Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser

Name: Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser
Brand: CeraVe

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Breakdown

1 contaminant flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−25

benzene−25

Ingredients

−85

propylene glycol−9

cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine−9

sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate−8

phenoxyethanol−7

diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate−7

20 more deductions−45

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+10

Minimum score+10

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Benzene1 ppmof 2 ppm

50% of the limitICH Q3C(R9) Residual Solvents guideline: benzene is a Class 1 solvent restricted to 2 ppm, the same benzene limit FDA applies to OTC benzoyl peroxide drug products.

Ingredients · 28

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Common questions

Is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser healthy?

CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser?

CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser lists 28 ingredients, starting with Benzoyl Peroxide, Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol and Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser compare to other facial cleanser?

At 0/100 CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser scores worse than most facial cleanser we have scored.

Is CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser organic?

CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser is not certified organic in our data.

Has CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Face Cleanser has an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.