10 Cooling Moisturizers To Try This Summer

Best for: Combo/Oily/Dry skin

Packed with cooling aloe leaf juice, soothing green tea extract, and softening jojoba oil, Versed Dew Point Moisturizing Gel-Cream is definitely the product you should add to your list of summer essentials.

The gel-cream moisturizer will efficiently hydrate your skin without making it look greasy, and it also helps soften the skin; therefore, it sits very well under makeup.

It delivers the perfect definition of dew to all skin types, and it’s also fragrance-free, which makes it suitable for sensitive skin.

Best for: Dehydrated/Combo skin

When I think of a moisturizer for combination skin that's on the dry side and needs a little nourishment, the first thing that comes to my mind is Naturium's Niacinamide Gel-Cream.

This is an excellent hydrating moisturizer that contains 5% niacinamide to brighten and even out the skin tone, as well as balance out sebum production and bring the skin's function to normal.

It also combines marine-derived polysaccharides, which can improve the function of the skin's Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMFs) and prevent dehydration and discomfort.

Niacinamide Gel-Cream feels like a thick gel that spreads on the skin with ease and creates that poreless, dewy, hydrated, glass-like look.

Best for: Dry/Dehydrated/Combo skin

Neutrogena’s Hydro Boost Water Gel is a simple and affordable moisturizer that's great for dry, dehydrated, and combination skin types.

It’s an oil-free moisturizer with hydrating properties from ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, a humectant that attracts and retains water in the skin’s uppermost layers. 

It also contains a couple of silicones which are great moisturizing ingredients that help create an occlusive layer on the skin’s surface and prevent moisture from evaporating. 

The Hydro Boost Water Gel spreads easily on the skin and instantly hydrates it, leaving a velvety finish on the surface without feeling greasy.

This moisturizer does contain fragrance; therefore, it can be sensitizing for anyone who is allergic to it. But this won't cause an issue for most people.

Best for: Combo/Oily/Acne-prone skin

Krave's Oat So Simple Water Cream is a moisturizer formulated with less than nine ingredients.

This is an excellent option for anyone whose skin tends to react to most moisturizers due to their long ingredient list, which increases the chances for irritation.

The star ingredient of the product is oat, an exceptional ingredient with calming properties that helps soothe and rebalance stressed and damaged skin.

The moisturizer also contains triglycerides and squalene, which are both essential components found in our natural oil to lubricate and protect the skin, as well as water, and only one formula stabilizer.

Oat So Simple is a very lightweight, cooling moisturizer that feels like a burst of hydration as soon as you apply it to the skin.

It has a jelly texture that spreads easily, and it’s suitable for dehydrated, combo, oily, acne-prone skin, and it’s even safe to be used on that itchy and annoying fungal acne, a.k.a pityrosporum folliculitis.

Best for: Dry/Combo/Oily skin

Clinique is one of the OG brands that has been around for quite some time. And even though they’re rather boring for not coming out with anything new and different since the ‘70s, they do have a couple of products that continue to sell out like cheesecakes.

Their cleansing balm is, of course, one of these products, but so is their Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel, which is the standard for anyone who enjoys a lightweight, summer moisturizer that won't make them feel greasy throughout the day.

The Moisturizing Gel aims to balance, refresh, and hydrate the skin with ingredients such as barley and cucumber fruit extract, as well as hyaluronic acid.

Another huge plus is the product's approachable price. A 50ml tube will cost you only $16, while a whopping 125ml bottle that will probably last you forever is only $30.

Best for: Normal/Dry/Combo skin

Laneige's Water Bank Hydro Gel is a cooling, non-greasy moisturizer that delivers long-lasting hydration while achieving that supple, dewy look we all love to see during the summertime.

The cooling moisturizer has a lightweight cream-to-gel texture that feels like a splash of water on the skin.

It contains mineral water blended with hydrating extracts such as kale, soothing watercress, and beet for an extra brightening and antioxidant punch.

Best for: Normal/Dry/Combo/Oily skin

Glow Recipe's popular Watermelon Glow Moisturizer is a known summer choice for anyone who wants a splash of watermelon water on their face.

It contains Glow Recipe's signature watermelon extract which has soothing and calming properties and is also packed with vitamins and antioxidants. The Glow Moisturizer also contains hyaluronic acid, as well extra antioxidant activity through ingredients such as jasmine and peony extracts.

It aims to plump and hydrate the skin, and it can also be kept in the fridge for an even better cooling effect during the hot summer months.

Best for: Dry/Mature skin

The Cloud Dew Gel Cream Moisturizer is a good option for dry or mature skin that's in need of something cooling for the summer but moisturizing enough to compensate for the lack of natural oil produced by the oil glands.

The gel-cream moisturizer has a thick, gooey texture, and it contains a hyaluronic acid complex consisting of three types of hyaluronic acid molecules that penetrate the skin's surface on multiple levels to deliver the ultimate hydration.

It also contains amino acids which are the natural building blocks of healthy and elastic skin, as well as pineapple enzymes rich in nourishing vitamin E and brightening vitamin C to gently smooth, soften, and even out the complexion.

Best for: Normal/Dry/Combo/Oily skin

The striking turquoise-blue Hydration Oasis Gel Moisturizer by H2O + is an excellent summer moisturizer that spreads easily and sinks right into the skin without leaving a greasy or tacky layer on the surface.

The moisturizer contains a Sea Mineral Complex that hydrates and plumps the skin with moisture, which is why the color, reminiscent of the sea, perfectly fits the vibe.

Besides that, the Hydration Oasis Gel Moisturizer also contains a few soothing, calming, and brightening ingredients such as arginine, alanine, and chamomile extract, making it a great choice for relieving the discomfort that comes with an unwanted sunburn.

Best for: Normal/Dry/Mature/Combo skin

Dermalogica's Calm Water Gel is a hydrating and cooling moisturizer that aims to help strengthen the moisture barrier and protect against environmental aggressors through soothing ingredients such as aloe vera and apple fruit extract that's loaded with proteins, vitamins, and salts.

Besides that, the moisturizer also contains hydrating prickly pear extract, as well as one of the most easily absorbed forms of licorice extract, known for its exceptional anti-inflammatory properties.

The Calm Water Gel feels as smooth as velvet on the skin, and even though it's technically a gel, you don’t have to worry that it won't sufficiently hydrate and soften the skin.