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CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion vs Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen: which is better?

One is the simpler morning moisturizer-sunscreen combo; the other gets more love for no-white-cast wear and makeup-friendly comfort.

Reddit’s pick

Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen

  • Rated higher: Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen — 86 vs 53 nextscore

Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen wins for its far more positive reception, with standout no-white-cast, under-makeup hydration.

Choose CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion if

  • you want one morning step with moisturizer and SPF
  • your skin feels dry or stripped

Choose Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen if

  • you want no white cast under makeup
  • your skin needs hydrating sunscreen comfort

At a glance

CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing LotionBirch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen
$0.15/ml$0.39/ml
53 · 137 verdicts86 · 237 verdicts
NiacinamideAvobenzone

What Reddit says

CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion

What Reddit likes

  • Niacinamide plus ceramides in one morning step
  • Keeps dry, tretinoin-wrecked skin from feeling stripped
  • Actually disappears for some combo and oily skin

Watch out for

  • Pills hard if you rub or layer too fast
  • White cast and ashiness are a constant complaint
  • Can feel greasy, heavy, or sting eyes
See the Reddit threads on CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion

Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen

What Reddit likes

  • Moisturizer-like hydration
  • No white cast, great under makeup
  • Sensitive-skin favorite when the barrier is wrecked

Watch out for

  • Gets shiny fast on oily skin
  • Eye sting shows up for plenty of people
  • Can irritate or break out reactive skin
See the Reddit threads on Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen
Compare full ingredient lists · 8 in common

In both · 8

  1. Homosalate
  2. Water
  3. Niacinamide
  4. Glycerin
  5. Propanediol
  6. Carbomer
  7. Triethoxycaprylylsilane
  8. Sodium Hyaluronate

Only in CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion · 22

  1. Octinoxate
  2. Octocrylene
  3. Zinc Oxide
  4. Cetearyl Alcohol
  5. Dimethicone
  6. Behentrimonium Methosulfate
  7. BHT
  8. Ceramide NP
  9. Ceramide AP
  10. Ceramide EOP
  11. Triethyl Citrate
  12. Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
  13. Cholesterol
  14. Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
  15. Phenoxyethanol
  16. Hydroxyethylcellulose
  17. Hydroxyacetophenone
  18. Caprylyl Glycol
  19. Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
  20. Phytosphingosine
  21. Xanthan Gum
  22. Benzoic Acid

Only in Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen · 36

  1. Avobenzone
  2. Octisalate
  3. Butyloctyl Salicylate
  4. Acrylates Copolymer
  5. Butylene Glycol
  6. Caprylyl Methicone
  7. Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
  8. Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol
  9. Diethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate
  10. Polymethylsisesquioxane
  11. Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate
  12. 1,2-Hexanediol
  13. Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
  14. Pentylene Glycol
  15. Cetearyl Aloohol
  16. Tromethamine
  17. Methy Propanediol
  18. Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
  19. Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice
  20. Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
  21. Ethylhexylglycerin
  22. Artemisia Annua Extract
  23. Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
  24. Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
  25. Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
  26. Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil
  27. Sparassis Crispa Extract
  28. Polyether-1
  29. Allantoin
  30. Di-Propylene Glycol
  31. Glyceryl Glucoside
  32. Biosaccharide Gum-1
  33. Tocopherol
  34. Portulaca Oleracea Extract
  35. Hyaluronic Acid
  36. Ascorbic Acid

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