The ceramide staple - mostly gentle, but two fatty-alcohol ingredients keep it from being fully acne-safe.
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is one of the most recommended moisturizers for dry and sensitive skin. Its ceramide and hyaluronic acid profile is genuinely low-irritation, and most of the formula sits at 0 on the comedogenic scale.
The caveat for acne-prone skin is the texture: cetearyl alcohol and glyceryl stearate give the cream its rich body and both carry moderate comedogenic ratings in the Fulton assay. They land around 2, which many people tolerate fine - but if you break out from rich creams, these are the ingredients to watch.
All 26 INCI ingredients, analyzed with the same engine as our checker.
Matches found, nothing high-risk.
26 ingredients · 21 matched · 5 unknown
Aqua · Behentrimonium Methosulfate · Disodium EDTA · Phytosphingosine · Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
Aqua, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Petrolatum, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-40 Stearate, Ceteareth-12, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Phytosphingosine, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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