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CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion for oily skin

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A weak match for oily skin; the moisturizers alongside fit it better.

This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

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Lovi Assistant explains

  • Offers moderate moisturizing for your oily skin due to glycerin and hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, which hydrate and plump without addressing the primary concern of oily shine.
  • While generally safe and non-irritating for oily skin, the formula lacks specific seboregulating ingredients to optimally manage excess oil.

How to apply

  • Could be used as part of your AM or PM routine every day to keep your face fresh.
  • Apply this moisturizer after cleansing and toning, but right before your SPF in the morning.
  • Gently press a small amount into your skin and let it absorb fully.
  • Apply on clean, slightly dry skin to help control that oily shine.
  • Avoid the eye area and do a quick patch test before your first use.

People Say

★4.7Overall rating based on 10.0k+ reviews

This lotion is widely considered a holy grail staple for maintaining a healthy skin barrier, praised for its lightweight, non-greasy finish that works well for both face and body. While highly effective for most users with normal to dry skin, a minority of users with compromised barriers or specific sensitivities report burning sensations or breakouts. This summary is based on a very large amount of data and should definitely be taken into account.

Highlights

  • Lightweight, non-greasy Mostly Mentioned
    • “Absorbs into skin without residue”
    • “Skin drinks it up”
    • “Perfect lightweight finish”
  • Effective hydration Often Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin hydrated all day”
    • “Resolved dryness from face washing”
    • “Skin feels softer and healthier”
  • Gentle, fragrance-free Often Mentioned
    • “Great for sensitive skin”
    • “No weird sticky feeling”
  • Versatile, affordable Sometimes Noted
    • “Great everyday moisturizer”
    • “Bottle lasts a long time”
    • “Perfect for face and body”
  • Insufficient hydration Sometimes Noted
    • “Not moisturizing enough for winter”
    • “Too light for dry skin”
    • “Need the cream (tub) instead”
  • Burning sensation Rarely Noted
    • “Face feels like it's on fire”
    • “Burned my neck and prickly itchy”
    • “Stings sensitive skin”
  • Causes breakouts Rarely Noted
    • “Gave me closed comedones”
    • “Caused huge whiteheads”
    • “Broke me out in random places”
  • Formula changes Rarely Noted
    • “New formula smells different”
    • “Texture felt too thick/thin”
    • “Product consistency varies”

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Questions and answers

Why is CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion a weak match for oily skin?

This moisturizer is a weak match for your oily skin because it hydrates and plumps without addressing oily shine, lacking the seboregulating ingredients needed to manage excess oil. A moisturizer for oily skin needs peptides, hydrating agents, and soothing extracts in a lightweight texture with no heavy oils, along with ingredients that support the skin barrier and manage shine.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for oily skin?

This cream is a weak match for oily skin because it lacks ingredients that control shine and relies on heavy textures that do not address excess oil. A moisturizer for oily skin needs lightweight hydration, barrier-supporting ingredients, and oil-controlling agents.

What do Ceramides do for oily skin?

Ceramides help keep oily skin balanced by strengthening the skin barrier and retaining essential moisture without clogging pores. When paired with ingredients like niacinamide, they may also help improve skin texture and reduce blemishes. To work well for oily skin, this type of product needs lightweight hydrators and pore-balancing ingredients.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2004

What does Hyaluronic Acid do for oily skin?

Hyaluronic acid helps oily skin by reducing extra oil and sebum production without causing irritation. Clinical studies show it successfully balances oil levels while keeping the skin comfortable.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2017

Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily skin?

This cream goes toward the end of your morning and evening routines as your moisturizer. Oily skin is a weak match for this product because it lacks oil-controlling ingredients, so oily skin needs a moisturizer with ingredients like niacinamide to manage excess shine while keeping skin hydrated.

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2020

Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?

Yes, you can use this moisturizer with retinol to help keep your skin comfortable and smooth. Applying it after your retinol treatment is unlikely to reduce its benefits while helping to manage dryness. Oily skin types need a lightweight lotion with oil-controlling ingredients to properly balance moisture and shine.

Cutis, 2006The Journal of Dermatology, 2014

How often should I use this cream?

You can use this moisturizer daily in the morning and evening as part of your routine. While it provides hydration, oily skin needs lightweight, oil-balancing ingredients like niacinamide, salicylic acid, or clay to help control excess shine.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021

Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?

This cream is unlikely to cause breakouts for oily skin, though reviewers occasionally report this issue. A product for oily skin this way needs oil-balancing ingredients to manage excess shine properly.

Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?

Yes, you can use this cream on the body and around the eyes because its gentle formula adapts well to thinner areas like eyelids and thicker skin on the body. It may help keep these areas soft and hydrated, though oily skin on the face needs a product with oil-controlling ingredients.

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2002

Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?

Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Cetearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol are fatty alcohols, which soften the skin.

What the research says

  • A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.

    Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
  • Profhilo gel combined with Dysport Botox significantly improved skin hydration, skin thickness, and GAIS scores compared to Dysport Botox injection alone in 19 participants seeking neck rejuvenation.

    Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
  • Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.

    Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011
  • Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.

    Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022
  • Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.

    BMC Oral Health, 2019
  • The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
  • Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.

    International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001
  • Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.

    Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012
  • Wearing an N95 mask alone compared to using dimethicone cream or hydrocolloid dressing caused more adverse skin reactions among 73 military health care workers, with no significant differences in fit test failure rates between groups.

    Military Medicine, 2024
  • A dimethicone skin protectant lotion significantly decreased visual scoring and transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control and SLS-only treated sites in 12 healthy humans exposed to sodium lauryl sulfate.

    Skin Research and Technology, 2000
  • Treatment with a moisturizer containing dimethicone and glycerine increased epidermal thickness by 0.019 mm, improved barrier function by decreasing transepidermal water loss by 13%, decreased melanin intensity, and induced keratins 6 and 16 in fifteen women with moderately photoaged forearms.

    Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007
  • Botulinum toxin-A encapsulated in phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol nanoliposomes delivered transdermally achieved a diffusion depth of 380 μm and showed a nonsignificant advantage in relieving post-acne scarring compared to hyaluronic acid hydrogel treatment in 12 facial patients.

    Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine, 2024
  • Topical application of cholesterol sulfate increases stratum corneum thickness and inhibits protease-induced cell dissociation by competitively inhibiting serine proteases in mice and human stratum corneum.

    The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1998
  • Topical lovastatin treatment impairs the recovery of cutaneous permeability barrier function and stratum corneum cholesterol levels after acetone disruption in mice, an effect normalized by simultaneous treatment with mevalonate or cholesterol.

    The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1990

Why other moisturizers fit oily skin better

  • A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024

Ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Potassium Phosphate, Ceramide Np, Ceramide Ap, Ceramide Eop, Carbomer, Dimethicone, Ceteareth-20, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Methylparaben, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cholesterol, Disodium Edta, Dipotassium Phosphate, Propylparaben, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 20, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate

Behind this fit score

Lovi calculates every fit score 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.

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