CeraVe : Foaming Facial Cleanser

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3.7
55 Reviews

Aqua / Water / Eau, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Niacinamide, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Propylene Glycol, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Methylparaben, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cholesterol, Disodium EDTA, Propylparaben, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum.

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September 20, 2015
It clogged my pores pretty badly
i loved it at first even though it wasnt doing much for my blackheads. Then I started getting pimples. I don't get them very often and thought maybe it was the chica y chico product I was using. I stopped using it and carried on with cerave and usual moisturizer. My skin went on looking worse every week. Finally, when I was in the shower i said screw it and washed my face with Dove like I used to and have for the last week. My face cleared and healed quickly. I started using the beta salic 2.0 again...no problems. In fact, just a few minutes ago after washing, this BIG comedone plug that was on the edge of my lips just popped out painlessly. This cerave product was indeed causing very badly clogged pores. --Update-- I have been looking into why this seemingly terrific cleanser was clogging my pores. It seems that for some people nicinamide causes breakouts through chronic, but very mild skin inflammation. For some this is collagen stimulatiing and for others with stuipid sensitive skin it's just too much.
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April 5, 2016
worst product ever
I had oily skin and 1 pimple now and then, but i wanted completely clear skin. I heard so many good reviews about this product so i gave it a try. I broke out so badly all around my cheeks right away, i still continued to use it for a couple of days and my acne started getting worse, used it for 5 days and now i will have to deal with that acne for months.
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August 12, 2016
Perfection- The best that I've used
This face wash has really helped with clearing my acne. I've been using it for 3 months. You know how your skin can feel tight after washing your face? Yeah, that's bad for your skin and will not help your acne. This face wash doesn't leave you feeling tight or dry even if you wash it like 3 times back to back. It's gentle, it cleans your face really well, and you can use it throughout the whole day and not dry out your face. From someone who has acne since 12 and currently at 21- I highly recommend it. Absolutely the best I've used.
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June 15, 2013
In love with a bottle

Pros:

Each bottle lasts 3 months with 2 times daily usage
Removes makeup great
Foams up great

I love this face wash, it removes my makeup and eye makeup very easily. It doesn't sting my eyes and leaves my skin feeling smooth and clean. Doesn't leave behind a sticky feeling like some other cleansers. The smell is very faint it foams up great and the bottle lasts a long time!
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July 19, 2016
Never again.
I'd like to say, prior to using this my skin wasn't even bad. I'd get one or two pimples here and there but it was never bad.. until I ran into this. This product has messed up my skin so bad and I had no clue where it was coming from. It gave me god awful painful cystic acne and I was really embarrassed to walk outside because it was THAT bad. I will admit it worked for the first couple of months but was it worth all the damage it caused? Hell no. I can't even begin to explain how depressed this crap made me but I'm actually making a recovery from the breakout with Dove. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, not even my worse enemy.
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February 21, 2012

Pros:

Very gentle, won't cause breakouts or clog pores, no irritating fragrance, cleans all makeup off, doesn't dry skin, hydrating, feels great

Cons:

NONE!

This is the best cleanser for acne prone skin! Even better than Cetaphil. It foams lightly and cleans off all makeup and makes skin feel fresh, clean and hydrated. I've been using this along with the CeraVe PM moisturizing lotion, and my topical medicines of generic Retin-A and generic Benzaclin. I totally recommend this, best gentle effective cleanser ever! My skin is calm and acne-free!
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February 2, 2011

Pros:

- gentle
- not drying (thanks to the lovely addition of hyaluronic acid, my favorite!)
- foams up easily
- leaves skin feeling so smooth once you've dried your face
- a little goes a long way
- 12 oz bottle lasts several months

Cons:

- takes a little 'practice' to foam it up the right way.

I have tried several cleansers but this is the only product that has worked for me. I really like the fact that it does not overdry my skin. My skin feels clean, but it does not feel 'squeaky clean' which is how it should be. The pump makes it easy to dispense the product. I use this product in the shower as well. The hyaluronic acid really helps to hydrate my skin. Although this isn't an ''acne'' cleanser, I still feel as if it cleans my skin the way an ''acne'' cleanser would. This is so gentle. I will never go back to using any other cleanser.
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February 29, 2012

Pros:

-gentle
-very well cleansing
-leaves skin cleansed but also somewhat soft and hydrated
-great for all skin types

Cons:

-a little more expensive than dan kern's cleanser
-as someone stated below, it takes some time to 'practice' how to lather it well

First off; I had been using the dan kern cleanser for a couple years cause i liked it so much. It's so incredibly cleansing, even better than a lot of harsh cleansers out there, fairly gentle, and wasn't extremely drying, in comparison to other harsh cleansers i had used beforehand. A couple months ago, I decided to purchase a few cerave products, I had been looking into them for awhile. The moisturizing lotion is great but had some negative aspects that have caused me to stop using it, for my face at least; but this cleanser has remained a constant in my skincare. It is thicker in consistency than dk's, and when built into a good lather creates a nice thick-feeling lather. As I stated in my cons, it does take practice for a good lather but the key is water. Previous products that are on the skin need to be rinsed thoroughly beforehand and then once your skin is soaked well in water, the cleanser will lather well. Therefore it works the best in the shower when your face has most likely been rinsed well of the products applied and there's a lot of water on. In the sink however, it does take a little longer than usual to get everything rinsed well before you use the actual cleanser, but i've gotten used to it. I didn't even realize how drying i felt the dk cleanser to be until I used this one and felt how cleansed yet hydrated my skin was after.
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July 24, 2014
Clogs pores
I decided to try this out just to try something new because I'd been using neutrogena ultra gentle face face wash for a couple years. I used Cerave for a few days but it gave me lots of small pimples speckled all over my entire face. I looked into the ingredients and found "sodium chloride" which is really pore clogging. That was a waste of my $10 and I will never use it again.
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October 4, 2013
Excellent cleanser!

Pros:

Cleanses skin of dirt, oil, and makeup
Nourishes skin and restores protective barrier
Available at local drugstores and is relatively inexpensive

This is one awesome cleanser! It foams up, removes makeup (except some waterproof eyemakeup), and helps to restore the skin's protective barrier that many of us with acne will scrub off trying to dry up zits. I'm on my 3rd bottle and not planning on switching anytime soon.
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