Skin1 product guide
For a cheaper alternative to Skin Smoothing Cream, start with the texture you want. Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer is the lighter lotion choice; The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA keeps a cream format at a lower price. Both leave out Skin Smoothing Cream's ylang-ylang oil and extensive botanical blend.
Choose Vanicream for a lightweight lotion with squalane and five ceramides. Choose The Ordinary for a budget cream with amino acids, urea and hyaluronic acid. Keep Skin Smoothing Cream if its medium-weight texture and botanical formula are what you like most.
USD prices checked October 23, 2026–October 24, 2026, before tax and shipping. Unit price = listed price ÷ package ounces. For sizes listed in ml, 1 US fl oz = 29.5735 ml.
| Product | US retailer | Size | Price | Price per ounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream | Ulta US | 1.7 fl oz | $49.00 | $28.82/fl oz |
| Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer | Target US | 3 fl oz | $13.99 | $4.66/fl oz |
| The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA | Sephora US | 30 mL | $6.70 | $6.60/fl oz |
The reference medium-weight cream: humectants, dimethicone and a broad botanical blend.
Consider: Lists ylang-ylang flower oil, linalool, benzyl benzoate and benzyl salicylate; choose one of the alternatives if avoiding these is your priority.
Use: Apply over face and neck after cleansing and toning, morning and evening.
A lower-cost, lightweight lotion with squalane and five named ceramides, without botanical extracts or essential oils.
Consider: A lotion rather than Skin Smoothing Cream's medium-weight cream; suits a lighter routine.
Use: Apply as needed, day or night. Use after serum and before sunscreen or makeup.
A low-cost cream with amino acids, urea, glycerin and sodium hyaluronate for readers who want a cream without added fragrance or silicone.
Consider: No dimethicone or botanical blend; the 30 mL tube is a smaller trial-size purchase.
Use: Apply a small amount to the face morning and evening, after serums.
Choose the two options you are weighing. Read the ingredients below or compare how the products fit your routine here.
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Full published ingredient list
Water/Aqua/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Dimethicone, PEG-8, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Saccharide Isomerate, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract, Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Flower Extract, Parietaria Officinalis Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Trehalose, Algin, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Serine, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Phytosterols, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Urea, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Pullulan, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Sodium Citrate, Disodium Phosphate, Palmitoyl Hydroxypropyltrimonium Amylopectin/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Methylpropanediol, Polysorbate 60, Panthenol, Polyquaternium-10, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxystearic Acid, Myristic Acid, BHT, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol.
Full published ingredient list
Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NG, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AS, Ceramide AP, Carnosine, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phytosterols, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11, 1,2-Hexanediol.
Full published ingredient list
Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Glucose, Maltose, Fructose, Trehalose, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Allantoin, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Lecithin, Triolein, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Isoceteth-20, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin.
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA — manufacturer source
Vanicream puts squalane and glycerin near the top of its short ingredient list. The brand describes it as lightweight and suitable under makeup. It is the clearest choice here if you want to remove botanical extracts and essential oils while retaining a straightforward daily moisturizing step.
Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA combines amino acids, urea, sugars and sodium hyaluronate in a cream. It is the option to consider if you want to keep a cream rather than switch to a lotion, while leaving out dimethicone and the botanical blend.
Skin Smoothing Cream's checked 1.7 fl oz tube costs $49, versus $13.99 for 3 fl oz of Vanicream. The Ordinary's 30 mL tube costs less upfront but is also smaller. The price table converts its 30 mL volume to US fluid ounces so you can compare the unit cost.