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The best moisturizers you can buy to keep your skin happy and healthy by Michelle Ullman on Jan 31, 2018, 2:34 PM The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. 
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Everyone wants healthy, smooth, and soft skin. Dry skin not only looks dull and flaky, it also feels tight and itchy. The solution? A good moisturizer. Our favorite moisturizer for both face and body is the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream. Unless you have extremely oily skin, you need a moisturizer to keep your skin hydrated and healthy. Moisturizers help skin retain its moisture barrier, which is the outer layer of the skin called the stratum corneum. The stratum corneum, when viewed through a microscope, looks somewhat like a brick wall, with dead cells making up the bricks, and lipids — the primary three naturally found in skin are fatty acids, cholesterol, and ceramides — making up the mortar. Skin that is excessively dry loses these lipids, weakening the skins defense mechanisms, and opening it up to irritation, damage and a flaky, dull appearance. On the most basic level, moisturizers help heal dry skin by attracting and sealing in water, thus replenishing what is lost to the atmosphere. Choosing the right moisturizer, though, can be an exercise in frustration. The typical drugstore has hundreds of moisturizing products on the shelves, all claiming to improve your skin. Luckily, we’re here to help. We sorted through the seemingly endless drugstore moisturizers and found the ones most recommended for a wide range of skin types. So whatever your skin needs, we’ve got you covered. SEE ALSO: The best sunscreen you can buy The best moisturizer overall  Why you'll love it: The CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is a dermatologist favorite that soothes, pampers, and restores skin at a price that's nice on your wallet. CeraVe Moisturizing Cream contains three essential ceramides, hyaluronic acid to restore skin moisture, and time-release technology to keep your skin moisturized for 24 hours. It doesn't have any fragrance, oil, skin-irritants, and pimple-producers. This thick cream glides on smoothly but absorbs fully without leaving you greasy or sticky. It’s excellent for normal to dry skin and is even safe to use on sensitive skin, eczema, and babies’ extra-delicate skin. The experts at Self chose this as one of the top drugstore moisturizers. Amazon reviewers seem to agree — The CeraVe moisturizer has nearly 8,500 reviews with an average of 4.5 stars. Pros: Suitable for use on both face and body, safe for sensitive skin, large container Cons: If applied too thickly, it can be hard to layer foundation makeup over it
The best facial moisturizer for under $25  Why you'll love it: Neutrogena Hydro Boost gives your face every bit as much moisture as more expensive creams for a fraction of the price. Neutrogena Hydro Boost moisturizes like a cream but absorbs as quickly and completely as a gel. The result? A healthy, moisturized, and comfortable complexion. Although the gel moisturizer is geared towards normal-to-dry complexions, it’s remarkably well suited to slightly oily faces, as well. It contains no oils, won’t make you break out, and soaks in quickly, making it an excellent choice for use under makeup. The water-based gel is a favorite of Byrdie because it is oil-free and made with hyaluronic acid to leave your skin moisturized and glowing without feeling oily. Happy Target buyers describe it as “great,” saying it leaves skin “hydrated,” and many leave reviews professing their love for the cream. Pros: Lightweight, soaks in quickly with no greasy feel, suitable for most skin types, good under makeup Cons: If you have very dry skin, this might not be moisturizing enough for you
The best drugstore facial moisturizer for oily skin  Oily skin can be a conundrum: too much moisture and it shines or looks greasy, too little moisture and it gets flaky just like any other complexion. But La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat finds just the right balance. It absorbs excess oil by providing the light hydration oily skin craves. Byrdie’s dermatologist reviewer praised La Roche-Posay not only for producing a moisturizer that effectively reduces shine while improving skin texture, but also for supporting its claims with scientific research. One Amazon reviewer echoes many other happy buyers, saying, “I have oily acne skin, and this moisturizer does not clog pores (it's oil free) and really helps to keep the problems under control, while keeping the skin hydrated.” Pros: Helps reduce shine, absorbs well, good under makeup Cons: Tube is small
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