Product · Cleanser · Lotion
P. 18 · REVIEWCetaphil · Cleansers
the sensitive-skin baseline.
The 70-year-old prescription pad cleanser. A near-foam-free lotion that wipes off without disturbing the barrier. The default we hand to rosacea, eczema, and post-procedure patients before anything else.
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First-choice cleanser. The reason it lives on every dermatologist's shelf.
Wipe with damp cotton or rinse. No active filming.
70-year track record. Eczema, diaper area, frail skin — safe everywhere.
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83⁄100
Adds ceramides; slightly heavier. Drier-skin alternate.
82⁄100
Comparable; thinner consistency, often preferred in summer.
80⁄100
No-rinse equivalent; great as a second-step morning cleanse.
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Routines that include it
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Not at this dose. SLS is irritating at high % in shampoos and hand soaps; here it sits below the irritation threshold and functions as an emulsifier. Decades of sensitive-skin trials confirm tolerance.
Yes — wipe on with cotton, lift off with tissue. The no-rinse use is exactly why it became the post-procedure default.
On its own, not fully. Double-cleanse PM: oil cleanser or micellar first, then Cetaphil. Don't ask one product to do two jobs.
Both excellent. Cetaphil is gentler; CeraVe Hydrating adds ceramides at a slightly heavier feel. Sensitive default → Cetaphil. Dry-skin default → CeraVe Hydrating.
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