Best fragrance-free face cream

How we chose

We work from documents, not from using products; we have not tested any of these creams ourselves. For this page “fragrance-free” means the ingredient list the maker publishes contains no fragrance, parfum, aroma, perfume, essential oil or fragrance chemical entry. “Unscented” does not meet that test; the FDA notes that some “unscented” products may still contain fragrance ingredients used to mask odors. See fragrance-free vs unscented for the longer version.

This page covers face creams and the gel-creams and lotions people often use in the same role. For a wider set of textures, see the fragrance-free face moisturizer page; for the skin around the eyes, the eye cream page. A “night cream” is not a label category we could find on these makers’ pages, so the same seven serve that search.

What to look for in a cream list

Reading five groups of entries tells you more than a front-of-pack badge does.

• Occlusive base: petrolatum, waxes (beeswax) and fatty acids such as stearic acid give a cream its body. Vanicream lists petrolatum; Avène lists beeswax; La Roche-Posay lists stearic acid.
• Lipid-type entries: ceramide NP and squalane appear in the La Roche-Posay list; CeraVe lists ceramide NP, AP and EOP with cholesterol and phytosphingosine. We describe presence only.
• Silicones: dimethicone appears in La Roche-Posay, CeraVe, Aveeno, Neutrogena and Clinique; Vanicream lists simethicone; Avène’s maker line says silicone-free.
• Preservatives: Vanicream lists sorbic acid; CeraVe and Aveeno list phenoxyethanol; Neutrogena lists ethylhexylglycerin and caprylyl glycol. Avène’s maker says preservative-free, which is a claim we can only quote.
• Plant extracts and colorants: Aveeno lists oat, feverfew and centella entries; Clinique lists aloe, lady’s thistle and tea-leaf extracts plus Red 4 and Yellow 5. The other five lists carry neither.

Fragrance-type words can hide under other names; our guide to reading an ingredient list for parfum and aroma covers them.

Vanicream Moisturizing Cream

The maker’s list, read by our fetch on 2026-11-13, has 10 entries: water, petrolatum, sorbitol, cetearyl alcohol, propylene glycol, ceteareth-20, simethicone, glyceryl stearate, PEG-30 stearate and sorbic acid. That is the shortest list among the products here apart from Avène’s, and the only one that leads with petrolatum after water. There are no plant extracts, colorants or fragrance-type entries.

The maker states: “our Moisturizing Cream is free of fragrance and masking fragrances.” The maker page shows 16 oz, 4 oz and 2 oz sizes. The retailer listing we matched was 3 oz, which the maker page does not show, so check the size before ordering. The pack type is not in our record. If you want to compare it with a sister brand, see is Vanicream fragrance-free?.

Vanicream Moisturizing Cream

Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Cream

This product was captured from the maker’s page in a browser on 2026-11-13; our automated fetch was blocked, so this is a browser-captured read that we could not re-check. The captured list has seven entries: Aquaphilus dolomiae extract filtrate, arginine, beeswax, citric acid, tromethamine, water and xanthan gum.

The maker states: “Preservative-free, fragrance-free, paraben-free, mineral oil-free, silicone-free.” The list is consistent with the silicone-free part: no dimethicone-type entry appears. No preservative is listed either. No size is stated in our record. No Amazon listing found; link goes to the maker’s site (not an affiliate link).

Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Cream

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer

This one was captured from the maker’s page in a browser on 2026-11-13, so it too rests on evidence our fetch could not re-check. The list has 18 entries: water, glycerin, squalane, dimethicone, corn starch, niacinamide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, myristyl myristate, stearic acid, ceramide NP, potassium cetyl phosphate, glyceryl stearate SE, sodium hydroxide, myristic acid, palmitic acid, capryloyl glycine, caprylyl glycol and xanthan gum.

The maker’s badge row reads: “Paraben Free Fragrance Free Oil Free Drying Alcohol Free.” We repeat only what the badge says and do not interpret “Oil Free”; the list does include squalane, myristyl myristate and several fatty acids, so read the list rather than the badge if oils matter to you. This is the list with the most lipid-type entries among the cream-style products, plus a silicone (dimethicone) and niacinamide. No size is stated in our record. The product card links to Amazon through an affiliate link. See is La Roche-Posay fragrance-free?.

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer

CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion

The maker page, read by our fetch on 2026-11-11, shows a 25-entry list for the normal-to-dry-skin version. It opens with water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl and cetyl alcohols and dimethicone, and includes phenoxyethanol as a preservative, ceramide NP, AP and EOP, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium hyaluronate and tocopherol. There are no plant extracts or colorants.

The maker’s page callout reads “Free of Added Fragrance,” and the page also says the product contains no sulfates or fragrance. “Added” is the maker’s wording; we judge by the list, which shows no fragrance-type entry. This is a lotion rather than a thick cream, so it sits between the creams and gels here. No size is stated in our record. The product card links to Amazon through an affiliate link. See is CeraVe fragrance-free? and Vanicream vs CeraVe.

CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer, Sensitive Skin

The maker page, read by our fetch on 2026-11-11, lists 22 entries beginning with water, glycerin, dimethicone, cetearyl olivate and oat kernel flour. It is the one product here with several plant-derived entries: oat kernel flour and extract, feverfew flower/leaf/stem juice and centella asiatica extract. Preservative-type entries include phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin and ethylhexylglycerin.

The maker’s page says: “Formulated Without Fragrance, Parabens, Phthalates, Dyes, Alcohol,” and describes the formula as “The clinically tested and hypoallergenic formula contains prebiotic oat and feverfew.” Those are the maker’s statements; we have not checked the testing behind them. If you want to avoid plant extracts, this is not the list for you. No size is stated in our record. The product card links to Amazon through an affiliate link. See is Aveeno fragrance-free?.

Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer, Sensitive Skin

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream Fragrance Free

Included as a light-texture option. The maker page, read by our fetch on 2026-11-13, lists 34 entries, headed by water, glycerin and dimethicone, then a run of humectants and amino-acid-type entries (sodium hyaluronate, serine, glycine, urea, betaine, trehalose and others). Preservative-type entries include ethylhexylglycerin and caprylyl glycol. There are no plant extracts or colorants.

The maker states: “This fragrance-free moisturizer with hyaluronic acid.” That is an incomplete sentence on the page; we quote it as it appears and add nothing. The maker page shows 1.7 fl oz, with 0.5 fl oz and 16 fl oz also listed. For comparison with other brand lines, see is Neutrogena fragrance-free?.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream Fragrance Free

Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Gel Moisturizer

This product was captured from the maker’s page in a browser on 2026-11-13; our automated fetch could not re-check it. The captured list has 42 entries, the longest here, starting with water, dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin and trisiloxane. It includes aloe leaf extract and water, lady’s thistle extract, tea-leaf extract, caffeine, several ferment-type entries, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate. It also lists two colorants, Red 4 (CI 14700) and Yellow 5 (CI 19140).

The maker states: “Dermatologist tested. Safe for sensitive skin. Fragrance free. Allergy tested.” We quote the line as written and have not checked the testing behind it. Sizes on the page text are 0.5 oz and 1 oz. No Amazon listing found; link goes to the maker’s site (not an affiliate link). See is Clinique fragrance-free?. These are the maker’s claims, not our findings.

Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Gel Moisturizer

What the label does not tell you

A list shows what is in a product, not how it will feel on your skin. None of this is advice on a skin condition; for that, ask a clinician. The FDA says that it has no list of approved claims for cosmetics, so a maker’s statement is a statement, not a verdict. “Fragrance-free” says nothing about colorants, plant extracts or preservatives, which is why the lists above differ so much. For people who use eczema-oriented certifications as a filter, the NEA Seal of Acceptance works from its own list of ingredients; we did not check these products against it. For other formats see fragrance-free moisturizer, hand cream and skincare.