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The Best Organic Moisturizer for Your Skin Type

April 20, 2016 by Andrea 6 Comments

Moisturizers are an important step in any skin care routine. A great moisturizer is going to bring needed hydration to your face as well as feed your skin what it needs to stay healthy. If we want to find the best organic moisturizers, we need to look for a few things:

  • Nourishing elements such as antioxidants and fatty acids.
  • Hydrating ingredients that either lock moisture in the skin or pull moisture from the air to the skin.
  • No toxic ingredients - see a list of them here.
  • Plant-based ingredients that are minimally processed and retain their healing properties.
  • Suitable for our skin type. We all have different needs to address with a moisturizer. 

The moisturizers I recommend are sorted by skin type, as that is the biggest determining factor in choosing the proper way to hydrate your skin. To have the best results, you must choose a moisturizer based on your skin type first. Other factors such as climate and skin concerns can come next. [Read: How to Find The Right Organic Facial Moisturizer]

Why Use a Moisturizer?

A moisturizer is a crucial step in maintaining beautiful and healthy skin. Moisturizers add hydration to the skin and keep it there. Every time you wash your face (which you should do twice a day), you are removing the natural oils off of your skin. A moisturizer helps replenish this lost hydration, leaving it soft, smooth and supple.

What is Your Skin Type?

At the end of the day, look at your skin. If it is dry, you have dry skin. If your face is shiny and oily, you have oily skin. If only your nose, chin, and forehead are oily, you have combination skin. If you deal with redness and irritation, and certain ingredients make it worse, you have sensitive skin. These are the general skin types, but some people deal with more specific problems such as acne, rosacea, and eczema.

I will recommend products for each of the general skin types. These products are all natural and are chosen to suit your skin type. I have recommended a luxury buy and a budget buy, to cater to different income levels.

How I Choose The Best Moisturizers

Each of the following moisturizers has been hand-picked by me as a product recommendation for each of the different skin types. There are plenty of great moisturizers out there and many I could recommend. I wanted to keep it simple and recommend one luxury buy and one budget buy because I know how overwhelming it can be to try to choose from multiple products. The moisturizers I have opted for all have these properties in common:

  • They have an active element such as aloe vera juice or herbal water as their first ingredient.
  • They are from a reliable and trusted brand. 
  • They contain pure plant ingredients.
  • They are moisturizers (creams) not balms. 
  • They are free from toxins. 

The Best Organic Moisturizer for Dry Skin

Dry skin needs the ultimate hydration. Oil-based creams work well. Emollients such as Shea butter or cocoa butter are excellent for protecting the skin and keeping moisture in. Hyaluronic acid is a humectant that pulls water from the atmosphere and brings it to your skin.

Luxury Buy
TaTa Harper Repairative Moisturizer

This rich, silky formula delivers antiaging hydration for an optimal moisture balance and a plump look. A concentrated blend of natural humectants continuously replenishes moisture throughout the day, while Biocompatible Hyaluronic Acid encourages hydration retention and helps to reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles. Contributes to a radiant complexion, leaving the skin with a dewy finish.

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Budget Buy
Andalou Naturals Hyaluronic DMAE Lift and Firm Cream

Fruit Stem Cell Complex, DMAE, and hyaluronic acid join forces for a visible face lift. Together, these age-defying bioactives help diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, fade hyperpigmentation for even skin tone, and improve overall texture for a visibly lifted, firmer, more youthful complexion.

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The Best Organic Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin

Sensitive skin needs calming and soothing ingredients such as chamomile, calendula, and willow bark. Finding a moisturizer that is free of fragrance, dyes, and synthetic preservatives is important.

Luxury Buy
CV Skinlabs Calming Moisture
CV Skinlabs Calming Moisture

This super-rescue moisturizer helps to immediately calm, hydrate and nourish chronically dry and flushed skin while returning radiance. Designed for all sensitive skin types. Ideal for soothing skin irritated from the effects of microdermabrasion, laser treatments, retinol use, chemical peels, excess sun exposure or chemotherapy. Skin is left soft, moist and glowing.

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Budget Buy
Acure Sensitive Facial Cream

This all-in-one problem solver is to be used both day and night for those with even the most sensitive skin. Soothing organic chamomile and sunflower amino acids help alleviate dryness .

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The Best Organic Moisturizer for Oily Skin

Oily skin is often told to avoid oils in their moisturizer. I don’t follow this recommendation. Oils are what our skin naturally produces, they are what usually moisturize our skin, so I do not see a problem with it. I make sure that the oils in my products are non-comedogenic (learn what those are here).

Oily skin does well with a lightweight moisturizer that is free of comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients (see a list here).

Luxury Buy
dr alkaitis day creme
Dr. Alkaitis Organic Day Crème

Organic Day Crème is a wonderful moisturizing elixir capable of repairing, healing and protecting skin against daily environmental damage while stimulating the oxygen supply to the skin's surface thus increasing luminosity.

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Budget Buy
Christina Moss Organic Facial Moisturizer

Formulated for deep moisturization and absorption. Non-Comedogenic ingredients. Every ingredient has a beneficial effect on the skin, leaving it nourished, moisturized, healthy, smooth and radiant.

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The Best Organic Moisturizer for Combination Skin

Combination skin needs moisture, but not too much. A light moisturizer will do the trick. A moisturizer free of pore-clogging ingredients will prevent your t-zone from breaking out. I recommend the same moisturizers as I do for oily skin.

Luxury Buy
dr alkaitis day creme
Dr. Alkaitis Organic Day Crème

Organic Day Crème is a wonderful moisturizing elixir capable of repairing, healing and protecting skin against daily environmental damage while stimulating the oxygen supply to the skin's surface thus increasing luminosity.

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Budget Buy
Christina Moss Organic Facial Moisturizer

Formulated for deep moisturization and absorption. Non-Comedogenic ingredients. Every ingredient has a beneficial effect on the skin, leaving it nourished, moisturized, healthy, smooth and radiant.

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Conclusion

Finding a moisturizer can be daunting, there are so many choices, it can make your head spin.

I hope that you can sleep easy knowing that I have done the work for you in testing and researching different moisturizers. I am confident that the above recommend products will do wonders for your skin.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments, I always answer! Don't see your skin type? Let me know and I can recommend something for you.

Yours In Beauty,
Andrea

 

Filed Under: Articles, Buying Guides, Moisturizer, The Best Products Tagged With: skin type, thrive

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About Andrea

Andrea has been blogging about organic and natural skincare for over 5 years and has been practicing her own natural lifestyle for over 20 years. She is a mother of three with a passion for helping people make the switch to non-toxic skincare. If you are looking for organic beauty products - Check out our favorite shops




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Comments

  1. Evie with tea tree oil says

    August 3, 2016 at 11:38 pm

    It’s really important to know what is your skin type and than to understand why you needs a moisturizer. This article is really helpful. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Andrea says

      August 4, 2016 at 7:14 pm

      You are welcome 🙂

      Reply
  2. Susan says

    August 18, 2016 at 12:26 pm

    I am mid-40’s, sensitive skin from food sensitivity issues (dry, scaly patches and rosacea that is finally diminishing with the elimination of the reactive foods) and also combination skin depending on the time of year. I would love to find the perfect organic, high antioxidant cream for me. Any suggestions? Thank you, Susan

    Reply
    • Andrea says

      August 19, 2016 at 7:13 am

      Hi Susan, thanks for your question. Have you tried CV Skinlabs Calming Moisture cream? It is especially formulated for people with sensitive skin. It is not an antioxidant rich cream, but it does contain a “powerful combination of anti-inflammatory, wound-healing and skin-soothing ingredients that encourage repair and healing of damaged skin, while restoring a youthful glow.” I would recommend it as a moisturizer. If you want to use a product that is plump full of antioxidants, you could add Kypris Beauty’s Antioxidant Dew ( a light water-based serum) to your moisturizer.

      Let me know if you have any other questions 🙂

      Reply
  3. Filda says

    September 9, 2019 at 5:20 pm

    Hello, thanks so much for sharing. l really have a dry skin with fine lines l have tried many different products but nothing works for me l really don’t know how l should find the one perfect for my skin. Please help

    Reply
    • Andrea says

      September 17, 2019 at 9:03 am

      Hi Filda, it is hard for me to give you exact product recommendations, as everyone’s skin is different. Have you read our dry skin guide? We also have a dry skin anti-aging routine you could try 🙂 I hope that helps! Let me know if you need any help or have more questions.

      Reply

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