🥛 Moisturizer
CeraVe SA Smoothing Moisturising Lotion
92
CeraVeA
🧴Acne-Friendly🧪Active-Rich
🩺Dermatologist-Tested👃Fragrance-Free💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free🧪Alcohol-Free
Exfoliate and soften skin with the Salicylic Acid Lotion for Rough & Bumpy Skin. Experience deep hydration while renewing skin's surface with lactic acid.
View product ↗Description
CeraVe SA Lotion for Rough & Bumpy Skin is formulated to smooth and soothe dry skin. With a lightweight, non-greasy formula containing salicylic acid, lactic acid and hyaluronic acid, our lotion for rough skin is designed to improve your skin's texture by exfoliating and hydrating it, while using 3 essential ceramides that work together to lock in skins moisture and help restore your skin’s protective barrier. Our gentle, salicylic acid lotion for bumpy skin also features patented MVE technology that encapsulates ceramides to ensure efficient delivery within the skin’s barrier and slow release over time. Supporting your protective skin barrier, long after you’ve finish applying.
Warnings
- •4 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 4 active)
- 0Aqua/Water
- 1Glycerin
- 2Ammonium LactateACTIVE
- 3Cetearyl Alcohol
- 4Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- 5Salicylic AcidACTIVE
- 6NiacinamideACTIVE
- 11PhytosphingosineACTIVE
Product Info
Type
Moisturizer
Size
237 ml
Price
$12.49
Cost per use
$0.05
Lasts
~4 months
at 2× daily
Daily use
~2.0 ml/day
Certifications
🩺 Dermatologist-Tested👃 Fragrance-Free💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free🧪 Alcohol-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
92
🧪Ingredient Quality45 / 45
- ✓4 high-impact actives: Ammonium Lactate, Salicylic Acid, Niacinamide +1 more
- ✓3 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ⚠No % concentrations on the label — strength inferred from INCI order
- ↑Disclose the % of each headline active
🏆Evidence Backing12.9 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 86/100 across 18 matched actives
- ✓16 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication12 / 12
- ✓8 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Ceramide + Cholesterol · Hyaluronic Acid + Glycerin · Niacinamide + HA
📋Functional Completeness7.5 / 8
- ✓Carries the active classes expected for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
96
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−5.5 / 18
- ⚠1 moderate-irritation ingredient: Ammonium Lactate
🌿Fragrance0 / 10
- ✓Fragrance-free
⚠️Allergens0 / 10
- ✓No EU 26 fragrance allergens detected
🚫Endocrine Concern0 / 15
- ✓No ingredients flagged for endocrine activity
💎Comedogenicity−2 / 7
- ⚠Moderate comedogenic potential (avg 1.4/5)
🔀Formulation Conflicts0 / 10
- ✓No antagonistic ingredient combinations
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+3 / 8
- ✓Short-ingredient-list bonus: +1.0
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
Overall Score92/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →