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Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion with Hyaluronic Acid - Normal to Very Dry Skin Versus Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion

General Moisturizer
General Moisturizer
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on July 26, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils and silicones

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising

Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.

Its main roles are:

Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

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When to use

101 Routines
56% use in am
44% use in pm
95% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion with Hyaluronic Acid 20 ingredients

1.0 /5
from 1 rating
Broke Me Out (1) Doesn't Work (1) Drying (1)
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Elsie

1 day ago
Review

I don't recommend using this if you actually have a bad case of sensitive skin. This lotion completely burned my skin and messed up my skin barrier. I don't have an issue with hyaluronic acid (I regularly use the ROUND LAB 1025 Dokdo Ampoule *I was not using both at the same time). I don't know what caused the major irritation but even my sister's skin barrier was burnt/messed up and her skin is a Show more

#drying
#broke me out
#irritating
#doesn't work

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion 10 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 4 ratings
Absorbs Well (2) Great Value (2) Hydrating (2)
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Eggy

1 year ago
Review

I use this every other day and it’s great, unlike other moisturisers that I use, it soaks in and it makes your skin look calmer. Some moisturisers can make the redness visibly worse. But this doesn’t. I recommend! I’ve been using it for years now!

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
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Chocoholic2102

1 year ago
Review

It’s comforting and my skin never has adverse reactions to it