Product Name: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
Overall Rating: 
Face or Body: Both
Day/Night: Both
Size: 16 oz
Price: $16.99
Cost Per Ounce: $1.06
Where to Buy: Click Here
# of Ingredients: 24
Notable Ingredients: Ceramides, Hyaluronic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Glycerin, Cholesterol
Overall Opinion:
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream has been around for a really long time.
It is available in almost every major store and is considered a great choice for people who struggle with dry skin and conditions like eczema.
This is a really thick moisturizing cream that doesn’t have a fragrance and does a great job at keeping skin moisturized and healthy.
As far as the negatives go, this is not a luxurious lotion that is refreshing or fun to use. It is really thick and almost never feels like it completely soaks in, but it definitely makes up for it by keeping skin hydrated!
Overall, this is great as a staple to have around the house as a general body moisturizer during the dry seasons. But this isn’t the perfect face moisturizer that I would want to use every night during my routine.
Detailed Opinion:
Texture/Feel
CeraVe is a thick white moisturizing cream – almost like a paste.
It isn’t oily at all.
Application
Applying this is really easy, but also a little messy. This comes in a jar with a screw-on lid, so you have to dip your hands into the jar each time.
I usually don’t like using a jar for moisturizers, just because it seems to get all over. I also don’t like that I have to continue dipping my hands in the jar each time.
This is not my favorite packaging, but the product is so thick it might not have worked in a tube.
Drying Time
This is both a positive and a negative, because it takes a really long time to dry, but it also makes your skin feel so intensely moisturized that it is ok.
It kind of left a waxy feeling on my skin after it soaked in, which I didn’t love seeing on my face.
Applying it at night is really the best, because I didn’t mind how long it took to soak into my skin if I was just going to bed. For this reason, it really didn’t work well with my morning routine.
Smell
This is a fragrance-free moisturizer.
Immediate Results
Right after applying this lotion, my skin felt really soft and a little waxy.
I couldn’t believe how hydrated it kept my skin feeling for hours after I applied it. It is marketed to have “MVE” technology, which is said to keep skin moisturized for 24 hours after application. I didn’t notice it lasting that long, but it definitely kept my skin feeling moisturized for several hours.
I notice that if I applied it in the morning and went about my day, it kind of made my skin feel dirty, because it never really soaks in completely and made my hands feel sticky.
Longer Term Results
Long term I noticed my skin looked healthier. My pores were definitely smaller, but it really didn’t do much for the skin on my face.
I felt like it was kind of suffocating the skin on my face. I definitely prefer something a bit more lightweight and refreshing. It also really didn’t work well with my foundation because it takes so long to soak in.
I thought it made the skin on my arms and legs look and feel amazing, but it didn’t seem to change any of the fine lines or wrinkles on my face.
I thought this did an amazing job as a general body moisturizer, but I didn’t love it as a face lotion.
Ingredient Notes
CeraVe is a fairly simple product with 24 ingredients.
It doesn’t have any fancy or exotic detoxifying ingredients that a lot of moisturizers have these days.
CeraVe is based on “rebuilding the skin’s natural barrier” with ingredients called Ceramides. These are fatty acids and oils that healthy skin has for protection. CeraVe contains 3 of these essential lipids to help that barrier layer of the skin and increase hydration.
Like a lot of lotions, this has hyaluronic acid in it, which is found normally in skin and helps attract moisture to keep skin hydrated. It is added in tons of moisturizers to help skin retain more water and attract even more moisture.
Glycerin is also found normally in healthy skin and like hyaluronic acid helps to attract in moisture. It also locks the moisture in to keep skin healthy. Over time, we lose the glycerin in our skin, which is why many lotions add it.
Price
The great thing about this product is the affordable price – it is $16.99 for a 16 oz jar.
This is amazing for people who struggle with skin issues and need to find something that works and that wont break the bank!
Guarantee
I couldn’t find any information about a guarantee on the CeraVe website.
This product is only sold third party, so the return policies are different depending on where you buy it.
Where To Buy
To buy CeraVe Moisturizing Cream, click here.
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream: Summary
| Factor | CeraVe Moisturizing Cream |
| Overall Rating | |
| Texture/Feel | This is a really thick, white paste. |
| Application | Applying is easy and a little messy… scooping out of a jar with your hands. |
| Drying Time | This takes a really long time to dry – I am not sure that it ever really does. |
| Smell | Fragrance-free |
| Immediate Results | This made my skin feel really soft and moisturized, but a little waxy. |
| Long Term Results | Over time, my skin was definitely more hydrated, but there wasn’t any change in the tone of my skin or the fine lines that I notice, especially on my face. |
| Ingredients | Ceramides, Cholesterol, Hyaluronic acid, Phytosphingosine |
| Guarantee | No. This is only sold through third party. |
| Price | It’s $16.99 for 16 oz. |
| Where To Buy | Click Here |
