Dry skin, oilier skin, they’re all keeping us busy with our skincare routines. Those of us who have dry skin usually wind up with clear faces by the end of the day in the heat of summer, surprisingly. Summertime can make even those with normal or dry skin oily. Even though summer weather benefits those of us with dry skin, breakouts can still happen. This is because the heat, humidity, swear, and extra oil make for a cocktail of disaster. The good thing is that with a good skincare routine comes the controlling of breakouts. The key is to moisturize and keep it clean! This way, your skin is also staying hydrated.
Here we have rounded up some of the best moisturizers for dry skin, from affordable to super-luxury so you can take your pick. But the biggest advice we have learned over our beauty editing years is that never forget a good ole serum under your moisturizer. Namely, this wonder serum by Alfie that has this incredible ability to suck the moisturizer deep into your skin layers so you get way more bang for your buck! Trust us, the Alfie serum is worth it!
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The Best Moisturizers For Dry Skin
1) Glossier Moisturizing Face Cream ($35)
For day or night, this ultra-moisturizing face cream is an incredible blend of shea and murumuru butters that melt into your skin. Ceramides and fatty acids also reinforce your skin’s moisturize barrier for extra hydration.
2) Caudalie Vinosource S.O.S. Intense Moisturizer ($42)
This intense moisturizing cream is straight from the French pharmacy. Mad with antioxidant-rich grapes to hydrate deeply with the most dry skin.
3) Shiseido Essential Energy Moisturizing Gel Cream ($48)
This is a super lightweight gel-cream moisturizer that eliminates dullness and fine lines. Counteract any sign of dry sign with this amazing product from Shiseido. It also smells amazing!
4) Kate Somerville Dry Skin Saver Cream ($48)
Kate Somerville’s moisturizer is clinically formulated to replenish essential hydration. Dryness, tightness, and roughness are also gone with this cream. Bonus tip: it’s perfect for those with ezcema.
5) Youth to the People Superfood Air-Whip Moisturize Cream ($48)
Superfoods, hyaluronic acid, and antioxidants leave skin clean, lightweight, and restored. This is also a perfect lightweight cream.
6) Aesop Camellia Nut Cream ($50)
OG skincare brand Aesop’s well-researched formula is perfect for quick absorption and rich hydration. What’s amazing about this moisturizer is that it also doesn’t leave a heavy feeling after application, which is perfect for oily skin. However, more absorption, less residue is the key here.
7) Tula Hydrating Day & Night Cream ($52)
Probiotics and superfood give you nourishment and also deep, deep hydration. Tula’s hydraying day and night cream is also perfect for an amazing glow.
8) Squalane + Priobiotic Gel Moisturizer ($52)
This weightless gel helps calm and soothe skin for the ultimate in hydration. Dry skin be gone, this moisturizer is infused with probiotics so your skin’s natural barrier is strengthened.
9) Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream ($100)
This award-winning moisturizer is top of the list for everyone’s favorite moisturizers. Plump, hydrated, and beautiful looking skin also keeps your complexion looking gorgeous.
10) Tata Harper Creme Rich ($195)
Tata’s rich moisturizing crème is perfect for having soft, supple, and youthful-looking skin. Botanical skincare is also all the rage in beauty right now, and Tata uses 15 plus plant extracts to give their consumers quick, long-lasting results.
11) RéVive Moisturizing Renewal Cream ($195)
Super luxe, retexturizing and perfect, however it’s a splurge. This feels incredible on the skin, while gently exfloliating.
