The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml vs CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz (3606000537750)
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz (3606000537750) is ₹790 dearer.
The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml vs CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz (3606000537750)
The Ordinary
The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml
₹700
10 percent is the number to think about, because it is not a better version of 5 percent.
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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.
Full details →Who the The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml is for
Buy it if: People with resilient, oily or congestion-prone skin who tolerate high active concentrations.
Avoid it if: Anyone with reactive or sensitised skin -- start at 5 percent instead.
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.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml | CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 16 oz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹700 | ₹1,490 |
| Key actives | Niacinamide 10 percent, zinc PCA 1 percent | Ceramides 1, 3 and 6-II, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid |
| Volume | 30 ml | 473 ml, 16 oz |
| Fragrance | Fragrance free | Fragrance free |
| 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 | not published | The lipids that make up the skin barrier. A cleanser containing them removes less barrier than it strips |
| Comedogenic | not published | Non-comedogenic |
| Concentration note | 10 percent is high. Most published benefit occurs at 4 to 5 percent, and above that the main change is more irritation, not more effect | not published |
| Fragrance free | not published | Genuinely, not merely unscented with a masking fragrance |
| Patch test | Recommended, given the concentration | not published |
| pH | not published | Around 5.5, close to skin's own, which matters because a high-pH cleanser disrupts the barrier |
| Suits | not published | Normal to oily skin. Dry skin should use the Hydrating version instead |
| Surfactants | not published | Includes sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, which is milder than sodium lauryl sulfate |
| Texture | Water-light, slightly tacky as it dries | not published |
| The vitamin C myth | Niacinamide and vitamin C were long said to cancel out. That came from a 1960s study at high heat and does not apply to modern formulations at skin temperature | not published |
| Who reacts | A significant minority get flushing or stinging at 10 percent. Starting at 5 percent and building up avoids it | not published |
| Why pH matters | not published | Traditional soap sits around pH 9 to 10 and leaves skin tight. A pH-balanced cleanser does not |
| Zinc PCA | 1 percent, included for oil regulation rather than for the niacinamide effect | 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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