The 21 Best Face Moisturizers for Men 2022: Top Face Creams

Go heavy on the ceramides with this moisturizer, which is packed with five different kinds to help strengthen and maintain your skin barrier. It’s suitable for all skin types, but especially good if you have dry or sensitive skin but want a lighter weight option.

Not only are there skin-nourishing lipids and antioxidants in this protective formula, but the hero is Avene’s thermal spring water from France which has been shown to soothe and calm even the most sensitive skin. It’s ideal if you have very dry, flaky skin or red, inflamed skin.

This fast absorbing cream delivers hydration to your skin you can almost see a difference immediately. It’s great no matter what kind of skin you have, but especially good if you have sensitive skin or are prone to redness thanks to skin-soothing calendula in the formula.

This powerful cream contains both hyaluronic acid and ceramides to deeply hydrate skin and build up the skin barrier to keep it that way. Bonus: there are also ingredients like antioxidant green tea extract and pomegranate sterols to further boost moisture.

This lightweight hyaluronic acid-packed, sensitive skin-friendly serum works double duty. Use it by itself as a moisturizer, especially if you don’t like heavy creams, or in addition to your regular moisturizer for an extra boost of hydration.

Somehow both rich and lightweight, this cream is a moisture bomb. It contains three different weights of hyaluronic acid, which sink into your skin at different rates, ensuring your skin stays hydrated for hours…and hours…and hours.

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North Carolina-based dermatologist Alex Zeitany, M.D. recommends fragrance-free, lightweight moisturizers that are packed with hyaluronic acid, like this one. “Hyaluronic acid can hold over 1000 times its weight in water,” which gives this gel a barely-there feeling while still being a potent moisturizer, she says.

You can’t go wrong with a classic, which is why we always come back to this standby from Kiehl’s. It’s creamy but not heavy and suitable for all skin types, even oily skin. It hydrates your skin all day, even in cold weather, but still won’t leave your mug feeling gunky.

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We love this moisturizer/sunscreen hybrid. Not only does it protect your skin from the sun, but it also “has plankton extract to help repair sun damage and citric acid to promote skin cell renewal to reduce the appearance of age spots, wrinkles and an uneven skin tone,” says Elizabeth Houshmand, M.D., a dermatologist in Dallas, TX.

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This all-in-one moisturizer comes highly recommended by Dr. Stierman because “it has broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection in a lightweight formula that also contains antioxidants to protect against environmental pollutants and infrared radiation,” she says.

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When you have sensitive skin, almost anything can set it off— even moisturizer. Look for versions that are specifically designed for sensitive skin like this one. It’s packed with soothing ingredients including colloidal oatmeal which “protects skin while calming inflammation,” says Dr. Zeichner.

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New York City-based dermatologist Ritu Saini, M.D. recommends a lightweight hyaluronic acid-based moisturizer like this one. It’s great when worn by itself, but can also be used underneath another moisturizer or sunscreen for extra hydration.

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Celebrity facialist Joanna Vargas has built a luxe, effective line of skincare products that target any skin concern, and her hydrating cream is no exception. Packed with jojoba oil, zinc oxide, and avocado oil, we found that using it after a month evened our complexions.

Switch to a thicker, creamier moisturizer like this one when the weather turns “colder and more dry” and your skin needs extra hydration, says Meredith Price, M.D., a dermatologist in Michigan (who definitely knows a thing or two about cold weather).

Massachusetts-based dermatologist Kathleen Joyce, M.D. recommends her male patients use this hydrating sunscreen as a moisturizer. “It contains niacinamide which can help with redness and acne and provides a good sunscreen in a very lightweight base,” she says.

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This simple, straightforward moisturizer is a great option for nearly every guy, but especially anyone who’s not used to moisturizers yet. The formula is fragrance-free, silicone-free and perfect for even sensitive skin. Plus, it contains “probiotics to help restore a healthy skin barrier and white oat seed to protect and hydrate,” says Dr. Zeichner.

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Moisturizing is still important even if you have oily, acne-prone skin. If your skin is too dry, it could actually produce more oil to overcompensate for the lack of moisture. This lightweight moisturizer is specifically designed for acne-prone skin and even contains salicylic acid to help control and prevent breakouts.

Dr. Stierman also recommends this lightweight moisturizer for night wear because it “contains ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide in an oil-free, non-greasy formula.” Plus, you can’t go wrong with the price.

If you’re going to use just one product, make sure it multi-tasks. Irina Oroz, M.D., a dermatologist in Saskatoon, Canada recommends this one because it’s lightweight but still packs a punch with antioxidants and ceramides to help strengthen and restore your skin barrier as well as moisturize.

This daily moisturizer is named “ultimate” for a reason — it contains everything you could want in a moisturizer and more. Ceramides? Check. Hyaluronic acid? Check. Niacinamide? Double Check. Somehow it’s still lightweight and non-greasy, no easy feat with all those ingredients in there. Best of all, we love the travel0friendly tube—perfect to throw in a dopp kit or gym bag

If you have oily skin, the last thing you want to do is add a heavy cream that makes you feel even greasier–but using a moisturizer is still important in regulating oil production. The answer is this uber light weight whipped gel cream that sinks into your skin fast with no film.