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Best Non-Toxic Facial Moisturizer For All Skin Types

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If you are looking to overhaul your skincare routine, you’ve come to the right place! Looking for natural and non-toxic products can be overwhelming to say the least. My goal here is to share a list of non-toxic facial moisturizer options that are available at LOOKFANTASTIC!

LOOKFANTASTIC is the original online British beauty boutique which aims to provide a wide range of products to people all over the globe. They have a generous member rewards program and offer many discounts and free gifts with purchase. They are ultimate destination for hair, beauty, skincare and all things to make you look and feel fantastic! I am proud to partner with LOOKFANTASTIC to bring you this list of non-toxic facial moisturizers.

Why non-toxic facial moisturizers?

Many products on the market today, especially in the U.S., contain unregulated ingredients, many of which are known to be harmful to human health and banned in many countries across the world.

Many products suffer from “greenwashing” which is where clever and unregulated marketing is used to describe a product. This doesn’t always paint a clear picture of the ingredients inside.

Below, I’ve given a description of each product, listed the price, which skin type it is best for, and included the key ingredients (which I call “Hero Ingredients”) that make the product stand out.

What I Look For In a Non-Toxic Moisturizer

When I’m looking at an ingredient list, the first thing I look for is fragrance.

Fragrance is a blanket term companies are allowed to use to keep their proprietary blends “safe,” however, this term can be used to camouflage over 3,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic to the human body. As a consumer, it is up to us to choose not to use products that contain “fragrance” as an ingredient.

Instead, I look for products that have no added fragrance or are scented with essential oils.

The next thing I personally look for is a short ingredients list. When a list is shorter, I’ve found that it’s less likely to contain unneeded toxic ingredients.

I also personally like to avoid synthetic ingredients preservatives and ingredients, like Sodium Benzoate and Phenoxyethanol in my products. Phenoxyethanol has been linked to allergic contact uritica and dermatitis and can have adverse effects on the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Synthetic ingredients are not always bad (just like natural ingredients might not always be good), so it’s important to have a clear idea of what you’re putting on your skin! If you’re not sure about something, you can always look it up at the the Environmental Working Group which links to studies and research on ingredients.

Additionally, I Iook for organic ingredients and organic products.

Organic means that something was produced without prohibited substances. These harmful chemicals can still be present in the final product and are dangerous to human health. It’s not always possible to find these but I have listed a few below!

If you’ve had allergic reactions to certain ingredients in the past, please avoid them in your products. I also avoid things like mineral oils and look instead for naturally soothing ingredients like plant extracts, green tea, jojoba oil, amino acids, essential fatty acids, cocoa butter, coconut oil, coconut water, seed oils, and vitamin e, among others.

You don’t just want to look at the active ingredients either, you also want  to look at the inactive ingredients — that is where you are most likely to find the toxic additives.

It’s not always about being “perfect,” it’s about making better and less-toxic choices when it comes to our skin care products!

13 Best Non-Toxic Facial Moisturizers to Try

Pai Skincare The Anthemis Chamomile and Rosehip Soothing Moisturizer

Pai Skincare’s moisturizer uses many organic ingredients to hydrate and plump the skin, creating a moisturized and dewy base. This the best organic moisturizer I’ve found, containing 70% organic ingredients.

Price: $59

Best For: Dry or Sensitive Skin

Hero Ingredients: Rosehip Oil and Chamomile Flower

Dr. Hauschka Rose Day Cream

With rose being a powerful ingredients in this moisturizer, Dr. Hauschka Rose Day Cream softens, strengthens, and protects your skin. This Day Cream does contain fragrance from essential oils. This is a great natural face cream for mature skin.

Price: $30

Best For: Dry or Sensitive Skin

Hero Ingredients: Rose Petals, Wild Rose Hips, Shea Butter, Marshmallow, St. John’s Wort, Avocado Oil

Designed to tame oil, this balancing moisturizer from Grown Alchemist is a lightweight formula and will restore moisture and balance when used on a daily basis. It has a short ingredients list which is a plus.

Price: $64.90

Best For: Oily Skin

Hero Ingredients: Açaí Berries, Vitamin C, Sesame Seeds, Tomato,

Aurelia London Balancing Ultra-Light Moisturiser

This moisturizer is lightweight and uses an award-winning probiotic complex and botanicals to tone and plump skin while combating blemishes and evening out your skin tone!

Price: $45

Best For: Acne-Prone Skin, Oily Skin

Hero Ingredients: Mulberry Extract, Probiotics, Hyaluronic Acid, Witch Hazel, and Salicylic Acid

Aurelia London Cell Revitalise Night Moisturiser

This moisturizer contains probiotics which work to calm the natural immune triggers in skin which can be irritated by pollution and stress. Reducing the impact of these triggers improves collagen, elastin and healthy cells.

Price: $87

Best For: All Skin Types

Hero Ingredients: Aloe Vera, Shea Butter, Probiotics

Burt’s Bees Sensitive Daily Moisturizing Cream

Made of 98.9% natural ingredients, this moisturizer contains no added fragrance and is a decent option for daily use on sensitive skin. Please note, it does contain a few synthetic preservatives including Sodium Benzoate and Phenoxyethanol. 

Price: $22.80

Best For: Sensitive Skin

Hero Ingredients: Rice Extract and Aloe

Burt’s Bees Sensitive Night Cream

Similarly to the daily moisturizing cream above, this Sensitive Night Cream is made up of 98.9% natural ingredients, includes no fragrance, and has a few synthetic preservatives. Cotton Extract, Rice Extract, and Aloe make this a nice option to help skin replenish the outer layer overnight.

Price: $22.80

Best For: Sensitive Skin

Hero Ingredients: Cotton Extract, Rice Extract, and Aloe

COSRX Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream

This Hyaluronic Acid cream works to provide moisture to dry skin and create a veil of long-lasting moisture.

Price: $33.20

Best For: Dry Skin

Hero Ingredients: Hyaluronic Acid, Hippohae Rhamnoides Water

Herbivore Rose Hibiscus Hydrating Mist

While this is a mist and not a cream moisturizer, I just had to include it because of it hydrating properties and amazing ingredients from Herbivore. I personally love mists as a way to moisturize and this one delivers with its natural soothing ingredients.

Price: $40.10

Best For: All Skin Types and Combination Skin

Hero Ingredients: Delicate Rose Water Steam, Coconut Water, Hibiscus Flower

The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil

This cold-pressed and organic rose hip seed oil is not only a powerful treatment for glowing skin but a  powerful moisturizer to soothe irritated skin, soften dry skin, and restore the natural moisture balance. It is one of my personal favorite items to use as a natural facial moisturizer. It’s also one of the organic moisturizers on this list! It’s a great face oil and I highly recommend trying it out.

Price:$9.80

Best For: All Skin Types

Hero Ingredients: 100% Rosa Canina Seed Oil

Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream

Consisting of just 6 ingredients, this all purpose skin hydrator is magic in bottle. It is intensely hydrating and nourishing to replenish the driest of skin. Warm up the cream in between your fingers to melt into an oil before applying for best results.

Price: $39

Best For: All Skin Types

Hero Ingredients: Olive Oil, Beeswax, Honey, Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly, Propolis Extract

Antipodes Culture Probiotic Night Recovery Water Cream

Especially great for tired or stressed skin, this toxin-free night moisturizer helps to reinforce the skin barrier and leave skin refreshed and soothed.

Price: $62.10

Best For: All Skin Types

Hero Ingredients:  Kalibiome AGE Probiotic, plant-based Hyaluronic Acid, and native New Zealand Mamaku Black Fern

Antipodes Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day Cream

This lightweight yet potent day cream hydrates and energizes the skin while improving elasticity and firmness and providing protection from blue light, UV rays, free radicals, and pollution.

Price: $41.40

Best For: Dry Skin

Hero Ingredients: Vinanza® Grape, New Zealand Manuka Honey, Rosehip Oil


My goal is to simplify your search for a non-toxic facial moisturizer and I hope you find this list of the best natural moisturizers helpful!

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About the Author

Nicole Booz

Nicole Booz is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of GenTwenty, GenThirty, and The Capsule Collab. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is the author of The Kidult Handbook (Simon & Schuster May 2018). She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s probably hiking, eating brunch, or planning her next great adventure.

Website: genthirty.com