CERAVE VS AQUAPHOR 🤔 WHICH ONE IS BETTER? DERMATOLOGIST  

I’m team Vaseline! I’ve tried all 3 products and Vaseline is always my favorite for the thickness and the simplicity. It never irritates my skin snd stays on well and it’s the cheapest option! I use it at night around my eyes , around my nose(nostrils) and along my chin line and forehead. It keeps my skin so soft and smooth in those areas I’m usually dry

I’ve been slugging with good ole’ Vaseline since my early 20’s (41now), my dermatologist recommended it twice weekly when I started using tretinoin (still am) also twice weekly, after it dried/absorbed, right before I went to sleep. Have never stopped. I started using cerave healing ointment instead upon discovering you during early days of pandemic, and it’s probably been (although hard to choose) the single best advice. I have used the aquaphor too, and although lovely, I prefer cerave prolly because of the ceramides, which you also introduced me to! I live in Puerto Rico now, use it daily. AC is a must at night and I wake up dewy and fresh and hydrated and I love you for it and everything else you do for the world! Muah!

I already had the Aquaphor at home. Thought it was “ok” but lacked something. After watching your videos on Cerave I went and bought the 3oz tube. After using it for a couple of days, I went and bought a tub of it at Publix (cheaper than anywhere else). I could slather Cerave everywhere it feels so good and comforting especially on the lips. So team Cerave all the way!

I love both products and find them useful for different reasons. I personally found that CeraVe is great for my face and body, as it is easer to spread, a little less greasy-feeling, absorbs into the skin, and gives you a supple look. It's a great daily ointment. However, over time Aquaphor demonstrated that it performed best for severely dehydrated/impaired skin, especially on my lips. It is so thick and very occlusive. Aquaphor sits on the skin and doesn't absorb fully the way CeraVe does on me, so my lips stay hydrated and soft throughout the day/evening. (I also love Vanicream Ointment for my lips.) CeraVe, on the other hand, worsens my lip condition. I wonder if it's because of the ceramides/HA... my lips are chapped to begin with, and those two ingredients are best used on wet/damp skin or it can dry your skin out even more (I think?). Anyway, definitely love both products and find them equally useful. CeraVe for daily use on everything, but my lips, for supple and dewy skin, and Aquaphor for severely dehydrated/chapped skin if you want to keep that part of your face/body moist and soft throughout the day/evening.

Seeing Dr. Dray's healthy skin, it inspires to eat a lot of veggies, drink lots of water, cover myself in sunscreen & use tretinoin

I am a flight attendant at a German airline and I've been using CeraVe Healing Ointment (thanks dr. Dray) for about a year now under my make up and over my serums/moisturizer. First it looks a little shiny, but when it is absorbed my face looks realy good and fresh. After a long flight my 'mature' skin looks so much better and doesn't feel dry.

So love that dr dray doesn’t accept very many sponsors and honestly every thing she has recommended to change that i needed to fix my skin worked ! Literally she helped me get out of beauty purchase scams and saved me thousands I was spending on treatments and products that she taught me answers to questions about my skin and the products if anyone is new here look back she seriously deserves awards as a dermatologist and on RU-vid for real. If you notice other derms on RU-vid I won’t name but they have sooo many of the sponsors super expensive products that were previously ruining my skin. Thought I would never heal my skin until I found her channel can’t say enough good things thank you 😊 Andrea! Aka DR. Dray

What a beautiful human to help people and ask for nothing in return💛

I love both as ointments, I prefer aquaphor in the winter especially on my lips as it is the thickest and longest lasting where I find CeraVe lighter and spreads thinner. Actually my favorite for "slugging"is the vanicream ointment, it has a really nice silicone slip to it, feels great going on:)

Ha! My big chance to tell you that I’m LOVING the CeraVe tinted sunscreen that you recommended. It makes my old-lady skin look so good. Thanks!

Aquaphor is what was recommended for me to prevent burns from radiation therapy. It really helped.

Aquafor DEFINITELY lasts significantly longer presumably because of the lanolin. One shortfall with the cereve is the constant need to reapply.

Team CeraVe!!! Even though I own both, I prefer CeraVe for my lips, my cuticles, for the skin around my eyes. It is a multi-tasker and I love it!.

I use the Walgreens dupe of Cereve Healing Ointment around my eyes at night. I love it and it’s a bit less expensive.

I have been using Aquafor for years. It's always been my go to & I have used it for slugging my face & also my body. I am open to trying the CeraVe once I have completed my current jar of Aquafor. I can certainly understand the concept of getting more with the added ingredients in CeraVe. Afterall, I started using Aquafor over Vaseline because of its added ingredients!!

i use both of these daily, so i can definitely tell a difference. cerave seems to "melt" more/faster so i use whichever one best suits me for the area i'm treating. cerave for eye area and aquaphor for lips/nose, but either for nails and wound/scab healing! love them both so much!

I didn’t even know “body slugging” was a thing 😂 but I’ve been doing it for weeks and it’s made a HUGE improvement on my psoriasis.

Team CeraVe! It works wonders on my almost 70 y.o. skin. I've avoided using it around the eyes, but will add that to my ongoing skin care. Thanks for a great review!

Team Vanicream Moisturizing Ointment!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I've never tried the CeraVe one, but both Vaseline and Aquaphor are horribly irritating to my skin (redness, swelling, burning). The Vanicream Moisturizing Ointment works and feels exactly the same as those, but doesn't irritate my skin at all. It is a hero product for me! I use it every day, and couldn't live without it. 👌🏻💜✨

CeraVe healing ointment honestly changed my LIFE! And I have you Dr Dray to thank for.

I have both of these products as well as the CeraVe baby ointment. I think they're all very effective and soothing on the skin. I started out using CeraVe's formulas but they are so stiff and difficult to get out of the tube. :-( With arthritis in my hands, I switched to Aquaphor as it's easier to get out of the tube and I love using it on my lips, hands and feet. I personally don't "slug" my skin but rather use ointment everywhere else on the body. I also found that during the winter when I get chapped lips, Aquaphor helped to heal them whereas CeraVe's ointment was soothing but never went further to heal them. Thank you for the comparison. :)

I prefer Aquaphor because it stays in place longer, which is especially nice overnight. The Cerave has more slip but is wiped off more easily. Thank you for sharing your insight!

Cerave Healing Ointment is my baby for sure. For the past year, I have used it nightly as an eye cream, lip balm and around my fingernails to prevent peeling. I am so surprised how much my dry lips have improved plus stopped my skin from peeling around my fingernail bed. But the big bonus for me, as 59-year-old women; is that I barely have any wrinkles around my eye area. I also used it recently to quickly heal wounds from a bad fall. Love this product and Dr Dray!

All the times that dermatologist told me to use petrolatum on biopsies and skin cancer treatments, I wish they had explained as clearly as you why they were telling me to use it. I didn't understand why they recommended it and always thought other ointments were better. Now I will follow instructions better.

I don’t slug but I’m Aquaphor all the way. It’s a HG for me for my lips and helping with any skin irritation. I know so many love Cerave but it just doesn’t work as good for me as Aquaphor.

Team CeraVe all the way. I’m in my 40s with adult eczema and extremely dry skin. My body barely produces oil. Even on my scalp. With that, I’m allergic to everything…fragrance, plastics (like in cheap shoes or sandals), grass, leaves, most detergent, some fabrics, etc…I even get a rash during fall pollen season. I digress. I’ve been “body slugging” after baths for years to hold moisture in and even use it on top of steroid creams for longer effect. Aquafor has always made me itch. Finally happy to possibly know why! CeraVe is the way to go for me!

Ive been using Aquaphor for years and love it. I purchased a similar product by Walmart with the brand Equate which is supposed to be a less expensive version and it was so inferior to Aquphor.

👍👍👍I love the cera e ointment. I use it every night on my hands and feet. You mentioned this product a couple of years ago and now is a favorite. Thanks for all your hard work. 🥰😍❤️❤️❤️

I've been slugging my full body with aquafor since you recommend with the robe situation every other night and my skin is the softest it's ever been probably since I've been a baby! Great tip! Thank you 🙂 I also have been putting it near an under my eyes after I put Tretinoin and my eyes are no longer dry!

I’m team Aquaphor. I’ve been using it for years on my lips and feet. The Cerave ointment is not as thick.

I’m team Aquaphor! Thank you Dr Dray I also like the Eucerin healing ointment as it has a cream texture as it’s not as high in petroleum jelly as Cerave or Aquaphor!

Agree with your assessment. My Derm always recommends Aquaphor (burnt myself with a heating pad when I had pneumonia; when they burned off skin cancer, etc.). I bought many Cerave products based on your recommendations and I need to apply them more frequently including the ointment. I have an absolute ton of skin care products in my "inventory" including a 2-3 tubs of the Cerave ointment, several tubs of L'Occitane Shea Butter, many bottles of the Cerave pm treatment and tubs of the Cerave moisturizing cream (and also their soaps)... Several bottles of La Roche moisturizer and sunscreen. My old go to used to just be L'Occitane's Almond Skin Oil (love it) before you learned me on skin care -- LOL (you've been expensive girlfriend :) ). I got back on Retin A and Azelaic Acid (Rx from Derm) -- I see her PA and she forced me onto Differin for a couple of years (long story, but, I actually quoted you to the PA regarding she had previously told me I had thin skin from too much Retin A (between 30 and 55 when she would not refill me); now using the differin on my forearms (inventory of a dozen tubes of the stuff)... I am aging and have a lot of spots (and one ended up as squamous cell carcinoma recently). I need to reduce spots so I don't have so many to watch for skin cancer (shock face). Hoping that 5 year break in Retin A can be corrected :(!!! I grew up in the desert in NV. Last 20 years in the Pacific Northwest (so, not nearly the sun as I also spent a couple of decades in CA).

I'm team Cerave. I bought the jar from Wal-Mart and keep it by my bed. I put in on my eyes, neck, chest, arms and legs before going to sleep. I figured sheets are easy to wash. My only issue is keeping my dog from kicking it off.

Thanks for the video. I’ve been using Aquaphor for years for healing tattoos & wounds in general. After watching your video, I went ahead and purchased Cerave. It’s so much better because it’s less greasy. It feels more like a lotion. I can only describe it as mixing petroleum with a Aveeno lotion. It makes my hands feel amazing.

I have been using Aquaphor on my severe chapped lips throughout the day for years. I wanted to try Cereve but noticed I had to reapply Cereve more often than Aquaphor. Both are excellent!

Doc thank you for providing this platform. Not only are you generously helpful but the comments submitted are invaluable. It helps to know you are not alone and others have found the cause of their lip problems. Mine is the toothepaste!!!! I ❤ y'all.

Omg I’ve been waiting for this! I use both for my tattoos. Everyone raves about Aquaphor, and they’re really great but the Cereve ointment let alone their products in general, have always worked better for me. I found that the cereve ointment spread easier as well. Which for tattoo healing is a plus because extra tugging is just uncomfortable. So glad you did this!

I put Cerave on while my skin is still wet from the shower. Less greasy that way. Way back, ladies put Crisco on their face at night. Same slugging concept, different product.

I love the Cerave Ointment so much, especially when I "grease the orifices" for my differin adapalene, i also use it as an eye cream. Haven't tried the aquaphor tbh but I agree how easy the cerave is to spread on the face compared to regular petrolatum. Thanks for the detailed review!

This is the Vs we never knew we needed!

I love the cerave ointment. My son uses it on his hands at night to prevent hangnail irritation!

Aquaphor all the way, cheaper, does the same thing and if no allergies to lanolin, why not🤩

I know some people are allergic, but for me NOTHING compares to lanolin for holding in water loss in my chronically dry skin. I use it religiously on my lips and will do so forever. Lanolips 101 Ointment is pure heaven.

I agree 💯. I even apply an extra layer of Cerave to my eyes, neck and décolleté if I happen to wake up in the middle of the night to use the washroom. My eyes feel so much fresher when I wake in the am.

I like to slug with the Cerave because of the added benefits you mentioned, but I feel like Aquaphor does a much better job moisturizing my lips.

I have both and find that Aquaphor way outperforms on the lips. It just lasts and protects way longer. I haven’t tried body slugging so looking forward to giving it a go

I have both, bit I definitely prefer the Cerave. I would not have known about it without your recommendation. Thank you!

You are so animated and lively in this video!

CeraVe healing ointment is one of my favorite products of all time (along with Differin)!

Ok, I am 30 seconds in and I already know you prefer the Cerave one. You mention it regularly. But I am curious to see why. I really trust your judgment. You are very honest with us.

I did this for two nights now because I felt my face needed some repairing since I wasn't using much skin care and my face looked dull. Didn't know it was called slugging. I am a CeraVe girl by the way.

My lips got worse after using aquaphor. You educated me years ago that it could be the lanolin. It definitely was the lanolin. Thank you!!

I'm glad you mentioned about putting those on the eyelids as I've been having an awful time with dry, sore skin on and around my eyes.

Team aquaphor! Not nearly as oily, and leaves my lips much softer/more hydrated than the cerave ointment does.

Perfect timing. My nearly 70 year old arms look so dry. I put Cereve on my arms last night. The arms look so much younger and softer today.

I love the CeraVe ointment... it lasts such a long time. I’ve used 100% USP mineral oil, in the laxative section, as a first step in a double cleanse recently and loved it! So affordable. I did the second cleanse in the shower by the way.

Aquaphor has lanolin! An allergen for me, resulting in contact dermatitis. Danya

Hey Dr Dray! Do you have a video addressing the little blood dots in skin that pop up like beauty marks??

Team Cerave! I love that stuff. It does wonders for my daughters eczema! Love your videos Dr Dray! Thank you!

Thankyou so much for introducing the Cerave healing ointment to me. I would never had purchased this prior to watching your videos. It is an amazing product. It healed my sensitive skin and I slug now and my skin is the so soft and hydrated. Thanks DR Dray . You are the best!

I loved the way my face looked afterwards and it's great for chapped or dry 👄 as you know as I follow you and you use it😃

i am extremely loyal to aquaphor and i live and breathe the stuff, it's truly a holy grail. my eyes are a problem area for me so i'm super curious if the hyaluronic acid and ceramides will cause me to notice a difference in performance for me. i have to give it a try sometime! the price difference is annoying, but i'm honestly super curious to try so i'll purchase the smaller size. personally i dislike pure petroleum jelly or vaseline products. it doesn't provide enough hydration for me because it's occlusive on its own without any moisturizing benefits. my lips get dryer when i use vaseline, so i am team aquaphor! thank you for this video dr.dray 💙

I love NIVEA CREAM GERMAN VERSION... ITS THE BEST!

I am team CereVe all the way. I luv ALL their products.

🙋🏻‍♀️Team Cerave! I’ve been slugging this ointment for a week now and I swear it has done wonders in just a few days.

Yes hunny we love some aquaphor it makes my makeup look seamless

CeraVe is what I use and like, I use coupons to lower the cost as well.

Cerave Healing Ointment has been the best thing for my facial eczema. Thank you for introducing me to this!

The cerave healing ointment helped get rid of my newly developed dermatitis on my eyelid. I also love it for slugging to and as a lip balm. Amazing stuff.

I have noticed a difference in my under eye and eyelid area since slugging Cerave ointment over my gentle eye cream. I cannot tolerate any type of retinol in eye cream so for me, this is the next best thing.

I love both of these ointments, but I find that aquaphor gets along with my skin better and leaves my skin a bit softer overall. I find that aquaphor smooths my rough, scaly skin out better. Aquaphor is my miracle product ☺️

Cereve for face, neck and chest for sure... Aquaohor for injury and healing. But the aquaphor lip balm is awesome and easy to carry in purse or pocket, and there is an affordable SPF aquaphor lip balm!

I started body slugging too after a warm shower it seems to sink in pretty fast what a difference I love it

I tried both, I noticed Aquafor lasts longer, melted into my skin and moisturized better. I really wanted to like CeraVe but it really was too similar to Vaseline despite the added ingredients.

I wish I knew everything you are explaining in your wonderful videos 40 years ago…. My skin would probably looked much better than what it is now. Thank you!

Just as I'm typing this comment, a commercial for Cerave came on. 🙂 I'm 61, and I've been slugging my skin w Vaseline since Im 16, and soo happy I did. long term effects are amazing.

I’ve tried both and I’m Team CeraVe! I couldn’t live without it. 😀

As an ER doc and mom of 4 kids I have yet to find something I won’t put Aquaphore on. But, alas, years of only nights have not been kind to the fine lines around my eyes. I’m excited to try this slogging/slugging? thing with CeraVe. Thanks for the great tip!

I literally was at the store the other day wondering the same thing! I barely clicked on this video and based on the ingredients, the Cerave healing ointment I'm sure is better cause it has so many ingredients that put good things back into the skin, such as hyaluronic acid. I personally love the cerave healing ointment and I use it on my lips, under eyes, and even minor cuts.

I like both products. My Gyn recommend Aquaphor and it works great for irritation, chafing, dryness. I also like the cerave .

I've been using Aquaphor since I originally got samples from a doc. A tube lasts a long time and I'm almost out. Will try Cerave next, especially since my cleanser and moisturizer are Cerave products (and there are coupons.. ha ). BTW, Dr. D.... I started giving sunscreen etc... as part of birthday gifts. :-). Have a good weekend, stay cool. Thanks for everything you do!

Excellent content. I was first introduced to aquaphor a year ago for skin dermatitis on my hands(never had it before!). It's been a blessing and now use it a few times a week on my hands elbows... just for maintenance. Going to try cerave as an eye cream. Love that you went into detail of the strength of each product👍 Thsnks

I am team Aquaphor only by marriage. My husband uses it during the winter months successfully for his dry cracked hands. The tube last a long time and I use it nightly on my lips and have used it on my face when I get heavy handed with the Tretinoin.

I love your Chanel. I’m 45. I just finished chemo. Would you please do 1 on the best stuff you can put in your hair for your hair to grow back. Thank you so much ❤️

Using liquid gold followed by aquaphor healing ointment every night has done wonders for my skin barrier🙂

Aquaphor is more hydrating. I feel like you are a bit biased towards absolutely anything Cerave produces.

I used Vaseline once. Believe me, you don't want to do that if you have pets. I found out the hard way with pet fur on my face. Lol They also make a non petrol Vaseline.

I spray aquaphor on my legs after shaving and it keeps ingrown hairs and itch at bay. Total HG. .

I have both, and I think I like aquaphor better. I've been using it on my lips for the past couple of days and last night I noticed my lips looked SO hydrated. Also, MUCH easier to squeeze out of the bottle.

I found the CeraVe healing ointment a bit too light. I prefer the thickness of Aquaphor. Not a big fan of slugging, but ointments make the best lip balms in my opinion.

I have to say that you look so beautiful with eye makeup on. You’re even wearing a little blush. It’s very beautiful.

Hi dr dray. I just wanted to tell you that cerave came out with a cleansing balm!! But I’m pretty sure that you can only get it on their website. Thanks for this informative video Dr Dray!!

I got the new Eucerin Balm, and quite enjoy it, however, Cerave is your boo, and my boo too! It will always be the O.G. in my opinion. I hope you have a terrific weekend. See ya tomorrow

This is a fantastic video. I appreciate the clarity and professionalism of the speaker. Very helpful.

I am obsessed with cerave healing ointment and Nivea cream

Oh, the timing! I literally wrote this question to youtube yesterday because the CeraVe ointment isn't sold in my country. I couldn't find such video

You are simply the best and have truly changed my life for the better! I am more confident in myself and feel better about my use of products thank you your information! I have used all of these and my one issue is I get contact dermatitis right above my lip. But I am also very very prone to acne around the mouth. So while I would love to use an occlusive there for hydrating purposes I know better. I would LOVE for you to recommend a couple of the best hydrating creams for eczema that will not clog pores and cause acne like thick occlusives can! Thank you a million times Dr. Dray!

Team Cerave...all the way it's changed my skin and my life. 😁🤗

Id been recommending the cerave over aquaphor for the same reasons, thanks for the validation!

They both are magical for my skin and my kids.