CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
by CeraVe · skin_care
Editor's Take
CeraVe gets the wash right with gentle foam and ceramides, but clean-beauty shoppers will spot throwback drugstore chemistry under the sink.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 6.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 3.6 / 10
- Sustainability: 6.9 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Strong here: Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate and Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine give a mild, foaming cleanse, while Niacinamide, Ceramide NP, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine make it kinder to a daily oily-to-normal skin routine than most drugstore foams. Technology is Modern, mostly because the barrier-lipid blend is doing more than a basic cleanser has to do. The trade-off is the clean score: parabens, PEG ingredients, Propylene Glycol, and EDTA put this nowhere near a clean-beauty shelf. A credible daily cleanser for performance and barrier comfort, not for ingredient minimalists.
Full INCI list
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