CLEAR Oil-Free Moisturizer — Reddit Reviews

Name: CLEAR Oil-Free Moisturizer
Brand: Paula's Choice
Rating: 88 (11 reviews)

by Paula's Choice

88nextscore11 verdicts

Updated October 5, 2026

Lightweight niacinamide and ceramide moisturizer for acne-prone, oily skin; can trigger breakouts.

$29.40at Amazon

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What the community says

A lightweight gel-cream moisturizer with glycerin, niacinamide, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, panthenol, and cholesterol. It suits oily or acne-prone skin that wants hydration without a greasy film. Some users break out badly on it.

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From Reddit

Backed by 7 threads from r/SkincareAddiction and r/tretinoin.

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What people love

Lightweight gel-cream finish
Niacinamide plus ceramides
Fragrance-free and non-greasy

Watch out for

Can be the culprit behind new breakouts
May be too light for very dry skin
Not the pick if you hate niacinamide

Product details

Concerns

Acne

Skin Type

Oily Skin Combination Skin Sensitive Skin

Product Traits

Lightweight

Skin type data limited

Where to buy

Amazon$42.00$29.40

Real Reddit threads — 15 mentions across 7 threads

Paula's Choice CLEAR Oil-Free Moisturizer on Reddit, in one place — 7 threads from r/SkincareAddiction and r/tretinoin, summarized.

r/SkincareAddiction[Routine Help] what are these and what can i do about them? are they just enlarged pores or what? 2nd pic is after scraping the “gunk” off a lil (which i just learned apparently im not supposed to do whoops). it always comes back though. doesn’t happen anywhere else

Lightweight

“Paula’s Choice Clear Oil-Free Face Moisturizer”
Positive

“morning and night are both: ... Paula’s Choice Clear Oil-Free Face Moisturizer”
Positive

r/tretinoinLooking for a moisturizer to use with tretinoin

Oily Skin Combination Skin

“Fall/Combo skin-”
Positive

“Paula's Choice Clear Oil Free Moisturizer”
Positive

“My skin type is oily acne prone clogs very easily.”
Positive

r/tretinoinFinally started tretinoin but my skin is peeling like crazy.. What moisturizers are actually keeping you guys from flaking?

Lightweight Acne

“Paula's Choice Clear Oil Free Moisturizer”
Positive

“The noncomedogenic moisturizers I like are lightest to heaviest”
Positive

“noncomedogenic moisturizers I like”
Positive

r/tretinoinFeeling frustrated with moisturisers.

“Paula's Choice Clear Oil Free Moisturizer”
Mentioned

“The ones I like from lightest to heaviest-”
Mentioned

“The ones I like”
Mentioned

r/tretinoin2 years on tretinoin (0.025% and 0.05%) and my acne is worse than before I started. What am I missing? Really Frustrated rn.

Lightweight Oily Skin

“Paula's Choice Clear Oil Free Moisturizer”
Mentioned

“I do have to be very careful with moisturizers and anything topical bc they can break me out.”
Mentioned

“I do well with Heimish Matcha Biome Oil-free Calming Gel Moisturizer in summer, and Paula's Choice Clear Oil Free Moisturizer or Isntree HA Aqua Gel in fall”
Mentioned

r/SkincareAddiction[Routine Help] Moisturizers

Acne Oily Skin