Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
by CeraVe
Updated October 8, 2026
Cream-to-foam cleanser that removes sunscreen; salicylic acid can still dry some faces.
What the community says
A cream-to-foam daily cleanser with ceramides, glycerin, and a little salicylic acid. People with normal-to-oily or tret-ravaged skin like the clean finish; dry, sensitive, or rosacea-prone faces often report tightness, burning, or breakouts.
What this means for you
Backed by 28 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/SkincareAddiction and 7 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
- Ceramides and glycerin in a one-step sunscreen wash
- Removes makeup and daily sunscreen without much fuss
- Foams up without feeling like classic harsh foaming wash
Watch out for
- Drying for a lot of dry or tretinoin-thinned skin
- Can sting, burn, or irritate sensitive and rosacea-prone faces
- Some acne-prone users break out or get blackheads from it
Product details
Concerns
Use caution
Skin Type
Product Traits
Real Reddit threads — 248 mentions across 28 threads
CeraVe Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser on Reddit, in one place — 28 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/SkincareAddiction and 7 more, summarized.
“CeraVe Hydrating Cream to Foam Cleanser, for normal to dry skin 😊”
Mentioned
“What kind of cleanser do you use?”
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“What do you use for a face wash?”
Mentioned
“AM: wash w/ Cerave hydrating cream to foam cleanser”
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“PM: Same face wash”
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“Here's what I'm doing now:”
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“for the near future my routine looks like CeraVe cream to foam cleanser”
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“my routine looks like CeraVe cream to foam cleanser, either the perfect derma peel moisturizer or Aveeno calm moisturizer”
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“AM:”
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“cleanse CeraVe hydrating cream to foam cleanser”
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“I sometimes prefer to mix this and my AM cleanser”
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“BAR SOAP??? cerave cream to foam cleanser and cerave moisturizer. please.”
Mentioned
“I just apply cleanser with my hands and work it in with my hands, but I use these at the end to wipe the cleanser off and rinse my face.”
Mentioned
“they'll last you a good long time too, i swear”
Mentioned
“except for their hydrating cream to foam face wash which is my HG cleanser funny enough.”
Positive
“Actually pretty much all CeraVe products would break me out except for their hydrating cream to foam face wash”
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“which is my HG cleanser funny enough”
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