Protective Creams

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for Protective Creams.

The best way to protect your skin from the sun is to avoid it. But if you're going to be out in the sun, you might as well apply a protective cream that will help prevent wrinkles and skin damage. Here are some great options of protective creams on the market today.

Kiehl's Since 1851Ultra Facial Cream with SPF 30 Sunscreen

ITEM: 1988625

Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 ml

399 Reviews

$39.00

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Protective and moisturizing...This is a pretty standard face cream with spf, feels a little thicker than most face creams.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A 24-hour, light-textured daily hydrator with SPF 30.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Loss of firmness and elasticity

If you want to know more…
Inspired by their beloved "Greenland First Ascent" Ultra Facial Cream, Kiehl’s created this daily, light-textured, 24-hour, moisturizer that leaves skin feeling balanced, comfortable, and hydrated.

$35.00

Burning when I put different creams on and nothing worked. Even overnight cream masks. ...Naturally serious skin warrior moisture rescue cream has improved my skin dryness helps combat aging with oatmeal and shea butter helps provide a protective layer of moisture

What it is: A powerful daily cream that supports your moisture barrier to defend against the aging effects of pollutants while saving skin from dryness.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Magnolia and Mangosteen: Visibly reduce signs of aging from environmental damage.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Squalane: Boost hydration and prevent dryness.
- Colloidal Oatmeal, Ceramide, and Shea Butter: Provide a protective layer of moisture and lock in hydration.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free and comes in recyclable packaging.

$129.00

Best Cream Ever!!!...After trying many expensive creams; including LaMer I was still not getting the type of moisture I needed for my dry, aging skin. ...This facial cream truly transformed my skin. Hands-down one of the best facial creams I’ve ever used (and I’ve used many) and well worth the money.

What it is: A cream that supports skin’s protective barrier within the first five minutes of use.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Loss of Firmness and Elasticity, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Dryness

Formulation: Rich Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Natural Cholesterol: Helps skin hold hydration.
- Lactic Acid: Helps to firm skin’s appearance.
- Sunflower Seed Oil: Hydrates and helps prevent moister loss.

$39.00

I would 100% recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a good styling cream!...What I also love about this product is the light fragrance & that the consistency is a cream that almost immediately emulsifies. I don’t like thick heavy creams because they weigh my hair down, but this one is really light & truly made my hair look smooth and sleek.

What it is: A heat-protective styling cream that immediately makes hair 3X stronger while preventing the formation of split ends by 61 percent.

Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage
- Frizz
- Heat Protection

Key Benefits:
- Protects against heat damage
- Reduces frizz and flyaways
- Smooths hair cuticles

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Honey Bond-Building Complex: Builds new bonds to strengthen and care for hair.
- Wildflower Honey and Honey Ferment: Improve elasticity to prevent breakage.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, and mineral oil. It

$37.00

I have used this styling cream for years, as it works better than any other gel/cream/pomade to give body/volume and light lift. ...Great light weight styling cream. Gives enough lift and doesn’t weigh hair down.

What it is: A heat-protective cream that infuses hair with major volume.

Hair Type: Fine and Medium

Hair Texture: Straight and Wavy

Hair Concerns:

- Volumizing

$78.00

Unlike traditional moisturizers, the Delikate Recovery Cream doesn't really sink into your skin - it sits on top of your face like a protective coat. ...I expected more out of a cream of this price.

What it is: A calming cream designed to soothe skin, relieve tightness, and reduce the appearance of redness while supporting skin’s protective barrier.

Skin Type: Normal and Dry

Skincare Concerns: Redness and Dryness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Peptide Complex and Ceramides: Relieve the look of redness and irritation while working to support skin’s protective barrier.
- Ginger Root Extract: Helps reduce the appearance of redness.
- Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit Extract: Works to calm skin.

$17.00

Very protective...Protective and Delicious Smelling Haircare Product...I’ve never tried the brand and the ingredients in the protective styler had many strengthening and protective properties!

What it is: A travel size multi-use styling cream that provides up to 450 °F of heat protection and preps all hair types for soft, smooth + shiny blowouts without the frizz.


Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily


Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick


Hair Concerns:
- Frizz

- Heat Protection

- Straightening and Smoothing


Key Benefits: 
- Provides heat protection up to 450 °F

- Smooths, detangles, reduces frizz, and adds shine

- Visibly repairs split ends and reduces breakage

$31.00

The top right photo shows after using some of the Fenty Protective 5 in 1 Heat Protectant cream--which I feel like has a beach scent--and the blow dryer. ...I have fine, wavy hair and am pleasantly surprised with this 5-in-1 protective cream. It has a scent that reminds me of Aussie and is a bit sticky but it doesn’t leave my hair feeling weight down and definitely helps it air dry smoother.

What it is: A multi-use styling cream that provides up to 450 °F of heat protection and preps all hair types for soft, smooth + shiny blowouts without the frizz.


Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily


Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick


Hair Concerns:
- Frizz

- Heat Protection

- Straightening and Smoothing


Key Benefits: 
- Provides heat protection up to 450 °F

- Smooths, detangles, reduces frizz, and adds shine

- Repairs split ends and reduces breakage

OribeCurl Control Silkening Cream

ITEM: 2438653

Size: 5 oz/ 150 mL

20 Reviews

$46.00

I hate that I like it because it's expensive. This cream is great for finer hair. Oribe's curl butter weighs my fine, 2a/2b wavy hair down and turns it into a nest of grease, but this cream is light enough to enhance and hold waves without weight. ...Best defining cream ever!...I also used the whole Oribe line - shampoo, deep conditioner, leave in, and then this cream. But I've never had this kind of definition and volume on day one hair.

What it is: A lightweight styling cream for wavy and curly hair that hydrates, fights frizz, and shapes and defines with the perfect balance of hold and moisture.

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Texture: Coily, Curly, and Wavy

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Frizz
- Dryness

$48.00

Was excited to try this and really wanted to like it but not a fan. I prefer other curl creams I use over this. I like how thick and creamy it is but I feel like it doesn't define my curls like other curl creams. ...I tried this and the styling cream—and this was superior for my hair (styling cream did little for me and my hair was quite frizzy) .

What it is: A silicone-free styling cream that hydrates, softens, de-frizzes, and defines curly and coily hair.

Hair Type: Medium and Thick

Hair Texture: Coily and Curly

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Dryness
- Frizz

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“no frizz at all . i did this and i blow dryed my hair and also used the wow frizz treatment in mini . and is a good combo but i put this cream first after im done washing my hair for better results”
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“I've tried everything from prescribed steroids creams to natural oils. This is the only cream that has worked to treat my eczema”
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“I have already gotten compliments on my skin after using for a few days. Advertised as a day cream, I do use evening and morning”
Calming Creams
“This is a luxurious cream which feels very hydrating on the skin. It claims to reduce fine lines and wrinkles but I don’t know if I have noticed that (are there creams that can actually reduce wrinkles”
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“It is great quality for the price point blends makeup very well such as foundation cream liquid blush/ bronzer. Finally found a brush that does it all”
Lotion Creams
“This body lotion has become my holy grail! I have eczema and sensitive to a lot of lotions/moisturizers - this lotion doesn’t irritate my skin it leaves it feeling moisturized (not greasy either”
Base Creams
“I have tried the leave in cream and the cream in jelly each several times and I definitely prefer the jelly”
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“I have psoriasis and have been dealing with it for years. I’ve tried many creams, but most of them haven’t been effective. However, this cream has really helped reduce the redness, dryness, and daily itching”
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