CeraVe
Moisturizing Cream
Face Moisturizer19ozGTIN 301871239019
Cleaner pick · Safest moisturizers we have rated
Iunik Global
Beta Glucan Daily Moisture Cream+13 on ingredient safety, gives up 8 on packaging
$17
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Environmental
A 38-point gap between the two loudest voices.
52Open Beauty FactsNonprofit
vs90EU Microplastics RestrictionGovernment
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Ingredient safety
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Also screened, nothing found: California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · IARC Monographs · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Environmental
38 pts apartRun by a nonprofit. Match to this product confirmed. Checked Jun 2026. about this rater →
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8 ratings · 4 of 4 axes
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Data availability
Good20 of 28 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 20 of 28 listed ingredients; 8 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
Worth a look (3)
ANSES endocrine candidateflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU microplastics-restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
No flags in our sources (17)
- AQUA/WATER
- GLYCERINhumectant
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL
- CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE
- CETEARETH-20
- PETROLATUMrich occlusive
- DIMETHICONErich occlusive
- BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE
- POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- DISODIUM EDTA
- CERAMIDE NPbarrier lipid
- CERAMIDE APbarrier lipid
- PHYTOSPHINGOSINE
- CHOLESTEROLbarrier lipid
- XANTHAN GUM
- TOCOPHEROL
No data in our sources (8)
Not a verdict — our authorities simply have no reference for these.
What these ingredient tags mean (4)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
commonly dryingALCOHOL
- ALCOHOL: A fast-evaporating solvent that leaves a dry finish. International Chemical Safety Card ICSC 0044, Ethanol (anhydrous), prepared by an international group of experts for the ILO and WHO: "The substance defats the skin, which may cause dryness or cracking." Bommannan et al., as reported by Lachenmeier DW, "Safety evaluation of topical applications of ethanol on the skin and inside the oral cavity", J Occup Med Toxicol 2008;3:26, DOI 10.1186/1745-6673-3-26, open access, reference 82: "Bommannan et al. found in vivo in humans that ethanol enters the skin and removes measurable quantities of the lipid barrier material from the stratum corneum." Both describe stronger exposures than a cosmetic formula.
rich occlusivePETROLATUM, DIMETHICONE
- PETROLATUM: A barrier that sits on the surface of the skin, which is also why it feels heavy. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(m) and (r), lists petrolatum and white petrolatum as skin protectants at 30 to 100%.
- DIMETHICONE: A silicone that forms a film on the surface of the skin without an oily feel. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(g), lists dimethicone as a skin protectant at 1 to 30%.
humectantGLYCERIN
- GLYCERIN: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
barrier lipidCERAMIDE NP, CHOLESTEROL
- CERAMIDE NP: One of the lipid families the skin barrier is actually built from. Feingold KR and Elias PM, "The role of ceramides in the disruption of the cutaneous permeability barrier, a common manifestation of skin disorders", J Lipid Res 2024;65(8):100593, DOI 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100593, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids".
- CHOLESTEROL: One of the three lipid classes that make up the skin barrier, alongside ceramides and fatty acids. Feingold KR and Elias PM, J Lipid Res 2024, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids". Corroborated by Wertz PW, "Roles of Lipids in the Permeability Barriers of Skin and Oral Mucosa", Int J Mol Sci 2021;22(10):5229, DOI 10.3390/ijms22105229, PMID 34063352.