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Skin Care Products That WORK
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items Products that actually work to keep your skin looking and feeling its best. I do extensive research before buying anything, and these are the products that I have used and genuinely loved. I especially love products that are high-quality but affordab...
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Sunscreen ☀️
Cleansers 🧼
Face Moisturizers 🧴
Skin Extras 😊
Body 🦵
Lips 👄
Sunscreen ☀️
No other part of a skincare routine matters if you don't use sunscreen. These are ones I enthusiastically recommend.
The BEST face sunscreen - smooth, non-oily, no white cast and good for acne-prone skin. Very mild and pleasant smell. It is pricier but one bottle lasts a very long time.
La Roche-Posay Sunscreen
A great face sunscreen - no white cast, soft texture, and non-comedogenic.
Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40
Sunscreen with an added glowy tint! Great for sun-protection while also giving you a little coverage and natural glow.
Supergoop Glowscreen SPF 40
Another sunscreen that comes highly recommended by dermatologists. It's light, smooth, and will not clog your pores.
EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
Another La Roche-Posay Sunscreen! I can not rave about the sunscreen from this brand enough - it has a cooling, lightweight formula that is non-greasy and does not leave a white cast. Very minimal fragrance. I use this specific sunscreen every day.
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen
Cleansers 🧼
Affordable, tried-and-true cleansers that do the job really well.
This is a hydrating and soothing cream cleanser that will do its job well and leave your skin feeling clean. Fragrance-free and won't clog pores. Really great for dry skin.
CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser with Ceramides and Hyaluronic Acid
I love this cleanser! This is a cream cleanser that will leave you clean without drying out your skin. It is fragrance free and is perfect for sensitive skin.
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Facial Cleanser
This is my go-to cleanser, it's perfect for combination and acne-prone skin, has a fresh, clean smell, and always leaves me feeling clean. I have seen a real change in my skin/acne frequency since I started using this.
CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
A cleanser that is formulated with salicylic-acid for those with oily and acne-prone skin. Makes such a noticeable difference in clearing skin and preventing further breakouts.
CeraVe Renewing Salicylic Acid Cleanser
Very highly rated and for good reason - a cleansing balm that removes all traces of makeup. Perfect used alone or as part of a double-cleanse.
Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm
Another cult favorite that is worth the hype. A daily cleanser formulated with superfood antioxidants, leaves your skin feeling so fresh and clean, gentle and calming on skin.
YTTP Superfood Cleanser
Face Moisturizers 🧴
Different moisturizers for different needs and skin-types
A gentle, light moisturizer that is perfect for the face - light texture that easily absorbs + formulated with hyaluronic acid to keep skin hydrated and bouncy.
CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion for Normal to Dry Skin
This moisturizer saved my skin when I was going through my first few months using retinol and had insanely dry skin. It works really well, and is perfect for dry, sensitive, or eczema-prone skin.
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream | Daily Moisturizer for Combination Skin
A cult-classic that WORKS. Helps repair the skin's moisture barrier and leaves it feeling incredibly soft and fresh.
COSRX Snail Mucin
Skin Extras 😊
Exfoliants, toners, serums, and retinol
An exfoliating toner that reduces texture, bumps, or acne on your face and makes your skin appear brighter every time I use it. I LOVE this and use it about 2x/week.
Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
The only FDA-approved, prescription-strength retinoid that you can get over the counter. I am so serious when I say this has genuinely cleared up my entire face and made it smoother and brighter. I cannot rave about it enough!!
0.1% Adapalene Treatment Gel
A great toner that leaves your skin looking clear and bright. Also works incredibly well when put on your armpit to lighten dark underarms and reduce sweating.
Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toning Solution - The Ordinary
Hyaluronic Acid combats dryness, wrinkles, texture on skin and this stuff WORKS. Pat onto mildly damp skin to seal in moisture and leave the skin looking and feeling bouncy and soft.
Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5
Body 🦵
Body moisturizers and body wash that leave your skin soft and smelling good.
Incredibly moisturizing body lotion that leaves even the driest skin feeling soft and hydrated. My boyfriend has serious eczema flare-ups and he says this works really well.
Nivea Essentially Enriched Body Lotion
This stuff is the BEST. Another very moisturizing body lotion from Nivea, formulated with Cocoa butter and smells amazing. Seriously makes a difference with dry or ashy skin. My boyfriend has serious eczema flare-ups and he loves this stuff.
NIVEA Cocoa Butter Body Lotion, Deep Nourishing
This is a tanning moisturizer. Creates a buildable, realistic-looking tan without all the hassle and risk of tanning foams, or the orange tint. I have pale skin and the medium to deep color is perfect and not too dark at all.
Sunless Tanning Moisturizer
This body wash is scented with eucalyptus and genuinely is one of the most luxurious, nicest smells I have ever experienced. It leave my skin feeling so soft and smelling so good for hours.
Olay Fresh Outlast Body Wash | Eucalyptus and Spirulina
I love this body wash. It leaves your skin really soft and smells SO good, a vanilla/coconut combination that lingers on your skin. I do not like overpowering coconut smells and this one is perfect.
Dove Restoring Body Wash | Coconut & Cocoa Butter
Lips 👄
Products the leave your lips soft and smooth
A cult-favorite for a reason - hydrates your lips overnight leaving them SO soft and smooth.
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask
This is amazing for chronically dry/peeling lips. It's perfect for people who need something stronger than chapstick, works really well, and lasts a long time without requiring reapplication.
Cicaplast B5 Lip Balm for Dry Lips - La Roche-Posay
Simple but it WORKS. Smells great and can be used on lips or skin, makes the area so soft.
Vaseline Healing Jelly With Cocoa Butter
Shaving 🪒
Great exfoliating scrub to use on your body prior to shaving. Getting the dead skin off first is a huge game changer and results in even softer skin. I love the coconut lime smell.
Tree Hut Shea Sugar Body Scrub Coconut Lime
Another tree hut rec. A great exfoliating scrub to use on your body before shaving. I love this smell, it's a woody vanilla and very nice.
Tree Hut Tahitian Vanilla Bean Sugar Scrub
This is sooo helpful for preventing razor burn and ingrown hairs after shaving. I squirt some on o a cotton pad and wipe it over any skin that I have shaved right after I finish. Especially helpful for me in my armpits and bikini line.
Tend Skin Solution for Razor Bumps & Burns
My secret trick for having the softest, smoothest skin after shaving. Applying a little when the skin is still wet will leave it incredibly smooth, hydrated, and soft. Especially helpful if you have sensitive skin that is prone to razor bumps or ingr...
Johnson's Baby Oil