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CeraVe vs Principia

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

CeraVe and Principia are two popular skincare lines known for gentle yet effective daily care. CeraVe offers expert moisturizers, cleansers, serums, and sunscreens with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting mature and oily acne-prone skin best through standout solutions like its Foaming Facial Cleanser, Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment, and Skin Renewing Night Cream, while Principia provides thoughtful cleansers and precise formulas that suit balanced to oily skin best, featuring standout products like the Gel de Limpeza GL-01. Ultimately, both brands differ in their specific formulations and targeted skin needs, helping users maintain a healthy, balanced complexion through regular application of their nourishing ingredients.

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 Principia products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular CeraVe vs Principia products

CeraVe vs Principia cleansers

Questions and answers

CeraVe or Principia: which is better?

CeraVe is much better because the products on this page offer a wide variety of cleansers, moisturizers, and serums tailored to many skin types, whereas Principia only features a single cleanser on this page.

What is the difference between CeraVe and Principia?

CeraVe offers a broad range of fragrance-free products on this page tailored for mature skin, oily acne-prone skin, and dry skin, whereas Principia lists only a single cleanser. Reviewers mostly mention that CeraVe provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle, non-stripping cleansers.

CeraVe or Principia: which cleanser is better?

CeraVe offers a wider selection of cleansers on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Principia features only a single cleanser with Average to Caution fit levels.

Which is more affordable, CeraVe or Principia?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information to compare CeraVe and Principia.

Which causes fewer breakouts, CeraVe or Principia?

CeraVe has products on this page that may occasionally cause breakouts as noted by reviewers, while Principia does not have enough breakout data available for comparison.

When was CeraVe founded compared to Principia?

CeraVe was founded in 2005, whereas Principia was founded later in 2020.

Which company owns CeraVe and which owns Principia?

CeraVe is owned by L'Oréal, while Principia is owned by Viziera Participações Ltda.

Do either CeraVe or Principia products contain fragrance?

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

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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