CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser: a Fine Rave
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enjoys freebies · Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:20 am Quote

I posted about this on the Clarisonic thread, but wanted to mention it here, too.

This cleanser got on my radar last month when it was in a magazine (I think "Real Simple") as a Readers' or Editors' Favorite for Dry Sensitive skin. I have "changing" (read: aging) combo/oily skin, but I use enough AHA/BHA's already, and a nice hydrating cleanser sounded just right for me.

CeraVe is available at the drugstore (MAJOR PLUS) and comes in a pump bottle. No SLS -- another plus. I used it and was very happy with how my skin felt afterwards. Soft and not tight.

I often get in from work after midnight, and need a fast fix before I fall into bed. (I am all-puffed-up to say I am almost 53 and have never gone to bed with makeup on. Not one single night.) I often use Boots "Quick Thinking" wipes to take off my mineral makeup, and so for a few weeks, I continued to use the Boots on lazy or exhausted days, and the CeraVe in the shower or on at-home days.

Enter the Clarisonic. I use the CeraVe with the Clarisonic and it is perfect. Great texture, no fragrance, hydrating, neat and easy, inexpensive and -- did I mention it's right in your drugstore? On a lower shelf; they don't pay the "eye level placement" fees. Even Cetaphil I have found drying to my skin -- I have waxy thick sebum, which is a boon nowadays, but still must be dissolved on a regular basis somehow.

CeraVe and the Clarisonic will be my solutions for the foreseeable future. My skin is very, very happy I found these.

enjoys freebies · Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:07 am Quote

I am excited by this brand. Some thought it was better then Cetaphil.
I live in Canada and it's hard to say when this will be sold in Canada. Maybe EDS will be selling this line?

Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:14 am Quote

Nice review, Sidda! The cleanser was mentioned on the morning news in March from Paula's list as Best Water Soluble Cleanser for All Skin Types and the lotion as Best Head to Toe Moisturizer...

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080320/Paula_Begoun_080320/20080320/

enjoys freebies · Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:58 am Quote

I did some reading on this product last night. Various sites including MUA. Not that favorable reviews. Many state that it is similar to Cetaphil, but rinses better. Cetaphil is a horrible product that burns and SMELLS horrible. Can anyone else give more examples of "why" they love this product? I am all for trying something OTC, that is cheap, if it works. I have never seen or heard of this product.

enjoys freebies · Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:33 am Quote

Paula is a great resource, but a lot of her reviews are based on the formulation alone it seems

enjoys freebies · Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:48 pm Quote

And MUA is often the opposite -- reviews based solely on one use, with NO attention to the ingredient list. Empirical evidence from those with your same concerns is best.

Those who compare it to Cetaphil certainly aren't reading ingredients. CeraVe has no SLS (Cetaphil does) and contains ceramides and hyaluronic acid early in its list. It cleans well and rinses will, and has no fragrance or taste at all. Great texture, pump bottle, affordable, hydrating, easy to find.

Do you want more reasons WHY? It is a newish product with no marketing budget. That's why you don't know it. The product itself is terrific.

enjoys freebies · Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:20 pm Quote

It really has worked well for me and I am in LOVE with the price. There are enough products that you have to pay top dollar for, isn't it nice to find one reasonable and actually good for you also. Very Happy

Toby

enjoys freebies · Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:32 pm Quote

Sidda, I am sure you are correct about MUA reviews are based on usage, which for me...that would be exactly what I am looking for. When I look for products to switch to, or products that may target a specific need of mine, I often look for reviews of people that have used the products and have experienced (good or bad) outcomes. I agree that the ingredients list of Cetaphil and this are different, but the reviews of the people that used it both on MUA and other sites, have not proven to be something that I would even entertain, that is just me.

enjoys freebies · Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:42 am Quote

I believe I just said that? "Empirical evidence from those with your same concerns is best"? (Empirical means personal experience.)

Those on MUA who thought CeraVe is like Cetaphil could only have meant they are both white, creamy, and come in a pump bottle. No similarity after that, not in ingredients, not in effect, not in fragrance or moisturizing ability. But are they alike to those who don't read labels or know ingredients? Sure. Both are white, creamy, and come in a pump bottle. :->

It's often pretty easy to tell where a reviewer is coming from, what her agenda is, and how knowledgeable she is about overall skin care issues. I'd trust EDS forum members long before I'd go with an MUA -- or Paula B. -- review. But even here, I am careful to check signatures, etc; age and skin type can mean her rave is about skin exactly not like mine.

enjoys freebies · Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:45 am Quote

I so wanted to love this cleanser. It is quite popular but it stung my skin like crazy. I don't know what ingredient could have caused that reaction. I tried to use this a few separate times too.

enjoys freebies · Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:29 am Quote

Sidda wrote:

I believe I just said that? "Empirical evidence from those with your same concerns is best"? (Empirical means personal experience.)

Empirical means the result were derived from controlled scientific experiment.

A personal review is not empirical, it is anecdotal.

enjoys freebies · Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:02 am Quote

Sidda wrote:

And MUA is often the opposite -- reviews based solely on one use, with NO attention to the ingredient list. Empirical evidence from those with your same concerns is best.

Those who compare it to Cetaphil certainly aren't reading ingredients. CeraVe has no SLS (Cetaphil does) and contains ceramides and hyaluronic acid early in its list. It cleans well and rinses will, and has no fragrance or taste at all. Great texture, pump bottle, affordable, hydrating, easy to find.

Do you want more reasons WHY? It is a newish product with no marketing budget. That's why you don't know it. The product itself is terrific.

I have to agree with you Sidda on the MUA reviews. They drive me nuts and yet I read them anyway. I usually come away shaking my head wondering if anyone actually reads over there, not just the ingredients but the product description. "OMG!!!! This was the worst make up ever made!! It didn't cover any of my blemishes!!!!!" And right there in the product description is the phrase 'sheer coverage'. I suppose this is due just to the fact there are so many reviews and there are good ones, of course, but many times, you have to wonder.

enjoys freebies · Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:50 am Quote

I do agree with you all to a certain extent on the MUA reviews. You do have to read through the people that "dog" product just because the packaging or...are not using it for the correct part of the body, or looking for it to give them some miracle cure, but I do like sifting through it for various things, like lots of reviews.....which means the word is out there and maybe I should give it a try/ I also like to see what my options are, so I will go there. What I do like about the forum is it is easier to find the product(s) that you might be in search of. Here, when I search on a product..I have to sift through pages and pages that may or MAY not even talk about the product I am in search of. That's all.

enjoys freebies · Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:02 pm Quote

I have not tried the cleanser but the moisturizing cream made me break out...tried it on my hands and it caused someitching.

enjoys freebies · Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:13 pm Quote

tweety wrote:

I have not tried the cleanser but the moisturizing cream made me break out...tried it on my hands and it caused someitching.

Cetaphil did that for me too...

I know I know CeraVe does not equal Cetaphil heheehhe!

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