5 Top Natural Face Moisturizers

A good face moisturizer keeps your skin hydrated and boosts its firmness and elasticity. If you’re also concerned about sustainability, you may be on the hunt for natural moisturizer options that tick all the boxes.

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While the definition of "natural" products can be subjective, we use it here to describe products made from bio-based ingredients. Several sustainable brands make face moisturizers using biodegradable, bio-based ingredients from renewable sources, helping to keep us and our planet safe.‍

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Here are 5 of the best natural moisturizers:

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Prose

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Prose is disrupting the beauty industry with its made-to-order model, which creates less waste as compared to mass production. Before making any product, including face moisturizers, the brand analyzes 80+ factors to understand the unique needs of a customer’s skin. Customers can then provide feedback, and with time, Prose adjusts the ingredients in its products. The made-to-order natural moisturizer is free of any petrochemical-derived ingredients such as parabens, sulfates, and phthalates. It’s vegan and cruelty-free, available in a fragrance-free option, and comes in a lightweight glass jar with a reusable pump.

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Meow Meow Tweet

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Meow Meow Tweet’s All Over Lotion is a head-to-toe lotion that also doubles up as a face moisturizer. It’s specifically made for sensitive skin and can be used from face to toes. If you are using it as a face moisturizer, it sits somewhere between a toner and a face oil in your care routine. Instead of petrochemical-derived ingredients, this natural moisturizer contains plant oils and anti-inflammatory plant distillates. It’s vegan and cruelty-free certified, and comes in a metal bottle with a reusable pump.

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Also read: 9 Natural Shampoos and Conditioners You Should Try

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Plaine Products

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Plaine Products’ face moisturizer comes in a zero-waste, infinitely recyclable aluminum bottle. The natural moisturizer is vegan and cruelty-free and is free of sulfates, parabens, phthalates, silicone, and synthetic fragrances. Plaine uses plant-based ingredients such as Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Safflower seed oil, Shea butter, and Jojoba seed oil to make this hypoallergenic moisturizer.

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Weleda

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Weleda offers a diverse collection of face moisturizers, including plumping, rejuvenating, and smoothing creams, each available in both day and night formulations. All moisturizers are free of petroleum-derived ingredients, GMOs, and microplastics. Several options are vegan (check for the Vegan Info label on the product page). The entire line is NATRUE certified and features bio-based and organic ingredients.

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OSEA Malibu

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OSEA Malibu offers two moisturizers: the Atmosphere Protection® Cream, a lightweight seaweed-powered moisturizer, and the Dream Night Cream, an overnight moisturizer designed to be applied after cleanser and serum and before face oil. Both products are vegan, cruelty-free, and free of petrochemical-derived ingredients like parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), and sodium laureth sulfate (SLES). For customers in the LA area, the brand offers a skincare packaging recycling program at its Venice Skincare Studio.

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