Gentle Hydrating Shampoo — Reddit Reviews
by CeraVe
Updated November 10, 2026
Ceramides and sodium hyaluronate soften fine hair without routine heaviness; scalp reactions happen.
What the community says
A ceramide-and-sodium-hyaluronate shampoo aimed at softening everyday hair without stripping it. Fine, wavy, tangle-prone hair gets the strongest Reddit love, though damaged lengths may need more conditioning and reactive scalps can develop itch, dryness, or flakes.
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CeraVe Gentle Hydrating Shampoo ingredients
Aqua / Water / Eau, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Chloride, Glycol Distearate, Amodimethicone, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Potato Starch Modified, Cocamide Mipa, Ceramide Np, Ceramide Ap, Ceramide Eop, Carbomer, Niacinamide, Trideceth-6, Triethyl Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Coco-Betaine, Citric Acid, Cetrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Polyquaternium-10, Acrylates Copolymer, Benzoic Acid
Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.
Real Reddit threads — 39 mentions across 29 threads
CeraVe Gentle Hydrating Shampoo on Reddit, in one place — 29 threads from r/finehair, r/curlyhair and 7 more, summarized.
“just bought the CeraVe Hydrating Shampoo to use as my daily shampoo.”
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“hope that works!”
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“the CeraVe hydrating shampoo for non-clarifying”
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“Not sure, but maybe try Ceraves newer gentle hydrating shampoo and conditioners.”
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“Cerave products are always great and I'm almost done my second bottle of shampoo from them.”
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“it's already made a difference from the Cerave hydrating shampoo/conditioner”
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“I use CeraVe Gentle Hydrating Shampoo, Not Your Mother's Conditioner, Not Your Mother's leave-in conditioner, & Not Your Mother's light watermelon seed oil.”
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“CeraVe Gentle Hydrating Shampoo was a game changer for my greasy hair.”
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