I feel as though I’ve almost written an entire review on this sunscreen already, but as the mentions are dotted about in different posts I thought I’d collate all of the information into one neat review.
Because this CeraVe Facial Moisturising Lotion with SPF 25 is a good one; uncomplicated, unperfumed, inexpensive and effective. Its particular USP, as with most of CeraVe’s products, is that the formula contains ceramides to help restore the skin’s own protective barrier. Ceramides are actually present in the skin already – the fats make up over 50% of the skin’s composition, according to Dr Google – but over time, the ceramides become less effective at their job. And their job is, in the simplest terms, forming a protective barrier against the outside world. Helping to keep the stuff we don’t want (eg pollution, smoke) out and the stuff we do want (water!) in. If this protective barrier is weakened then you can start to see dryness, itchiness, redness, signs of dehydration and that general feeling of sensitivity and angstiness that we’ve probably all experienced at one time or another. If the barrier is strong and healthy, then it follows that skin will look and feel more soothed and hydrated. (And hydrated skin, in turn, will usually look far plumper and firmer.) I wasn’t really that au fait with how ceramides worked (I think those dodgy shampoo ads from the nineties made me add the word “ceramide”...