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Malin + Goetz

Malin + Goetz is an NYC apothecary brand founded in 2004 by Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz. It has a two-decade track record in minimalist, fragrance-conscious formulations and is sold at Sephora, Nordstrom, and high-end hotels worldwide.

In Catalog
4
products reviewed
82/100 Score
No.1
Malin + Goetz Acne Treatment Nighttime Serum frosted glass bottle with pink sulfur sediment Cult NYC Apothecary Spot Treatment
Malin + Goetz treatment

Acne Treatment Nighttime Serum

A two-decade-old NYC apothecary classic that borrows from the old dermatology playbook: 10% sulfur, zinc oxide, and a little salicylic acid settled into a pink sediment you dab on a whitehead before bed. It is genuinely excellent at flattening surface pimples overnight, but it is not a maintenance product and the per-ounce price sits well above drugstore sulfur lotions.

oilycombination Fragrance Free
★★★★★
4.3 (2,800)
$38.00
76/100 Score
No.2
Malin + Goetz Vitamin E Face Moisturizer 4 oz white pump bottle Apothecary Workhorse
Malin + Goetz moisturizer

Vitamin E Face Moisturizer

The original Malin + Goetz daily cream and the one you have probably touched in a nice hotel bathroom without knowing it. It is a reliably boring fragrance-free lightweight lotion, built around caprylic triglycerides, panthenol, and bisabolol, that has not been meaningfully reformulated in 20 years. Great for sensitive and combination skin, less justifiable on pure ingredient-for-dollar terms.

normalcombination Fragrance Free
★★★★★
4.4 (3,200)
$55.00
74/100 Score
No.3
Malin + Goetz Advanced Renewal Moisturizer 1.7 oz white glass jar with silver lid Gentle Peptide Pick
Malin + Goetz moisturizer

Advanced Renewal Moisturizer

A gentle, fragrance-free peptide cream built on squalane, meadowfoam oil, and a lipid-soluble plant peptide that targets elastin rather than collagen. It is genuinely well tolerated, pleasant to wear, and layers cleanly under SPF — but at $76 for 1.7 oz the premium sits closer to the jar than to the ingredient list.

normaldry Fragrance Free
★★★★★
4.4 (1,200)
$76.00
64/100 Score
No.4
Malin + Goetz SPF 30 Face Moisturizer 1.7 oz white squeeze tube Invisible Chemical SPF
Malin + Goetz spf-moisturizer

SPF 30 Face Moisturizer

A genuinely weightless, truly invisible chemical SPF 30 lotion that disappears under makeup and sits well on oily and combination skin. The catch is that the filter stack still includes oxybenzone and octinoxate — banned in Hawaii and widely phased out of the category — which makes it a hard recommend in 2026 when cleaner options exist for less money.

normalcombination Fragrance Free
★★★★★
4.2 (850)
$52.00
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