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Gel Creams

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Gel creams immediately hydrate and moisturize the skin. Gel creams may help your skin look fresh and dewy without being oily or glossy. They're a great addition to any skincare routine. Gel creams are typically lightweight and fast-absorbing. Here are some of the gel creams that are made for you.

Kiehl's Since 1851Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream

ITEM: 2452183

Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL

237 Reviews

$52.00

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Great gel cream....This is definitely a true gel cream. I would repurchase and recommend this for all those who don’t like a thick old school cream....As an oily skin person it is a challenge to find the right hydration level. Comparing to other gel creams I've used in the past, this gel cream was fast absorbing and not sticky at all.

What it is: A shine-fighting, cooling gel moisturizer with up to 24 hours of hydrating power for oily and normal skin types.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Oiliness

Formulation: Lightweight Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glacial Glycoprotein: Intensely hydrates and maintains skin’s moisture levels.
- Micronized Amino Acid: Reduces the appearance of sebum and facial shine over time.

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.

$67.50

I think it helped reduce frizz quite a bit but my hair lacked the definition it usually gets when I use my whole routing of creams and gels. I think that adding a gel on top of this would be perfection. ...The gel cream was amazing. I loved how easy it was to distribute through my hair.

What it is: A curl-defining gel-cream for all curls and coils that combines the hydration properties of a cream with the hold of a gel for boosted curl volume, added shape, and enhanced shine.

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Dryness
- Frizz

$35.00

I have a very light skin but all other tinted moisturizers have never done this. This gel cream is very dark if you have fair skin !!!...I love the feeling of this gel-cream. It's super lightweight and refreshing on the skin!

What it is: A vegan-friendly tinted gel-cream infused with a cocktail of fruit extracts to visibly minimize signs of fatigue and revive skin’s radiance.

Skin Type: Normal

Skincare Concerns: Dryness

Formulation: Lightweight Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Acerola Seed Extracts and Goji Berry: Visibly energize, promoting radiant-looking skin.
- Fig Extract: Hydrates skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

$30.00

This is a pretty nice gel cream moisturizer. It was not drying like other gels and I like the pump applicator. ...It makes the gel cream stay cold for de puffing !

What it is: A jelly-velvet moisturizer that supports healthy skin, visibly plumps out fine lines, hydrates, and keeps your barrier feeling supple.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Acne and Blemishes

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glycerin 10%: Is a skin-replenishing active that helps skin hold on to moisture and hydration.
- Hydro Lipid Blend: Contains skin-loving ingredients like lipids, squalane, urea, and hydrating amino acids.
- Vegan Collagen Amino Acids 1%: Visibly firms, plumps, and floods skin with hydration.

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

$17.00

It’s seriously one of the best styling creams for the curly hair. Super defining, moisturizing and super shiny on my hair. ...I have wavy/curly hair that I've never been able to quite control, but this product makes my hair so soft and gives me the perfect amount of hold without using hard gels. My hair is no longer frizzy when I wake up.

What it is: A light-hold, curl-enhancing styling cream that provides soft, loose definition—without any crunch.

Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Hold & Style Extending

Key Benefits:
- Clumps curls
- Tames frizz

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Oil: Nourishes.
- Resurrection Flower (Rose of Jericho): Boosts moisture retention.
- Aloe Extract: Supplies antioxidants.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight, whipped, soft-hold formula clumps curls, tames frizz/

$43.50

Truly fragrance free- this cream really delivers...Works great under makeup, I didn't have any issue with pilling as I have with other gel textured creams. I have combo leaning oily skin and it's the perfect amount of hydration for my skin for daytime. ...I have a dry skin, and every moisturizer doesn’t suit it. However, the water cream gel smoothen my skin and kept it hydrated for long hours.

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 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, re

$27.00

This hydrating and mattifying oil free gel cream is perfect. I have newly been introduced to gel cream and I absolutely love it. ...No smell and not sticky like a lot of gels are.

What it is: A hydrating oil-free gel cream that fights the look of shine, blackheads, and uneven skin texture.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Formulation: Cream


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Succinic Acid: Mattifies and absorbs excess sebum.

- Polyglutamic Acid: Hydrates skin.


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 vegan, gluten-free, cruelty

$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.

$43.00

I have oily skin and prefer gel like moisture creams. This brightening cream has that perfect texture that absorbs quickly into my skin. ...Glowy gel cream...This gel cream is dotted with vitamin C capsules that melt into skin to help with dark spots and dullness.

What it is: A brightening gel cream bursting with Vitamin C to brighten skin & fade dark spots like sun spots & post breakout marks for a radiant complexion.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Uneven Skin Tone

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamins C and E and Ferulic Acid: Brighten the look of dark spots.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Squalane: Intensely hydrate and nourish.
- Green Tea-Derived Enzyme: Promotes skin turnover for a more even complexion.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

$48.00

This lightweight hydrating gel cream gives a glow to the skin without the heaviness of most cream moisturizers. ...Gel cream Dieux...I have combination and acne-prone skin, I like gel creams because they are lighter and absorb quickly into the skin.

What it is: A lightweight, breathable gel cream that floods skin with hydration while visibly plumping and supporting the skin barrier, without clogging pores.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Acne and Blemishes


Formulation: Cream


Highlighted Ingredients:

- 1% Vegan Collagen Amino Acid Blend + 2 Firming Peptides: A combination 3x more hydrating and 2x more firming than Glycerin alone.

- 10%+ Glycerin: A powerful humectant that attracts and retains moisture for bouncy skin.

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“This facial wash has been an everyday use lately! Morning and night, it’s gentle but does exfoliate all the gunk and turns into a foam gel”
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“I've enjoyed trying Mini Strong Hold Gel and I love the way it holds my frizzaways, it a strong holding gel that doesn't make your hair crunchy or flakey like some of the other gels we've tried in the past”
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“I haven't tried out eye gels or products a lot since it is the one thing I get lazy to do however this gel is nice and light and doesn't feel heavy”
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“I was a little hesitant at first, most day creams are or feel heavy for my combination skin type, but I wanted to try something with SPF and protect my skin from sun damage”
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