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Soft Skin Essentials for Melanin + Beyond 🌷
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items All the skincare products I use to get rid of all acne, uneven skin tone, and hyperpigmentation to get glass skin
Sections
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Cleanse 🧼
Exfoliate ✨
Tone + Hydrate 💧
Treat + Target 🎯
Protect ☀️
Refresh & Calm 🌬️
Cleanse 🧼
Whether you're oily, sensitive, or somewhere in between, these cleansers get the job done without compromising your skin barrier. Gentle, glow-boosting, or acne-busting.
Brightens without irritation. Targets hyperpigmentation, dark spots, and uneven skin tone — all without stripping your barrier. Great for brown girlies dealing with dullness or oily skin. Use day or night for a clean, even-toned glow. Best for: hyper...
La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Gel Cleanser
Body acne? This one doesn’t play. Derm-approved and fragrance-free, this is the wash for bacne, clogged pores, and breakouts that need a clinical fix. Start with 4% if you’re sensitive, but oily girlies can handle the 10%. Best for: bacne, chest acne...
PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash (Benzoyl Peroxide 4–10%)
Oily skin? This is your go-to. Deep cleans without stripping and keeps acne under control. The foamy texture clears out oil, sweat, and grime — perfect post-workout or during humid weather. Best for: oily, combo, or acne-prone skin Texture: foaming g...
Effaclar Gel Facial Wash for Oily Skin
Sensitive skin girlies? This one's a staple. A gentle, barrier-repairing cleanser that removes dirt and oil without drying you out. Packed with ceramides, niacinamide, and green tea. it calms while it cleans. Best for: everyday use, sensitive or barr...
Byoma Creamy Jelly Cleanser
The OG gentle cleanse. If your skin barrier’s screaming or you just need something simple and soothing, this is it. No fragrance, no stripping — just clean, soft skin. Best for: dry, sensitive, or compromised skin Texture: creamy, non-foaming Why I l...
CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser
A gentle but effective oil cleanser that melts away makeup, sunscreen and excess oil while refining pores. Skin feels clean and smooth never dry. Best for: all skin types, especially oily or congested Texture: lightweight, slip-heavy oil. IIt works f...
ANUA Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
The OG sorbet-to-oil balm that melts off even waterproof makeup while feeling gentle and nourishing. Best for: all skin types, especially full–face makeup or SPF wearers Texture: minty solid balm → oil → creamy emulsion when rinsed. Clinically proven...
Farmacy Green Clean Makeup-Removing Cleansing Balm
A budget-friendly balm that melts into an oil and rinses into a milk to clean fully and hydrate. Best for: sensitive, normal–dry–combo skin types Texture: solid balm → oil → white milky rinse/ Hydrating, non-filmy finish, removes heavy makeup seamles...
ELF Holy Hydration! Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm
Exfoliate ✨
Time to buff off buildup and reveal smooth, glassy skin. These exfoliants help with texture, hyperpigmentation, and that stubborn dullness — glow activated. ✨
The brown girlie holy grail for fading hyperpigmentation and smoothing texture. Use on face or body — armpits, inner thighs, back — anywhere that needs a glow-up. Best for: dark spots, texture, dull skin Texture: watery, slightly tingly Why I love it...
Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner
Gentle exfoliant for clearing pores and smoothing texture—without wrecking your barrier. It blends micro‑encapsulated salicylic acid with fruit acids for skin that’s visibly brighter and softer. Best for: oily, acne‑prone, textured skin, clogged pore...
Naturium BHA Liquid Exfoliant 2%
The soft Korean exfoliant that smooths and clears pores without the sting. A glow-gift you can use daily or every other night. Best for: clogged pores, texture, oily or combo skin Texture: watery toner (shake and pat on with hands or a cotton pad)/ C...
ANUA BHA 2% Gentle Exfoliating Toner
The cult classic exfoliant that unclogs pores, smooths texture, and clears breakouts fast. It’s viral for a reason — this one works. Best for: blackheads, breakouts, texture, oily skin Texture: watery, lightweight liquid Why I love it: It clears my n...
Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
Highly effective leave-on BHA treatment that clears pores on a budget. Best for: breakouts, blackheads, congested oily skin Texture: clear, lightweight liquid. Penetrates deep into pores, pH-balanced, alcohol-free, packed with calming blue algae and ...
PanOxyl Clarifying Exfoliant with 2% Salicylic Acid
A juicy toner that gently exfoliates and tightens pores without stripping your skin. Smells like summer, feels like baby skin. Best for: large pores, dullness, texture, sensitive skin Texture: watery with a slightly thick, essence-like feel. Gives gl...
Glow Recipe PHA + BHA Toner
Tone + Hydrate 💧
Your skin’s tall glass of water. These toners and hydrating serums help soothe, prep, and plump your skin for everything. Hydration = glow.
Barrier-boosting and calming, this toner restores skin post-cleanse with ceramides, green tea, and niacinamide. A known Rhode Glazing Milk dupe that hydrates without heaviness. Best for: sensitive, combo, or barrier-compromised skin Texture: watery, ...
Byoma Balancing Face Toner
The it-girl hydration step. This milky toner calms, restores, and gives you that signature “glazed donut” skin from the inside out. Best for: barrier repair, dullness, redness, dehydrated skin Texture: creamy-milky liquid, lightweight feel Why I love...
Rhode Glazing Milk Toner
The bouncy hydration queen. This toner is packed with juicy plums and five types of hyaluronic acid to visibly plump and smooth your skin. Best for: dehydrated, dull, or textured skin Texture: lightweight jelly-water — not too runny, not too thick. M...
Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Toner
The rice toner for instant glass‑skin vibes. Packed with 70% rice water, niacinamide, and ceramides to boost hydration, brighten, and strengthen your barrier in one step. Best for: dehydrated, dull, or oily-combo skin needing gentle glow Texture: lig...
ANUA Rice 70 Glow Milky Toner
Hydrating and brightening K-beauty toner with 80% ginseng water to nourish and even out tone. Best for: dullness, dryness, early signs of aging Texture: light watery essence. Makes my skin look more even and feel plump. It’s like a refreshing tea bat...
Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water
Treat + Target 🎯
Target what matters most. These serums and treatments work hard behind the scenes to brighten, fade, firm, and hydrate where you need it most.
A brightening beast without the burn. Very hydrating and blends stabilized vitamin C, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid for an even-toned, glowy face without irritation. Best for: dark spots, dullness, uneven skin tone Texture: lightweight gel-serum W...
Naturium Vitamin C Complex Serum
A K-beauty cult fave that calms, hydrates, and brightens all in one. Feels like honey, works like magic. Best for: acne-prone, sensitive, dull or uneven skin Texture: thick gel-serum (but sinks in fast) Soothes redness, fades spots, and gives me that...
Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum (Propolis + Niacinamide)
gets rid of all dark circles!!
Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum (Ginseng + Retinal)
A dermatologist-developed serum that targets stubborn dark spots, discoloration, and post-acne marks with 10% niacinamide and gentle brighteners. Best for: hyperpigmentation, uneven tone, sensitive skin Texture: lightweight milky serum. Fades dark sp...
La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum
The budget hydration booster that pulls moisture deep into your skin and keeps it plump all day. Best for: all skin types, dehydrated skin Texture: slightly thick serum. Makes my skin feel juicy and smooth. Always reliable and layers well under every...
The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5
The budget-glow SPF that went viral. Makeup primer + sunscreen in one with a sheer tint and soft sheen. Best for: dry, normal, or combo skin that wants glow Texture: lightweight lotion with a luminous finish. It’s my no-makeup makeup day bestie — dew...
e.l.f. Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30
Protect ☀️
Your skin’s shield. These sunscreens lock in your glow, prevent dark spots, and keep everything you just did from going to waste. No white cast, no excuses.
Uncented clean, neutral moisture. Sometimes you just need a lotion that doesn’t mess around. This one is thick, non-greasy, and actually keeps your skin soft for 24+ hours. It’s perfect after shaving, exfoliating, or when your skin barrier needs a break from ...
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream (Fragrance-Free)
Affordable no white cast sunscreen
Beauty of Joseon Daily Tinted Fluid Sunscreen
A fluid, weightless mineral sunscreen with a universal tint that melts into brown skin — no cast, no drama. Best for: sensitive skin, hyperpigmentation, oily or acne-prone types Texture: silky fluid with a demi-matte finish. Gives just enough tint to...
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
Lightweight, hydrating, and invisible — this SPF melts in like skincare with zero white cast. A brown girlie fave for a reason. Best for: all skin tones, sensitive or dry skin Texture: creamy lotion. Glides on smooth, never pills, and makes my skin f...
Beauty of Joseon Daily Relief Sunscreen
A weightless, invisible body spray that protects like a full-coverage sunscreen — without the white cast or greasy feel. Best for: body, reapplication, on-the-go sun protection Texture: fine mist, dries fast. Sprays on clear, doesn’t stain clothes, a...
Neutrogena Clear Body SPF 50 Sunscreen Spray
Refresh & Calm 🌬️
When your skin needs a breather. These mists and sprays calm, soothe, and refresh your face anytime — post-exfoliation, post-workout, or mid-breakdown.
A holy grail calming mist that soothes stressed-out, irritated, or angry skin in seconds. Dermatologist-approved and brown-girlie loved. Best for: acne-prone, sensitive, or inflamed skin Texture: ultra-fine mist. It’s like a reset button for my face ...
Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray
A cult-classic mist that instantly hydrates and calms skin with rosewater, aloe, thyme, gardenia, and seaweed extracts. Perfect anytime moisture that smells like soft girl energy. Best for: all skin types, especially dehydration or midday refresh Tex...
Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs & Rosewater
A body breakout warrior in a bottle. This spray targets acne on your back, chest, and shoulders with dermatologist-level benzoyl peroxide. Best for: body acne, post-sweat breakouts, hard-to-reach spots Texture: lightweight spray, quick-drying. Clears...
PanOxyl 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Foaming Spray
A transcendent mist that instantly refreshes and rebalances with ceramides, green tea, and niacinamide—minus any heaviness. Best for: midday dehydration, redness, post-exfoliation calm Texture: featherlight, spa-grade mist. Feels like a spa moment in...
Balancing Face Mist
A tropical, skin-quenching mist that refreshes and uplifts with coconut water and hyaluronic acid. Best for: dehydration, midday boost, dehydrated skin Texture: ultra-fine, cooling spray Why I love it: It’s like a mini vacay in a bottle—hydrates, sme...
Hydrating Coconut Facial Mist