Dry skin can be annoyingly temperamental and tough to keep hydrated. Sure, you can use moisturizing face masks and thick creams to get your daily dose of skin hydration, but when you're on the move and out in the scorching sun, you'll need a quick refresher to keep your pores quenched and free of any dry patches.
Enter the soothing solution to get hydrated, dewy skin: face mists.
Not to be confused with misting toners and makeup-setting sprays, these hydrating mists are meant to be spritzed onto your face at any time throughout the day for a nice cooling burst. Whether you have a drying sunburn that needs some soothing or your full face of makeup is leaving your skin extra parched, these spritzers will instantly give your pores quenching relief.
How to Use a Face Mist
Face mists are a favorite amongst skin pros. Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Naana Boakye, M.D., MPH, says, “If you are spending time outdoors or in a room where your skin gets dry, the mist is a great way to rejuvenate and rehydrate your skin.” She recommends using a face mist before your serum or moisturizer to boost hydration or after a long day to help awaken your senses. You can also spritz a face mist on top of your makeup to help refresh your complexion and achieve a natural skin-like finish.
Here are a few tips on how to apply a face mist correctly:
Don't be stingy: You'll need between two and six sprays to cover your entire face.
Keep your distance: Depending on your face mist, you'll want to hold the bottle at least a few inches away from your face, so it lands gently on your face.
Cool them down: Cooling your face mists not only helps them feel more refreshing, but it also helps extend the lifespan of products, plus stabilize and improve their efficacy. Dermatologists say using cool skincare products helps enhance your skin's calming and depuffing capabilities, too.
Best Face Mist Ingredients
Boakye, who is also the dermatology director of Naomi Osaka's KINLÒ skincare line, advises against face mists containing alcohols that will dehydrate your skin. Instead, she recommends choosing moisturizing ingredients like aloe vera, calendula, and hemp seed oil.
Herbivore's award-winning face mist earned the top spot on our list because it's made with clean botanical ingredients and hyaluronic acid, which can hold 1,000 times its weight in water.
As its name suggests, this pink face mist contains organic rosewater, which we predict will become your new favorite ingredient. Your skin will look more youthful because rosewater is a naturally antioxidant-rich ingredient that provides anti-aging and anti-inflammatory benefits.
Herbivore's mist can be used as both a toner after cleansing and as a regular facial spray to reset and moisturize skin throughout the day.
Formulated with a base of rosewater, this cult-favorite face mist from Mario Badescu is as sweet-smelling as it is hydrating.
Mario Badescu's face mist is like magic in a bottle, and it has the Amazon reviews to back it up. Beyond its 4.5-star average from more than 51,400 reviews, this face mist combines skin-calming aloe vera, natural herbs, and moisturizing rosewater.
Its pump spray allows for even distribution, and it can be misted onto dry hair for extra nourishment.
According to its many rave reviews, Avène's face mist is game-changing. It doesn't contain just any water, of course, but mineral-rich thermal water from the mountains of Avène, France.
This face mist reduces irritation and redness, and it offers a splash of hydration whenever you need it. Plus, the pH-balanced spray instantly soothes your face and restores your skin balance.
Sometimes your skin just needs something simple, like this face mist from Caudalie. It's made from 100% grape water, which promises to help your skin retain moisture. This spray is also meant to soothe irritation and redness.
The spray itself comes out in a gentle, superfine mist, making it a great choice for spritzing all over your neck and face.
If you're obsessed with collagen in all forms, then you definitely need this editor-favorite face mist from DHC. Katie McBroom, our former beauty editor, argues this $20 face mist is worth the cost because it's chock-full of notable moisturizers, including glycerin.
The spray contains collagen-derived peptides that help to boost hydration levels, reduce the appearance of fine lines, and protect the skin from damaging free radicals.
This face mist from Glow Recipe is the definition of refreshing. It delivers a lightweight mist of watermelon, hyaluronic acid, and hibiscus flower alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that helps make your skin appear smoother and more radiant. Plus, it doubles as a makeup setting spray.
Glossier's face mist is similar to the Mario Badescu formula, but the scent and concentration of this product are a little bit less intense. The dermatologist-tested face mist is made with a blend of fruit, plant, and floral extracts, as well as glycerin.
It works well as a precursor to your makeup primer or foundation, and you can even use it as a setting spray for a dewy glow.
This Tatcha face mist is actually a moisturizer in convenient spray form. It's packed with Okinawa red algae, hyaluronic acid, and anti-aging ingredients that help to give skin a much-needed burst of intense hydration and a dewy finish.
Just spritz it on two or three times before doing your makeup for an even application, and then continue spritzing throughout the day to keep the glow going.
Like Caudalie's Grape Water Spray, this bottle creates a superfine mist that can be sprayed all over — not just on your face. On hot days, take this full-sized bottle to the pool to keep cool.
Evian's Mineral Water Spray has a neutral pH balance of 7.2, which is compatible with all skin types. Yup, even your sensitive skin.
If your pores feel extra thirsty, then this combination of moisturizing squalane and hyaluronic acid is what it needs. This face mist feels cooling upon application, and it’s alcohol-free, so it won’t dry out your skin any further.
It also spritzes on over makeup without causing smudging or fading, making it a great choice to stash in your bag.
Want a face mist that takes the skincare benefits up a notch? Then this antioxidant-infused formula should be a must-have on your list.
It goes above and beyond the average face mist by dousing your complexion in a brightening, soothing, antioxidant-filled vitamin fruit complex. Plus, it's free of skin-stripping sulfates, parabens, and phthalates.
During the warmer months, getting a little too toasted by the sun feels inevitable for many of us. If your complexion looks a little red, then give it a calming treatment with this face mist.
It's infused with cica, a TikTok-famous skincare ingredient that's known for its anti-inflammatory and redness-reducing qualities.
You can douse yourself in all of the face mist you desire, but your complexion won't be in tip-top shape unless you have some form of sun protection in your skincare routine.
Luckily, this face mist from Supergoop! contains a powerhouse combo of broad-spectrum SPF 30 and antioxidant vitamin C to help keep your skin guarded against UV rays, pollution, and daily environmental stressors.
If you're looking for an under-$10 option to stow in your bag, this is definitely the best choice.
This vegan face mist formula from Garnier is 96% all-natural, containing botanically derived ingredients like rosewater and salicylic acid. It'll soothe skin while helping to keep your pores clear of impurities.
Don't let dry skin get you down. Pixi's Rose Glow Mist uses seven different types of flower extracts and antioxidants to help plump up the skin and enhance its natural glow without making you look oily.
Notably, it blends rose, argan, and avocado oils to help smooth, hydrate, and rebalance your complexion.
Nicole SaundersBeauty EditorNicole Saunders is the Beauty Editor at BestProducts.com, where she oversees coverage on all things beauty.
Jennifer HusseinBeauty EditorJennifer is the Beauty Editor for BestProducts.com, where she’s testing out everything from the latest lip gloss to the craziest skincare trend sweeping the online beauty-verse.
Ashley PhillipsBeauty & Style EditorAshley is the beauty and style editor at BestProducts.com, and her work has been featured on Cosmopolitan and Town and Country.
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