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CeraVe vs facefacts

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

CeraVe and facefacts are popular skincare brands that offer reliable daily routines for various complexions. The American brand is widely loved for its thoughtful range of moisturizers, cleansers, serums, sunscreens, and more formulated with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, while the British brand is loved for its nourishing cleansers and targeted formulas. Both options suit combination skin best, though the former also suits acne-prone skin while the latter suits dry and normal skin. They differ primarily in their founding years, geographic origins, and specific ingredient benefits for maintaining natural moisture balance or barrier function.

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

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facefacts is a British skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by Brand Masters B.V. since 2026.

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

Popular CeraVe vs facefacts products

CeraVe vs facefacts cleansers

Questions and answers

CeraVe or facefacts: which is better?

CeraVe offers a much wider selection of products on this page compared to facefacts, with many options achieving a Superior Lovi fit level for various skin types. Reviewers frequently note that CeraVe provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle, non-stripping cleansers.

What is the difference between CeraVe and facefacts?

CeraVe has a large selection of products on this page with varying fit levels for different skin types, whereas facefacts only features a single cleanser with a High fit for dry, sensitive, acne-prone, dry sensitive, and mature skin.

CeraVe or facefacts: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers, CeraVe offers a much larger variety of products on this page with High and Superior Lovi fit levels across many skin types, whereas facefacts has only one cleanser listed.

Which is more affordable, CeraVe or facefacts?

Neither CeraVe nor facefacts provides pricing information on the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, CeraVe or facefacts?

The products on this page for CeraVe have occasional notes of causing breakouts, while facefacts has no reviews mentioning breakouts.

Which brand has been on the market longer, CeraVe or facefacts?

CeraVe has been on the market longer, having been founded in the United States in 2005, whereas facefacts was founded in the United Kingdom in 2019.

Do either CeraVe or facefacts products contain fragrance?

Every product on this page for both CeraVe and facefacts lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What key ingredients are found across CeraVe products?

The products on this page for CeraVe contain key ingredients such as ceramide, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, niacinamide, ceramide AP, dimethicone, and salicylic acid.

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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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