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1. Nip + Fab Glycolic Acid Fix Daily Cleansing Pads scream "scram" to scars, acne outbursts, dullness, and fine lines. Use the textured side of these pads to exfoliate, and then FLIP! The opposite side will polish, smooth, and soothe your complexion with a hefty helping of witch hazel.
2. Cerave Retinol Serum recognizes that acne doesn't stop at breakouts; the scars they leave behind are equally as frustrating. This affordable product is gentle enough for sensitive skin (retinol = some pretty powerful stuff), but remains effective at evening out discoloration. Honestly? All hail.
3. Handmade Heroes 100% Natural Vegan Sleeping Lip Mask repairs your pout whilst you snooze, cc: a mango butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, and jojoba oil blend that'll have you humming "Miracles Happen" from that iconic princess movie when you no longer wake up to painful dryness.
4. Hero Cosmetics Hydrocolloid Mighty Patches prevent picking and ~drain~ those zits at maximum speed — because what do we want joining us on our next outing? Not a pimple. Slap this transparent sticker on before bed (or during the day TBH) to reduce painful pimple swelling, stat.
5. And! Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Surface Patches treat cluster breakouts (cc: that special time of the month in which your jawline is shown no mercy) with the same medical-grade hydrocolloid formula. All you'll have to do is peel and stick.
6. Pacifica Ultimate Detox Face Mask provides something we all need in our lives (hahaha just me?) in the form of balance. Clay, charcoal, willow herb, aloe vera, and kale extract tackle blackheads and clogged pores — but perhaps most importantly, these ingredients pull out excess grease for a smooth and even complexion.
7. Differin Adapalene Gel Acne Treatment consists of a strong retinoid formula that promotes cell turnover and is *the* strongest thing you can purchase without a prescription. In English: This affordable tube helps reveal a new layer of skin and swoops deep into your pores to penetrate that painful zit at its root. Get ready to remove the word "cystic" from your vocabulary.
8. E.l.f. Illuminating Eye Cream provides your peepers with jojoba, vitamin E, and cucumber — meaning you dark circles and fine lines will begin to be gone. Luxe eye creams usually cost around a trillion dollars, so finding a holy grail item like this for ~$10 is basically like striking gold.
9. Cosmedica Illuminating Rose Gold Facial Serum Elixir delivers "I drink a ton of water" vibes thanks to a blend of hyaluronic acid and aloe. Balanced hydration and visibly brighter skin is yours, all with a touch of illumination — this can actually be applied over foundation for a subtle highlight.
10. Cerave Hydrating Facial Cleanser earns all the overwhelmingly positive TikTok praise it gets. This is moisture balancing, has a lotion-like consistency (which is *chef's kiss* for sensitive skin), and is packed with ceramides and hyaluronic acid — aka your complexion is about to take a ride on the moisture-sans-pimple train.
11. Caudalie The des Vignes Shower Gel is a 100% plant-based, soap-free body wash dedicated to cleansing your complexion *without* stripping it of moisture — your pH balance will remain completely undisturbed. Now take a deep breath and inhale that white musk, neroli flower, and ginger scent.
12. Radha Beauty Rosehip Oil is currently negotiating a movie deal with Marvel: this little bebé is truly a superhero worthy of its own franchise. It delivers on its promise of glowing skin by morning, tackling redness, scarring, dehydration, and acne whilst you sleep.
13. The Body Shop Tea Tree Anti-Imperfection Night Mask gives an entirely new meaning to beauty sleep thanks to a powerful blend of salicylic acid and tea tree oil. This combo happily destroys pimples and excess sebum whilst you dream, meaning you'll wake up to matte skin that won't be require that 10 pounds of setting powder, thank you very much.
14. Korean Exfoliating Bath Washcloths described by one reviewer as a solution for back-of-the-arms bumps. It's about time we retire that mesh loofah and move on to greener pastures — the pastures in this context being a green washcloth capable of revealing a smoother, softer surface with a simple few swipes. You are about to shed so much dead skin.
15. CosRx Oil-Free Ultra-Moisturizing Lotion uses birch sap to quench parched complexions *without* leaving a layer of grease behind. Now repeat after me: Blemish-prone skin still needs moisture! So add this fast-absorbing option to cart and rest assured it won't intensify breakouts.
16. PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash screeches "get out" to pesky pimples thanks to a hefty helping of benzoyl peroxide — this bottle contains a whopping 10%, to be exact. Consider acne good as gone when placing this maximum-strength formula in your medicine cabinet.
17. Diva Stuff Anti-Bacterial Pillow Mist lulls you to sleep with a divine lavender scent and, get this, a few spritzes will obliterate the acne-causing bacteria that's built up on your bedding — because while we know we should switch our pillowcases more often...come on, who has the time? Certainly not I.*
18. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 Balm is a multi-purpose balm suitable for face, body, lips, and hands. A nonsticky combination of shea butter and glycerin soothes irritated skin in a jiffy — and despite how moisturizing it is, reviewers swear that it doesn't cause breakouts. Not all heroes wear capes.
19. Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam makes an ~egg-cellent~ daily cleanser thanks to protein-rich albumen (egg white) if you're skin teeters on "so oily it feels like I can fry an omelet on there." This decreases grease production and, ergo, reduces all that deep-rooted cystic acne.
20. Cerave Salicylic Acid Cleanser accomplishes the once-thought-impossible chore of deep cleaning your complexion without making it feel like sandpaper. This cult favorite is truly a superstar at ~smoothing~ without triggering more inflammation.
21. Eau Thermale Avene Thermal Spring Water requires just a spritz to soothe eczema, calm sunburn, reduce rosacea flare-ups, set your makeup, and refresh dull and tired skin. This is absolutely *muah* if you've just traveled to a destination with a dry, windy climate.
22. Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream uses calcium, vitamins, and hydrogenated jojoba oil to revive weakened nails — and not only does this promote quicker nail growth, but it also prevent chipping and hangnails. Your messy at-home manicure just got *so* much better.
23. La Roche-Posay Anthelios Broad Spectrum SPF 60 bids adieu to greasy T-zones of sunscreens past with a matte finish that *stays* matte all. day. long. If you've got oily and acne-prone skin, rest assured this won't aggravate breakouts (some reviewers swear it even lightens post-breakout scarring).
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Promising review: "I have light olive–toned and oily, acne-prone combination skin; this sunscreen has helped alleviate excess oil especially on my forehead, control breakouts, and even lightened a little bit of my post-breakout hyperpigmentation. It keeps my glow up and oil shine down all day, and even performed well through a 4-mile roller-skating session in direct sun. Impressive! Definitely worth the money, if you ask me." —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $19.99.
24. CosRx Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence takes dull, tired skin and leads it greener pastures (*insert idyllic farm image here*). Hyaluronic acid and panthenol provide ultimate hydration, and drumroll por favor — it absorbs quickly! No grease. No stick. Apply this before moisturizer to make sure all that goodness gets locked in.
25. A jade roller to help circulation, tighten skin, and promote lymphatic drainage. You know how your feet get gloriously swollen while flying? The same thing kind of happens to your face. Use this handy tool to help remain de-puffed.
26. Gold Eye Treatments masks packed with collagen to make evidence of last-minute packing all but go poof. This brightens bags and softens fine lines, which means you'll look completely awake even if you took an early a.m. flight.
27. Mediheal Intensive Hydrating Mask promises luxury spa results — no getting up from your window seat required. This cotton liner mask is infused with hyaluronic acid, amino acids, and water-binding sugars deliver dewy and refreshed skin in ~15 minutes.
28. The Body Shop Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter turns removing makeup into a luxurious bedtime ritual thanks to a rich, creamy chamomile formula. This scoffs in the face of stubborn mascara, removing every last drop of product from your face with ease... Now put down the makeup wipes. We're better than that.
29. Vanicream Gentle Body Wash is a gentle wash raved about by those with sensitive complexions — because the heavily perfumed suds you've been using are irritating and drying, ergo, the time has come to *finally* swap in this dye-, fragrance-, and sulfate-free bottle (it's super moisturizing, to boot).
30. Eucerin Redness Relief Night Creme contains a major superstar ingredient: licorice root. Slather this on pre-ZZZs to soothe your complexion and wake up to healthy, glowing skin that doesn't resemble the shade of a tomato. "Who invited you?" —This cream to your natural blush.
31. The Seaweed Bath Co. Exfoliating Detox Body Soap combines bladderwrack seaweed, coffee, charcoal powder, and a blend of oils for a luxurious deep clean — one that won't leave your complexion feeling ~I need immediate moisture~ dry right out of the shower.
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