Your Guide to Face Moisturizers: Fragrance Free, Vitamin C, Hydra Gel, and Acai
Choosing the best face moisturizer isn’t one-size-fits-all. Your skin’s needs can change based on your age, skin type, sensitivities, environment, and even the time of year. While one person may need lightweight hydration, another may benefit from a richer formula designed to replenish moisture and support skin that’s becoming drier with age.
The right moisturizer helps replenish lost hydration, support your skin’s natural moisture barrier, and seal in the benefits of the products you’ve already applied. From lightweight gels that deliver a refreshing boost of hydration to nourishing creams that help keep moisture locked in for hours, each formula serves a different purpose.
Below, we break down our four face moisturizers to help you choose the best moisturizer for your needs.
Best Face Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin: Fragrance Free Face Cream
Best for: sensitive, dry, or acne-prone skin, and anyone who prefers a fragrance-free formula
When to apply: Morning and night, after cleansing.
Our silky, featherweight face cream with calming ingredients including shea butter, coconut oil, and sunflower oil. These three natural emollients hydrate without sitting heavy on the skin.
Our Fragrance Free Face Cream absorbs quickly, won't clog pores, and is gentle enough for even the most sensitive or reactive skin types. Our formula has no added fragrance or dyes, and is paraben-free, phthalate-free, sulfate-free, silicone-free, and gluten-free. It's suitable for use on any age and is a good starting point if you're simplifying your routine or dealing with chronically dry or itchy skin.
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Best Face Moisturizer for Brightening and Uneven Tone: Vitamin C Face Moisturizer
Best for: dullness, uneven tone, dehydration
When to apply: Morning or night, after cleansing and toning.
This moisturizing lotion is built to brighten while it hydrates. Vitamin C, as known as ascorbic acid, works alongside hyaluronic acid to draw moisture deep into skin and improve tone over time, while Vitamin E adds a layer of antioxidant protection. Avocado oil, jojoba oil, and shea butter round out the formula for lasting nourishment.
This formula is non-comedogenic and suitable for all skin types. It does contain a light citrus fragrance, so if you have fragrance sensitivities, we'd recommend patch testing first or trying our Fragrance Free Face Cream instead.
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Best Face Moisturizer for a Quick Hydration Boost: Vitamin C Plant Stem Cell Hydra Gel
Best for: dehydrated or stressed skin, all skin types, hot or humid climates
When to apply: Morning or night, after cleansing and serums
Our Hydra Gel is a lightweight, water-based gel rather than a cream, so it's built to deliver a fast, intense burst of hydration rather than seal moisture in for hours. Agave stem cell extract, organic aloe, and bamboo extract work together to help stimulate collagen production and soothe the skin, while a Vitamin C liposome complex adds antioxidant support.
Because it's a gel rather than a cream, many people use this as a hydration boost underneath the Vitamin C Face Moisturizer rather than as a stand-alone step, though it works well on its own too, especially on hot or humid days when a heavier cream feels like too much.
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Best Face Moisturizer for Fine Lines and Firmness: Acai Deep Wrinkle Face Cream
Best for: aging skin, dry skin, dull skin
When to apply: Morning or night, after cleansing and toning.
This targeted cream is built around an acai-derived active that helps support collagen production and skin firmness, paired with antioxidant-rich acai berry extract to help fight the appearance of fine lines. Aloe, avocado oil, and Vitamin E help keep skin nourished while it works.
Apply to face, neck, and decollete with upward strokes for best results, and use daily for the most noticeable improvement in texture and firmness over time.
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Building Your Daily Face Moisturizing Routine
You don't have to pick just one. A simple, effective moisturizing routine looks like:
- Sensitive or fragrance-free skin: Fragrance Free Face Cream, morning and night.
- Brightening focus: Vitamin C Face Moisturizer alone or layered over the Hydra Gel for an extra hydration boost.
- Aging or dry skin: Acai Deep Wrinkle Face Cream at night, alternating with the Vitamin C Face Moisturizer in the morning.
- Hot, humid days or an extra hydration boost: Vitamin C Plant Stem Cell Hydra Gel on its own, or underneath any of the creams above.
Whichever you choose, apply moisturizer daily and give it a few weeks before judging results. And as always, patch test any new product before adding it to your full routine.
