The Best Spray Lotions and Moisturizers to Hydrate Dry Skin in Seconds (2024)

Moisturizing your face and body is necessarily for healthy, radiant skin — but applying a lotion, cream, or oil can take time, from spreading it on, to rubbing it in and letting it dry. Enter super-convenient spray lotions and moisturizers, which pack the same skin hydrating power into convenient spray bottle packaging for faster and easier application.

Spray-on formulas generally tend to be thinner liquids, as moisturizer textures such as creams and butters can't effectively dispense through a mist applicator. This makes sprays great for quick or lighter-weight moisturization in warm weather.

Here, the best spray lotions and moisturizers for head to toe to hydrate dry face and body skin, according to Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab experts, including drugstore body lotion sprays, dermatologist-recommended picks, and even hydrating facial mist moisturizers:

A GH BeautyLab expert holy grail,L'Occitane's luxurious body oil spray is loaded with natural oils like almond, rose, and sunflower."It's agodsend for my knees, elbows, andeven hands, absorbingfast and leavingskin supple," says GH Beauty Lab senior chemist Sabina Wizemann."The formula is crafted with 50% almond oil, but it doesn't feel heavy on skin and a little bit goes a long way— plus, the comforting almond scent is addictive. Even better?"In the summer, it gives a subtle sheen to my legs," she adds.

Vaseline's glycerin-based drugstore formula offers the hydration efficacy of one of the gold standard moisturizer brands in a light, speedy-to-use spray form."I love the scent and itwas super easy to apply,especially if you forgot to moisturize bare legs and need something that absorbs quickly,"GH Beauty Lab chemist Danusia Wnek reports.

Created for the medical industry, Theraplex's spray moisturizer contains just four ingredients, including nourishing jojoba oil. "This product was recommended by my dermatologist," a Dermstore reviewer said. "It'sapplied while still wet after each shower andallowed my skin to heal, no need for additional lotions."

Hydrate your face fast with no weight or stickiness with a spritz ofTacha's milky mist, made with high concentrations of skin hydrators like glycerin, squalane, and plant oils. "True to the name, my face looked noticeably dewy and glowing immediately after use, and my parched skin felt replenished," GH's beauty editor says.

This rich, decadent Caudalie body oil spray is loaded with intensely nourishing botanical oils, including grape seed, sesame, sunflower, hibiscus, and argan. "I love that you can quickly spritz this on and it immediately relieves dehydrated skin, especially on the legs,"GH's beauty director says. "Ican't get enough of the warm, creamy light musk scent and the multi-purpose formula can be used on hair or face andas a bath oil, too."

For lightweight body hydration, look no further than Yes To's spray lotion, made with glycerin andsunflower, jojoba, and coconut oils. "This is the best lotion I’ve tried!" an Amazon reviewer raved."I can’t stand most lotions because they’re too heavy...this isn'theavy or greasy, but it keeps moisturizing for a long time, andI can easily dress quickly after applying with no stickiness." Bonus:"The slightly sweet, tropical scent of this collection is delicious," GH's beauty editor says.

Part of the iconic, GH beauty editor favoriteKiehl's Creme de Corps line, this formula delivers the benefits of the original body cream in dry oil spray form. "This oil is genuinely dry and non-greasy, which seems miraculous," a Nordstrom reviewer marveled. "My legs were very dry and it completely [healed] them,and my skin still feels super soft the next day. "

Estée Lauder's shimmer oil spray moisturizer is infused with the scent of the brand's cult classicamber, vanilla, and tropical flowerperfume, Bronze Goddess. "This is one of my all-time favorite fragrances— it smells like a sunny day on an exotic beach," GH's beauty director says. "And the oil mistsoftens skin and leaves it with a pretty golden gleam."

Created to be spritzed on the body after a bath or shower, Avon's oil is one of the original spray moisturizers with amemorable soft scent. "I've probably been using Skin So Soft bath oil spray for over 30 years,"a fan said. "The scent reminds me of a bubble bath at my grandmother's house when I was little and ithas kept my skin soft and hydrated—I won't shower without it!"