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CeraVe vs Blue Lizard

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CeraVe and Blue Lizard are two popular skincare names, with the former known for its diverse array of moisturizers, cleansers, serums, and sunscreens formulated with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, while the latter is widely loved for its thoughtful mineral sunscreens and reliable formulas. CeraVe suits dry skin and acne-prone skin best because of its hydrating and gentle properties, whereas Blue Lizard suits sensitive skin best because of its gentle mineral formulation. Both brands protect the skin effectively while maintaining a soothing feel, though they differ primarily in their core offerings and ingredient focuses.

CeraVe is an American skincare brand founded in 2005 and owned by L'Oréal since 2017.

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This page compares some of the most popular CeraVe and Blue Lizard products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular CeraVe vs Blue Lizard products

Questions and answers

CeraVe or Blue Lizard: which is better?

CeraVe offers a broad range of products with fit levels reaching Superior for dry skin, acne-prone skin, and dry sensitive skin, while Blue Lizard provides a sunscreen with a Superior fit for sensitive and dry sensitive skin. Both brands are fragrance-free.

What is the difference between CeraVe and Blue Lizard?

CeraVe offers a broad range of cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens that fit dry, acne-prone, and dry sensitive skin best, whereas Blue Lizard features a single sunscreen on this page with a superior fit for sensitive skin.

CeraVe or Blue Lizard: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreens, CeraVe achieves a Superior Lovi fit for mature and dry skin across the products on this page, while Blue Lizard features a Superior Lovi fit for sensitive and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, CeraVe or Blue Lizard?

Neither brand is described as more affordable on this page, as pricing details are not included.

Which causes fewer breakouts, CeraVe or Blue Lizard?

CeraVe has a large selection of products on this page that are a High or Superior fit for acne-prone skin, though reviewers sometimes note that its moisturizers may cause breakouts. Blue Lizard features only a single sunscreen on this page, which is a High fit for acne-prone skin.

When was CeraVe founded compared to Blue Lizard?

CeraVe was founded in 2005, while Blue Lizard was founded earlier in 1995.

Do CeraVe and Blue Lizard products contain fragrance?

Every product on the CeraVe and Blue Lizard pages lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a wider variety of skincare products on this page?

CeraVe offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page, including cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens, serums, and treatments. Blue Lizard only features a single sunscreen product on this page.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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