When it comes to skin, oil can be too much of a good thing. Yes, sebum—the oil your face naturally produces—is one of the keys to glowing, radiant skin. But when you’re on your third blotting paper of the morning, you’re probably plotting how to magically make it vanish. There isn’t a hero product that can single-handedly eliminate excess oil, but taking up the right routine can reduce the appearance of greasy skin—and that’s where oil-free moisturizers come in.
“Oil-free moisturizers should be used for those that have an excess of oil production and inflamed acne,” says Morgan Rackley, licensed aesthetician at Luminous Skin Atlanta MedSpa. The important thing, Rackley says, is recognizing when the skin is truly over-producing oil, as opposed to a temporary excess from skin dehydration. And on the other hand, “If your skin does not produce [enough] oil, you should use a moisturizer with oil,” says the aesthetician.
If your skin is a candidate for oil-free moisturizer, we’ve rounded up the best formulas that leave skin looking plump and hydrated—not at all shiny.
1 Clearderma Moisturizer
Face Reality Skincare
Rackley “loves” this moisturizer for acne-prone skin. “I have about 90 percent of my acne patients using this moisturizer, and have never had a complaint,” says the aesthetician. “Clearderma supports the skin barrier without adding extra oils to the skin for those that truly have an excess of oil production.”
2 CLEAR Oil-Free Moisturizer
Paula’s Choice
Another great choice for acne-prone complexions, this moisturizer has niacinamide to even skin tone and refine the look of pores, ceramides to support the skin barrier, and licorice root extract to soothe redness.
3 Seabiotic Water Cream
Ingredients like hyaluronic acid, squalane, aloe, and more skin-loving ingredients help this bouncy face cream can keep skin hydrated for up to 72 hours.
4 Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer
Summer Fridays
If the name of this moisturizer sounds heavenly, just wait until you feel the texture. Packed with three types of hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and brightening pineapple, it leaves skin of all types looking plumped and more even-toned.
5 Plump It Up Nourishing Facial Cream
Formulated by dermatologists of color for women of color, this face cream strengthens and protects skin’s moisture barrier, helps even out the skin tone, and leaves skin with a lit-from-within glow (it’s the niacinamide for me).
6 Green Tea Oil-free Moisturizer
Japanese green tea is the star of the show here, soothing redness, balancing oil production, and adding antibacterial properties that may help fight acne. It’ll leave skin non-greasy, and perfectly prepped for makeup application.
7 Breakout Star Oil-Free Acne Moisturizer
TULA Skincare
Yes, you can (and should!) still moisturize during a breakout, and this gel-cream helps soothe skin while clearing it up. Best of all, it isn’t drying—even with two percent salicylic acid.
8 Watermelon Pink Juice Oil-Free Moisturizer
Glow Recipe
Glow Recipe’s signature watermelon extract—an irritation-calming hydrator with loads of vitamins—is at the heart of this mega-lightweight, bouncy moisturizer.
9 Daily Greens Oil-Free Gel Moisturizer with Moringa and Papaya
Say bye bye to shine by layering on your daily dose of greens. This oil-free gel moisturizer uses a blend of moisturizing acids and refreshing botanical extracts to give skin a natural glow.
10 Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel-Cream
Kiehl’s Since 1851
Pick up this Kiehl’s best-seller if breakouts leave your skin feeling tender. The fast-absorbing formula has an instantly cooling effect on skin that’ll offer relief.
11 Hyaluronic Marine Oil-Free Moisture Cushion
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare
Like a cushion for your skin, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare’s luxe oil-free moisturizer uses hyaluronic acid to heal and perk up your natural skin barrier.
12 SPF 30 Oil-Free Moisturizer
Juice Beauty
Stock up on this non-greasy moisturizer for summer; it boasts a soothing mix of algae and aloe, and a natural-looking—but matte—finish.
13 Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly
Clinique leads the pack in customizable skin care for oily skin. We like the Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly: it’s a water-light serum that delivers 24-hour hydration.
14 Differin Oil Absorbing Moisturizer with Sunscreen
If your skin is acne prone, start here. This oil-free moisturizer protects skin from the sun without causing breakouts, absorbs excess oil, and helps heal any blemishes you currently have.
15 The Water Cream
We could go on and on about Tatcha’s Japanese botanicals and 23-karat gold, but all you need to know is this: The Water Cream is beloved by makeup artists and beauty vloggers everywhere.
16 Daily Oil-Free Moisturizer
Shani Darden
Celebrity facialist Shani Darden’s formula contains glycerin and vitamin E to provide lightweight hydration and improve skin’s elasticity and texture with each use. Also, the lavender bottle is just plain pretty.
17 Effaclar Mat Daily Face Moisturizer for Oily Skin
La Roche-Posay
For days when the oil just won’t quit, reach for this pore-tightening and shine-fighting formula.
18 Ultra-Calming Moisturizer SPF 15
If you’re prone to redness, irritation, or just sensitive all around, this drugstore find is for you. It contains feverfew and oat to calm angry skin.
19 Oil-Free Acne Pink Grapefruit Facial Moisturizer
Neutrogena
Combination skin can get away with wearing Neutrogena’s acne-friendly moisturizer all year round, but if you’re super oily, make this your winter go-to. It’s got salicylic acid to keep blackheads in line and a lightweight formula to tone down the shine factor.
20 High-Potency Night-a-Mins Oil-Free Resurfacing Cream with Fruit-Derived AHAs
Both a moisturizer and a peel, this night cream is formulated with AHAs to gently exfoliate skin while you sleep. You’ll wake up with glowier skin, fewer blemishes, and smaller-looking pores.
21 Oil Free Moisturizer
Kate Somerville
Shoppers who take the details seriously will like what they find with Kate Somerville’s moisturizer. It’s not just oil-free; it’s also cruelty-free.
22 Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Cream
Peter Thomas Roth
With a name like Water Drench, you might expect this product to be heavy or greasy. It’s actually the opposite: the formula contains 30% hyaluronic acid to instantly—and weightlessly—plump skin.
23 Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
The Ordinary
The power of a clinical oil-free moisturizer for a drugstore price. The Ordinary’s bare-bones formula is almost too good to be true—but trust us, it works.
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