AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion with Sunscreen

Used it until it ran out and liked how it feels on their skin.

“Previously I had been using the CeraVe AM Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 30 and it's recently run out, and I do like how it feels on my skin.”

Their acne did worse with it than with a mineral sunscreen.

“CeraVe has just come out with an Invisible Mineral sunscreen (bright yellow bottle) and my acne likes it so much better than the CeraVe AM.”

Chunky, pills and doesn't spread well, so the rest is going on chest and hands.

“the Cerave AM is like chunky? And it pills and doesn’t spread well.”

Pilled so badly all over the face, even with nothing underneath, that they couldn't wear it; feels like wasted money.

“it pilled so badly all over my face I couldn’t even wear it”

Pills like crazy; prefers CeraVe's Ultra-Light SPF 30.

“The AM moisturizer pills like crazy.”

The SPF 30 version pilled badly on them, unlike the SPF 50.

“Also had the spf 30 pill badly on me.”

This exact CeraVe facial moisturizing lotion with SPF pills even with nothing underneath.

“this exact Cerave facial moisturizing lotion pills. And I didn’t apply anything, no moisturizer, underneath.”

Their latest bottle smells sweet and leaves skin slick and oily by evening.

“I got a replacement of the am spf 30 moisturizer and it smells too sweetly fragrant and my skin is slick and oily by the end of the day!”

Terrible: the white cast sits in pores and pills, and they broke out in little pimples.

“White cast sits in pores then pills if you try to rub it out, then I break out in little pimples all over my face.”

Pilled like crazy and peeled off like silicone plastic, so they got a refund.

“It was pilling on my face like crazy. First time I asked the retailer to give me a refund because this product peals off my face like silicone plastic.”

Has used it for years on combination skin and loves it.

“I have used CeraVe am moisture for years and love it. I have mixed oily and dry skin.”

Says the ingredients changed and noticed an immediate difference in their skin with a new bottle.

“They did change the ingredients. I just bought a new bottle and compared the new to the old. I could tell an immediate difference in my skin as well so I’m in the same boat.”

For very sensitive skin and eyes, the only sunscreen that never bothered their eyes and was moisturising enough alone, but the latest bottle pills like crazy.

“CeraVe AM is the only sunscreen I could ever use without any problems with my eyes, that was moisturizing enough on its own”

Used it for years but recent bottles pill horribly and roll off under touch or makeup.

“my most recent bottles are pilling horribly - they said they didn't change the formulation”

Only uses the SPF lotion at the pool because it makes their face oily.

“I buy Cera Ve at the store and I only use the facial lotion with sunscreen if I’m at the pool because it makes my face oily with the sunscreen”

Had a similar bad experience and moved to EltaMD UV Clear and La Roche-Posay.

“I had a similar experience with Cerave AM. I use EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 and La Roche-Posay Toleriane Ultra Fluid.”

Every time they put it on they get at least a few new pimples by the end of the day.

“It’s the Cerave AM moisturizing lotion with 30 SPF sunscreen.. Every time I put it on my face, by then end of the day I have at least a few new pimples.”

Hates it: smells, leaves a white cast, pills and burns their eyes.

“I hate this one, it smells, has white cast, pills, and burns eyes. The PM one is good”

Hated it: it wouldn't sit well, failed to moisturize and left their skin feeling icky all day.

“this AM one wouldn’t sit well on my face and although i *didnt* notice a breakout, it did fail to moisturize my skin and left my skin feeling icky all day”

The white cast is bad and doesn't rub away cleanly, so they use the PM version instead.

“the white cast sucks so bad and it doesn't rub away cleanly for me.”

After applying and waiting, their skin seems to come off when they put on makeup, so they stopped.

“When I use it, wait a few minutes, and then do my makeup it’s like my skin is coming off. I stopped and switched to eucerin/sun bum”

A Cetaphil equivalent doesn't break them out but CeraVe always does.

“Cetaphil has a similar product at a similar price point that doesn’t break me out, Cera ve always does”

Says it seems to keep them pimple free and their skin cleared up when they added it to a Cetaphil moisturizer.

“This product actually helps keep me pimple free it seems, when I started using it in addition to my Cetaphil moisturizer my skin cleared up.”

Switched away after years of use and now uses La Roche-Posay, though several other changes make the cause unclear.

“Yes, I switched away from Cerave after several years of using this product and now use Laroche Posay and I am very happy.”

Their skin hated it; recurring breakouts and pore size improved after they stopped.

“Yeah my skin hated this one. Finally getting recurring breakouts under control and pores to a smaller size after using that. Never again. LRP is where it’s at”

The cream doesn't break them out but this lotion does every time, which they have tested repeatedly.

“The cream doesn’t break me out, and then “renewing night cream” doesn’t break me out (which has niacinamide!) but this does every time and I’ve tried it over and over.”

No other CeraVe product breaks them out, but this SPF moisturizer does.

“no other CeraVe product breaks me out, and I have yet to find a moisturizer with fps that doesn't break me out.”

Can't use it because the sunscreen ingredients break them out.

“I can't use it because the sunscreen ingredients break me out. Consider trying the mineral version instead?”

Has used it for a year with no breakouts.

“I've used this and the night one plus the light body lotion fine for the last year. No breakouts.”

Has used it for years without issue.

“No, I’ve been using the product for years without issue.”

It really makes their face peel and burn.

“I have been using the cerave AM moisturizing lotion with sunscreen and it really makes my face peel and burn.”

Likes the convenience but cannot apply it alone without pilling, so they mix it with the PM lotion.

“The only problem with the AM moisturizer is that i cannot apply it alone without it pilling on my face.”

Loved and used up the first bottle, but a new one smelled strongly of perfume.

“My first bottle had a little bit of a sunscreen-y smell to it, but not much. I loved it and used it up.”

The AM lotion keeps pilling and makes them look grey while the PM is fine.

“The PM is fine, but the AM lotion keeps pilling and makes me seem grey, it sucks.”

No matter what they do, it seems to pill, even after waiting two hours.

“I use Cerave Am or LA Roche Posay for sunscreen, but no matter what I do, it seems to pill.”

After switching to it from a balm, their skin became dry and flaky year round.

“I than started using this and now my skin is dried and flaky. I didn’t think my face would be so dry year round.”

Worked great: lightweight, soaks in completely and replaces a separate moisturizer.

“the cerave am facial moisturizing lotion spf 30 worked great for me. It's lightweight, soaks in completely”

Had the same pilling and now layers separate moisturizer and SPF; it happened with several combo products including CeraVe.

“I had the same problem. I have to layer separate products for AM moisture, then SPF. Happened to me with multiple combo products that I tried including CeraVe”

Their morning routine is nearly perfect but this SPF moisturizer keeps pilling.

“Anybody else have a problem with the cerave am spf moisturizer pilling? I thought I was close to perfecting my morning skin routine. I do vitamin c, hyaluronic acid, then this spf moisturizer. But it keeps pilling.”

Had the same pilling and found switching to CeraVe's ultra light formula helped a ton.

“Yes - but I changed to the ultra light formula and it helped a ton!”

Tried it as a moisturizer-sunscreen combo but found it too thick with a white cast.

“I started using this to do a 2 for 1 moisturizer sunscreen combo but it’s too thick and leaves a white cast”

Disliked it at first but after a few months loves it for a glass-skin look.

“I hate this at first, but after a few months I LOVE IT!!! Makes you look like having a glass skin”

Years-long user with dry, sensitive skin; unlike most sunscreens it does not burn or sting their eyes.

“Been using this for years. The mineral/chemical mix doesn’t burn or sting my eyes and most sunscreens do. My dry, sensitive skin likes it too.”

Loves it; only wishes it were SPF 50.

“I love the CeraVe one so much, my only issue is that it is not SPF 50.”

Disappointing: strong sunscreen smell, an awful white cast and sticky feel.

“The am one however I found was disappointing. It had a very strong sunscreen smell, left an awful white cast and felt quite sticky.”

After four weeks of the AM lotion they saw dry patches and redness around their nose.

“I have dry sensitive skin and I can see just after 4 weeks dry patches and redness around my nose.”

Thinks it is giving their slightly oily skin a bit more acne than normal.

“My skin is slightly oily, and I think the moisturizer is causing me to have a little more acne than normal.”

Doesn't leave oily skin oily, just shiny, but it clumps into little white balls when rubbed.

“My issues is, i have a hard time applying it, sometimes when I try to rub it, it clumps up leaving me with some white little balls”

Hated it: it pills and needs 20 minutes to set; prefers the PM version.

“This product pills. You have to put it on and leave it for 20 minutes before you do anything else. I hated it.”

Always pills on their oily areas, so they switched to separate moisturizer and sunscreen.

“it always pills around my chin, nose, and cheeks, where the oil is most prevalent.”

Hated it: pilling, greasy and an overall bad experience.

“I also tried the Cerave AM moisturizer and HATED it! Pilling, greasy, just overall not a great experience.”

It flaked and pilled for a couple of years before they switched to another moisturizer and separate sunscreen.

“The same thing happened to me! I never bothered to figure it out and just persisted with it for a couple of years before switching to another moisturizer and separate sunscreen.”

Uses it but prefers the renewing formula, which doesn't pill, and works around pilling by applying quickly.

“I use that one. I liked the formula of the renewing one more as it didn’t do this but that has retinol. Anyway here’s how I work around it so it doesn’t pill.”

Likes it; works for them and their dry skin.

“I like the cerave AM moisturizer with spf! Works for me and my skin and I also have dry skin!”

Found the AM lotion flaky and switched to a lighter CeraVe SPF lotion that absorbs much better.

“Same with the CeraVe spf AM. I switched to CeraVe ultralight moisturizing lotion SPF 30 and love it. Absorbs much better.”

Loves it except that it flakes if they apply any serum under it, even when spaced out.

“Ran out of my trusty CeraVe SPF 30 AM moisturizer. I love it, except for it flakes if I attempt to apply any serum before I apply it”

Finds it difficult to apply because of its thickness, pilling, white cast and slight dryness.

“I've always found it difficult to apply the Cerave AM SPF moisturizer because of its thickness, propensity to pill, white cast, and slight feeling of dryness.”

Pills massively when applied in a proper sunscreen amount, even with nothing else on the face.

“I am getting massive pilling on my face whenever I tried to apply more than about 4 pea size amount”

Forms a gel film when they sweat and feels heavy and gross, a no-go for summer.

“if I leave the house and sweat, it's like a gel film over my skin. I hate it. It's gross. It's heavy and for summer it's just a total no-go.”

Didn't like the CeraVe AM lotion and moved to EltaMD and Supergoop Unseen.

“I didn’t like the cerave one either. I dolce the Elta MD tinted sunscreen, its moisturizing and light, and definitely lived up to the hype. I like the supergoop unseen sunscreen, it feels more like a primer.”

Isn't great and pills, so they use the PM version instead.

“The Cerave AM isn't great and does pill for me, so I don't use it.”

Hates it: horrible white cast, pills nonstop and won't sink in.

“I HATE the AM version. Horrible white cast, pills nonstop and just won’t sink in.”

Used it for a while but got annoyed at the white cast and found it sticky and stiff.

“I used that for a while but eventually got annoyed at the white cast.”

Finds it alone not moisturizing enough for their very dry skin.

“I find that using CeraVe AM alone is not moisturizing enough for me.”

Finds the AM lotion works amazing for them, though they worry about getting full SPF from it.

“I find this lotion works amazing for me, however, since the lotion is mixed in with the spf am I even getting any benefits?”

Disappointed them so much they went searching for other sunscreens.

“CeraVe AM disappointed me so much I spiraled into a sunscreen frenzy”

It pills terribly on their dry skin.

“I bought the CeraVe AM moisturizer and it pills on my skin terribly.”

Never moisturizing enough for their dry, flaky skin, so they switched.

“Cerave AM was never moisturizing enough for my dry flakey skin.”

Terrible pilling over a serum and cream.

“I added CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30 on top of those and had terrible pilling.”

Uses it as their morning moisturizer and says it works fine, preferring it to two separate products.

“I use the spf 30 as a morning moisturizer and it works fine.”

Their latest bottle caused redness and flaking that went away when they stopped and returned when they restarted.

“I’m getting redness near my temples and flaking near my eyebrows that only started with this new bottle. I also stopped using Cerave AM and the symptoms went away, restarted and they came right back.”

A new bottle gave them new acne after a year without breakouts.

“I bought a new bottle last month (August) and have been getting new acne, when I havent broken out in over a year & haven't changed my routine”

Doesn't break them out and layers well under makeup, but has a strong white cast that takes effort to absorb.

“I am pretty happy with the CeraVe AM... mostly because it doesn’t break me out and layers well under my makeup. It does have a pretty strong white cast”

Hated the smell and it made their oily, acne-prone skin a bit oily.

“I personally hated the smell and it made me a bit oily.”

First day: absorbs nicely and feels lightweight, though it smells like sunscreen and goes on thick.

“This is my first day using it so far and it absorbs nicely into my skin and feels very lightweight.”

Goes on badly: it pills and spreads poorly for them.

“I use the CeraVe PM moisturizer but the AM variety goes on and pills and spreads badly.”

Their skin becomes super shiny and oily by noon every day they use it.

“Every day I Use it my skin becomes super shiny and oily by noon. I quit using it for a few days and while my face is somewhat greasy it is noticeably less.”

Stopped using it because it made them look and feel greasy without moisturizing or soothing dry patches.

“I stopped cerave am because it makes me look and feel greasy yet its not even moisturizing enough and doesn't to help my skin feel hydrated at all”

Was a holy grail until humid weather made it leave a layer of water on their face.

“Because the cerave is MISERABLE in this humid southern Quebec weather. I apply it and within fifteen seconds there is a solid layer of straight up water on my face.”

Works fine otherwise but burns when their face is in direct sunlight.

“i use the cerave am facial moisturizing lotion with spf everyday and it works fine otherwise but when my face is in the direct sunlight i get this burning sensation.”

Uses a pea-sized amount tapped on damp skin and finds it doesn't leave a white cast on darker skin.

“I use it and it doesn't. A little goes a long way. I use a pea size amount as rub it in my hands before gently tapping it all over my face.”

Four hours after testing it on their hand it still smells of sunscreen.

“just bought CeraVe’s AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion, tested some on the back of my hand and 4 hours later, it still smells of sunscreen.”

A less expensive option that stays on their skin pretty well.

“Another option I am using right now, that’s a little less expensive, is the Cerave am moisturizer with spf 30. Seems to stay on my skin pretty well.”

Used it for 5+ years without issues, but a new bottle smelled different, pilled more and broke them out.

“I've been using the CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizer for 5+ years with no issues. Recently bought a new bottle and I noticed I'm breaking out”

Didn't work well over their serums: hard to apply, pulling the serums up and beading in places.

“I tried CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion and it doesn’t seem to work well with the serums. It’s hard to apply and feels like it’s pulling the serums up and beads in some places.”

Leaves very noticeable white flakes on medium-toned combination skin during application.

“I’ve noticed that the spf lotion leaves white flakes on my skin as I’m applying it.”

Doesn't feel moisturizing and leaves white residue on their face.

“While using it I noticed that it doesn’t really feel like it’s moisturizing and it leaves white residue on my face.”

Their derm recommended it, but it doesn't work great for their extremely dry skin even with layer after layer.

“I've been using CeraVe AM and PM as recommended by my dermatologist but it doesn't work great, I have to lather on layer after layer after layer and my skin still feels dry an hour later.”

Not thrilled with it: it burns if it gets in their eyes.

“I do love me some CeraVe, but am not thrilled about their AM moisturizer. Dunno why exactly: it burns if it gets in my eyes”

One of their favourites as someone whose eyes sting from chemical sunscreens.

“My eyes sting from any chemical sunscreen so I use almost exclusively physical. Side benefit of Zinc is the anti-acne effect. My favs are: Cerave AM facial moisturizing lotion SPF30 (dark blue & yellow)”

It clumped and pilled with or without azelaic acid under it and left white cast in eyebrows and around the nose.

“I find that on both naked skin and with TO AZA underneath my Cerave AM would clump up and pill, and leave white cast in my eyebrows and around my nose.”

It pilled like crazy so they switched to a separate moisturizer and sunscreen.

“Ditto, it pilled like crazy on me. I use Cerave in the tub + Skin Aqua UV super moisture milk”

Clung to dry patches over several moisturisers and only stopped pilling over ELF antioxidant drops.

“Cerave AM still clinged to the dry patches.”

A month in: likes the ingredients but it feels a little greasy and pills on application.

“I really like the ingredients but it pills on my face when I put it on”

Not a fan: weird texture that gets beady and peely.

“I’m not a fan of AM, it has a weird texture and gets beady/peely.”

Still uses the AM formula daily and finds it works just fine in a dry climate.

“I moved to a really dry arid climate and found the PM just wasn't hydrating enough. AM formula works just fine still.”

The AM always pilled under makeup so they switched to the PM day and night.

“I used both for a while but the am would always pill under make-up so now I use PM day and night”

Finds the AM too greasy to wear under makeup.

“I opt for the PM because the AM is too greasy for me to wear under makeup.”

Works flawlessly on their oily, sensitive skin.

“I do use CeraVe AM and PM moisturizers. They work flawlessly for my oily/sensitive skin”

Stopped pilling once they learned to spread small areas completely before it dries.

“I actually didn't have any problems with it once I started doing this.”

Uses it daily on dry, sensitive skin and loves it, with pilling almost never an issue.

“I use this moisturizer every day and it \*almost\* never pills for me. I have dry sensitive skin and I love this stuff”

Has used it for years and loves it, smoothing it in and letting it set before makeup.

“I've used it for years and love it. I make sure to really smooth it in though and wait a bit before putting on makeup or other products so it has time to”

Diluting it barely helped and they gave up on the formula.

“I tried diluting it with a bit of water before applying/wetting my face first, but it was such a hassle and barely helped.”

Used it for a while but it made them break out.

“I used it for awhile but found it made me break out :(”

White cast was milder than expected and application smooth, but it pilled significantly on their mustache area.

“However I noticed that their was significant pilling on my mustache area”

Calls it a terrible formula that pills and suggests returning it.

“Honestly, you don't, it's just a terrible formula. I would return it if you can”

Found it too thick but fixed it by thinning it with booster drops.

“I use this product and found it rather too thick for my face. I added in ELF booster drops to thin it out and haven’t had any issues since.”

Solved the pilling problem by throwing it out and not buying it again.

“I solved this problem by throwing it out and not buying it again.”

Calls it garbage compared with the Ultra Light AM lotion.

“But that Cerave AM is GARBAGE. The Ultra Light AM Lotion is a million times better.”

Felt too greasy for oily skin and took 20+ minutes to absorb with minimal white cast; won't repurchase but rates it 4/5 for ingredients.

“this still felt too greasy for my oil & took 20+mins to totally absorb.”

Their CeraVe sunscreen pills and leaves white streaks if rubbed in too much.

“I have problems with my Cerave sunscreen pilling, and have been looking for something to use after I finish it. Because I can't rub it in too much before it pills, I also sometimes get white streaks.”

Feels the AM and PM lotions added to their routine are making their skin worse.

“I feel like it's making my skin worse instead of better.”

Moisturises with SPF and blurs blemishes, but leaves a slight white cast, sometimes stings their eyes and pills during application.

“It also leaves a slight white cast on me that my friends think I'm bit sick/pale.”

Pills when their skin is already hydrated but not after Stridex.

“I also have the pilling issue *if my skin is hydrated,*”

Gives them cystic acne the next day.

“I got the am lotion too because I wanted the sun protection but if I use it I get cystic acne the very next day.”

Had a bad reaction and is returning both the AM and PM bottles, suspecting niacinamide.

“Thus, I need to return the CeraVe AM + PM bottles I got and get others. I know everyone loves CeraVe here but I'm not trying to continue messing with this stuff after what it did.”

Prefers the older version; the new one pills like crazy, especially with other skincare.

“I have both and I much prefer the performance of the older version. The new version pills like crazy”

Hates the new broad-spectrum formula, which pills like crazy and leaves a white cast.

“I hate the new formula. Pills like crazy and has a white cast.”

The AM makes their skin look a little shiny and greasy and they like the PM texture and finish much better.

“AM makes my skin look a little shiney and greasy. I think they work about the same as far as moisturizing, I just like the texture and finish of PM much, much better.”

Leaves a sort of white cast and rolls into little bits with their makeup, and sometimes still burns their eyes.

“Plus it has a sort of white cast and makes little rolled up bits with my makeup.”

Bought the new formula for its ingredients and loves it, with less white cast than their Cetaphil.

“I switched from using Cetaphil SPF 50+ which had more of a sunscreen feel and smell. The Cetaphil left more of a white cast at application than the Cerave. I love the new formula!”

Found it not moisturizing enough and suspects one pump doesn't give enough SPF.

“CeraVe AM--not moisturizing enough and I suspect not enough SPF in one pump”

Has been using it but is disappointed by its protection, so wants a similar product with more SPF.

“I've been using this, and am sad that it doesn't have the protection I really need. Can anybody recommend a similar sun screen/moisturizer that's not super expensive but also has more SPF/UVA+UVB protection?”

Uses it but it stings their skin.

“I use this and it stings me. Have I missed some information about why that happens?”

Has mixed thoughts: it pills and reacts oddly with some of their makeup.

“CeraVe AM i'm having mixed thoughts about, I use it daily it does pill up and I find it does have some sort of weird reaction with some of my makeup.”