A face moisturizer is a skincare product specifically formulated to hydrate and nourish the skin. It typically contains ingredients like humectants and emollients to help replenish moisture and support the skin’s barrier. A face moisturizer is an essential and daily part of a comprehensive skincare routine.

Your face moisturizer should be used every day, twice a day, morning, and night. It’s usually one of the last steps in your skincare routine—after cleansing, toning, and applying a serum or treatment products. It helps to lock in moisture and keep the skin hydrated throughout the day or night. It’s important to choose a moisturizer that’s right for your skin type, too. For example, if you have sensitive skin, you may want to choose a moisturizer that not only soothes and calms the look of skin, but also helps support a resilient skin barrier, like Mega-Mushroom Fortifying Emulsion.

Our favorite moisturizer for dry skin is GinZing™ Ultra Hydrating Energy-Boosting Cream. It’s a super-rich face cream—with Caffeine from Coffee Beans and Niacinamide—that helps wake up the look of skin with instant radiance and 72-hour hydration. Another best moisturizer for dry skin, especially if you’re concerned about fine lines and wrinkles, is Plantscription™ Lifting + Firming Cream. With Hyaluronic Acid, Anogeissus, and Peptides, it helps deliver age-correcting hydration.

We have two go-to moisturizers for oily skin: Clear Improvement™ Pore Clearing Moisturizer and GinZing™ Energizing Gel Cream. Our Pore Clearing Moisturizer delivers all-day hydration to oily and blemish-prone skin. It combines 1% Salicylic Acid and Bamboo Charcoal to help clear skin of existing breakouts and prevent new ones from forming. Energizing Gel Cream has a quick-absorbing gel texture that's great for oily skin types. It features Niacinamide to help support the skin’s barrier and Vitamin C to help boost radiance for refreshed radiant, glowing skin.

Finding your best face moisturizer, starts with identifying your skin type. Once you’ve determined that, it’s easy to find your moisture match. Here at Origins, there are 3 ways we can help: You can check out our guide to moisturizers by skin type, take our Skin Quiz to help point you to your perfect match, or chat with an Origins Expert.