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Best Non-Toxic Face Moisturizers With Natural & Organic Ingredients

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These natural & organic moisturizers help to hydrate and soften dry skin using safe, non-toxic ingredients. Find natural moisturizers for day or nighttime use, plus moisturizers with sun protection. via @MindfulMomma

Find the best non-toxic face moisturizers to hydrate and nourish dry skin with clean, natural and organic ingredients.

Best Non-Toxic Moisturizers

There’s nothing worse than a parched face.

You know that tight feeling you get on your face, when the moisturizer you used wasn’t quite rich enough? You wiggle your face around a bit and think – wait a minute – did I forget to put on my moisturizer? The worst is when you’ve already left the house. Hate that! I’ve even resorted to dabbing a bit of hand lotion on my face when I didn’t have anything else.

If you have dry skin, mature skin or aging skin, you want to make sure that your face moisturizer is super hydrating and is able to seal in moisture for the long haul.

Table of Contents

  • Why It’s Time for a Non-Toxic Face Moisturizer
  • Ingredients in Natural & Organic Moisturizers
  • Best Non-Toxic Face Moisturizers for Dry Skin
    • Best Natural & Organic Face Moisturizers for Day
    • Best Natural & Organic Face Moisturizers for Night
    • Best Non-Toxic Face Moisturizers with SPF
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Why It’s Time for a Non-Toxic Face Moisturizer

Now you could run out to the nearest drug store and pick up some random face moisturizer, or keep using the one you’ve used for years because your mom recommended it.

BUT….maybe it’s time to switch to a natural face moisturizer with safe, non-toxic and organic ingredients. You want a face moisturizer that is made without parabens, phthalates,  artificial fragrances, or other ingredients that may cause more harm than good to your skin.

Your skin is your largest organ and your face is where you show yourself to the world – so keep it looking good, naturally!

Lucky for us, there are plenty of face moisturizers made with nourishing naturally derived, clean ingredients, and many of them can be found at stores around town like Target, Whole Foods or your local co-op.

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Ingredients in Natural & Organic Moisturizers

Assuming that you want to make the switch to non-toxic moisturizers, made with clean and organic ingredients, here are a few things to look for:

A good moisturizer will have ingredients that draw moisture into the skin (known as humectants), and also ingredients that seal the moisture in (called occlusive ingredients). 

Moisture attracting ingredients:

  • Hyaluronic acid/Sodium Hyaluronate – This popular ingredient is known for its unique ability to hold up to a thousand times its weight in water molecules. It helps draw water into the skin and infuse it with moisture, making skin more plump and supple. 
  • Aloe vera – The gel from the aloe vera plant is a humectant that draws water from the air and into skin.
  • Vegetable glycerin – Glycerin is created when vegetable oils are heated and mixed with an alkali substance. The resulting liquid asks as a humectant.

Moisture sealing ingredients: 

  • Squalane – A very lightweight oil that is known for its ability to keep moisture locked in. It also fights against UV damage and helps reduce fine lines, scars and wrinkles.
  • Natural oils like jojoba, sunflower, argan oil and many more
  • Seed or nut butters like shea butter, cocoa butter or mango seed butter
  • Natural waxes like beeswax or carnauba wax

AVOID moisturizers that contain mineral oil or other petroleum-based ingredients, paraben preservatives and anything with artificial fragrance. 

Best Non-Toxic Face Moisturizers for Dry Skin

So here’s a peek at some of my favorite natural & organic moisturizers for dry skin. I get bored using the same products every day, and I tend to switch things up when the seasons change. So I have a few different options to choose from – both for daytime and nighttime, plus face moisturizers with sun protection. I’m hoping you’ll see something in this lineup that might work for you too!

I’ve included a range of price points, from some very luxurious moisturizers to affordable natural moisturizers, and in between. The budget brands are more likely to be basic formulas, without as many extra ingredients. The more expensive brands tend to have more specialty ingredients. I’ve also included the key ingredients and the EWG rating, to help guide you. Many of these products are EWG-Verified, the highest rating from the Environmental Working Group.

Of course, before you moisturize, be sure to start with a good, natural facial cleanser and either a toner or a face serum before you layer on the moisturize cream.

Learn More: How to Buy Non-Toxic Beauty & Personal Care Products

Natural & Organic Moisturizers for Day

Best Natural & Organic Face Moisturizers for Day

These face moisturizers are lightweight yet still packed with moisturizing ingredients that will keep your skin hydrated all day long. 

Beautycounter Countermatch Adaptive Moisture Lotion 

  • A lightweight lotion that hydrates for up to 24 hours and adapts to the skin throughout the day. 
  • EWG Verified
  • Key ingredients: Squalane, plum oil, shea butter, glycerin
  • $49 for 1.7 oz 

Osea Atmosphere Protection Cream 

  • A lightweight moisturizer that hydrates while providing barrier protection against environmental pollutants. 
  • EWG rating: 3 (due to essential oils)
  • Key ingredients: Seaweed extract, shea butter and macadamia seed oil
  • $48 for 2-oz (Use code MINDFULMOMMA for 10% off)

Graydon Skin Stuff 

  • An ultralight ceramide moisturizing cream made to replenish skin’s moisture barrier. 
  • Hypoallergenic and fragrance free (great for sensitive skin)
  • EWG rating: 1
  • Key ingredients: Ceramides, maple sap water, Vitamin C from rosehip extract, rosehip seed oil
  • $49 for 1.7 oz

Follain Moisturizer

  • A silky, deeply hydrating moisturizer that is clinically proven to smooth fine lines and wrinkles.  
  • EWG Verified
  • Key ingredients: Bakuchiol (plant-derived retinol), sodium hyaluronate, aloe leaf juice, jojoba oil, shea butter.
  • $32 for 1.7 oz 

Acure Seriously Soothing Day Cream

  • A soothing day cream made with 100% vegan ingredients. 
  • EWG rating: 2
  • Key ingredients: Aloe vera, organic chamomile, argan oil, sunflower amino acids
  • $16.99 for 1.7 oz  (BUDGET BRAND)
Organic Face Moisturizers for Night
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Best Natural & Organic Face Moisturizers for Night

These rich moisturizers (also known as night creams), are heavier weight and loaded with ingredients that hydrate dry skin and reduce the signs of aging while you sleep.

(Some of you may prefer a facial oil instead of a night cream – I’ve got great facial oil options listed here.)

Beautycounter Supreme Cream 

  • A very rich and deeply hydrating cream that promotes elasticity and minimizes fine lines and wrinkles. 
  • EWG Verified
  • Key ingredients: Bakuchiol (plant-based retinol), Swiss Alpine rose, tetrapeptide, glycerin, shea butter
  • $89 for 1.7 oz

OSEA Advanced Protection Cream

  • A rich and nourishing face cream for aging skin which visibly firms and plumps the skin, diminishing the appearance of fine lines.
  • EWG rating: N/A
  • Key ingredients: DPHP (a plant-derived amino acid), Gigartina Skottsbergii extract (a marine algae)
  • $108 for 2-oz (Use code MINDFULMOMMA for 10% off)

Prima The Afterglow 

  • An ultra-rich, deeply nourishing, CBD-infused face cream that combats age-inducing toxins like pollution and blue light, and delivers serious hydration.
  • EWG-Verified
  • Key ingredients: Whole hemp CBD, vegan collagen, squalane, hyaluronic acids, butterfly ginger extract, turmeric, shea butter
  • $68 for 1.7 oz (Use code MINDFUL20 for 20% off your first order)

Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer

  • A luxurious hydrating moisturizer infused with resveratrol and formulated to improve the appearance of skin tone and luminosity.
  • EWG rating: 2
  • Key ingredients: Resveratrol, fruit stem cells, aloe vera, organic jojoba oil, organic shea butter
  • $70 for 1.7 oz

Ursa Major Golden Hour Recovery Cream 

  • A rich yet fast-absorbing face cream that provides deep hydration and nourishment to soothe and replenish weary skin.
  • EWG rating: 2 (due to essential oils)
  • Key ingredients: Aloe vera, organic sea buckthorn, calendula, black current, sunflower seed oil
  • $48 for 1.57 oz

Four Elements Rose Comfrey Cream

  • A reparative moisture cream made with soothing comfrey and rose
  • EWG-rating: N/A
  • Key ingredients: Organic sunflower oil, comfrey, beeswax, Vitamin E, rose essential oil
  • $19.95 for 2-oz (BUDGET BRAND)
Non-Toxic Moisturizers with SPF

Best Non-Toxic Face Moisturizers with SPF

These facial moisturizers have daily sun protection as well as other clean and natural ingredients. Some are tinted facial SPFs and some are non-tinted.

Ursa Major Force Field Daily Defence Lotion

  • A lightweight, unscented moisturizer that helps combat the visible signs of aging and provides broad-spectrum sun protection.
  • SPF 18
  • EWG rating: 2
  • Key ingredients: Zinc oxide (non-nano), swiss apple stem cells, squalane, sodium hyaluronate
  • $56 for 1.7 oz

Beautycounter Dew Skin 

  • A sheer-coverage tinted moisturizer that helps even skin tone as it protects against sun’s damaging rays.
  • SPF 20
  • EWG rating: 3 (due to essential oils and flower oils)
  • Key ingredients: Zinc oxide (non-nano), black currant seed oil, peony root extract, Vitamin C, sodium hyaluronate,
  • $45 for 1.35 oz

MyChelle Tinted Sun Shield Liquid

  • A weightless, sheer-tinted, oil free formula that provides broad-spectrum protection and gives skin a fresh, healthy glow. 
  • SPF 50
  • EWG rating: 6 (EWG does not like SPF 50 products. Based on ingredients the rating would be a 1 or 2)
  • Key ingredients: Zinc oxide, agave leaf extract, glycerin, bentonite clay
  • $24 for 1 oz

Mad Hippie Hydrating Facial SPF

  • A clear mineral sunscreen lotion that protects and nourishes skin with hydrating hyaluronic acids and antioxidant-rich oils.
  • SPF 25
  • EWG rating: 2
  • Key ingredients: Zinc oxide (non-nano), hyaluronic acids, polyglutamic acids, aloe vera, carrot seed oil, red raspberry seed oil, shea butter
  • $24.99 for 2 oz

Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Daily Shade Facial Lotion

  • An ultra-sheer facial lotion that provides essential hydration and broad spectrum sun protection.
  • SPF 18
  • EWG rating: 2
  • Key ingredients: Octisalate, octocrylene, avobenzone, aloe vera, sodium hyaluronate, alpine rose stem cells, sunflower seed oil
  • $15.99 for 2.7 oz (BUDGET BRAND)

Promise me – don’t go out with a parched face this winter or any time of year! Find a new favorite natural face moisturizer instead!

Your turn! Do you have any favorite non-toxic face moisturizers? Please share!

Please share in the comments so we can all learn from each other!

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Micaela Preston is natural living educator and safe and sustainable product activist. She has spoken at conferences and events, has lobbied for safer chemical laws, and has consulted with many brands and businesses. Her book, Practically Green: Your Guide to Eco Friendly Decision Making was published in 2009.

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  1. Britany says

    January 11, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    Loveeee this!!!! We align on SOmuch! BC is my fav!

    Reply
    • Micaela says

      January 12, 2017 at 8:51 am

      So true Britany – we seem to like a lot of the same things!

      Reply
  2. Kayla Diercks says

    January 11, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    This is so helpful for this time of year!

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    • Micaela says

      January 12, 2017 at 8:51 am

      Yes – especially for us Minnesotans! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Diane Hoffmaster says

    January 13, 2017 at 7:52 am

    Great selection! I have tried Juice Beauty and Evan Healy and love both of those. Im using one now that I bought at the natural spa when I treated myself to a massage. It is phenomenal and really gentle on my Rosacea!

    Reply
    • Micaela says

      January 13, 2017 at 1:00 pm

      Glad you found something you love Diane – it’s always fun to try new brands!

      Reply
  4. Angela says

    July 27, 2017 at 8:21 am

    Hi Micaela,
    Thanks for sharing some great moisturisers! Have you ever tried making your own? Just wondering if its worth the hassle or not, and if you think we would get better or worse results from diy moisturisers?

    Reply
    • Micaela says

      July 27, 2017 at 10:01 am

      I haven’t tried making my own moisturizers. They are a bit more complicated than some other beauty products, so I’d rather leave it to the experts!

      Reply
  5. Ann T. says

    February 26, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    I love Gilden Tree Ultra-Hydrating cream for my face, which gets super dry in the winter.

    Reply
    • Micaela says

      February 26, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      I’ve never heard of Gilden Tree – I’ll have to look for it!

      Reply

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