What is CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser?

A gentle, fragrance-free hydrating facial cleanser from CeraVe, formulated with ceramides to cleanse the skin while helping it hold on to moisture.

Is CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser worth it?

Mostly yes. 24 of the 28 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.

What is CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser's Guru Score?

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 28 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser best for?

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser: a Guru Score of 85%

What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"I like CeraVe's cleansers for all ages really. For my patients who are on acne medications, I always tell them because the medications are drying, you want to have a great hydrating cleanser that will do its job cleansing the skin of debris, sunscreen, and makeup really well without stripping your skin of its natural oils and disrupting the skin barrier. CeraVe has three essential ceramides that are identical to our ceramides, and so I really like this brand for the value."

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"CeraVe's Hydrating Facial Cleanser is a good option if you're feeling dry in the morning because you are starting an acne regimen. [...] These are better for you if you're getting dry from your acne treatments."

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"If you have dry sensitive skin, I also like CeraVe's Hydrating Facial Cleanser. This one has niacinamide and ceramide. Ceramide is helpful in maintaining and repairing your skin barrier, and niacinamide in small concentrations is known to help with the skin barrier, help with inflammation, help regulate sebum production. So I love it in my cleansers. Your CeraVe won't have the little extras there, but if you want to boost, you can go for this one."

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"Something for sensitive skin I recommend is Cutapil's gentle skin cleanser. Awesome uh to have [niacinamide], glycerin, [panthenol] all in your cleanser."

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"If you have a dry sensitive skin type then the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser is preferred. This is so gentle that I use this for my kids as well as a body wash because they have dry skin, so you can keep that in the shower as well to wash the face and your body if you struggle with say eczema or atopic dermatitis."

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"You could use CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser if you're very dry."

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"If you have dry skin you can use CeraVe's Hydrating Cleanser."

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"If you have dry sensitive skin, you want to go for a gentle cleanser like CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. The green one is quite nice, it's gentle, it's very good if you have dry skin. You can even use that cleanser as a body wash. Get the value size and that one's a really nice one."

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"It could be CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. It could even be their cream to foam cleanser, which is great at removing makeup as well. So, you could consider that as a second step to the double cleanse."

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"I prefer the CeraVe hydrating cleanser over the foaming especially in the winter because that's more for dry sensitive skin. Foaming is more for picking up excess oils."

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser is really nice, that green bottle that you see at the store. That one's good for dry sensitive skin. It can come in a big bottle where you can even use it as a body wash in the winter time if your soap is too harsh. You don't want to bust out harsh bar soap in the winter time if you have dry skin because that densely fragrant bar soap will really dry your skin out."

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"In the morning you can do something gentle like a gentle cleanser like CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. If you have oily skin do their foaming cleanser."

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"You can use CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser as a body wash. It's a great option for the body and the folds if you don't want to irritate your skin."

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"CeraVe's gentle facial cleanser is so gentle that when my kids were babies I actually used this as their body wash. [...] This is great to use morning and night. CeraVe is free of dyes, fragrance, [...] lanoline, and parabens. [...] It's free of formaldehyde releasers. This is [...] a very effective cleanser that will cleanse your face well if you have dry skin, oily skin, or combination skin, and it won't strip your skin of its natural oils."

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"If you have dry sensitive skin get the Hydrating Facial Cleanser. This is one of the most popular cleansers in my practice because it works well for my patients on prescription topical medicines if they have acne. These cleansers have niacinamide glycerin and panthenol and they're just 12 to 13 each."

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"If you have dry skin you can go with their hydrating cleanser that green one"

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"For dry sensitive skin, CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser is one of my favorites. [...] The green and white hydrating CeraVe has been an OG for my patients with acne who are having dryness from their prescription medications. Those are great picks."

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HotandFlashy

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser has been a mainstay in my skincare routine for 15 years. All three of these facial cleansers are very mild and gentle, very hydrating. They don't strip your skin. [...] I keep the CeraVe in my shower. [...] When I wash my face in the morning, I use the CeraVe."

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"I have gone back and forth to so many different cleansers over the years and I always come back to the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. There isn't anything that's as hydrating or as gentle on the skin as that CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. So I love it. It's going to be about $4 off, down to $15 from $20, which is a great deal."

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"I've only been using this for a couple of weeks. For washing my face I don't want anything that's going to strip my skin, I don't want my skin to feel tight and dry afterwards. It's not the greatest at getting off like makeup but I do a double cleanse in the evening. This is just for my morning cleanse where really my skin is essentially still clean from the night before, so I rub that into my dry skin then I give it a little splash with water."

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"This one doesn't sting my skin, it doesn't have any surfactant, it's very hydrating, very moisturizing. It's not going to remove your waterproof makeup, sunscreen, and all those things, but as a second cleanse it's great. It takes a little bit longer to rinse away than some of the other cleansers that I'm used to for my second cleanse. I just wish that it rinsed a little bit quicker from the skin, but other than that, no complaints about it really. I like it."

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"I go in with my second cleanse which currently I'm using the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser to make sure that my face is super clean and I've gotten all the sunscreen makeup off."

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"I'm looking for a face wash that's nice and soothing, nice and gentle that is just going to do the job without stripping my skin and making it feel dry and tight. So I want to wash my face and have it feel moisturized and that's what these both do. So this one is the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser."

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"CeraVe had quite a few things in [...] the sale, including the Hydrating Facial Cleanser, which I use every day."

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser is in it. I use that almost every day, that's in my shower, I wash my face with that."

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"Another really great cleanser that you can use on your face is the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. This is like super inexpensive but it's a great product. It doesn't foam up and it contains ceramide so it's going to start replacing those ceramides, those fatty lipids in your skin while you wash your face."

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Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"A better option is a gentle hydrating cleanser. CeraVe hydrating cleanser is around $16 at CVS, and I'd follow it up by a humectant serum before your moisturizer. Try this for two weeks before you reach for anything labeled oil control. It's a safe daily choice for black skin."

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"So, I would say purchase this if you've got sensitive skin, if you've got dry skin, if you've got normal skin."

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"CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser is my favorite one actually, and you want to make sure nothing strips the skin."

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"As a bit of a twist, I really like the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser as a detangler."

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"I feel like it's calming my skin. I really [...] love this hydrating cleanser. It's actually better than the cream to foam that we just used, that was a bit stingy on the eyes, but this feels very supple on the skin. [...] The ingredients here are water, glycerin, surfactants, and ceramides plus hyaluronic acid. [...] It does feel slightly more hydrating than the foaming cleanser. [...] For example, if you have eczema, go for the hydrating cleanser over [...] the foaming one."

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"Start with your CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser then your salicylic leave on 2% exfoliator. In [...] the evening routine [...] you go in with your cleanser, so you got your CeraVe cleanser followed by your salicylic acid and then your moisturizer."

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"It's got ceramides, it's a gentle cleanser, it's got glycerin in it, it's got oats in it."

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"I use the CeraVe face wash and then I like in the daytime I use the Cap and then the Insynink and then in the evening I use the super antioxidant serum."

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"The second is CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. I like it because it's got ceramides and skin of color lack ceramides. Plus, it's got glycerin in it, which is my favorite humectant."

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"If I feel like this isn't enough then I will use the ca RX face wash because it it does tend to remove a lot more oil faster"

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Dr. Mamina

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"A gentle, fragrance free drugstore cleanser does exactly the same job as a 60 dollar one, removing oil, debris and sunscreen without stripping the barrier. I love brands like CeraVe for this, these are all excellent."

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"I'm also a huge fan of CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. This is another gentle, fragrance-free option that works well there."

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"I'm a big fan of CeraVe's Hydrating Facial Cleanser."

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Doctorly

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"I hate the way that product feels on my skin. It feels like I'm rubbing lotion on my skin with no foam. It's not something that I enjoy."

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"Personally I don't like it because it feels like I'm rubbing lotion on my face, but if you have dry skin you might like that experience because it's not going to be as stripping as some of the other cleansers. My wife has extremely sensitive skin and this lives everywhere. I absolutely hate that it lives everywhere because it's always near empty. [...] I hate the way it feels, but if you have dry skin you probably will love it because it's going to be great for your skin."

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"Something like the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, something like the Cetaphil hydrating gentle skin cleanser, all of these are just going to bring hydration into the skin and not strip away some of your natural oils which, like we said, have decreased with time."

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"I hate the way that product feels on my skin. It feels like I'm rubbing lotion on my skin with no foam. It's not something that I enjoy."

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"Cleansers are always going to be the most irritating part of your skincare routine because they are removing dirt and debris from your skin at the same time they can be disrupting to your skin barriers, so you want to look for gentle cleansers. Gentle hydrating cleansers tend to be good in this category. CeraVe has one."

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"The CeraVe hydrating cleanser is very gentle. It does not strip your skin, it leaves it hydrated. There's no lather almost whatsoever with it. I personally don't like it, but a lot of my patients benefit from it. If you have sensitive skin, dry skin at baseline, you might love it. We've gone through empty upon empty of that."

Dr. Aanchal MD

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"Choose your cleanser wisely. You can be very tempted to choose that harsh cleanser that you feel really cleanses the skin and removes all the oil and dead skin, but that's not what you want to do. Use a gentle cleanser, or something with salicylic acid mixed with something like a ceramide, so that it controls your oil without drying your skin out. The CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser is a good choice if you are looking to cleanse your skin without drying or irritating it."

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"Start the morning with a gentle cleanser. I like to use the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser."

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"At night for dry skin you can use a CeraVe cleanser."

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"It cleanses the skin but does not make your skin feel dry or stretchy. It contains sodium lauri lactylate which is a surfactant which cleanses the skin without drying your skin out. You can use this once or twice in a day. So if you have dry skin, normal skin or sensitive skin, then you will love using this cleanser. This has been my go-to cleanser and also I keep recommending it to my patients with dry skin. They all seem to love it because of how gentle it feels on the skin and yet effective."

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"Cleanser recommendations are CeraVe face wash, Cetaphil cleanser, and Simple Skin Barrier replenishing cleanser."

Dr. Sam Ellis

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"In the morning, I would start with a very simple routine, a gentle cleanser like the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser, and then follow that with [...] a bland moisturizer. [...] At night, you would use that same gentle cleanser."

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"This is a really nice gentle cleanser. [...] I recommend it all the time to my patients who have more sensitive skin. Still really effective but non-stripping, nice and nourishing. [...] Doesn't sting around the eyes."

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"I then follow this up with a gentle cleanser. CeraVe, Cetaphil, Vanicream, they all make really nice gentle cleansers."

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"When you do have to wash your hands, you want to use lukewarm water and the most mild gentle soap possible. I actually really like using just a gentle facial cleanser like a CeraVe gentle wash or a Cetaphil gentle wash, and that's just a nice way to not overly strip your hands."

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"This product is probably my most recommended cleanser whether or not someone has sensitive skin. [...] I really like that this cleanser is propylene glycol free, and it is just a very gentle cleanser overall. For my patients who are on an intense acne regimen or having a lot of irritation from the topicals that they're using, having a gentle cleanser in their routine is key, and this is one I will often recommend."

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"CeraVe makes a Hydrating Facial Cleanser that I love as one of my go-to basics for washing in the morning."

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"CeraVe makes a really good hydrating cleanser as well, but you don't want a cleanser that has a bunch of fragrance because all of that has potential for irritation."

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"Sarah Vee makes a good one. There's lots of just clean, pure face washes that are great. You don't need to spend $100 on a face wash."

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"Don't spend money on face wash a ton of money on face wash you wash it off of your face it just needs to be clean I like CeraVe. It [...] just cleans, washes off clean."

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"I took her off all of her skincare for two weeks. I don't want you to do anything but wash your face with like a CeraVe or a Fisoderm with a pH balance. Do nothing else. In two weeks, less than that, she had me take a picture every day and it just got better and better and better."

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"I like CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. Just get the stuff off your face. Don't waste your money on face wash, it literally washes off of your face. Just make sure your face is clean and you got everything off. Don't spend a lot of money."

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"I don't spend a lot of money on face wash it washes off your face. CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, Phisoderm, Cetaphil, those kinds are just absolutely perfect in the morning."

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"CeraVe makes a Hydrating Facial Cleanser that I love as one of my go-to basics for washing in the morning."

Dr Dray

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"Cleanse with a mild cream cleanser like the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. [...] It has ceramides in it, good for the skin barrier."

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"Club has the CeraVe cleansers, either the foaming or the hydrating. [...] The hydrating is kind of similar in consistency and performance to Cetaphil's gentle skin cleanser. It's mild, very mild. This is clear, colorless, has a little bit of foam to it. Both fragrance-free, both with ceramides."

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"Cleanse with a mild cream cleanser like the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. [...] It has ceramides in it, good for the skin barrier."

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"This gentle skin cleanser is gentle enough that you can technically leave it on the skin, though I do rinse it off. It's very hydrating and very moisturizing, wonderful if you have rosacea or very sensitive skin. I mean, it's super mild. [...] This is wonderful on the face as well as the body. It has niacinamide, which is really good for the moisture barrier and also good for hyperpigmentation."

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"They have the Hydrating Facial Cleanser, so this is a lot more creamy but it's good. [...] The CeraVe one, the label starts to come off and it annoys me, but it's a good product. It kind of smells like butter in a good way, kind of like you're massaging a croissant on your face. It's really creamy and gentle."

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"CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser [...] is a good option if you have very very sensitive skin where cleansers burn and sting. It has ceramides and hyaluronic acid, which are all good things for the moisture barrier. It very gently cleanses without stripping. It's really really really mild by itself, though it's not so great at removing mascara, so I do suggest using a cleansing oil first."

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser [...] is a very mild cleanser, it works well as a second step in a double cleanse, but if you have a lot of heavy makeup on, this alone is unlikely to be enough to remove that. Still, it is a good cleanser."

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"CeraVe's Hydrating Facial Cleanser is a creamy cleanser, very very gentle, and it works well as a second step for a double cleanse. But as a standalone cleanser for removing sunscreen and cosmetics, you may find that you have to spend a little bit more time with it."

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"CeraVe's Hydrating Facial Cleanser would be another great choice when starting tretinoin, or you could save a few dollars and get the Walgreens version, or if you're a fan of bars, I highly suggest their bar soap."

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"The non-creamy one, the one that has fragrance in it, is actually very good. I've always used that. I used it for a while in college."

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"The next holy grail was the CeraVe hydrating cleanser. Now, it's already affordable and it is loaded with ceramides and glycerin. Everything dry or sensitive skin needs."

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"The next holy grail was the CeraVe hydrating cleanser. Now, it's already affordable and it is loaded with ceramides and glycerin. Everything dry or sensitive skin needs."

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"It's affordable, it's gentle, and it doesn't strip my skin. It's definitely my most purchased cleanser ever. It's perfect for the morning wash or as a second cleanse in my evening routine."

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"CeraVe, it's kind of a DB product. This is the hydrating cleanser, it's effective. I absolutely love it. It's kind of a gel creamy kind of a situation. I keep this in the shower and I just realized that I haven't repurchased it and only remembered right now, so yes, I'm going to repurchase."

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"My affordable Holy Grail is the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser and I think this is probably my most purchased cleanser ever and it costs about €12 for 236 mls which means the bottle lasts forever. I often buy that too for family members particularly the young people the 20-somethings in the households they love it."

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"The old goodie CeraVe hydrating cleanser, I mean this is such an incredible value you can buy it just about everywhere and it comes in these honking containers that last forever. I think they're great for just about anybody and in fact CeraVe all of their cleansers you will find one to suit you regardless of your skin type. You just cannot go wrong with them and they're super affordable."

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"CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser [...] is something that I had been using for years. This is a super gentle gel-like cleanser. I've probably purchased this more than any other cleanser on the planet."

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"This is by CeraVe it is the hydrating cleanser and I think this is probably singularly the most repurchased cleanser I've ever used. It sits in my shower I use it most mornings it is super gentle it's actually suitable for the whole family it's a gel cleanser if it's very hydrating it doesn't strip it's packed with ceramides it's just fantastic."

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"The hydrating cleanser was a gentle cleanser formulated to remove impurities without stripping the skin's moisture. It was formulated with ceramides, as well as [...] their patented multivesicular emulsion technology. This technology allowed for the gradual release of moisturizing ingredients over 24 hours, providing long lasting hydration and enhanced skin barrier restoration. [...] This was new and something different at the time, which it feels so standard now."

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"This is a great one to use especially during the winter time it really helps to gently cleanse without stripping the skin barrier and really gets them into the habit of cleansing their skin especially if they're starting to develop acne. This one is made with ceramides, hyaluronic acid and glycerin."

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"My skin has been acting up lately, I've been breaking out a ton, so I found the sample size one from CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser that I will use as the second tip of my double cleansing routine."

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"This is definitely one of their holy grail products that even though their product line continues to expand will always have a special place in my heart. CeraVe is one of the first brands that comes to mind when we think about gentle cleansers. They have great formulation and they use this multivesicular emulsion technology that helps to release products over time to keep the skin hydrated."

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"This is just such a great fragrance-free cleanser. The whole entire line was really designed for individuals that have eczema and sensitive skin, and this cleanser is accepted by the National Eczema Association. It's devoid of common things that can trigger eczema and sensitive skin, so like dyes, fragrances, and harsh preservatives. It contains a gentle surfactant that's going to cleanse your skin well."

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"This is just all around such a great cleanser. It contains gentle surfactants so it will cleanse your skin, it has a nice lather, but afterwards your skin does not feel super dry, tight, or stripped. It also is fragrance-free and devoid of common irritants and allergens that may cause reaction on eczema-prone skin. This is also a great one to use for both morning and evening as well."

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"CeraVe has amazing cleansers. [...] I personally love their Hydrating Cleanser, and their acne cleanser is one that I use regularly."

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"CeraVe's Hydrating Facial Cleanser is very similar and it's not foamy and imparts some hydration. It's pretty effective for kind of simple skincare and light makeup at removing that the seabum, the impurities and the debris. This one also contains three essential ceramides along with hyaluronic acid."

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"A great gentle cleanser that can get the job done without stripping your skin barrier like the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser to clean your skin twice a day."

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"For cleansing I really like CeraVe's gentle skin cleanser that is in a creamy formulation. It's not irritating, contains mild gentle surfactants along with glycerin and other vitamins to help to hydrate and soothe the skin barrier."

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

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"I'm a little bit more fickle with cleansers, I'll try things and then there's things that I'll try that I'll come out in spots like around my hairline and I'm like absolutely not. [...] I love your gel cleanser, that's definitely my favorite texture. I love something foaming to get my makeup off."

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"I love the blue one, I love, love this."

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April Basi

72k subs

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"For cleanser I'd choose a gentle hydrating cleanser because it cleanses without stripping your skin's natural oils. CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser is a good option."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

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"I have combination skin and I am acne prone and I absolutely love this. It never breaks me out, it keeps my skin nice and comfortable, nice and moisturized. It's super gentle, it doesn't burn my eyes, and it's just one of those everyday cleansers that I feel like should be in everyone's arsenal. I wouldn't say this is the best cleanser to use to remove your makeup and sunscreen as that first cleanse in your nighttime routine."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

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"If you have oily skin you might reach for a cleanser like the CeraVe cleanser, especially if you're breakout prone."

Dr. Somji Skin

360k subs

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"The CeraVe hydrating cleanser is quite nice. It's a creamy cleanser that just moisturizes even whilst cleansing."

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"The CeraVe hydrating cleanser is quite nice. It's a creamy cleanser that just moisturizes even whilst cleansing."

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"The hydrating cleanser will restore that skin barrier making sure that you don't lose water and that you don't get kind of the outermost layer of the skin dehydrated because that can cause irritation and acne. If you're in a restorative reparative protocol then CeraVe is fantastic. You can use it as a building block and then you can add major actives within it and it can be combined with other brands quite nicely."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

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"It doesn't need to stay on your skin, it doesn't need to do anything fancy, it doesn't need to cost a fortune, you just need it to do its job. $10 will get the job done. I'm going to show you one of my all-time favorites, CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser."

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"This one has ceramides in it and it has hyaluronic acid again pulling water into the skin, the ceramides helping to plug those leaky holes in the skin barrier and strengthening it, and this one is fragrance-free, very simple and clean formulation. It is a workhorse cleanser in a skin barrier reset routine. It's creamy, it's not foaming much, but it does a really good job cleansing the skin. I'm getting all of the dirt and oil off in a gentle manner."

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser is one of my all-time favorites to use as a gentle cleanser in your skincare routine."

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"For cleansers, I like to recommend creamy cleansers that will hydrate the skin that are fragrance-free. The CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser is one of my favorite options."

Mad About Skin

732k subs

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"Revolution skincare do a far better version, and I also love the Face Fact ceramide version which is basically better than this and a fraction of the cost. There are better options out there."

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"Revolution skincare do a far better version, and I also love the Face Fact ceramide version which is basically better than this and a fraction of the cost. There are better options out there."

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser is a worldwide best seller and I know a lot of people love it for its ceramide-infused gentle cleansing action. However, when it comes to dupes, it's not always about doing something cheaper, potentially we could have a similar product that's the same price but just with a better formulation or better results. The CeraVe one has fewer ceramides, and [...] I think it's not as good a cleanser in terms of performance."

Dr Sam Bunting

240k subs

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"For those on a budget I like CeraVe's gentle hydrating cleanser."

Tea with MD

115k subs

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"For cleanser I do recommend the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. I've recommended this many times before and I actually use this myself every night. It is a very, very, very gentle as well as hydrating formula. It contains ceramides, which is the main stay of CeraVe's developments and products, and it's just very good for sensitive skin, oily skin, combination skin, acne skin."

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"I brought my CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser."

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser has three types of ceramides and hyaluronic acid and this is just a very gentle cleanser that I've used for a long time. It's affordable as well. I don't believe in spending a lot of money on cleansers because these products are only on your face for a minute or so, and I think your money is better spent on other things with more active ingredients like vitamin C or retinoids."

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"For a gentle and hydrating cleanser, I would recommend the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser. This contains three types of ceramides as well as hyaluronic acid, which is a humectant that helps your skin hold on to and retain moisture. It's also very affordable, it's very gentle, it comes in a large size, and I use this myself actually as my regular nighttime cleanser."

Nipun Kapur

412k subs

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"CeraVe hydrating cleanser that's fabulous."

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"The Savy Cleanser, The Setfill Firming Cleanser, The Simple Cleanser basically any cleanser which is hydrating and foaming"

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"If you have dehydrated skin you need to work on exfoliation because often times there is so much of dehydrated skin layers that nothing can penetrate. Start by using lactic acid 5% once a week, focus on hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acids, ceramides, etc. in your regular routine."

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"If you just want one cleanser or do you want a simple cleanser you can use CeraVe"

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"100% START USING A HYDRATING CLEANSER CETA FAIL CERO V KOI BHI CREAMY CLEANSER"

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"CeraVe hydrating cleanser that's fabulous."

Hyram

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"The CeraVe hydrating cleanser, not a bad ingredient list, but for me personally I just I don't understand the hype I never have and I have [...] dry cheeks. I'm definitely interested in the hydrating cleanser like that but I just never see results from it. I don't know comment below if you guys like that cleanser because I really don't understand the hype. CeraVe's other cleansers are definitely better in my opinion."

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"This cleanser kind of reminds me of the CeraVe hydrating cleanser for dry skin, the one that I kind of hate. I shouldn't say hate, I just never noticed good results from that one."

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, pass. I know people like it, but every time I personally use that product, well, I should clarify, smash for formula, pass for me. When I've used that product I feel like it does nothing to my skin, but some people absolutely love it, definitely if you're a dry skin babe. For me personally I use it and it's like a failed placebo, I don't notice any difference whatsoever."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

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"CeraVe is often used because it is very basic, but there are some other ones that I would personally recommend instead because these are cruelty free and I find them to be a little bit more gentle."

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

863k subs

✓Yay

"The cerave hydrating cleanser."

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"They're fine, they're a very safe recommendation if you're looking for plain products, but I do kind of just find them a little bit boring and a bit joyless. I prefer a more sensory experience with my skincare. I like things that feel nice and smell nice, so it's difficult to actually get excited about them. It's not my favorite of the CeraVe range."

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"The cerave hydrating cleanser."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

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"CeraVe's hydrating cleanser is nice because it's ceramide infused and you definitely want to use ceramides to help restore your skin barrier."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

151k subs

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"The CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser is probably the classic CeraVe cleanser most people recognize, and I still think it's a very good cleanser. It uses a really gentle, non-foaming cleansing base with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and ceramides. It cleanses without leaving many dry or sensitive skin types feeling stripped. If you have normal, dry, sensitive, or mature skin and love a gentle creamy cleanser, it's a really solid choice."