15 Best Face Moisturizers for Healthy Skin
We found the best deals — and some treat-yourself creams too.
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Keep moisture in and dryness out (and maybe even fight a wrinkle or two) with these moisturizers. They're either backed by our Good Housekeeping Seal, top-tested in our Beauty Lab, or favorites of our editors.
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BUDGET: Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisture for Combination Skin
$12
This GH Seal star is a light formula that balances skin by hydrating dry areas while canceling shine in oilier spots. Our Beauty Lab found it moisturizes for up to four hours and absorbed quickly, leaving a non-greasy finish that won't congest pores.
Neutrogena
BUDGET: L'Oréal Paris Skin Expert Revitalift Bright Reveal Brightening Day Moisturizer SPF 30
$20
The best of the Beauty Lab anti-aging day cream test, this lotion delivers the biggest bang for your buck, evening skin tone, reducing UV spots, and hydrating. Lab tests revealed it raised skin's hydration 28% and decreased UV spots by 11% in four weeks.
L'Oreal
BUDGET: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
$15
With its bouncy, refreshing gel texture, Neutrogena's innovative hyaluronic acid moisturizer quenches parched skin instantly and all day long. GH Lab evaluations showed the formula kept skin hydrated for 12 hours — and it's backed by our GH Seal!
Neutrogena
BUDGET: L'Oréal Paris RevitaLift Volume Filler Night Cream
$25
This lightweight gel cream was a heavy hitter in Lab tests. Ranked among the highest for firming and hydrating, one tester said, "I could see a difference after just a few uses." In our chemists' evaluations, it boosted firmness 36% and hydration levels 40%.
L'Oreal
BUDGET: RoC Skincare Multi Correxion 5-in-1 Daily Moisturizer SPF 30
$27
Lightweight and gentle, it was a star in Lab tests for smoothing lines and skin texture. "It left my skin feeling plump and looking smooth and glowing," raved one tester. Digital imaging showed the formula improved texture by 11% in four weeks.
ROC
BUDGET: Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Moisturizer SPF 30
$17
It can be easy to forget SPF when you're not heading to the beach, so reach for a moisturizer with it built-in. This Anti-Aging Award winner and GH Seal star hydrated skin well in Lab tests and earned rave reviews for improving skin tone and softening fine lines.
Neutrogena
BUDGET: Too Cool for School Egg Mellow Cream
$36
One of the top ingredients in this is egg yolk extract, which may seem strange, but our Senior Beauty Editor, Marci Robin, raves that her skin feels nourished and looks fresh whenever she uses it. Even better? Its gentle scent is, by far, her favorite of any moisturizer she's ever used — which is a lot!
Too Cool for School
BUDGET: Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream with SPF 30
$29
It's an anti-aging serum, moisturizer, and sunscreen in one. Packed with line smoothers, hydrators, and broad-spectrum SPF 30, this GH Seal star may be the only product you need in your morning skincare routine. Lab tests found it increased skin moisture levels by 31% — more than any facial SPF 30 previously evaluated.
Olay
INVESTMENT: Perricone MD Photo Plasma Anti-Aging Moisturizer SPF 30
$75
This moisturizer was the best hydrator in day creams testing at the Lab, and the only winner with mineral-only sunscreen. GH chemists measured a 30% increase in skin's moisturization levels over six hours — the highest of all creams tested. It also outperformed the rest in reducing pores, by 8% in four weeks.
Perricone
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