Anonymous
11/13/2025 09:22
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Using an oil on top of Cerave cream is great for winter. You may need to experiment with the type of oil if you are prone to breakouts, but I've never experienced problems with jojoba, argan, and castor oil. I also sometimes will add a bit of Vaseline or Aquaphor to dry patches at night, especially during the coldest times of year.
Anonymous
11/13/2025 02:01
Subject: Re:Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:I am using the following and it works very well. I'm in my mid 50's with dry skin in the winter.
AESTURA
ATOBARRIER365 Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides & Niacinamide
I'm also using the Aestura Barrier cream and it's working well for me. I'm 45 with very dry skin.
I also use this hydrating lotion as the first step when I wash my face in the evenings or after a shower. It works so so well, and I can tell a difference when I don't use it.
https://www.target.com/p/hadalabo-rohto-gokujyun-premium-lotion-clear-5-74oz-hada-labo-made-in-japan-7-types-of-hyaluronic-acid-moisturizing-skin/-/A-1003409901?sid=&TCID=PDS-20986569243&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20986569243&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfa4OBduFQbD56kua8-eNhOmv&gclid=CjwKCAiA_dDIBhB6EiwAvzc1cC47iG19fccYMmI8iWOaRPRYk4-eLKAzkuKbTz5MEWvbZ9byOowqpBoC9o8QAvD_BwE
Anonymous
11/12/2025 23:00
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I do have some squaline oil in my bathroom so I'll try a few drops of that first. I'm sensitive to any cream/lotion with any acids, etc.
Are we supposed to add it first or second? I’ve been putting it over my moisturizer. I use Cetaphil.
Conventional wisdom is oil always goes last to seal in the moisturizer or other treatments.
I was taught the opposite. That oil is thinner and lighter than moisturizer so it goes on first to be absorbed into your skin. Then the moisturizer locks in the oil.
There are some exceptions, but generally no you don't want to order it this way. Moisturizers are humectants and oils are occlusives, so if you're looking to hydrate your face you want to use the oil to lock in the moisture provided by your humectant moisturizer. In reverse, the moisturizer can't penetrate the occlusive barrier of an oil, so you don't get the benefit of the moisturizer or any other serum by applying it over an oil. Basically, a humectant won't "lock" anything in but an oil always does. The only borderline situation where this could be a gray area is is the moisturizer we are talking about it some SUPER oil packed almost balm like thing.
Every skincare guide I’ve read says “lightest to heaviest” - so, water based products first, then oil based, last cream based (moisturizers).
This is just wrong, sorry. I mean it probably doesn’t make much difference in practice since it all gets mixed together on the skin anyway, but putting oil, which is purely occlusive, on your face before moisturizer can act as a barrier to the hydrating ingredients in the moisturizer trying to pull water into the skin.
+1
+2. It's not really up for debate...
+3. Oil last.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 22:49
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
I also use the Ordinary’s squalene oil - I put it on after the moisturizer. I used Hyaluronic acid before the moisturizer. No expert but that combo works well for me.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 22:29
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I do have some squaline oil in my bathroom so I'll try a few drops of that first. I'm sensitive to any cream/lotion with any acids, etc.
Are we supposed to add it first or second? I’ve been putting it over my moisturizer. I use Cetaphil.
Conventional wisdom is oil always goes last to seal in the moisturizer or other treatments.
I was taught the opposite. That oil is thinner and lighter than moisturizer so it goes on first to be absorbed into your skin. Then the moisturizer locks in the oil.
There are some exceptions, but generally no you don't want to order it this way. Moisturizers are humectants and oils are occlusives, so if you're looking to hydrate your face you want to use the oil to lock in the moisture provided by your humectant moisturizer. In reverse, the moisturizer can't penetrate the occlusive barrier of an oil, so you don't get the benefit of the moisturizer or any other serum by applying it over an oil. Basically, a humectant won't "lock" anything in but an oil always does. The only borderline situation where this could be a gray area is is the moisturizer we are talking about it some SUPER oil packed almost balm like thing.
Every skincare guide I’ve read says “lightest to heaviest” - so, water based products first, then oil based, last cream based (moisturizers).
This is just wrong, sorry. I mean it probably doesn’t make much difference in practice since it all gets mixed together on the skin anyway, but putting oil, which is purely occlusive, on your face before moisturizer can act as a barrier to the hydrating ingredients in the moisturizer trying to pull water into the skin.
+1
+2. It's not really up for debate...
Anonymous
11/12/2025 19:03
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Agree that oil goes last. I would use argan oil or jojoba. If you have breakouts a drop of tea tree oil in the mix.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 16:49
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
You could add argan oil to your moisturizer. Josie Maran
Anonymous
11/12/2025 16:47
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I do have some squaline oil in my bathroom so I'll try a few drops of that first. I'm sensitive to any cream/lotion with any acids, etc.
Are we supposed to add it first or second? I’ve been putting it over my moisturizer. I use Cetaphil.
Conventional wisdom is oil always goes last to seal in the moisturizer or other treatments.
I was taught the opposite. That oil is thinner and lighter than moisturizer so it goes on first to be absorbed into your skin. Then the moisturizer locks in the oil.
There are some exceptions, but generally no you don't want to order it this way. Moisturizers are humectants and oils are occlusives, so if you're looking to hydrate your face you want to use the oil to lock in the moisture provided by your humectant moisturizer. In reverse, the moisturizer can't penetrate the occlusive barrier of an oil, so you don't get the benefit of the moisturizer or any other serum by applying it over an oil. Basically, a humectant won't "lock" anything in but an oil always does. The only borderline situation where this could be a gray area is is the moisturizer we are talking about it some SUPER oil packed almost balm like thing.
Every skincare guide I’ve read says “lightest to heaviest” - so, water based products first, then oil based, last cream based (moisturizers).
This is just wrong, sorry. I mean it probably doesn’t make much difference in practice since it all gets mixed together on the skin anyway, but putting oil, which is purely occlusive, on your face before moisturizer can act as a barrier to the hydrating ingredients in the moisturizer trying to pull water into the skin.
+1
Anonymous
11/12/2025 16:30
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I do have some squaline oil in my bathroom so I'll try a few drops of that first. I'm sensitive to any cream/lotion with any acids, etc.
Are we supposed to add it first or second? I’ve been putting it over my moisturizer. I use Cetaphil.
Conventional wisdom is oil always goes last to seal in the moisturizer or other treatments.
I was taught the opposite. That oil is thinner and lighter than moisturizer so it goes on first to be absorbed into your skin. Then the moisturizer locks in the oil.
There are some exceptions, but generally no you don't want to order it this way. Moisturizers are humectants and oils are occlusives, so if you're looking to hydrate your face you want to use the oil to lock in the moisture provided by your humectant moisturizer. In reverse, the moisturizer can't penetrate the occlusive barrier of an oil, so you don't get the benefit of the moisturizer or any other serum by applying it over an oil. Basically, a humectant won't "lock" anything in but an oil always does. The only borderline situation where this could be a gray area is is the moisturizer we are talking about it some SUPER oil packed almost balm like thing.
Every skincare guide I’ve read says “lightest to heaviest” - so, water based products first, then oil based, last cream based (moisturizers).
This is just wrong, sorry. I mean it probably doesn’t make much difference in practice since it all gets mixed together on the skin anyway, but putting oil, which is purely occlusive, on your face before moisturizer can act as a barrier to the hydrating ingredients in the moisturizer trying to pull water into the skin.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 16:18
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Try vanicream. My derm recommends it as a thicker alternative to cerave
Anonymous
11/12/2025 16:16
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I do have some squaline oil in my bathroom so I'll try a few drops of that first. I'm sensitive to any cream/lotion with any acids, etc.
Are we supposed to add it first or second? I’ve been putting it over my moisturizer. I use Cetaphil.
Conventional wisdom is oil always goes last to seal in the moisturizer or other treatments.
I was taught the opposite. That oil is thinner and lighter than moisturizer so it goes on first to be absorbed into your skin. Then the moisturizer locks in the oil.
There are some exceptions, but generally no you don't want to order it this way. Moisturizers are humectants and oils are occlusives, so if you're looking to hydrate your face you want to use the oil to lock in the moisture provided by your humectant moisturizer. In reverse, the moisturizer can't penetrate the occlusive barrier of an oil, so you don't get the benefit of the moisturizer or any other serum by applying it over an oil. Basically, a humectant won't "lock" anything in but an oil always does. The only borderline situation where this could be a gray area is is the moisturizer we are talking about it some SUPER oil packed almost balm like thing.
Every skincare guide I’ve read says “lightest to heaviest” - so, water based products first, then oil based, last cream based (moisturizers).
Anonymous
11/12/2025 10:56
Subject: Re:Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
I am using the following and it works very well. I'm in my mid 50's with dry skin in the winter.
AESTURA
ATOBARRIER365 Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides & Niacinamide
AESTURA
ATOBARRIER365 Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides & Niacinamide
Anonymous
11/08/2025 12:17
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I do have some squaline oil in my bathroom so I'll try a few drops of that first. I'm sensitive to any cream/lotion with any acids, etc.
Are we supposed to add it first or second? I’ve been putting it over my moisturizer. I use Cetaphil.
Conventional wisdom is oil always goes last to seal in the moisturizer or other treatments.
I was taught the opposite. That oil is thinner and lighter than moisturizer so it goes on first to be absorbed into your skin. Then the moisturizer locks in the oil.
There are some exceptions, but generally no you don't want to order it this way. Moisturizers are humectants and oils are occlusives, so if you're looking to hydrate your face you want to use the oil to lock in the moisture provided by your humectant moisturizer. In reverse, the moisturizer can't penetrate the occlusive barrier of an oil, so you don't get the benefit of the moisturizer or any other serum by applying it over an oil. Basically, a humectant won't "lock" anything in but an oil always does. The only borderline situation where this could be a gray area is is the moisturizer we are talking about it some SUPER oil packed almost balm like thing.
Anonymous
11/08/2025 12:02
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
I love RoC from Costco. I stocked up on it.
Anonymous
11/07/2025 16:54
Subject: Adding some oil to Cerave cream for my face
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I do have some squaline oil in my bathroom so I'll try a few drops of that first. I'm sensitive to any cream/lotion with any acids, etc.
Are we supposed to add it first or second? I’ve been putting it over my moisturizer. I use Cetaphil.
Conventional wisdom is oil always goes last to seal in the moisturizer or other treatments.
I was taught the opposite. That oil is thinner and lighter than moisturizer so it goes on first to be absorbed into your skin. Then the moisturizer locks in the oil.