Best Moisturizer for Men: 13 Skin Care Grails to Shop in 2025

Best Moisturizer for Irritated Skin: Aesop Seeking Silence Facial Hydrator

We know Aesop is much more than its iconic hand soap. I’ve been using their grooming products for years, and they keep getting better and more refined with high-quality, often natural ingredients—and they're simply more effective at what they’re formulated to do. A prime example is the new Seeking Silence moisturizer, which lives up to its name. This lotion provides a moment of moisturizing zen, especially if you’re dealing with razor burn, windburn, or sunburn. A little scoop of this lightweight lotion goes a long way. Squalane hydrates, ginger root reduces inflammation, while bisabolol treats redness. And, of course, it doesn’t hurt that the packaging exudes apothecary cool.

Best Multi-Action Moisturizer: Malin+Goetz Advanced Renewal Moisturizer

This new advanced formula moisturizer from perennial grooming go-to Malin+Goetz feels more like a serum than a moisturizer. It’s a super-concentrated formula that smooths and firms like a serum while delivering serious hydration through its moisturizing components. The magic lies in its proprietary complex of peptides, squalane, and apple stem cells. This proprietary complex acts as a super antioxidant, mimicking skin cells to protect and rejuvenate. Use it a few times a week for maximum impact, and let the sleek cobalt-blue dispenser, adorned with the iconic M+G font, add a touch of style to your routine.

Best Overnight Moisturizer: Ursa Major Golden Hour Recovery Cream

The first thing you'll notice about the Golden Hour Recovery Cream (beyond the fitting name) is its texture. It's somewhere between a lotion and a rich cream, with viscosity clearly a priority in its formulation. It's also packed with serious nutrients: antioxidants; vitamins A, C, and E; plus essential fatty acids like omega 3, 6, 7, and 9. Add in calendula, sea buckthorn, and blackcurrant, and you've got a hydration dream team working to boost moisture, firmness, and elasticity. You can feel it getting to work almost instantly, and while it's not an ideal daily morning moisturizer (unless it's the depths of winter), this ultra-rich cream absorbs fairly quickly to work as an overnight repair aid.

Best Moisturizer for Oily Skin: Sisleyum Anti-Aging Comfort Cream

Before you throw tomatoes at us for recommending a nearly $400 moisturizer, please note that this is one helluva face cream. It's loaded with ingredients you've never heard of, and while that may detract you from applying it anywhere near your face, they're all meant to do good. For example, isodonis japonicus helps firm and tone the face to slow down signs of aging, phyt'active of kinkeliba soothes the skin and fights free radicals, and phytosqualane moisturizes and protects. Our skin is the target of stress all day every day, whether it's from the sun, wind, or air pollution, and this moisturizer is meant to protect the face from all of that so you can face each and every harmful thing with a layer of defense. Plus, it's one of the few mattifying moisturizers that actually works, able to prevent skin from looking greasy pretty much all day.