CeraVe - any opinions?

One of my DDs has extremely sensitive skin so we all use their hydrating cleanser as it’s just easier if we all use the same thing. I don’t think I’d buy it if it wasn’t for DD though. She also uses their moisturiser. I think I also tried their eye cream too which was pretty unremarkable.

I’d say it’s definitely good for sensitive skin and have always thought of the brand in that way rather than general skincare for the masses.

I was at the dermatologist yesterday and they asked me about moisturisers. I said I didn't really get on with what they'd prescribed but my favourite was La Roche Posay lipikar baume.

Both of them (both dermatologists in the room) said it was what they use, the best on the shelves but they're not allowed to recommend it because it can't be prescribed. They said they both have it home as their main moisturiser.

I've tried a few CeraVe products but I've got to say Eucerin (the Urea range) is a much better moisturiser and a great ingredient. Makes my skin glow and great for dry skin

I have cerave face moisturising cream - recommended by dermatologist. I bought cetaphil one too (can find the names) tbh my dermatologist gave me a list of cleansers, moisturisers and spf to use alongside my prescription. I buy and try and rate them.
I prefer cerave face cream to the la roche posay one (can find exact name maybe effacler "range"? I love the lrp effacler face wash though) and haven't tried the cetaphil one yet - when cerave runs out I will.
I feel like it's something you have to try and decide then. La roche posay is more expensive I think but moisturiser for example just wasn't for me. So I wouldn't factor in the cost. Just try and see what works.

I love the CeraVe smoothing cleanser facewash, Im prone to hormonal acne and it keeps it at bay. Works brilliantly for teen acne too. But the moisturisers do nothing for me, too heavy but dont seem to hydrate.

I have a face roller and keep it in the fridge. Works wonderfully for my menopausal puffy face in the morning

For puffy eyes (I get chronic sinusitis and in the morning sometimes my eyes are like little slits) I use a tiny rollerball thingy from Revolution. It was about a fiver. I don't use any product with it. It's got a tiny steel ball in the end so it's really cooling and depuffing. I've bought one for loads of people as presents. 😂 It's the best little gadget ever.

I have dry sensitive skin and I couldn’t get rid of a dry patch on my face.

then started Cerave.

will never change to anything else. My skin gas changed for the better. I wish I’d known about it yrs ago.

Puffy under eyes might work best with cooling gel, guasha and a peptide oil. Nothing heavy or claggy. I'm guessing though as I'm only good at knowing what works for me!

Cerave may not spend lots of money on supermodels, but they do seem to market it heavily to doctors. I’ve only tried it because I’ve had multiple bags of freebies from GP conferences. I like their body lotions, they seem to absorb quickly and don’t feel sticky.

I don’t believe any moisturisers are any better than Nivea though. I’ve never used anything else on my face. My skin is fine.

Me too! I do still love the Liz Earle (I think it was one of my first "Mumsnet made me buy it" products, but the Vitamin E is just as good. Oddly I didn't get on with the Superdrug radiant one, the one that's supposed to be a dupe for Liz Earle at all.

There you go then. I got onto the Vitamin E from a mumsnet recomendation because I liked Liz Earle but found it too highly perfumed.

The Superdrug vitamin E cleanser is another one highly recommended by derms.

I saw an interview recently with a cosmetic formulating chemist and the interviewer asked her what she would use among all the Creme de la Mers and Guerlain Orchid thingy and she said CeraVe and Superdrug Vitamin E for cleansing. (she also didn't go up to Tret for her retinoid but said she was happy to stick at retinal)

The last time I checked the CeraVe facial cream was exactly the same as the body cream, only more expensive. When my skin was really dry during peri-menopause I used that and it was great.
The fancier creams are different to the cheaper ones in terms of the oils and chemicals in them. Shea butter and Marula oil and centella asiatica do make a difference. They go on more smoothly and have a different smell and texture.
I believe eye creams are a hoax - just use moisturiser: but there are differences in creams.

La Mer gives me cystic acne. Elemis makes my rosecea come back. Cerave moisturises gently. Love the stuff.

I forgot to say I use the facial moisturiser. I don't use the cleanser, instead I use Superdrug vitamin E hot cloth cleanser. Once I use up my Nivea I am going to try their night cream.

CeraVe is a dermatologist formulated range. It's not fancy, you're not paying for a nice box and a heavily photoshopped supermodel advertising it. You won't find many dermatologists who don't use it.

The products are designed to do what skincare needs to do: cleanse and hydrate generally, then different products contain actives to do different things. The salicylic products for oily blemish prone etc.

I only use the oil cleanser. I tried the hydrating foaming cleanser but I found it quite drying.

It might not suit everyone, but there's no doubt that it's extremely expertly formulated for specific needs and quality-price point is very good.

I'm not sure if any of the products are anti-ageing (ie contain vitamin A) so can't comment on the actual Aibu.

Use CeraVe face wash on recommendation of my dermatologist. I have rosacea and very sensitive skin. Initially when I went to her I was told to stop using absolutely everything beside this and some rosetral (which was expensive). It has helped enormously. I haven’t had a real flair up since I started with it.

Cheapo rubbish that they have now inflated the price of.

I switched to Cerave about a year ago and I can tell the difference.

Sorry, I know this is a serious thread and hope you're getting some answers but I can't think of CeraVe now without this 'advert' coming to mind!

Really not a fan of Cerave and think it’s very over hyped. In my opinion it’s low quality, overpriced rubbish sold as the skincare holy grail - both for me and teen DD (obviously very different skin concerns) all it has done is make our skin dry, dull and irritated. Not usually sensitive at all to skincare products!

I like the hydrating cleanser but the retinol resurfacing serum did not agree with my rosacea. It looked like a chemical burn. I like Paula's choice for everything else.