CeraVe Moisturizing Cream (16 oz)

by CeraVe

• Provides all-day moisturization with a single application
• Clinically proven to increase skin hydration
• Contains ceramides, naturally occurring components of skin that play a key role in enhancing and restoring the skin's protective function
• Unique ingredients in cerave moisturizing cream help restore damaged skin and keep skin healthy
• Ideal for elbows, knees and heels, or anywhere that requires extra moisturization

Product Description

Size: 16 oz

Super Hydration for Your Skin

How about a moisturizing cream to keep your skin hydrated and supple all day long with a single application? CeraVe Moisturizing Cream does the same beautifully. With unique patented multivesicular emulsion delivery technology to control the release of ceramides, this moisturizing cream reveals supple, soft and smooth skin.

• Provides all-day moisturization
• Locks in moisture by forming a protective layer
• Uses unique, patented multivesicular emulsion delivery technology
• Rich formulation
• Noncomedogenic

Loaded with unique ingredients, this moisturizing cream is a boon for dry and parched skin. It spreads easily and gets absorbed into the skin quickly, without leaving any residue.

Just For You: All skin types, especially dry skin

A Closer Look: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream with unique patented multivesicular emulsion delivery technology controls the release of ceramides and other essential ingredients to keep skin hydrated all through the day. This technology also helps the lotion to spread and penetrate easily into the skin.

Get Started: Apply liberally after every shower and as and when needed.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.7 x 3.7 x 3.8 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000Q2RP7I
• UPC: 300644022162
• Item model number: VALEANT884569
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)
  • #16 in Beauty > Skin Care > Body > Moisturizers > Lotions

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

235 of 235 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars For eczema - more effective than steroids, immune suppressants, or light treatments April 21, 2009

By M. Moore

Size Name:16 oz

At age 60 I have had severe atopic dermititis since I was about ten years old and have had the help of many caring health care providers over the years. I have tried numerous treatments to get relief - steroids (oral and creams), anahistamines, moisturizers, Protopic and Elocon, elimination diets, supplements, moisturizing baths, detoxification, acupuncture, yoga, behavior modification, stress reduction meditation and light treatments at Mass General Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. I have benefited, and still benefit from several of these treatments, but my skin is very scarred , and I had not found a moisturizer which really restored my skin to a more balanced state until I began using CeraVe about a year ago.

Cerave is probably the single most effective treatment I have found for reducing inflammation and strengthening the skin barrier. (And compared to other treatments I have had, what a bargain! ) I am not aware of any side effects. Skin improvement began the first week I used it. My skin is softer and more supple, ichthyosis and scaling are way down, redness has abated considerably (though not entirely) , and the horrible itching is a minor distraction now. I have had fewer outbreaks of staph infections, and - most remarkable - I look healthier and am comfortable most of the time. In addition I am more focused mentally, more rested, and less prone to depression .

These results are amazing given my history. I do need to use CeraVe at least twice daily to maintain its benefits, which seem to include immune system strengthening. And there is one frustrating area not responding very well to this treatment - my face ( not the area I would choose if I had to have one problem area).... Overall though, with the itching way down, I am more relaxed and happier than I have been in years. I hope others with my condition will find this cream as as helpful. Read more ›

56 of 60 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars great for kids! June 25, 2007

By mommy of 3

Size Name:16 oz|Amazon Verified Purchase

I have a 21 month old and a 6 month old who suffer from eczema. Of course we have been through various mosturizers looking for "the one". I have found this product to be lighter and easliy absorbed into the skin better than most cream moisturizers. It also doesn't leave a residue like most. I had been using Cetaphil cream up until I tried this, which was first recommended by a dermatoligist. I prefer this cream above any other I have tried thus far. It adds moisture to their skin and I saw an improvement in two days.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Miracles for Chronic Eczema & Dandruff Sufferer April 17, 2012

By edp285

Size Name:16 oz|Amazon Verified Purchase

There are already a surplus of good reviews, but very few have mentioned using Cerave as treatment for chronic dandruff/scalp eczema. I also thought it would be helpful to provide a detailed account of how I use it.

Here's my story: I'm a 27 year old male who's had eczema since birth. There have been periods where it's been relatively mild and periods where it's been extreme - extreme enough to not want to go out in public. As I've gotten older it's tended on the extreme, especially during the dry, winter months. Specifically, I get bad facial eczema (very bad on the eyelids), the standard behind the knees and elbows, neck, scalp eczema/dandruff, chest, back, etc. I've tried every moisturizer in the book, steroids (both oral and topical), elidel and protopic, dandruff shampoos, and a variety of other supposed remedies. All of the moisturizers irritated my skin. Steroids worked but they're not a long-term remedy (because of the side-effects) and after sustained use I could tell I was building a tolerance. The only useful dandruff shampoo was Nizoral - and even that was more of a temporary fix, plus it left my hair super dry and brittle.

After all of this experimentation I finally have a routine that keeps my skin about 95% clear, and almost all of it is due to Cerave. The only exception is my eyelids - I apply protopic daily, and then Cerave over top of it. This keeps them about 99% clear. I've tried going without the protopic but my eyelids revert to an unbearable state; fortunately, protopic does not have the known long-term side effects - like skin-thinning - that steroids do, so at the moment it's a permanent remedy (more studies are in the works I imagine). Back to Cerave.... I began using it about a year ago after a suggestion by my dermatologist - since then it's been a life changer.

A little bit on the specifics. When I began using it, it actually caused a slight burning sensation, and my skin would turn quite red. This persisted for about 1-2 weeks but gradually went completely away. My own guess is that my skin was re-establishing a proper barrier. I mention this because, if you've had problems initially, I would give it at least 3 weeks before discontinuing use - it may just be your skin getting acclimated to it. As for application, I put it on my face, neck, backs of knees and elbows, and anywhere else that's dried out or suffering from eczema - I try to do it about twice a day (and I apply liberally). I should also mention that there was a brief period where I would get an infrequent but deeply embedded pimple - the kind I almost never got before. After a while, this symptom also completely disappeared.

Lastly, as mentioned above, I've also had bad dandruff - since I was about 21 or so. Nizoral has been the only partial remedy - but not very satisfactory. After having so much success on the rest of my body I decided to try Cerave on my scalp. My hair is not styled long, but it's also not a buzz cut, so it's not as convenient or easy as putting it on your skin. My hair gets sort of drenched in Cerave. As a result, I do it once a day, at night about an hour or two before I go to bed. Moreover, with hair being in the way, you have to make sure to get it all the way down in to your scalp (apply liberally), otherwise it won't work properly. In the morning I simply wash it out with Kirk's Coco Castile Bar Soap (the soap I use for everything). After putting it on for just a few days, the itchiness and dryness on my scalp completely disappeared. My dandruff is now completely gone and I no longer have to use Nizoral. My only complaint is that applying it to a scalp with hair is a bit cumbersome, but it's more than worth the trouble.

Coria has developed an amazing product - somehow they concocted a formula that's not only super mild, but an amazing moisturizer. The only problem I've had is when, because my skin has been doing so well, I start to slack on my routine - this is more of a compliment than anything. Cerave has been a life-changing product. Read more ›

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it from Costco instead. April 15, 2011

By Gadget Freak

Size Name:16 oz

For Nineteen smackers and change, this is way overpriced for what I truly believe to be a great product. Get it from Costco instead, where the pharmacy will order it for you for less than thirteen. You will pay for your membership after 7 refills.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars amazingly non-greasy yet effective - a new favorite January 17, 2010

By R.

Size Name:16 oz

I have pretty bad eczema, and this winter I've been using a prescription cream followed by CeraVe on my hands at night - I wear cotton gloves to bed, and after a few days my hands started to look and feel almost like a normal person's. It's been kind of life-changing - I can actually squeeze a lemon with my bare hands without being in terrible pain from broken skin. Chopping garlic? No problem! Cleaning the bathtub without rubber gloves? Bring it on! (These things may not sound like such a big deal to people without eczema..) This product absorbs so quickly that I was initially skeptical about its ability to do anything. In general I find that most moisturizers are either too watery, so they feel nice at first but then evaporate and lose effectiveness, or too oily, so they might help over the long term but don't make my skin feel any better when I first put them on. CeraVe is one of the only moisturizers I've found that strikes a perfect balance - it doesn't make my skin feel oily or itchy after application, but my skin still feels soft and protected up to 12 hours later.

My one caveat is that it's so non-greasy that it feels a little unsatisfying - my skin problems meant that I spent pretty much my entire childhood slathered with Vaseline, and I've realized that I actually find being covered in a thick, sticky, oily cream kind of comforting. But that's neither here nor there; this cream really works.

I think there is something to this whole ceramide thing - I like CeraVe a lot more than Eucerin, Neutrogena Norwegian Formula, Aquaphor, and other comparable products. TriCeram (tried to insert product link but it doesn't seem to be sold on Amazon anymore) works really well too, but not necessarily better than CeraVe.... Also, it smells kind of funny and is really expensive. Read more ›