CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Editor's Take

CeraVe gets the important part right: Sodium Hyaluronate hydrates while three ceramides support the barrier, though the silicone-rich finish feels more practical than competently constructed.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 8.1 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 6.8 / 10
• Clean Standards: 6.9 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 6.1 / 10

The Verdict

This goes beyond basic water binding with ceramides, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine supporting the skin barrier alongside glycerin and Sodium Hyaluronate. Dimethicone adds immediate smoothing, while Alcohol Denat. may sting or feel drying on sensitive skin. Its synthetic polymer, silicone, and solvent load also leaves sustainability merely mixed. A credible hydrating serum for dehydrated, barrier-weakened skin, especially when function matters more than clean-beauty credentials.

Is CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum clean?

DARE scores CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum by CeraVe 6.9 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum?

The formula leads with Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Alcohol Denat., Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum by CeraVe scores Performance 8.1 / 10, Clean Standards 6.9 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 6.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 6.1 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Alcohol Denat., Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Ceramide Np, Ceramide Ap, Ceramide Eop, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium Edta, Isopropyl Myristate, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Phytosphingosine, Ethylhexylglycerin