No. 32 in skincare

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77% would recommend

9 redditors · 6 threads · 5 subs
95% CI: 45–94%
★4.6 on Amazon (4 reviews)

78%

22%

Positive 7 Neutral 0 Negative 2

Why we ranked it No. 32 in skincare

Sample 9 redditors with explicit opinion · 7 positive · 2 negative · 0 neutral

Score 0.778 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio

Confidence95% CI: 45–94% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence

Verdict Highly Recommended — ≥65% positive across ≥7 redditors.

Sources r/BeautyBoxes, r/SkincareAddiction, r/Microneedling, r/30PlusSkinCare, r/tretinoin

CeraVe · skincare

Highly Recommended

Healing Ointment

Name: Healing Ointment
Brand: CeraVe
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (4 reviews)

r/BeautyBoxesr/SkincareAddictionr/Microneedlingr/30PlusSkinCarer/tretinoin

redditors recommend this 77% positive · across 6 threads in r/BeautyBoxes, r/SkincareAddiction, r/Microneedling

TL;DR — Reddit consensus

A multipurpose healing ointment users turn to for lips and compromised skin. Limited evidence on long-term effectiveness for chronic issues.

What redditors love

Go-to for actual lip repair, not just moisture

“the one that I use everytime my lips actually need help is the cerave healing ointment”

u/u/Fair_Phrase1

Recommended over antibiotic cream for wound healing

“skip the antibiotic cream for a Cerave healing ointment or La roche posay cicablast balm”

u/u/Flowfie

Used as occlusive cover until skin heals

“cover with aquaphor or cerave healing ointment until it heals”

u/u/lovethatssleeping

What they don’t

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Relief may only last a day for some conditions

“I have tried Neosporin, CeraVe healing ointment, and Aquaphor lip repair balms and nothing has worked for longer than a day if that.”

u/u/red_queen122790

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What 9 redditors actually said.

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u/Fair_Phrase1 · r/BeautyBoxes

the one that I use everytime my lips actually need help is the cerave healing ointment

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u/Flowfie · r/SkincareAddiction

skip the antibiotic cream for a Cerave healing ointment or La roche posay cicablast balm

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u/Rough_Draft_Ridge · r/SkincareAddiction

Cerave Ointment Ingredient Change A Definite Ingredient Change

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u/emmy1300 · r/Microneedling

ed a question about a substitute to Infadolan because I am allergic to lanolin (cerave healing ointment is great if you’re in the us) and the answer I got was very polite and helpful.

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u/sb-sd · r/30PlusSkinCare

I’d skip coconut oil and go for an occlusive ointment like Aquaphor/Vaseline/CeraVe Healing Ointment, especially overnight with cotton gloves. Apply after every wash while hands ar

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u/stefflp · r/tretinoin

Take one of your "safe" moisturizers and put some cerave healing ointment over it at night (it's like a vaseline but thinner and easier to spread). Your

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u/balionli · r/tretinoin

"reen SPF 30 In the beginning when I did experience irritation, I slugged with CeraVe Healing Ointment day or night, didn't matter. Also used CeraVe Moisturizing Cream intermittentl"

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