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Best sunscreens and spf moisturizers for dry skin

What makes a good sunscreen for dry skin

Sunscreens with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide defend against UV rays, while moisturizing ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid help relieve dryness and tightness. Additional steps and products with ceramides and centella asiatica extract support skin barrier health to keep dry skin feeling soft and smooth.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024

Products are ranked for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. For a ranking based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

Lovi's ranking

Why we picked these. Mineral UV filters and soothing plant extracts defend against the sun while deeply hydrating and calming dry, flaky skin.

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    d'Alba Piedmont Waterfull Mild Sunscreen SuperiorAmazonCA$38.00

    Why we picked it. This final step in your morning routine defends against UV rays while providing exceptional hydration for your dry skin, thanks to ingredients like Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid and Centella Asiatica Extract.

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    d'Alba UVessence Mild Waterfull Sun Cream SPF 50 SuperiorAmazonCA$38.00

    Why we picked it. This final step in your AM routine defends against UV rays while providing exceptional hydration for your dry skin, thanks to moisturizing ingredients like Glycerin and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid.

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    Dr.G Green Mild Up Sun+ SuperiorAmazonCA$43.50

    Why we picked it. This final step in your morning routine defends against UV rays while providing exceptional hydration for your dry skin, thanks to moisturizing ingredients like Glycerin and barrier-repairing Ceramides.

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    Torriden DIVE-IN Mild Sunscreen SuperiorAmazonCA$27.34

    Why we picked it. This product defends against UV rays while providing exceptional hydration for your dry skin, thanks to its blend of multiple hyaluronic acid derivatives and ceramides that work synergistically to restore your skin's barrier.

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    thinkbaby Safe Sunscreen SPF 50+ SuperiorAmazonCA$24.50
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Where it goes in the routine: the full routine for dry skin

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Behind this ranking

Lovi ranks every product by its fit score, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.