CeraVe SA Smoothing Cleanser

I picked this up from the vault, thanks BR! I have used a few other Cerave products and loved them so I had high hopes for this....unfortunately it just didn't agree with my skin.

It comes in a plastic bottle with a pump, it is easy to dispense the right amount which is awesome as it means no wastage. It is a clear liquid with no fragrance but I can still detect a slightly off putting scent.

It lathers up slightly and cleanses well however it makes my eyes sting nearly every single time I use it even though I am very careful. It's very odd! I also find it dries my face out and makes it feel tight, a feeling I absolutely hate.

So for me this did not suit my skin and I had to discontinue using it. I will pass it on to a friend and see how they like it.

This caused my skin to dry out severely and created an eczema spot on my cheek. So i stopped using it on my face. Byt I have K.P so i use it on my arms n legs instead.

I wasn't super impressed with this one. I love love love the other foaming but hydrating one for normal to oily skin. I have combination skin BAD (constant breakouts in certain areas and extreme dryness in others) and I was hoping this would help even that out but if anything it made my dry patches a little drier. Which makes sense if it's for the more oily skin I suppose but didn't notice any change in my breakouts.

I have been using this product for about a month now in conjunction with another cleanser (avene clearance). I haven't noticed a difference as of yet maybe a little bit of breakouts around my chin. But I'm thinking this may just be a part of the purging stage as it contains Actives. Im hoping with more time it will clear my skin as I had really high hopes for this product.

At the Moment I'm only using this product 3 times a week.

On receiving this product for trial was impressed by the size. Larger than usual cleanser sizes and with a pump dispenser which I love. Consistency of product was fluid like and with no high fragrance. Applied to damp skin it had a foaming like affect. I usual use cream cleansers so this was a different feel for me. It cleased my face well and my skin was left feeling fresh and clean and smooth. Was great when showering on problem body areas and reduced the feel of rough dry skin.

So happy to have been on this trial as I have been wanting to try CeraVe for ages now.

I have used SA cleansers before and often my dermatitis flares up but I didn’t have an issue with the CeraVe. However I do have bumps on my cheeks that didn’t go away after using this for a week, and my skin didn’t have that ‘exfoliated’ feel some of the other cleansers give.

Consistency is a bit runny but lathers well (one pump is enough) and removes makeup nicely. I also used this as a body cleanser in the hopes it would help my upper arms and thigh bumpy skin but there was no noticeable change.

I would buy this again, the price point is great for such a lovely cleanser and I’m looking forward to trying some of the other products from this brand.

This is a really nice simple body cleanser, it has virtually no scent at all and didn’t irritate my skin in any way, even the flare up I currently have on my wrist. It’s a nice simple body wash and the pump bottle is really handy, but I found it didn’t do anything specific for my skin or reduce the bumpy skin I get on the backs of my legs and arms. I’d still recommend this if you’re looking for a scent free, non irritating cleanser for your body, but personally I probably won’t repurchase this.

Having only used this for a week it's too soon to say if it does what it says it does in terms of helping my KP. But it has a nice thicker gel consistency and my skin felt clean after using it. So it's not bad, but it's too hard to say if it legit will help reduce my KP after one week's use.