.
“I was trying cerave cream after the new neutrogena moisturizer, and it still burned and dried out.”
Was a huge culprit behind their burning and irritation.
“I saw you mentioned using the cerave cream. That was a huge culprit of mine.”
Good for them, a bit heavier than Vanicream.
“The Cerave moisturizing cream is also good and a little heavier than the Vanicream.”
Left a waxy residue on their sensitive skin.
“Cerave in the tub. It left a…waxy? residue on my face.”
With the hydrating cleanser, fixed a years-long wrecked barrier.
“It’s fixed my wrecked skin barrier that I’ve been dealing with for a couple of years.”
Recently started it and their face began breaking out.
“I also bought a Cerave moisturizing cream recently and my face started to have some breakouts.”
Their holy grail on dry, sensitive, acne-prone skin from 2014–15, layering well under makeup; they feel the newer formula has a different texture.
“CeraVe cream used to be my holy grail since around 2014-15. And it layered nicely under makeup on the days I would wear makeup.”
Great for them for about ten years.
“I have similar issues and CeraVe Moisturizing Cream has been great for me for about 10 years now.”
Finds CeraVe Moisturizing Cream too heavy for day; living in the high desert, wears it only at night.
“I agree that cerave moisturizing cream is too heavy. I live in the high desert & wear it only at night.”
Used CeraVe Moisturizing Cream on oily, dehydrated skin; it did nothing and just sat on top.
“In my opinion, get rid of the Cerave moisturizing cream. I used it before, it didn’t do anything for me and just sit on top.”
Thinks CeraVe Moisturizing Cream wasn't helping their acne; face feels more moisturized with the lotion.
“I’m pretty sure the cerave moisturizing cream wasn’t helping my acne. My face honestly feels more moisturized when I’ve been using the lotion instead of the cream.”
Very dry skin; currently using CeraVe Moisturizing Cream and says it isn't good for them.
“I’m using cerave 3 ceramide moisturizing cream right now and it is not good”
Uses CeraVe Moisturizing Cream on retinol and exfoliant days and wakes up more moisturized than with other creams.
“For my retinol and exfoliant days, I use the Cerave Moisturizing Cream and I wake up with moisturized skin as compared to my other daily moisturizers.”
Loves it, with healing ointment on top when it's very cold.
“I love Cerave in the tub and if it's very cold out I love to pat a layer of the cerave healing ointment on top.”
Their skin loves it, but it feels too heavy and occlusive.
“My skin loves cerave moisturizing cream but I hate that it is so heavy and occlusive.”
Layering CeraVe cream over a Vanicream lotion was a game changer for their very sensitive skin in freezing winter.
“I listened to this sub and gave vanicream a try I tried the daily moisturizering lotion and use CeraVe cream on top game changer!”
Loves it for dry skin after trying many others.
“I tired so many things for my dry skin and love Cerave cream so much.”
At night it made a huge difference to how hydrated their skin is.
“Using a moisturiser with petrolatum in it, especially at night time. Cerave Moisturising Cream and QV Ceramides Cream. Made a huge difference to how hydrated my skin is.”
Great on their dry Accutane lips at night under Aquaphor or Vaseline.
“The cerave cream (super thick stuff in the tub) is great on my dry accutane lips at night”
Good layered over serums, but feels matte and not moist enough alone.
“CeraVe cream in the tub when layered with serums underneath. For some reason when I use it alone it feels weirdly matte and not moist enough”
The tub cream mattifies their skin and they prefer it as a daytime moisturizer, unlike the lotion.
“My skin does not agree with CeraVe moisturizing lotion, but CeraVe moisturizing CREAM has a mattifying effect on my skin.”
Their go-to moisturizer: it never breaks them out and doesn't make them greasy.
“my go to moisturizer is the CeraVe Moisturizing Face & Body Cream for Normal to Dry Skin, it never breaks me out and doesn’t make me greasy.”
Uses it morning and night as an eye cream; it causes no irritation on the eyelids and has plumped their dry, wrinkly lids at a fraction of an eye cream's price.
“The CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is incredible as an eye cream. It's hypoallergenic and noncomedogenic, and most importantly, you can use it on your eyelids without irritation.”
Got a destroyed skin barrier back under control with CeraVe Moisturizing Cream and a hyaluronic serum.
“When I destroyed my skin barrier I got it back under control with two products: Cerave Moisturizing Cream”
Their breakouts cleared once they stopped using it after years.
“I used their tub of moisturizer for YEARS and when i finally stopped, my breakouts cleared up.”
After six months of trial, what works best for their dry skin is CeraVe Moisturizing Cream layered under Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream.
“6 months later what works best for me is using a super gentle milk cleanser. And then CeraVe moisturizing cream followed by Cetaphil moisturizing cream. The first has emollients to moisturize and the second has occlusives to lock moisture in.”
After years of use, they concluded it's making their skin worse.
“I’ve been using Cerave moisturizing cream for years and have finally accepted it’s making my skin worse.”
Loved it for years before it started breaking them out.
“I used to use cerave as well and had no problems. I loved it actually. For some reason after a few years the moisturizing cream started to break me out.”
Slathers the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream tub under moisturizing gloves at night and calls it a game changer for dry skin.
“(i like the cerave tub moisturizer). it’s been a game changer for me”
Helped their damaged barrier a lot.
“Cerave Cream and Bioderma Atoderm Baume have helped me a lot.”
Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.
One of two holy grails for their very dry skin.
“My holy grails for my super dry skin are belif moisturizing bomb (my current one) and cerave moisturizing cream. I rotate between the 2.”
Found the moisturizer great until starting Epiduo, after which it burns and stings when applied.
“The basic CeraVe moisturizer has been great for my skin up until I started epiduo. It seems like a very basic moisturizer, so I am not sure why it causes such a burn/sting once applied after my epiduo”
After over a year, sudden allergy: breakouts and hives.
“I had been using the Cerave moisturizing cream (in the tub) for well over one year then overnight I became allergic to it. My face broke out like crazy and I got hives on my neck and hands.”
Believes it caused months of itchy pimples and bumps.
“I’m like 85% sure my culprit is the CeraVe moisturizer in the tub.”
Converted after one tub; same nice finish without redness.
“I actually just bought my first tub of CeraVe the other day (impulsively at Costco as I was running out of my usual moisturizer) and I gotta say, I am a convert now.”
Loves it; their skin feels awesome.
“I also recently got my first CeraVe tub and ai love it. My skin feels awesome.”
The CeraVe cream in the tub gave them little closed bumps all over the face.
“The CeraVe moisturizing cream (the tub) gave me little closed bumps all over my face.”
Thought it was their holy grail until a different cream worked better.
“Thought that cerave moisturizing cream was my holy grail, but tried this out on a whim”
Loves it: no smell, no residue.
“The moisturizing cream (the non baby one). No smell, no residue, I ✨love✨ it”
Since the reformulation it feels waxy and burns on damaged skin.
“Ever since they changed their formula It has left my skin feeling waxy, it burned and stung especially on raw damaged skin”
Found CeraVe Moisturizing Cream similar in texture to FAB Ultra Repair but much better for them.
“Cerave Moisturizing Cream is kinda similar in texture but I found it was much better than the FAB one.”
The CeraVe Moisturizing Cream tub that many people love gives them the worst breakouts; they can barely use any CeraVe products on their face.
“The tub CeraVe moisturizer that everyone loves gives me the worst breakouts ever.”
With the hydrating cleanser, 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.”
After a year, their face started swelling and drying out.
“I’ve been using CeraVe tub moisturizer on my whole body for about a year. Out of nowhere, my face started swelling and getting dry.”
Applying it on damp skin helped irritated under-eye skin calm down.
“Just keep being consistent with a simple, gentle routine (for me I just kept applying cerave moisturizing cream while the skin was damp) and eventually they will calm down.”
Really helped their dryness as the weather warmed.
“I use cerave moisturizing cream and I find it really helped.”
With very dry skin, CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is their budget go-to.
“I have uber dry skin and my cheap go to is cerave moisturizing cream or high end is the bobbi brown vitamin enriched face base!”
More affordable; their skin adjusted and it's now perfect.
“I’m now using CeraVe’s moisturising cream as it’s more affordable. My skin didn’t react that well to it to begin with but now it’s perfect.”
Broke out their oily, acne-prone skin within 24 hours.
“Most moisturizers I've tried either break me out within 24 hours (Cerave PM Lotion, Cerave AM Lotion, Cerave Moisturizing Cream, Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion)”
Broke them out immediately, which they blame on its fatty alcohols.
“try out Cerave moisturizer in the tub. It’s FULL of fatty alcohols and broke me out immediately.”
Works miracles; brought back their severely damaged barrier.
“The Cerave cream works miracles for me (brought me back from a severely damaged moisture barrier), but the Daily Moisturizing Lotion is my HG.”
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.”
Has dry skin, but swears CeraVe Moisturizing Cream gives them acne.
“Cerave moisturizing cream. I swear it gives me acne. & yes I have dry skin so this should work on me lol”
Clogged their pores, so they passed it on to their boyfriend.
“he inherited the cream from me because it clogs my pores”
Loves it on their very dry skin.
“Looooove the Vaseline lotion and Cerave cream, though.”
Gives them lots of little bumps.
“So CeraVe in the tub and CeraVe baby lotion both give me lots of little bumps.”
After about 20 years of acne they settled on it, with the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser.
“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.”
An absolute must they use on face and body.
“The Moisturising Cream is an absolute must as you can use it both for your face and body it's insane!”
Loves it, but it doesn't give enough of a barrier under a face mask.
“I love the cerave moisturizer cream but I don’t feel like it gives enough of a barrier between my skin and my mask”
Burns badly every time they use it.
“Every single time I try to use the cerave moisturizing cream it burns so bad”
Clustered pimples in week two, then a big rash.
“And this second week I started getting pimples in clusters near my nose and chin. Tonight I put some on and I got a massive rash on my chin!”
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”
Uses the tub moisturizing cream and loves it.
“Just to break up the pattern here, I use the moisturizing cream in the tub and I love it. It works for some people.”
Not bad, but did nothing for their skin.
“I had the same problem with the Cerave Moisturizing Cream. It wasn't bad, but it simply did not do anything for my skin.”
Doing amazing things for their skin.
“I use CeraVe in a tub and it's been doing amazing things for my skin.”
Used it over a year, stopped working after hormone changes.
“I used Cerave Moisturizing Cream for over year and with my hormone changes, it was no longer effective.”
Too matte alone, but they love it mixed with a few drops of oil.
“I also feel like Cerave on the Tub is too "matte"? But I love it when I combine it with a few drops of oil!”
Broke their face out in tiny red dots.
“I tried CeraVe in the tub on my face once and it was HORRIBLE, my skin broke out into tiny red dots.”
It is a firm staple in their own skincare routine.
“CeraVe cream is definitely in my routine too”
Their skin drastically improved and closed comedones cleared after switching from CeraVe PM.
“i recently switched to cerave in the tub from cerave pm. my skin has drastically improved-- closed comedones are completely gone.”
In a desert climate it doesn't feel moisturising enough without an oil on top.
“I don’t know if it’s the dry climate I live in or my particular skin, but Cerave in the tub just doesn’t make me feel very moisturized.”
From their own use: broke them out badly.
“CeraVe Moisturizing Cream (the one in the tub) broke me out pretty bad”
The tub cream made their face burn but really helps clear eczema on their arms and legs.
“I bought a tub of the moisturizing cream and it made my face burn.”
They love it and it works well for them.
“I love Cerave moisturizer in the tub”
Didn't work on their face, but amazing on their body.
“former derms recommended was this CeraVe moisturizing cream for my face. It didnt work for my face, but amazing for body.”
Broke them out with small, itchy bumps.
“the CeraVe tub did the same thing to me and I get small bumps when I wear cream moisturizers”
Broke them out badly, so they stick to oils.
“CeraVe in the tub broke me out so badly.”
Switched to the moisturizing cream in the tub after another lotion pilled and all has been well.
“I switched to the moisturizing cream in the tub. All’s been well.”
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.”
Super drying on their skin, oddly.
“I’ve tried the Moisturizing Cream that’s in a tub, but for some reason it’s super drying on my skin”
Gave them closed comedones, like most CeraVe products.
“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).”
Broke them out, along with other CeraVe moisturizers.
“Cerave Tub, Lotion and PM all broke me out but I decided to give it one more chance I came across Cerave BABY Lotion best decision ever!!!”
A staple night cream for over five years.
“Cerave Hydrating cleanser, moisturizing lotion and cream have been stapled of mine for over 5 years.”
Helped repair their barrier, 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).”
Holy grail for body, but caused milia around the eyes on the face.
“But during the period of time I used it on my face I immediately got milia around the eyes”
Hated the regular CeraVe Moisturizing Cream tub, though the baby version works well for them.
“I hated the regular Cerave 'in the tub' but this is really working well with my skin.”
Far too heavy for their oily skin.
“CeraVe in the tub is way too heavy for me”
Broke them out and felt greasy on oily skin; fine as a body lotion.
“Yeah CeraVe was crap for me too. It actually made me break out more. And my face just felt so greasy.”
Combined with retinoids it gave them chemical burns.
“something in the combo of retinoids/Cera Ve gave me chemical burns on my face.”
Turned their skin angry red in a patch test.
“Tried a patch test, skin turned angry red.”
As someone very acne-prone, the cream is the only moisturizer that doesn't break them out or cause sensitivity.
“I'm very acne prone and the cream is the only moisturizer that doesn't break me out or cause sensitivity issues for me.”
Uses the tub, the only moisturizer that worked for their dry patches without breaking them out.
“I use the one in the tub though since I think its stronger than the other ones. I use to have dry patches and it was the only one that worked for me and didnt break me out.”
Their face is still healing from trying it.
“My face is still healing from the cerave in the tub experiment”