Want your skin to feel silky smooth, soft and supple—but not at the expense of people and the planet? Natural organic face moisturizers can help you save face, in both respects.
Most moisturizers are packed with skincare ingredients to avoid, like parabens, phthalates, sulfates, fragrances, and formaldehyde.
Your skin is already exposed to pollution, sun damage, and harsh weather—why add chemicals to the mix? Besides, there should be (almost) no difference between what we put on our bodies and what we put in them. Skincare and organic makeup should be so natural you could practically eat it.
That’s why we’re here to enrich your life (err…skin) with a collection of natural, organic face moisturizers. If you can’t face the entire article just yet, find the shortlist below.
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The Best Organic Face Creams For More Sustainable Skin
All of Butter Me Up Organics’ balms, butters, creams, serums, and more are formulated to nurture even the most sensitive skin. We’ve tried several of their products and are impressed with how nourishing and hydrating they are.
We’re also in love with One Love Organics’ extensive range of dermatologist-tested skincare products made from ECOCERT-certified natural ingredients. We found them super effective and easy to incorporate as part of our daily skincare routine.
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Mokosh Organic Skincare
Mokosh Skincare’s Face Cream
Mokosh Skincare offers award-winning organic moisturizers for the face, body, and lips—but we’re mostly concerned with the first one. If you have normal skin, try the antioxidant-enriched Light organic face cream for dry skin.
However, if you’re looking for the best organic face moisturizer for sensitive skin or aging skin, try the concentrated Bakuchiol Revival Serum. It delivers a combination of skin barrier-protecting plant oils and cell-replenishing nutrients that have been compared to retinol. Regardless of what your skin needs, you’ll only find 100% certified organic, vegan ingredients.
About Mokosh Skincare
Australia-based Mokosh Skincare is here to demystify skincare with science and Ayurveda (an Indian form of alternative medicine) to deliver concentrated nutrition to your skin.
Founder Marion O’Leary uses her background as a medical scientist to ensure the most effective formulations are created. She prioritizes fair trade and organic ingredients and doesn’t use palm oil as per their certification with Orangutan Alliance, nor any of the common harmful skincare ingredients to avoid.
Mokosh is also Choose Cruelty Free certified, supports tree planting through Carbon Neutral and Plant-a-Tree, and has a container return scheme where everything (bottles, lids, pumps, etc.) can be sent back to be refilled or properly recycled with Terracycle. They donate to One Girl, a charity educating girls in Africa.
EmpireSquid Organics
EmpireSquid Organics’ Face Cream With SPF
With names like Facefood and Baby Face, the natural organic skin moisturizers from EmpireSquid Organics are surely the most creative. They sell almost two dozen organic facial repair serums and butters for oily skin, ultra dry skin, and everything in between.
For the best organic face moisturizer with SPF in the form of the Sun Shade. It’s a lightweight zero waste sunscreen formulated with naturally sun-protective ingredients like red raspberry seed oil, combined with moisturizing organic hazelnut and macadamia oils.
No matter which suits your skin type, you’ll find formulas enriched with “Mother Nature’s greatest gifts” like baobab, rosehip seed, pomegranate seed, and sea buckthorn oils. Any rich cream contains organic beeswax, but the oils and sprays are generally vegan. They come in glass pots, dropper bottles, or pump bottles which are either recyclable or reusable.
About EmpireSquid Organics
EmpireSquid Organics is an organic skincare empire for all skin types. Being family-run means they design products for the entire family – affordable moisturizers (and other products) for men, women, and children.
You can search their site by skin type to find the best organic moisturizer, mask, or toner for you. They’re all made-to-order with high-quality Fair Trade ingredients that are about 70% organic and 100% palm oil-free and cruelty-free.
One Love Organics
One Love Organics’ Moisturizer
One Love Organics has face and body moisturizers containing only Ecocert-certified natural and organic ingredients.
Try the Love + Rose Hydrating Serum for combination skin. It features high molecular hyaluronic acid and contains anti-blue light properties to protect the skin from staring at screens all day as many of us do.
The coconut oil-based Skin Savior Multi-Tasking Wonder Balm is a “multi-tasking miracle” organic face cream for men and women that can be used as a makeup remover, face mask, and moisturizer.
That’s just a taste of their organic moisturizer line, including vitamin E and vitamin C-specific formulas. All are synthetic fragrance-free, dermatologist-tested, and formulated to keep the skin’s pH level just below 5.
About One Love Organics
One Love Organics was founded by Suzanne LaRoux, a lawyer-turned-body-care-creator. She combined her passion for holistic living with lessons from her pharmacist father and rural upbringing to create clean, effective, and luxurious products.
Certified by Ecocert COSMOS, Leaping Bunny, and Green America, OLO doesn’t compromise on ingredient safety, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability.
They use palm oil minimally as possible and when they do, it’s RSPO-certified. Everything is made in small batches out of their small lab in Georgia and packaged in amber glass jars.
My Personal Review of One Love Organics’ Botanical C Facial Serum:
“I love using the One Love Organics Botanical C Serum, especially after being out in the sun, so that the antioxidants and vitamin C can work to fight free radical damage. It absorbs super quickly, leaving my skin feeling smooth and hydrated. After just a few uses, I noticed my complexion looking noticeably brighter and more even.”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
Ethique
Ethique’s Facial Moisturizer
Baby smooth skin is possible without single-use pots and plastic pumps, all thanks to Ethique. We’ve found one of the best organic face lotions in their Saving Face solid face serum.
The formulation includes shea butter, rosehip oil, and pomegranate oil, and provides the nutrients and hydration needed for firm and healthy skin.
Then there’s the face moisturizer for mature skin: The Perfector. It uses hyaluronic acid and kokum butter’s essential fatty acids to hydrate those living in cold, dry climates or for generally weathered and mature skin. All formulas come in compostable cardboard tubes.
About Ethique
Ethique is a New Zealand-based company that has revolutionized the way we think about home and body care products by urging us to #giveupthebottle. Think zero waste deodorant, dish soap, and much more.
Ethique’s products have so far prevented millions of plastic bottles from being made, used, and disposed of. They’re certified cruelty-free, vegan, palm oil-free, and use only natural and organic ingredients.
Ethique is also Climate Neutral, a Certified B Corp, donates a portion of its profits to charities like Wildlife Warriors and plants a tree for every order.
Butter Me Up Organics
About Butter Me Up Organics’ Face Creams & Oils
Whether you need organic lotion for your face or body, Butter Me Up Organics can certainly butter you up. Their range includes various night creams, anti-aging facial serums, blemish creams, under-eye balms, and more.
The Sea Buckthorn Facial Moisturizer is founder Jillian’s “favorite facial moisturizer ever”. Similar to our own DIY face cream, it features aloe vera and green tea for anti-aging benefits and acne-fighting properties.
You’ll never see synthetic chemicals, preservatives, palm oil derivatives, or dyes on the ingredient lists. Everything comes in a reusable or recyclable glass jar with a metal lid or dropper cap.
About Butter Me Up Organics
Butter Me Up Organics say it best: “Don’t put anything on your body that you wouldn’t put in it.”
Whether you have sensitive skin yourself or shopping for organic baby skincare products for your little one, they aim to keep you healthy and non-toxic on all fronts. Their cruelty-free products are made with organic herbs, plant and seed oils, and essential oils. All products are plastic-free.
My Personal Review of Butter Me Up Organics’ Magnesium Lotion:
“I’m a big fan of Butter Me Up Organics and use several of their products, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be their Organic Magnesium Lotion. It contains magnesium chloride that’s easy for the body to absorb, helping to keep magnesium levels on point (which is super important for stress hormone regulation). Magnesium is also shown to help you catch some better z’s so I like to put it on before bed. As a total holistic health enthusiast, I love that I can pamper my skin while giving my whole body some love.”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
etee
About etee’s Lotions
You know you’re in safe hands with etee’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer, made in Toronto by a team of cosmetic chemists. It features algae-derived beta-glucan (from locally grown Euglena Gracilis algae) to help repair damaged skin, alongside hyaluronic acid and vegan squalane to help boost skin hydration.
The lightweight formula is suitable for all skin types (aging and sensitive skin included) and comes in a plastic-free, home-compostable pod made from natural beeswax, plant oils, and tree resins.
About etee
This sustainable alternative to Amazon has most of the self-care essentials you’ll need—from toothbrushes to refillable cleaning products. While they prioritize being plastic-free down to the biodegradable cellulose packing tape, everything also happens to be natural and organic.
They have an ethical and transparent supply chain and are powered by 100% renewable energy—though they use minimal machinery to prevent as much electricity use as possible. etee also gives back in several ways, like donating to local women’s shelters.
My Personal Review of etee’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer:
“etee’s Facial Moisturizer absorbs quickly, leaving my face feeling soft, hydrated, and never greasy, which is clutch for me. I adore the beeswax refill tubes, and while I found this refill system wasn’t ideal for some of eteee’s liquid cleaners, it’s perfect for creams like this. And it may not look like that whole tube is going to fit in the small refill jar you’ll initially get, but believe me, it does!”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
Conscious Skincare
Conscious Skincare’s Face Moisturizers
How about an anti-aging face cream or just a nightly facial oil? Whatever your speed, Conscious Skincare has you consciously covered.
By combining organic, cold-pressed botanical oils and butters (like Fair Trade shea butter) with skin essential vitamins, their formulas repair and moisturize the dermis (about as close to making your own DIY facial oil as you can get). Their products are organized by skin type categories, so you can find a moisturizer to suit your skin’s needs.
Their best organic face moisturizer for oily skin, for example, is their Neutralize Day Cream. This skin-balancing cream contains vitamin B to support skin renewal and lighten scarring in acne-prone skin. Leaping Bunny, PETA, Ethical Consumer, and the Vegetarian Society have all approved these products.
About Conscious Skincare
Did we mention you can also clean and hydrate your hair with Conscious Skincare’s eco-friendly toiletries? They’re one of our favorite body wash refill brands, and likewise, their facial care products are designed to be zero waste.
They come in glass jars, glass dropper bottles, or aluminum bottles, recyclable down to the aluminum lids. The only non-recyclable component is pump tops in some, but they give you an option to order with or without. Choose “with” for your first order, then swap the pump into each subsequent refill order.
While founded out of a desire to create products that wouldn’t harm people, that compassion extends to their charitable work involving animal rescues.
