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CeraVe Baby Lotion & Baby Cream I’ve been in love with the CeraVe Baby Lotion for a while so I figured it was time to try out the Cream! As usual I meant to do this comparison months ago, but waited so long that it became an Empties review ¯\_(ツ)_/¯For reference, my skin type is overall ‘normal’ - dry in the winter, oily in the summer. I like lightweight, matte lotions for the AM, and very heavy thick goopy creams for the PM. CeraVe Baby LotionPrice: ~$8.99 for 8oz Ingredients: Active Ingredient: Dimethicone 1% (Skin protectant)Inactive Ingredients: Purified Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetostearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Emulsifying Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Niacinamide, Ceramide 3, Ceramide 6-II, Ceramide 1, Hyaluronic Acid, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lauric Acid, Zinc Citrate, Polygylceryl-3 Diisotearate, Behentrimonium methosulfate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Arginine PCA, Potassium Phosphate, Dipotassium Phosphate, EDTA, Sodium PCA, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, EthylhexylglycerinTaken from my bottle - I might have an older formula since the ingredients list on the CeraVe site doesn’t have phenoxyethanol and ethylhexylglycerin, not sure if there was a reformulation or what Special Info: fragrance-free, paraben-free, accepted by the National Eczema Association Review: I was having a tough time finding a good AM moisturizer - a lot of lightweight lotions were the moisturizer equivalent of thoughts & prayers, and a lot of moisturizers that actually, yknow, moisturized were a bit too shiny. So I picked this bad boy up after reading f.c.’s review (and because up until that point I hadn’t tried any CeraVe products at all, which I do believe revokes your ScA membership.) Ingredients of note: SkinCarisma breakdown (my bottle)Chock full of all sorts of moisturizing ingredients likedimethicone (skin protectant, prevents TEWL)caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (emollient, has a mix of fatty acids)fatty alcohols like cetearyl & cetyl alcohol (which are great moisturizing ingredients),hyaluronic acid (humectant)vitamin Eallantoin (skin protectant)niacinamide (niacinamide wiki)and ceramides 3, 6 II, and 1For some overviews on ceramides, check out Ceramides - What the eff are they and why are they in my cream (Lab Muffin) and Are ceramides good anti-aging ingredients? (The Beauty Brains), the latter of which comes with this beautiful quote:Did you know that newborn infants, especially premature ones, may be born with a waxy or cheese-like coating on their skin that prevents them from losing too much moisture? That coating is called the vernix caseosa and it is composed, primarily, of ceramides.Great. That’s….that’s great. Thanks. Texture & scent: A rather stiff lotion; it has a very light, ‘clean’ scent - not clean as in “I have used a clean-smelling product, now I smell like lemons and alcohol”, but clean as in...freshly washed baby skin?, which is a weird way of putting it. It’s nice, not overwhelming, feels appropriate for the product, and there’s no way for me to describe it without maybe sounding like a serial killer. Packaging: The pump top is really nice - doesn’t plop out too much product, isn’t hard to push, and it never gets too gunky. Because the lotion is pretty thick, it does get stuck to the sides and you can scoop out a whole lot after the product is ‘done.’ Experience: 10/10, HG to end all HGs, I have not stopped using this lotion once since I picked it up the first time. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve repurchased it, and it’s the one thing in my routine that has remained a constant while countless sunscreens, moisturizers, and actives get switched up and swapped out. Even while trying out different AM lotions that hit certain needs better than the CeraVe Baby Lotion, I always end up using it somewhere in my routine, and I find that it’s absolutely perfect most of the time.It’s gorgeous. Thick yet somehow lightweight, matte while still being moisturizing. It goes on like a dream - spreads easily, layers perfectly, dries down to a beautiful skin like finish. While I do find myself needing more layers when my skin is extra dry, it never gets shinier no matter how many layers I use. On one particularly bored day I layered this shit 6 times and it never felt even a bit heavier, never lost the matte finish, never pilled. It doesn’t look like I’ve slathered on a vat of moisturizer, my skin just looks good.Little blopSpread outAfter drydownIn the summer my skin can get a bit oily and while this certainly doesn’t control oil, it didn’t add to it. It doesn’t feel smothering or overly heavy - although it is more noticeable than when my skin is dry - and I can still get away with multiple layers if I wanted. While I’m starting to branch out into moisturizers meant to actually control oil, I keep coming back to this when I won’t be sweating a lot, and I’ve found it to be an especially good PM moisturizer on very hot and humid days.I will say that it’s not particularly well tailored to the extreme ends of the skin type spectrum - I find myself having to use multiple layers or a different moisturizer when my skin is extra dry, and while it’s not shiny, I don’t think it would make a good AM lotion for very oily skin. But it hits the majority of the bell curve in a way that I haven’t found in most other moisturizers, and even when it doesn’t fill a niche perfectly, it still manages to fit in somewhere else. tl;dr: this is just a great versatile lotion that I think would work well for a variety of skin types. It works well as an AM lotion for normal to dry skin, and I feel that it would work well as a PM lotion for those with oily skin. Layers well, dries down beautifully, actually moisturizes. Rating: 5/5 CeraVe Baby CreamPrice: ~$8.99 for 5oz Ingredients: Active ingredient: Dimethicone 1.2%Inactive ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Petrolatum, Ceramide 3, Ceramide 6 II, Ceramide 1, Hyaluronic Acid, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Potassium Phosphate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Disodium EDTA, Phytosphingosine, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium HydroxideTaken from my bottle - the ingredients list on the CeraVe website seems very short Special Info: fragrance-free, paraben-free Review: I’m always on the lookout for a good, heavy PM moisturizer (especially during the winter), and figured since the Baby Lotion knocked it out of the park I might as well give the Cream a shot! Ingredients of note: SkinCarisma breakdown (my bottle, the listing on skincarisma doesn't totally match)Has many of the same moisturizing ingredients as the Baby Lotion (dimethicone, ceramides, fatty alcohols, etc.) but also includes glycerin (humectant) and petrolatum, which is a fantastic occlusive ingredient great at preventing TEWL. Texture & scent: A somewhat stiff cream that’s not as stiff as the Lotion, but holds that whipped cream dollop form pretty well; same scent as the Lotion (...clean baby skin) Packaging: The tube is nice and the product doesn’t gunk up at the opening, but the cream is very thick and a lot is left in the tube when the product is ‘done.’ Can be a bit difficult to get product when you’re approaching the end, which somehow results in wet fart noises. Overall, a fun experience Experience: I was really hoping for something Very Fucking Moisturizing, but this is primarily CeraVe Baby Lotion with just a little teeny tiny bit extra. I honestly couldn’t tell the difference between the two for a few months until the weather changed and the Cream finally found its niche.It’s an excellent cream - feels lightweight, is slightly more moisturizing than the Lotion, applies easily, layers well, all the good stuff. It doesn’t dry down totally matte but it’s not particularly greasy. It’s just a good bland cream that has all the things I absolutely love about the Lotion while being the slightest bit more moisturizing.Little blopSpread outAfter drydown - I couldn’t quite capture the bit of shine here, but it is there! It’s just not particularly greasy.While I was hoping for something heavier as a PM moisturizer, it really shined in the AM during a Fucking Hell It’s Cold period. The Lotion was nice but wasn’t quite cutting it, and my skin was pretty dull and sad. Using the Cream instead of the Lotion gave all the same benefits - lightweight, moisturizing, easy to layer - but added a bit of glow that made me look slightly less Lady Stoneheart. tl;dr: A nice bland cream that’s very similar to the Baby Lotion. I feel that this would be a good AM moisturizer for dry skin, and a good PM moisturizer for normal skin. Rating: 4/5 Both the Baby Cream and Baby Lotion are fantastic products - quite moisturizing without feeling heavy, easy to apply, and easy to layer. While the Lotion is more matte and the Cream is slightly shinier and slightly more moisturizing, owning both at the same time does feel redundant.As far as ingredients go, they share a lot of the good stuff: ceramides 3, 6-II, and 1, hyaluronic acid, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride. The Cream does have some nice extras like glycerin and petrolatum, but the Lotion is (imo) bringing more to the table with the additions of niacinamide, allantoin, and tocopheryl acetate.For me personally, I might keep the Cream on hand during the winter, but I’ll be using the Lotion all year long - as an AM lotion in the fall, winter, and spring; and as a PM lotion in the summer. While I obviously prefer the Lotion, you really can’t go wrong with the Cream either - both are a good choice!Comparison pics
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