Name: CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
Brand: CeraVe

Active Ingredients

NiacinamideCeramide NPCeramide APCeramide EOP

4 active ingredients identified. We flag active ingredients based on common cosmetic-use and formulation patterns. This is informational only and not medical advice.

Full Ingredient List

AquaCocamidopropyl HydroxysultaineGlycerinSodium Lauroyl SarcosinatePEG-150 Pentaerythrityl TetrastearateNiacinamidePEG-6 Caprylic/Capric GlyceridesCeramide NPCeramide APCeramide EOPCarbomerMethylparabenSodium Methyl Cocoyl TaurateSodium Lauroyl LactylateCholesterolDisodium EDTAPropylparabenPhytosphingosineSodium ChlorideSodium HydroxideXanthan Gum

21 total ingredientsActive ingredients highlightedIngredients recorded from our catalog records · July 2026

Available Sizes

473ml

473 ml

Primary

SKU: CURATED-CERA-FOAMING-FA

Standard

0 ml

SKU: BC-0787734793087

Top Active Matches & Dupes

Exact science-based dupes appear first. When a strict dupe is not available yet, we still show the closest active-match alternatives from the same product category.

Science-Led

L'Oréal · drugstore

Foaming cleanser

Science-Based DupeTop 3 actives align

Active Match: 100%Formula Similarity: 70%

Near-identical formula: same surfactant base (cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate), the same three ceramides, cholesterol, phytosphingosine, and niacinamide at what looks like matching levels.

⚠ Swaps parabens for phenoxyethanol/ethylhexylglycerin as preservative

NiacinamideCeramide NPCeramide APCeramide EOP

A96%

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La-roche-posay · drugstore

Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser

Active MatchTop 3 actives align

Active Match: 100%Formula Similarity: 25%

Shares niacinamide and Ceramide NP with a similar gentle surfactant approach, but only has one ceramide instead of CeraVe's three-ceramide blend and lacks cholesterol/phytosphingosine.

⚠ Only one ceramide vs three⚠ No cholesterol or phytosphingosine to complete the skin-barrier lipid ratio

NiacinamideCeramide NPMissing: Ceramide APMissing: Ceramide EOP

C68%

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Cetaphil · mid-range

Gentle Skin Cleanser

Closest Alternative

Active Match: 100%Formula Similarity: 18%

Both have niacinamide, but Cetaphil skips the ceramide-cholesterol-phytosphingosine barrier complex entirely and uses a different surfactant (sodium cocoyl isethionate) with panthenol as the main soothing agent.

⚠ No ceramides⚠ No cholesterol⚠ Different surfactant chemistry

NiacinamideMissing: Ceramide NPMissing: Ceramide AP

F35%

No price

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Aveeno · drugstore

Baby Cleansing Therapy Moisturizing Wash

Closest Alternative

Active Match: 0%Formula Similarity: 15%

This is a baby wash with a totally different surfactant system (betaine/glucoside-based) and only a trace single ceramide, missing niacinamide and the full barrier-lipid trio entirely.

⚠ No niacinamide⚠ Only one minor ceramide, not the full complex⚠ Formulated for baby skin, different intent

Ceramide NPMissing: NiacinamideMissing: Ceramide AP

F5%

No price

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We rank results with INCI-level analysis first, then fall back to the strongest active matches and closest alternatives so every product page still shows comparable options. Fallbacks stay within the same category as the source product, so cleansing balms only surface cleanser dupes instead of adjacent product types. Active Match % measures shared science-backed actives. Formula Similarity % measures total ingredient overlap when full INCI lists are available.

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