Natural Facial Moisturizer for You

What Are Facial Moisturizers?

Facial moisturizers can come in various forms: creams, serums, balms, and lotions. They are applied topically to hydrate and protect your skin. They form a protective layer that locks in moisture and nutrients while shielding your skin from external stressors like UV rays and pollutants.

Face creams typically include ingredients from these three main ingredient categories:

• Humectants, such as honey, help to keep your skin hydrated by drawing, attracting, and binding moisture to your skin. They arere featured in facial moisturizers targeted at rough or dehydrated skin. Our NATUNEO Refining Day Cream features honey, Meadowfoam oil, and Conifer buds from Black Forest pines for an intensive vitalization and protection of your skin.
• Emollients, such as plant oils, soften and smooth the surface of your skin. They work to prevent moisture loss. Jojoba oil, Macadamia nut oil, Apricot kernel oil, and Aloe vera in our NATUROYALE Firming Day Cream deeply moisturizes your skin and prevents the new formation of visible fine lines.
• Occlusives, such as squalane, work to keep all of your moisture locked in by forming a protective barrier over the top of your skin. This can help to keep your skin hydrated for longer. Our LL REGENERATION Revitalizing Day Cream contains squalane and shea butter for visibly firmer looking skin.

At ANNEMARIE BÖRLIND, we focus on natural, plant-based facial moisturizers that combine these ingredients to promote vibrant and even skin without harsh chemicals.

Why Are Skin Moisturizers Important?

Moisturizing is one of the most important steps in your skincare routine. Not only does it keep your skin hydrated and soft, but a natural face moisturizer can also improve your skin’s barrier, tone, and texture when used daily. For example, the moisturizer in our vegan collagen skincare range delivers both immediate hydration and long-term strengthening of your skin’s structure and elasticity thanks to naturally extracted botanical collagen.

The key benefits of using a facial moisturizer daily include hydration to keep your skin plump, protection from environmental stressors, regulation of your skin’s oil production, and the repairing of your skin’s natural barrier. Even if your skin is oily, using a daily moisturizer is still beneficial, especially when it comes to protecting it from the natural elements.

Face moisturizers aren’t just for women—men’s skin also needs hydration and protection. A favorite face moisturizer for men is our AQUANATURE Smoothing Day Cream, which features papyrus stem cells to strengthen the skin barrier and samphire extract to improve skin hydration. It is absorbed quickly into the skin and smells nicely fresh.

The Difference Between Day And Night Face Cream

Ever wondered why you need two different facial moisturizers, one for the day, one for the evening? The answer lies in how your skin behaves at different times of the day.

Day face creams are designed to protect your skin. These moisturizers are often lighter than their evening counterparts and enriched with antioxidants and other blue-light protection. Day moisturizers are often smooth and fast absorbing, so they can be worn under makeup and not clog pores.

Night creams, by contrast, tend to be richer in texture and are designed to repair and restore your skin as you sleep. These facial moisturizers are formulated with more intensive active ingredients from plants and vitamins that support overnight skin regeneration. Night facial moisturizers are an important step in a skincare routine for wrinkles, as they often contain ingredients like hyaluronic acid to stimulate collagen production and reduce the signs of aging.

Choosing The Right Natural Face Moisturizer For Your Skin Type

Your skin is unique, and so is the way you care for it. By knowing the different skin types and understanding exactly what each type needs, you can help your skin feel balanced, protected, and healthy.

Not sure what your skin type is? Here’s an easy way to find out: Cleanse your skin with a gentle cleanser and pat it dry. Wait about an hour without applying any products and see how your skin feels and looks.

• Dry skin: Dry skin often feels rough or tight, especially after cleansing. It might appear dull or slightly red in patches and can feel uncomfortable, especially in cold or dry weather. If this sounds like you, emollient moisturizers that contain ingredients like shea butter, marula oil, or squalane are the best skin moisturizers for dry skin. They work to deeply hydrate and reinforce your skin’s barrier. Dry skin is also prone to premature wrinkles, so it’s a good idea to start building out an anti-aging skincare routine to help your skin feel supple and fresh.
• Oily skin: Oily skin often appears shiny all over, especially in the T-zone (your forehead, nose, and chin). Oily skin is often prone to enlarged pores and breakouts and feels greasy to the touch. When looking for the right moisturizer for oily skin, seek out lightweight and balancing moisturizers that are fast-absorbing and don’t clog your pores. Ingredients like sage, algae extract, or panthenol are great for calming excess oil production.
• Combination skin: Combination skin has a mix of conditions, with the T-zone usually oily and the cheeks often drier. It often feels “normal” on some days and uneven on others, so it needs balancing care that clarifies oily areas and provides much-needed hydration to dry areas. Moisturizing products with hyaluronic acid can help restore moisture without causing breakouts.
• Sensitive skin: Sensitive skin is easily irritated, with symptoms including redness, burning, or stinging sensations. It is also reactive to changes in products, weather, stress, and environmental triggers. When looking for a moisturizer to add to your skincare routine for sensitive skin, look out for fragrance-free, calming extracts like chamomile, aloe vera, or golden root.
• Mature skin: Mature skin often has wrinkles, fine lines, and a thinner texture. This is due to the loss of elasticity over time and your skin’s inability to continue to regenerate at the pace it did when it was younger. The best moisturizers for aging skin contain anti-aging botanicals, firming plant extracts, and antioxidants like vitamin E that work to slow the signs of aging and maintain your natural beauty.

Skincare Routine: Make The Most Of Your Daily Moisturizer

Step 1: Cleansing

Step 2: Strengthening With a Serum or Toner

Step 3: Day Cream

Step 4: Night cream

At night, apply your night cream instead of the day cream after the serum or toner. At night time your skin needs the most support to regenerate. Night creams are richer than day creams and contain active ingredients to help your skin restore its natural balance.

Step 5: Eye Cream

The Perfect Start to Your Day With Our Facial Moisturizers

Radiant skin begins with the right care each morning. A well-chosen day cream or morning moisturizer not only provides essential hydration but also helps protect your skin from daily environmental stressors. Complementary products, such as serums or eye creams, can further support your routine and give your complexion the extra boost it needs.

With ANNEMARIE BÖRLIND, you are choosing skincare developed from the finest natural ingredients, backed by years of expertise in innovative formulations. Every product is designed to strengthen your skin’s natural functions while leaving it feeling nourished, refreshed, and ready to face the day. Begin your morning with care that combines effectiveness, sustainability, and a touch of everyday luxury.