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The best moisturizers, by efficacy grade
Not "editor's picks" — a ranking by what the formula can actually do. Every moisturizer below is graded on its active, the dose, and the evidence, with the receipts one tap away. Top grade in this category right now: B.
B
#1 · CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
81/100 B #2 · The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Oil Control Moisturizer
81/100 B #3 · La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
75/100 C #4 · La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+
67/100 C #5 · Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream
63/100 C #6 · The Ordinary 100% Plant-Derived Squalane
63/100 C #7 · The INKEY List 1% Bakuchiol Moisturizer (Retinol Alternative)
63/100 C #8 · Mentholatum Aust. Pty Ltd Oxy 5
63/100 D #9 · The Inkey List Starter retinol serum
47/100 F #10 · Minimalist Sepicalm 03% + Oat Moisturiser
30/100
81/100 B #2 · The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Oil Control Moisturizer
81/100 B #3 · La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
75/100 C #4 · La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+
67/100 C #5 · Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream
63/100 C #6 · The Ordinary 100% Plant-Derived Squalane
63/100 C #7 · The INKEY List 1% Bakuchiol Moisturizer (Retinol Alternative)
63/100 C #8 · Mentholatum Aust. Pty Ltd Oxy 5
63/100 D #9 · The Inkey List Starter retinol serum
47/100 F #10 · Minimalist Sepicalm 03% + Oat Moisturiser
30/100
How this ranking is built
Each moisturizer is scored on its disclosed actives versus published effective-concentration thresholds, the formulation, and any product-specific study — the same open rubric we grade everything on. You can't pay to move a spot. Most products in this category don't disclose enough to grade at all; those are excluded here.
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