CeraVe foaming cleanser is a very popular cleanser with bloggers and dermatologists alike. I love that this cleanser has a slightly lower pH level than the cleansers I typically use as well.
pH Level: 5.5
Mia’s review: I’ve tried using CeraVe foaming cleanser in the past, two separate times. Each time, after about a week or so, it gave me skin colored bumps. Not acne exactly but clogged pores, I guess. I really want to like this cleanser because it is so popular and gentle but it just isn’t for me. It does foam nicely and the bottle is a bit on the larger size (12 ounces) so it lasts a long time. It also has a great price.
I recommended this to my best friend a few months ago and she loves it! She uses it twice a day and is on her second bottle.
Update January 2025: My best friend still uses this cleanser twice a day after many years. She loves that it has ceramides and is easy to purchase both in-person and online. I love the Hada Labo Hydrating Cleanser and have been using it now for the past 6 years but I’ve only been able to find it on Amazon.
Update Nov 2018: Reviews of other cleansers I like: make p:rem Moisture Cleansing Foam, COSRX Low pH, First Aid Beauty, Hada Labo Hydrating Cleanser
Update March 2017: I found out awhile ago that I can’t use products with caprylic/capric triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil) because it gives me skin colored bumps. This knowledge is a life changer and it also means that this cleanser is likely wonderful for most people, just not me. My best friend still uses it twice a day, nearly two years after I wrote this post.
Ingredients*: AQUA / WATER / EAU, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, GLYCERIN, SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE, NIACINAMIDE, PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES, SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CERAMIDE NP, CERAMIDE AP, CERAMIDE EOP, CARBOMER, METHYLPARABEN, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, CHOLESTEROL, DISODIUM EDTA, PROPYLPARABEN, CITRIC ACID, TETRASODIUM EDTA, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID, PHYTOSPHINGOSINE, XANTHAN GUM.
Testing the pH of Skincare Products 