Comparing CLEAR Oil-Free Moisturizer with 5 close alternatives

RoC's Multi Correxion Hydration+ Moisturizer goes on like a silk lotion and has cleared the surface within a minute, the trait its reviewers return to above everything else. Neutrogena moves just as briskly on application, leaving nothing tacky when the next step follows. Philosophy and jane iredale also vanish without a wait, on shorter records. Even the Deep Wrinkle Rich Cream Moisturizer, thick as it is, sinks in over a few minutes rather than sitting on top. The record for Paula's Choice is too thin to place it in this field yet, though it is an oil-free daytime lotion. If a no-wait dry-down decides it, the Multi Correxion Hydration+ Moisturizer and Neutrogena are the two to start with.

Philosophy's Purity Made Simple Ultra-Light Moisturizer splits its readers: many call it the light lotion that finally stopped their congestion, while a sizeable minority woke to cystic bumps within days. Neutrogena draws almost none of that, and bar a couple of bumps its congestion-prone reviewers finish a tube clear. jane iredale's BeautyPrep reads the same on a shorter file. Paula's Choice pitches its oil-free lotion at daytime wear, but this dimension has not drawn enough reports to place it. RoC's Multi Correxion Hydration+ Moisturizer is the riskier bet, blackheads and fresh spots reported, and the Deep Wrinkle Rich Cream Moisturizer rests on one report. Neutrogena and jane iredale's BeautyPrep are the pair to try first when clear pores lead.

The Deep Wrinkle Rich Cream Moisturizer is where reviewers genuinely part company: half describe a fresh, calm smell, half a funky one that lingers. RoC's Multi Correxion Hydration+ Moisturizer carries the largest run of scent-free reports, a faint clean note at most, gone within a minute; Neutrogena reads the same. Paula's Choice has too few reports on scent to place here, though it is a lightweight daytime lotion. Philosophy's Purity Made Simple Ultra-Light Moisturizer leans citrus and stays noticeable, a point sensitive readers flag, and jane iredale's BeautyPrep carries a lemongrass note that fades within minutes. The Multi Correxion Hydration+ Moisturizer and Neutrogena are the safest bets when a scent-free routine leads.