gel moisturizer for face

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for gel moisturizer for face.

If you're looking for a new way to care for your skin, you might consider using a gel moisturizer. These products are designed to be applied as a thin layer of gel that is left on the face for minutes before being wiped away. They're an easy way to refresh and moisturize your skin.

$67.00

My skin is very oily and i can proudly say this oil free gel cream is going to be my best friend for life. ...No smell and the cream is a gel like consistency. Great for tzone or oily folks.

What it is: A lightweight moisturizer specially formulated for normal to oily skin.

Skin Type: Normal and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Oiliness

Formulation: Lightweight Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Antarcticine (Glacial Glycoprotein Extract): Intensely hydrates and maintains skin’s moisture balance.
- Micronized Amino Acid: Targets sebum and facial shine.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: With up to 24 hours of hydrating power, this cooling gel feels reinvigorating on your skin. It maintains optimal moisture levels while absorbing excess oil for skin that’s shine-free, fresh, and healthier looking—all day.

$23.00

Best gel moisturizer!...Laneige never disappoints! I’m a fan of gel moisturizers like this because it’s not thick, but still hydrates my skin. ...Amazing Moisturizer...I love this amazing Waterbank Gel Moisturizer! The Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Gel Moisturizer is now available in a refillable jar, with the same effective yet lightweight hydrating benefits!

What it is: A cool, refreshing gel bursting with soothing hydration that is hypoallergenic, dermatologist-tested, and suitable for sensitive skin—perfect for oily to combination skin types.


Skin Type:
Normal, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness


Formulation: Lightweight Cream


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Hyaluronic Acid: Delivers effective, long-lasting hydration.

- Mint Leaf Extract: Helps refresh and cool.

- Forest Yeast Extract: Provides soothing benefits to the skin.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents

$52.00

This is my favorite moisturizer. I love that it’s more a gel instead cream, and it’s still hydrating. ...The formula is super lightweight and absorbs immediately into my skin. When I use the gel moisturizer, my skin looks radiant and feels super hydrated!

What it is: A refillable oil-free gel moisturizer set that hydrates, soothes, and boosts skin's visible radiance—featuring an extra refill so you never have to worry about running out.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Watermelon Extract: Hydrates, delivers essential vitamins and amino acids, and helps to soothe.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates by holding up to 1,000 times its weight in moisture.
- Glycerin: Helps to moisturize, soften, and prevent water loss in the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: These products are vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know:

$34.00

LANEIGE Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Gel Moisturizer...Odorless and not sticky on face, which is great. Consistency of gel is too watery for my preference....Perfect gel!...This is a nice gel cream I typically do not prefer gels but this one is really nice.

What it is: A cool, refreshing gel bursting with soothing hydration that is hypoallergenic, dermatologist-tested, and suitable for sensitive skin—perfect for oily to combination skin types.


Skin Type:
Normal, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness


Formulation: Lightweight Cream


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Hyaluronic Acid: Delivers effective, long-lasting hydration.

- Mint Leaf Extract: Helps refresh and cool.

- Forest Yeast Extract: Provides soothing benefits to the skin.


Ingredient Callouts: 

$90.00

Very moisturizing and gentle gel moisturizer...I really like how well this gel moisturizer hydrates my face. It leaves my skin so soft and smooth for hours. ...Great moisturizer...The consistency is thicker than other gel labeled moisturizers which is great for winter usage.

What it is: A bouncy, weightless, fragrance-free gel water cream that immediately drenches the skin in hydration, refines the look of pores, and visibly reduces redness over time.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Redness, Pores

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide: Brightens and balances appearance of skin tone and refines the look of pores.
- Waterlocking Fusion Technology™: Traps moisture immediately and retains over time for up to 100 hours of hydration.
- Biopeptide Complex: Visibly improves skin tone and texture.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil

$52.00

My t-zone gets oily throughout the day, but I also have random dry patches due to using tret, and somehow, this gel/moisturizer balances both issues. It also wears beautifully under makeup - the gel like textures is perfect (for me)! ...Great moisturizer for oily skin! It feels so cooling and I love the gel consistency.

What it is: A soft, cooling gel cream moisturizer that quickly hydrates, soothes visible redness, and supports the skin barrier.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Redness

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Cica Complex (Centella Asiatica): Deeply soothes skin.
- Allantoin: Deeply soothes skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight gel face cream is turbocharged with potent ingredients

Mario BadescuHyaluronic Dew Cream

ITEM: 2381275

Size: 1.5 oz/ 42 g

16 Reviews

$26.00

I bought this just out of curiosity and because I have oily skin and usually I prefer gel products because of that. It goes on so smoothly and lightly. ...Not sure why this doesn’t have many other reviews, but I’ve tried almost all moisturizers on the market and I feel like this one is the best!!

What it is: A light, oil-free face cream infused with complexion-boosting botanicals for multilevel moisturization.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Dullness

Formulation: Lightweight Gel-Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sodium Hyaluronate Complex: Contains two molecular weights of sodium hyaluronate for multilevel hydration.
- Squalane: Replenishes and moisturizes.
- Thyme Extract: Boosts visible clarity.

$49.00

Light but hydrating. I enjoy the gel consistency....Favorite new acne safe moisturizer...I am so happy I found this water gel!! I had been dealing with a fungal acne breakout (totally random and changed my entire skin) but this has helped clear it up on my face and neck, it On my chest!

What it is: This gel moisturizer hydrates and cleanses skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Salicylic Acid: Helps exfoliate, visibly refine, and smooth.
- Sustained Release Hyaluronic Acid: Enhances skin's ability to attract and hold water within its surface for intense, long-lasting hydration.
- Korean Red Pine Extract: Interrupts bacteria signals that can lead to visibly irritated skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This gel moisturi

$90.00

Felt velvety and smooth on my face. If you haven’t tried this yet you have to!!!...I love the original gel most but both are super hydrating and no greasy - visible difference as soon as it’s on

What it is:A hydrating, ultra-fresh face and neck cream with concentrated hyaluronic acid to visibly plump and brighten normal to combination skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Dullness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Mallow Extract: Helps hydrate.
- Mallow Yeast Extract: Contributes to the chrono-hydration of the skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Supports the epidermal water reservoir.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free.

$17.00

Very mild, effective moisturizer! I love the gel rather than the lotion for sure! ...My super oily skin loves this gel. I've tried so many moisturizers and I always feel like an oil slick mid-way through the day.

What it is: A dermatologist-developed, oil-free face moisturizer that balances and refreshes oilier skin types.

Skin Type: Combination and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Oiliness

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sunflower Seed Cake, Barley Extract, and Cucumber Fruit Extract: Help support skin’s barrier, improve its resiliency, and balance and retain skin’s moisture levels.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Acts as a natural moisture magnet.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. This product is also vegan.

What Else You Need to Know: This refreshing gel moisturizer delivers up to eight hours of oil-free hydration, slips on easily, and absorbs quickly.

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