Comparing Moisturizing Cream Body and Face Moisturizer - 16.0 oz with 4 close alternatives

How long CeraVe holds is where its reviewers part company: some report it still working the next morning, others find their face tightening within the hour. Cetaphil carries no such argument, with reviewers describing arms and legs still soft the following day. The INKEY List holds a full cycle between washes. florence by mills keeps faces comfortable from morning through the night, and Mario Badescu draws both accounts too, all-day comfort for most and mid-afternoon tightness for a few. Cetaphil and The INKEY List go the distance when hydration has to hold from morning to bedtime.

florence by mills lays down the glow reviewers here talk about most, a light dewy film that reads tacky for a minute or so and then settles into skin that looks lit from inside rather than wet. The INKEY List finishes glowy too, if less emphatically. Mario Badescu leaves a softer brightness. CeraVe goes the other way, drying down flat and shine-free, leaving it the one shine-free choice in this group, and Cetaphil's single account of a slightly matte creme is too thin to sit beside it. florence by mills and CeraVe are the two ends worth choosing between when finish leads the decision.

Reactive skin turns a moisturizer into a gamble, and the two records here with almost no dissent behind them belong to Cetaphil, described over and over as hypoallergenic and quiet on skin that stings easily, and Mario Badescu, whose lactic acid stays mild enough that habitual reactors report nothing at all. florence by mills earns the same clean sheet on a shorter run. CeraVe and The INKEY List cut both ways: both calm eczema for many, and both draw accounts of hives, itching and preservative allergy from a sizeable minority. Tolerance on reactive skin, taken as the thing that decides it, lands on Cetaphil and Mario Badescu as the two to reach for.

florence by mills gives makeup the smoothest bed in this group, described again and again as slipping under foundation without a primer and behaving even on dry, flake-prone skin. Mario Badescu is close on its heels, with reviewers calling it the perfect base for a face of makeup, though a couple found it turned greasy and disturbed what went on top. CeraVe works under foundation for most, with a handful of reports of separation instead. The INKEY List draws a few clean accounts, and Cetaphil only a single one. Makeup wearers who want a base that stays put should treat florence by mills and Mario Badescu as the dependable choices.