CeraVe Intensive Moisturizing Lotion
by CeraVe · body_care
Editor's Take
CeraVe put the good barrier stuff where it counts: ceramides, urea, and shea do serious dry-skin work, though clean purists won’t love the synthetics.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 6.5 / 10
- Sustainability: 7.9 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Exceptional at 8.8, and that tracks with the bottle: Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Shea Butter, Sodium PCA, and three ceramides make this a serious dry-skin lotion. Technology is Modern at 7.8, with a cationic emulsion that helps barrier lipids stay where they’re useful instead of just rinsing off the idea of repair. The trade-off is clean positioning: Dimethicone, Carbomer, petrochemical emollients, and synthetic polymers keep the clean score at 6.5, so this is not a purist formula. For cracked shins, winter arms, and over-washed hands, it earns its shelf space as a drugstore barrier lotion with real treatment chops.
Full INCI list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Isopropyl Palmitate, Propanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol, C15-19 Alkane, Glycine, Stearic Acid, Ceramide Np, Ceramide Ap, Ceramide Eop, Sorbitan Tristearate, Sorbitan Oleate, Carbomer, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Triethyl Citrate, Isohexadecane, Sodium Pca, Serine, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Palmitic Acid, Alanine, Tocopherol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Xanthan Gum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phytosphingosine, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 80, Benzoic Acid, Peg-100 Stearate, Peg-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate.