Foaming Cleanser
Ingredients
water, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, propanediol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, niacinamide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, citric acid, tetrasodium edta, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin
I should preface this review by alerting the reader that this, to date, my favourite cleanser. Ever.
It is also very validating to verify that my classification algortihm matches my personal sentiment of the product - sometimes ratings don't look 100% aligned because my opinion tends to be a bit more positive than my scoring algorithm (my skin is pretty resilient and I find that I have a high tolerance for formulations that are not as well balanced as they could be). In this case though, the formula fully backs up my high opinion of the cleanser.
User experince-wise, this cleanser comes in a pump bottle and has a very typical gel texture that is easy to spread on the skin —nothing fancy, nothing new, but it's familiar and gets the job done. It’s marketed for normal to oily skin, but I can use it without issues even when my skin is extremely dry. It rinses off completely, leaving the skin feeling clean with zero residue—no oil, no film—but without that tight, over-stripped feeling that cleansers targeting oily skin often deliver. My skin just feels...clean. Comfortably clean.
Whch makes sense, since it contains glycerin and hyaluronic acid to help retain hydration. Beyond that, the formula includes some solid skin-barrier supporting ingredients: ceramides (or it wouldn't be a CeraVe product), cholesterol, and a touch of niacinamide, another personal favourite, because this ingredient seems to go with anything and benefit everyone. There is no fragrance or essential oils, which are mostly aesthetic anyway, and their absence is a win for sensitive skin.
And last but not least, it's cheap. Safe, effective, reliable, inexpensive. Overall, a superb product.