Daily Cream

The Daily Cream is the reason Halden exists: one soft, fragrance-free moisturizer for morning and evening. It is thick in the jar and melts as you press it in, then sinks in within about a minute, so your face feels soft and smooth rather than coated. Nothing shiny is left behind for makeup, a scarf or a pillow.

Shea butter gives it body, squalane keeps it light, and glycerin with sodium hyaluronate holds water on the skin so it feels hydrated through the day. What each of the twelve ingredients does is in our ingredient guide.

How it feels

• Soft and cushioned as it goes on, smooth to the touch a minute later
• No greasy layer, so makeup goes on easily in the morning
• No added fragrance or essential oils; a faint natural note of shea

How to use it

Warm a pea-sized amount between your fingertips and press it into clean face and neck, after the Milk Essence if you use it. On cold or windy days, add two or three drops of Face Oil on top. A 50 ml jar lasts about two months used twice a day.

Jar or refill

Choose the 50 ml or the 100 ml jar of milky glass with a matte stone lid, and keep it. When it is empty, the 50 ml refill pouch fills it again for $8 less than a new jar. Wash and dry the jar, squeeze the pouch in from the bottom up, and a spoon gets the last of it out. Why we sell refills shows it step by step.

Using the whole routine? The Daily Set puts the cream in its 50 ml jar together with the Gel Cleanser and the Milk Essence, for $10 less than the three on their own.