Best Oils for Dry Skin

Ranked by 50 mentions across Reddit · Updated November 2026

Top picks· 8

A few drops as the last step, or mixed into moisturizer.

Reddit’s top pick

100% Plant-Derived Squalane

The Ordinary19 mentions

from $10

The why

Two or three drops mixed into moisturizer help seal in moisture when flaky patches show up.

“I use the one from the ordinary, just 2 -3 drops mixed in with my moisturizer works wonders.”
— Reddit, r/SkincareAddiction

One minus

Breaks out some acne-prone users, including cystic acne

Good forDry Skin, Sensitive Skin, Oily Skin

Compare the top 5

	1 The Ordinary 100% Plant-Derived Squalane	2 The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil	3 Biossance 100% Squalane Oil	4 Good Molecules Bakuchiol Oil Blend	5 Bio-Oil Skincare Oil for Scars and Stretch Marks
	Top pick		Compare with #1 →	Budget pick Compare with #1 →	Compare with #1 →
Reddit mentions	19	18	5	2	2
Price	from $10	from $10	from $34	from $9	from $29
Better for	—	Redness/Irritation	—	—	—
Key ingredients	Squalane	Rosehip Oil	Squalane	Bakuchiol, Rosehip Oil	Retinyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate

Want something lighter? The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil

Community take

For dry skin, Redditors most often recommend squalane, either pressed on as a final layer or mixed into moisturizer. They say it helps seal in moisture, though one person found it a bit heavy.

What works

Squalane seals in moisture when pressed on as a final layer.
A few drops mixed into moisturizer can noticeably help dryness.

Watch out for

Some find the squalane layer a bit heavy.
It does not work for everyone, according to one user.

The full ranking

Fortify
Stratia2 mentions
Winter snow outings are when the oil keeps skin in good shape.
“When Fortify came out, I bought it and it became my savior in the winter, able to keep my skin in good shape no matter how much I was out in the snow.”
— Reddit, r/30PlusSkinCare
from $25
Hydrating Recovery Oil
BYOMA1 mention
Mixed into moisturizer, the oil makes a massive difference in redness and dryness.
“and it’s made a massive difference in my redness/dryness.”
— Reddit, r/SkincareAddiction
from $14
The Retinol 0.5 Oil
COSRX1 mention
Squalane-based retinol adds moisture for drier, mature skin.
“COSRX The Retinol 0.5 Oil — Anti-aging, helps improve fine lines and wrinkles.”
— Reddit, r/AsianBeauty
from $19