What skin type is this moisturizer designed for?

According to the listing, it's a gel-cream formulated for combination to oily skin, and is also described as suitable for sensitive and acne-prone skin.

What are the key active ingredients?

The listing lists hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and three essential ceramides (1, 3, 6-II) as key ingredients, along with an oil-absorbing, silica-based technology.

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CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream

Name: CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream
Price: 92.00 AED
Availability: InStock

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Why readers pick it

Oil-Absorbing Technology To Rebalance Oily Skin: Oily skin moisturizer formulated with silica and other powders to help absorb excess oil and rebalance oily skin, leaving it neither too oily nor too dry.
Daily Moisturizer For Face: Use moisturizer as the last step in AM & PM routines. If layering with an eye cream, moisturizer or facial serum, apply this oil absorbing moisturizer after other product applications have been fully absorbed.
Hyaluronic Acid & Niacinamide Moisturizer: Facial moisturizer contains Hyaluronic Acid to retain skin's moisture and Niacinamide to help calm skin. MVE Technology delivers hydration throughout the day.
3 Essential Ceramides: Ceramides are found naturally in the skin and make up ~50% of the lipids in the skin barrier. CeraVe's facial moisturizers are formulated with three essential ceramides (1, 3, 6-II) & help restore the skin's natural barrier.
Lightweight Gel-Cream: Gel moisturizer for face with a non-greasy formula, feels refreshing upon application and quickly absorbs into skin with a matte finish.
Developed With Dermatologists: This mattifying moisturizer is fragrance free and non-comedogenic. Suitable as a sensitive skin, oily skin, acne-prone skin & combination skin moisturizer.

CeraVe Oil Control Moisturizing Gel-Cream tries to settle the oldest oily-skin argument: hydrate the barrier without adding shine. It pairs a silica-based oil-absorbing system with ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide in a gel-cream that finishes matte rather than dewy.

Why it made the list

The formula is built around an oil-absorbing technology using silica and other powders, aimed at rebalancing oily skin instead of simply drying it out, so the finish lands between too oily and too dry. Hydration comes from hyaluronic acid and niacinamide delivered through MVE Technology, which is intended to release moisturizing ingredients across the day rather than all at once.

Barrier support comes from three essential ceramides (1, 3, 6-II) that help restore the skin’s natural barrier, and the texture stays lightweight and non-greasy with a matte finish. It was developed with dermatologists, is fragrance-free and non-comedogenic, and is marketed for sensitive, oily, acne-prone, and combination skin. This listing carries a 4.5-star average across 3,357 ratings, and the AI-generated review summary notes that customers find it lightweight and non-greasy and appreciate the fragrance-free formula.

Best suited for

Buyers with oily, combination, or acne-prone skin looking for an oil-absorbing yet hydrating gel-cream moisturizer
Buyers who want a dermatologist-developed formula combining ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide in one product
Buyers comfortable testing results themselves, given the mixed reviewer feedback on oil-control effectiveness and sensitive-skin suitability

Product information

Factual specification data from the official Amazon catalog. No customer review scores are listed here because our rating display is automated from the live Amazon sync.

Brand: CeraVe
Item volume: 52 Milliliters
Item dimensions L x W x H: 47 x 36 x 140 millimeters
Age range (description): Adult
Special features: Lightweight, Non Comedogenic
Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 3.6 x 14 cm; 52 g
Date First Available: 8 May 2024
ASIN: B0CTTV91Z6
Item model number: COICM052-00

Ingredients and safety information

Safety warning

for external use only

Ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Cetearyl Isononanoate, C14-22 Alcohols, Isopropyl Myristate, Zea Mays Starch/Corn Starch, Ceramide Np, Ceramide Ap, Ceramide Eop, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Triethyl Citrate, Silica, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Xanthan Gum, Phytosphingosine, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Benzoic Acid, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside (Code F.I.L. N70040237/1).