Ceramide NP: version 1

Saved 2026-09-27 04:29 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added CeraVe Moisturizing Cream 16 oz (453 g), UPC 301871373164 (wanted list). Identity and the 2018 ingredient list come from the two Open Beauty Facts photographs (front and ingredient panel, 2018-0. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Ceramide NP <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Ceramide NP
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name       | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Ceramide 3 | name | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref             | url                                                                       | title                                                             | accessed   | publisher                  | kind        | published  | record_id     | locator                         | licence      | attribution                    | upstream |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------ | -------- |
| off-ingredients | https://images.openbeautyfacts.org/images/products/030/187/137/3164/3.jpg | Ingredient panel of the 16 oz jar, photographed 2018              | 2026-09-27 | Open Beauty Facts          | pack        | 2018-04-28 | 0301871373164 | Ingredient panel                | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Beauty Facts contributors |          |
| cir-ceramides   | https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/cerami032015rep.pdf        | Safety Assessment of Ceramides as Used in Cosmetics, final report | 2026-09-27 | Cosmetic Ingredient Review | publication | 2015       |               | Introduction: INCI name changes |              |                                |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Ceramide NP is a phytosphingosine-based ceramide used in cosmetics; it is the INCI name that replaced the retired name Ceramide 3.[^cir-ceramides] The 2018 label of the 16 oz jar of CeraVe Moisturizing Cream lists it as Ceramide 3.[^off-ingredients]
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