Summer is the season for vacations, cookouts, and spending time outdoors. But it's also the season for heat-induced skin problems. From sunburns to dry skin to windburn, summer can be a tough time for your skin. If you're looking for a way to keep your skin looking young and healthy, we've got you covered. Face creams are an essential part of any summer skincare routine. To help you out, we've rounded up our favorite face creams for summer.

$324.00
Light Face Cream...After trying all her creams, this formula is my favorite for my skin type. ...Perfect for summer months and oily skin!...This product is one of my fav from the Sturm line and perfect for summer months. It’s a light formula that my skin loves and absorb really quickly.
What it is: A lightweight moisturizer that quickly absorbs into skin providing intense hydration.
Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Oiliness, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Pores
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Purslane Extract: A strong antioxidant that stimulates the body and supports skin health and rejuvenation.
- Ginger, Bisabolol, and Panthenol: Help moisturize and calm irritated areas of skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Provides intensive moisture and a freshness boost.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal.

$324.00
During the summer when my skin tends to become darker in tone this is my holy grail cream. ...leaves my face feeling like heaven...this cream was at first irritating, but my skin is extremely sensitive and takes time to warm up to products. now, this cream is the best one ive found to stay hydrated overnight when i use my retinol serum which is super dehydrating.
What it is: A lightweight, quick-absorbing face cream developed for the beauty needs of darker skin tones with normal to combination skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Dullness and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Extracts of Magnolia and Enantia Chlorantha (African Whitewood) Bark: Refine pores, reduce sebum flow, and provide intense hydration.
- Lumicol: Evens out skin tone and lends the complexion a fresh and even glow.
- Telovitin: Provides anti-aging benefits.

ITEM: 2240349
Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL
$63.50
This hydrator is great for mens faces! It is not heavy and helps with dry skin and wrinkles....He likes it so much he uses it daily in the summer too :)
What it is: A lightweight, oil-free, addictively refreshing gel-cream that instantly boosts hydration and rehydrates for up to 72 hourseven after washing your face.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness
Formulation: Lightweight Gel
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid Fragments and Activated Aloe Water: Infuse skin with moisture.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates.

ITEM: 2032068
Size: 0.5 oz/ 15 mL
$56.00
I have just a single complain: recently I've notices that this gel cream peels off easily when too much has been applied OR if any other face product (face cream?) ...Really like the cooling effect especially with summer coming up.
What it is: An anti-aging eye gel-cream moisturizer formula to visibly brighten, de-puff, and minimize fine lines around the delicate eye area.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dark Circles, Puffiness, and Fine Lines and Wrinkles
Formulation: Cream
What Else You Need to Know: The eye cream was infused with cucumber extract and all the power of DayWear's Super Anti-Oxidant Complex to keep eyes looking fresh. The DayWear moisturizing gel eye cream brightens and de-puffs, minimizes dark circles, soothes and renews the eye area, smooths the look of fine, dry lines, and provides up to

ITEM: 2608396
Size: 1.7 oz / 50 mL
$104.00
I don't like using this for the summer because it feels to thick for me. But I can see myself using this a lot in the winter time when my skin gets very dry. ...It doesn’t pill, and combines/layers well with other creams and serums. I have dry skin and this is one of the best creams I’ve found.
What it is: A rich, wrinkle-fighting cream supplying fortifying nourishment for smoother, younger-looking skin.
Skin Type: Dry
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles and Dryness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- CL1870 Peptide Complex™: Targets the look of wrinkles.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Floods skin with hydration.
- Soybean Seed Extract: Nourishes and fortifies skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates.
What Else You Need to Know: This ultra-nourishing moisturizer is designed to visibly reduce lines and wrinkles for young-, supple-looking skin. The cutting-edge formula supports natural collagen with CL1870 Peptide Complex™, fortify

$39.50
I like to use this on days I’m oilier and especially in summer time when I’m shinier. For the winter I rotate this with another heavier cream On super cold Dry days. ...Great for summer and acne prone skin...Several things... 1. ONLY use in summer, no matter if you have oily skin or not. (my suggestion for winter is: Dr Jart grass cream) 2. safe for sensitive skin and acne prone skin, would not break you out further 3. very good price, lasted me about 3 month, I used twice a day
Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Sensitive
What it is:
A sheer formula that helps soothe and hydrate dry areas.
Solutions for:
- Dullness and uneven texture
- Oiliness
- Dryness
If you want to know more…
Relieve dryness with this easy-to-apply formula featuring plant-based squalene to help soften and nourish skin. It also contains hyaluronic acid to provide relief for dehydration and gentle botanicals including ginger, orange, and grapefruit to help protect the skin.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

$131.00
It was nice as a day or night cream...If there’s one face cream that I will continue purchasing, its got to be this one.
What it is: An award-winning moisturizer that’s clinically shown to deliver rapid hydration and significantly reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles in only two weeks.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Dullness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Mimosa: A soothing toning astringent with a delicate, pleasing aroma.
- Rose: A natural fragrance component with nurturing and calming properties.

$129.00
I have combo skin, dry yet slightly oily t zone. This is my go to cream during the winter months especially but it’s not greasy at all or anything for the summer. ...Equilibrium™ Restorative Hydrating Cream...On my second purchase of this cream!
What it is: A rich hydrating cream that helps to nourish and support the skin barrier.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines, Wrinkles, and Uneven Texture
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Cell Balancing Complex™: Helps to nourish and support the skin barrier.
- Niacinamide: Visibly evens skin tone and helps reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Squalane: Acts as a hydrating antioxidant.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

$52.00
Taking care of hubby's face...Next up: a face mask!...not greasy, but moisture enough for summer and fall. For winter, the cream would be better.
What it is:
A lightweight lotion that replenishes moisture and eases shaving irritation for normal to dry skin.
What it is formulated to do:
Step 3 in Clinique's 3-Step Skin Care System for men, this lightweight lotion replenishes moisture. It helps soothe shaving irritation while leaving skin feeling smooth and comfortable.
What else you need to know:
This product is ideal for all skin types.

$56.00
I would probably re-purchase as a summer moisturizer but definitely not a holy grail....He likes the smell, and the feel of the cream! Minty mintyyyy!
What it is: A Kiehl’s favorite, this men’s face moisturizer awakens dull, fatigued skin and revitalizes the complexion for a healthy look and feel.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Rich Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Caffeine: Helps reduce the look of dullness.
- Vitamin E: Helps skin feel moisturized.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product also comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This non-oily face cream is enriched with caffeine, vitamin E, chestnut extract, vitamin C, and soy protein. It re-energizes men’s skin and helps visibly improve texture.









