What the community says
Pros
- Contains 0.5% salicylic acid for chemical exfoliation targeting clogged pores and KP
- Foaming texture that helps clear sebaceous filaments and smooths body skin
- Works well in routines addressing acne and keratosis pilaris, with effective pore exfoliation
Cons
- Can irritate and dry out sensitive, dry, or compromised skin barriers
- Too harsh for daily AM use especially alongside other actives like retinoids or vitamin C
- Reported to cause peeling and worsened redness in rosacea-prone or reactive skin
Product details
Key Ingredients
Use caution
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Where to buy
Available on Amazon
From the threads
Source threads
r/tretinoinIn routine
3.4k pts · 310 comments
“Cervae SA renewal cleanser (double cleanse )”
“Cervae SA renewal cleanser cleanser double cleanse”
r/SkincareAddictionIn routine
2k pts · 172 comments
“CeraVe SA cleanser”
“Things that worked but don’t currently use:”
“I still break out when I go without my sulfur for too long”
r/SkincareAddictionIn routine
1.4k pts · 376 comments
“I switched to cleansing first with an oil cleanser (Hanskin BHA Pore Cleansing Oil), and then doing my second cleanse with Cerave SA Renewing Cleanser and it was a noticeable improvement!”
“using an oil cleanser and face wash fixed this problem for me”
“I focused first on finding a good chemical exfoliation which was an AHA/BHA face wash”
r/acnePositive impact
829 pts · 60 comments
“AM: Cerave SA cleanser, pure skin elf toner, the ordinary niacinamide serum and cerave am spf 30 moisturizer”
“PM: SA Cleanser, pure skin toner, niacinamide, elf holy hydration cream + holy hydration eye cream and finish with tactumpump (basically benzoyl peroxide with adapalene) on affected areas”
“The SA cleanser and tactumpump 😼”
r/tretinoinIn routine
565 pts · 91 comments
“AM routine: cerave SA cleanser”
“PM routine: oil cleanse with baby oil cerave SA cleanser”
“when it was irritated, everything (even just splashing water on it) made it sting/burn. when that happened i took a break from tret for 1-2 nights and just used the same SA cleanser and cerave moisturiser. nowadays my skin is adjusted to tret the cleanser doesnt irritate me at all”