Ursa Major skincare
Ursa Major is an American skincare brand founded in 2010.
Ursa Major is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and expertly crafted formulas. Its products suit balanced, combination, and sensitive skin types best. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Golden Hour Recovery Cream. The brand delivers a soothing and nourishing experience.
This page covers some of the most popular Ursa Major products; for the whole Ursa Major range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Ursa Major moisturizers
Questions and answers
Is Ursa Major worth it?
Ursa Major is worth considering because Lovi rates the Ursa Major-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every one of the Ursa Major products on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are Ursa Major's best products?
Golden Hour Recovery Cream is a standout choice, as Lovi rates it High for dry, sensitive, mature, and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the Ursa Major routines Superior across dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin types. Additionally, the Ursa Major products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Which Ursa Major moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Golden Hour Recovery Cream is the best moisturizer on this page for dry skin, where Lovi rates it High. The Ursa Major products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Does Ursa Major cause breakouts?
Ursa Major is unlikely to cause breakouts, as the Ursa Major products on this page help keep the skin clear and balanced. Lovi rates the Golden Hour Recovery Cream High for oily acne-prone skin and acne-prone skin.
Is Ursa Major fragrance-free?
Yes, every product from Ursa Major on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Lovi rates the Ursa Major-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin types.
What are the key ingredients in Ursa Major products?
Ursa Major products feature key botanical and soothing ingredients like Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycerin, and Calendula officinalis flower extract, which help keep skin calm and hydrated. Glycerin improves skin moisture levels, and aloe vera helps soothe irritated areas. The Ursa Major products on this page are all free of added fragrance.
How do I build a Ursa Major skincare routine?
To build an Ursa Major routine, start by cleansing the face and then apply the Golden Hour Recovery Cream moisturizer. Lovi rates the Ursa Major-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every Ursa Major product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are good alternatives to Ursa Major?
Good alternatives to Ursa Major with pages on Lovi include CeraVe, Cetaphil, Paula's Choice, Neutrogena, Kiehl's, and Dermalogica. For dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, CeraVe is a strong alternative because its routines earn High to Superior fit levels compared to Ursa Major's Superior levels.
Ursa Major vs CeraVe: which is better?
Ursa Major is better than CeraVe for most skin types, as Lovi rates the Ursa Major-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, combination, and acne-prone skin, compared to High for CeraVe. For sensitive skin, both brands tie with a Superior rating. Every Ursa Major product on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Is Ursa Major cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Ursa Major as cruelty-free.
Research behind Ursa Major's key ingredients
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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