A good facial moisturiser

Centipeed

I bought some E45 Moisturising Lotion, for my face, because it said that it was suitable for the face on the back.

It's fine for moisturising, and of course that's all I want it for, but it makes my face look particularly greasy. Is there a way to avoid my face looking greasy but still use moisturiser?

Are there any special facial moisturisers that combat this problem?

Janson

Honestly I find the cheapest, most basic Nivea cream (in the blue pot) to be a pretty decent moisturiser that's not too greasy. Plus I have sensitive skin and it doesn't irritate my face at all.

Grid System

The greasy look might be because you're applying too much. Try using less.

Also, sometimes combatting grease sheen is as simple as taking a dry piece of tissue and dabbing your face very lightly.

As for specific moisturizers, Cetaphil's line is excellent.

onceling

Moisturisers just seem to be either greasy or not to me. I hate greasy moisturiser because as you say, you feel and look shiny afterwards.

There seems to be no correlation between ones that claim to be less greasy and actually living up to the claim and nothing in the ingredients that promises a problem/not a problem.

I have like 10 at home. One is a cocoa butter, cheap one from the grocery store. It's not greasy at all. Then there is a $30 one I got for my birthday that is terrible and makes me feel like I've been "oiled".

I find that generally, the non-body butter stuff from Bath and Body Works is quite good (ie: not greasy). But I see you're in the UK.

I also have a super cheap 'Suave' one from the grocery store, it leaves no residue or anything at all, it feels almost watery when you put it on, and within a few minutes, its absorbed and my skin no longer feels dry, but just soft.

Basically I guess my advice is just to go around trying the testers, because spending more money won't get you a less-greasy product, I just think it depends on your skin.

If you avoid body butters, and don't worry too much about looking for one specifically for the face - I mean, unless it says "Foot moisturiser" or something, it can pretty much be assumed ok for the face.

Regina Fong

I have super-sensitive skin, breakout prone, combo oily/dry pretty much a trainwreck. I've had excellent results with the Neutrogena Mens line "Age Fighter" face moisturizer.

I also have a sneaking suspicion that the actual product is unisex despite the marketing to men.

-edit-

Reading the post above mine, I'd caution against haphazardly using a body moisturizer on the face. In my experience body moisturizers are rarely non-comedogenic and frequently lead to my having breakouts.