It’s important to take care of your skin before you age or even while you’re aging. I thought I’d give you detailed products that have worked for me and that I have been using for 6 years. During COVID I learned a lot about my skin and I started out ...
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Best Cleansers for Oily Acne Prone Skin
Best Cleansers All Skin Types
Toners for Oily Acne Prone Skin
Best Toners for Normal to Dry Skin
Serums for Oily and Acne Proned Skin
Serums for Normal to Dry Skin
Best Cleansers for Oily Acne Prone Skin
Cleansers are important and I truly believe double cleansing at night is important too. Below are my favorite cleansers
Perfect foaming cleanser. This is great for oily skin and doesn’t let your skin feel stripped. It’s also great for acne. This cleanser has niacinamide which I love which is great for brightening the skin. Of you have normal skin type or any other it’...
I had problems with back acne and this helped clear it in 5 days. I was amazed. It made my back smooth. It’s also good for the face too for getting rid of acne. It really digs deep into the underlying causes.
PanOxyl 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Wash
Best exfoliator ever. It has AHAs and if your skin works well with lemon you’re ready for a clear skin commercial. It’s so good. A little goes a long way too.
Lemonade Smoothing Scrub - Exfoliating Face Scrub
Best for oily skin or if you’re oily acne prone. I love this product it really helped my acne and it calms your skin. It’s gentle and my skin feels so smooth after. I think that’s one of the things that makes Tatcha great is all their products makes ...
Cleansers & Exfoliators
This cleanser is good for clearing up acne. It’s very hydrating and good for pores which are part of the reason where acne starts. You have to address the underlying issue and addressing the pores and having the right amount of hydration is perfect. ...
Kale + Spinach Superfood Face Cleanser - Youth To The People
Best Cleansers All Skin Types
These are the best cleanser to use after you are acne free and if you decide to change from them. These are the best normal skin cleansers.
Dieux is one of my favorite skincare lines. from cleansers to moisturizers they always perform well. Their products are for lasting effects and if you want to take care your skin for the future Dieux is a great brand to use. This is an amazing cleans...
Dieux Removal Cleansing Oil
This is great for normal combo or dry skin. It literally wakes you up by plumping the skin. It’s good for hydration. If you have oily skin check out the recommendation for Tatcha on this list for the Oily Skin Recommendations they are great too.
The Rice Wash Soft Cream Cleanser
This cleanser is good for removing makeup and just as a regular cleanser. It has ceramides in it which i always love to use with peptides
Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser
This cleanser is amazing if you want to skip the double cleanse ( but highly recommend you double cleanse with an oil cleanser) maybe you’re tired one day and just want to go to bed this washes off any environmental impurities and even makeup. It’s ...
Fresh Soy pH Balanced Hydrating Facial Cleanser
3 ingredients that helps and protects your skin barrier soy day like a catch to me. It’s one of the top rated cleansers and after using it I understand why. It’s so good
Ultra Facial Barrier-Hydrating Cleanser
Toners for Oily Acne Prone Skin
Toners set the tone for your serums and moisturizers and products you use after cleansing. They even take part in activating your serums to be more effective
This was the holy grail product that cleared my acne and it made it stay away. AHA’s and BHA’s are your friend. Please use sunscreen with it. This product clears acne so fast and also while helping your skin get smoother.
SKIN PERFECTING 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
I actually love this and I use it today. It’s a hypochlorous spray which is greater for break outs and preparing your skin for the skincare products used after to be more effective.
Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray with Hypochlorous Acid
Underlying problem with acne can be clogged pores and this toner addresses that. It also has BHA which is great for the pore minimizing and acne prone skin. It’s a gentle toner and this is great for oily skin types and acne proned skin
Squalane + 2% BHA Pore Minimizing Toner
Amazing for oily skin and it is one of the keys to smooth skin and glass skin. Black rice is nourishing for the skin and it helps your skin stay strong
haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner
Glow while also clarifying and exfoliating your skin. This toner does target breakouts but even if you’re just oily it’s good for that too and you’ll stay matte but at the same time have that natural glow without getting more oily. It’s the perfect b...
Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner
Best Toners for Normal to Dry Skin
This product will never be taken out of my skincare routine. I mean the plumping, firming, moisturizing, hydration, a little glow I want it all and that’s why this is my favorite Korean skincare toner ever. It exceeds its performance. I get excited w...
haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Essence
This is a dual phase toner. I feel Sarah Creal is underrated and her products are amazing even makeup. If you need to brighten dark spots on your skin while getting hydration and prep for the rest of your skincare routine this product is great for th...
Sarah Creal Toners
Serums for Oily and Acne Proned Skin
These are the serums that helped clear my skin and balance my skin for no more break outs
Salicylic Acid is the key to clearing up acne. With 2% of it your acne will disappear within the first few weeks
Salicylic Acid 2% Solution
Pimple patch in a bottle. I was amazed when I tried this and how fast it works. I’m like yeah this is 2026, but truly this is a great product for acne and again it has salicylic acid which is great for clearing breakouts and pimples
Truly Targeted Acne-Clearing Pimple Patch with Salicylic Acid
Yessss love non comedogenic serums. This is great for oily skin even if you don’t have acne. Definitely good for balancing your skin and for acne it’s good to treat acne and prevent those blemishes from coming after. Below is a great serum by Caudali...
Vinopure Acne Serum - Caudalie
Vitamin C is good for dark spots and blemishes and this has. Even a top rated product for a few years because of how effective it is. It’s a big pricey but it’s all worth it. Use this when you finally treat your acne to get rid of the blemishes that ...
Caudalie Vinoperfect Serum is 62x more effective than Vitamin C to brighten skin
Serums for Normal to Dry Skin
My favorite hyaluronic acid serum ever. I got my husband to start using it and stole some of his yesterday to use when I was out 🥹 lol But it’s truly amazing it gives you great hydration and helps your skin feel so smooth and it’s so light weight.
Torriden DIVE IN Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Ok come to the front cause this serum does exactly what it says. I know you look at 95.00 and you’re like why is it so expensive but after I bought it definitely made sense. I heard do much about this product and it’s so amazing it even gives you a g...
DOUBLE SERUM® - Anti-Aging + Anti-Wrinkle Serum
The key to anti aging especially starting in your late 20s is cellular turnover. You want to stop the process right or boost the skin cells to make them stronger to help with anti aging and give your skin a firm and smooth boost. I actually read up o...
The Longevity Serum Skin Strength & Resilience Treatment
Retinol - Retin-A - Tretinoin . Retinol is the weakest form after weeks use depending on what serum you use it turns to Retin-A then to Tretinoin. Tretinoin is the strongest and I do love when people are like hey I’m just going to start with Tretinoi...
Peptides are your best friend. Try to find a serum that has multiple affects on the skin. It’s great for anti-aging, for smooth skin, plumping, and brightening, and hydration.
Triple Lipid Activating Serum
Best Moisturizers for Oily and Acne Proned Skin
I saw the 10x award winner and honestly I didn’t know that but it surely lives up to that. This moisturizer targets the pores and makes your skin feel so smooth after use. Most people believe if you have oily skin your skin most have no bounce at all...
The Water Cream Lightweight Pore-Refining Moisturizer
Giving you that hydration with out feeling oily throughout the day and still having a tiny glow the healthy glow. I was at first scared of this product. I thought glow recipe that’s not for me cause of the “glow” but actually their whole watermelon l...
Facial Moisturizers
Best Moisturizers for Normal to Dry Skin
I fear I run out of this product to much. It’s so bad that the bottle is scrunched up. It’s true that in 24 hours you’ll see a difference but I have to be honest consistency is key. Use this morning and night everyday so your barrier can continue to ...
Instant Angel Moisturizer | Lipid-Rich, Nourishing Face Cream
My favorite all in one moisturizer. I actually use this one at night and dieux during the day.
Face Moisturizer for Dry & Sensitive Skin
Barrier cream and hydration in one. I love Shani Darden’s line and I bought this in a trip with me that was a very warm climate and used it before the beach and before Covid I didn’t realize how important the ingredients are for skincare when you are...
Facial Moisturizer
Masks
This mask is so amazing for makeup prep. I only use it if I’m going somewhere not everyday and it literally sculpts the fact and gets rid of the puffy mess. Make up looks so good after and your skin looks smooth plump and sculpted with a glow. Now I ...
caffeine reset
I love Biodance masks they’re so good. Sometimes it’s so out but all of them really perform well. Just put it on watch your favorite show, listen to your favorite podcast, do chores, or read and wait 3 hours and then your skin will have the instant e...