Cerave Intensive Moisturizing Lotion
No. No, Cerave Intensive Moisturizing Lotion is not vegan.
It lists Cholesterol Palmitic Ace Alanine Spheri Hydroxyacetophenone: cholesterol, usually taken from wool grease.
- Cholesterol Palmitic Ace Alanine Spheri Hydroxyacetophenone
Why
Vegan means no animal-derived ingredients: no beeswax, honey, lanolin, carmine, collagen, silk or milk. Some ingredients like glycerin can come from plants or animals, so a vegan claim on the label matters.
No, Cerave Intensive Moisturizing Lotion is not vegan. It lists Cholesterol Palmitic Ace Alanine Spheri Hydroxyacetophenone: cholesterol, usually taken from wool grease.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Aqua/Water, Glycerin Butyrospermen Pain Butter/Shea Butter Hydroxyethyl Urea, Isopropyl Palmitate, Propaned Cetearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol, C15-19 Alkane, Glycine, Stearic Ace, Cenamee Np Cenage A Cernice Eop Sorbitan Tristearate, Sorbitan Oleate, Carbomer, Glyceryl Steara Dimethicone, Behentrimonium Methosulente, The Thote Schemcecane Sodium PCA, Serine, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Since Wretic Acc Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol Palmitic Ace Alanine Spheri Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol Nordnetperazine Ene Sulfonic Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Anna Gu Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydrorec Phytosphingosine, Acrylamide/Sodiun Acryloyldne Dimethyliaurate Copolymer, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
Vegan cream or lotions instead
Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 3337875904285.