Gentle Hydrating Shampoo — Reddit Reviews
by CeraVe
Updated November 5, 2026
Ceramides and hyaluronic acid soften fine, wavy hair; scalp reactions happen.
What the community says
A daily shampoo built around ceramides, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, and amodimethicone conditioning, with cleansing surfactants that leave fine hair soft and manageable. It suits easily tangled waves, but itchy or flaky scalps may revolt.
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Real Reddit threads — 37 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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