CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz (3606000537750) vs La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60 is ₹1,000 dearer.
CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz (3606000537750) vs La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
CeraVe
CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz (3606000537750)
₹1,490
pH around 5.5 is the specification that matters in a cleanser and is almost never stated.
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La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
₹2,490
SPF does not scale the way people read it: SPF 30 blocks about 97 percent of UVB and SPF 60 about 98, so doubling the number buys one percentage point.
Full details →Who the CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz is for
Buy it if: Normal to oily skin wanting a pH-balanced, genuinely fragrance-free daily cleanser.
Avoid it if: Dry or dehydrated skin, which should use the Hydrating Cleanser instead of the Foaming one.
Who the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60 is for
Buy it if: Anyone who will apply a proper quarter teaspoon and reapply every two hours.
Avoid it if: Anyone applying a thin layer once a day and expecting SPF 60 protection.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz | La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,490 | ₹2,490 |
| Fragrance | Fragrance free | Fragranced |
| Key actives | Ceramides 1, 3 and 6-II, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid | Avobenzone 3 percent, homosalate 10 percent, octisalate 5 percent, octocrylene 10 percent |
| Volume | 473 ml, 16 oz | 90 ml |
| Mains voltage | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Period after opening | 12 months after opening | 12 months after opening |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Ceramides | The lipids that make up the skin barrier. A cleanser containing them removes less barrier than it strips | not published |
| Comedogenic | Non-comedogenic | not published |
| Finish | not published | Milky, absorbs without a white cast |
| Fragrance free | Genuinely, not merely unscented with a masking fragrance | not published |
| How SPF scales | not published | Not linearly. SPF 30 blocks about 97 percent of UVB and SPF 60 about 98 percent. Doubling the number buys roughly one percentage point |
| pH | Around 5.5, close to skin's own, which matters because a high-pH cleanser disrupts the barrier | not published |
| Reapplication | not published | Every 2 hours in sun, and after swimming or heavy sweating |
| Suits | Normal to oily skin. Dry skin should use the Hydrating version instead | not published |
| Surfactants | Includes sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, which is milder than sodium lauryl sulfate | not published |
| UVA | not published | SPF measures UVB only. UVA causes most ageing and tanning and is rated by the PA system, which US-labelled sunscreens do not carry |
| Water resistance | not published | 80 minutes, which is a tested claim rather than a marketing one |
| What actually matters | not published | Quantity. SPF is measured at 2 mg per square centimetre, about a quarter teaspoon for a face, and almost nobody applies that much. Applying half gives far less than half the rated protection |
| Why pH matters | Traditional soap sits around pH 9 to 10 and leaves skin tight. A pH-balanced cleanser does not | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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