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1. Korres Greek Yoghurt Probiotic Superdose Face Mask rebalances dry, oily, and combination skin with *actual* Greek yogurt. You may have been raised not to play with your food, but rub this stuff all over your face and dullness and dryness will be problems left in the past.
2. Peach Slices Citrus Honey Aqua Glow delivers an instant wave of hydration with a silky formula that goes on more like a serum. The clean, fragrance-free product also calms, brightens, and evens out skin tone with the aid of annatto seeds, grapefruit, and honey.
3. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 Balm nourishes rough, dry, and irritated skin with tiger grass — a medicinal plant that aids with cell growth. If you have sensitive skin, I have good news. This formula is *so* gentle, it can be used on babies as young as 1 week old!
4. Beautycounter Mineral Sunscreen protects your complexion with non-nano zinc oxide and organic cocoa butter — two ingredients that glide on nice and smooth and act as a barrier between your skin and UVA and UVB rays.
5. Farmacy's Honey Grail Hydrating Oil rejuvenates dry skin with honey, sea buckthorn, and a five-flower oil blend that absorbs instantly so your face doesn't look like an oil slick.
6. Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser gently melts off makeup so your pores don't suffocate overnight. The pH-balanced formula is also easy on sensitive skin since its main ingredient is poloxamer — a mild cleansing agent — instead of traditional soap.
7. TruSkin Vitamin C Serum wards off wrinkles, evens out dark spots, and helps brighten your overall complexion with a 🍃plant-based🍃 blend of ingredients including hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, witch hazel, and jojoba oil.
8. Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant helps scrub away dead skin cells leaving behind clear pores and a bright complexion. Apply it morning and night (after your cleanser and toner) and it'll leave ya lookin' as radiant as Ben Affleck when caught by the paps holding a whole tray of Dunkin' iced coffees.
9. CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser combines hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin to rid your pores of makeup, dirt, and excess oil while also locking in moisture. It's certainly no secret, but if you've been looking for a sign that it's time to finally try it, consider this it. ⬇
10. Thayers Witch Hazel Facial Toner tightens up pores, reduces redness, and keeps oil production in check with rose petal water, witch hazel extract, and aloe vera. As far as curb appeal goes (or counter, if you will), we also love that the bottle looks like it came from an old-timey apothecary.
11. Heritage Store Castor Oil reduces inflammation and intensely moisturizes hair and skin. The cold-pressed vegan formula can be used on your scalp, eyebrows, skin, and even mixed into your moisturizer to promote extra hydration. Reviews all agree it's a versatile skincare essential.
12. Admire My Skin's 2% Hydroquinone Ultra-Potent Brightening Serum tackles dark spots including — ::jaw drop:: melasma!! — with the highest does of non-prescription kojic acid, azelaic acid, lactic acid, salicylic Acid, and vitamin C allowed on the market.
13. Mighty Patch Hydrocolloid Spot Treatments speedily pull the pus out of your most worrisome whiteheads. (Sorry that was a gross sentence, but it is what it is 🤷♀️) Before you head to bed, just slap the dots right on any zits and they'll work their magic overnight.
14. Vanicream Gentle Cleanser removes, dirt, oil, and makeup without any added fragrances, preservatives, or harsh chemicals. This makes the gentle, moisturizing formula suitable for those with unrelenting eczema, psoriasis, ichthyosis, and/or acne.
15. Mario Badescu's iconic Drying Lotion comes in a tiny bottle, but don't let that fact trick you. When applied with a Q-tip and left on overnight, the long-lasting, fast-acting formula zaps zits and draws all sorts of impurities.
16. Acure Brightening Facial Scrub — with sea kelp and French green clay cleanses — softens, detoxifies, and evens out skin tone when used three times a week.
17. Radha Beauty Rosehip Oil addresses all sorts of skin concerns (think: blemishes, fine lines, age spots, and scarring) thanks to its natural vitamin-, antioxidant-, and essential fatty acid-filled formula. If you're trying to combat more than one issue and want to keep your routine simple, try this baby out!
18. Wishful Thirst Trap Juice🧃✨ keeps skin healthy, strong, and bouncy with THREE types of hyaluronic acid and firming peptides.
19. Ole Henrikson Glow2OH Dark Spot Toner targets hyperpigmentation with a potent combination of glycolic and lactic acids. The brand says you can expect to see results in as little as seven days but some reviewers say it works overnight!
20. Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant Exfoliator clears pores and addresses uneven texture while keeping your skin's protective barrier intact. If you're a "I need to know the ingredients!" type of person, it utilizes gentle cleansers like salicylic acid, colloidal oatmeal, and gingko.
21. Eucerin Redness Relief Night Creme eliminates nighttime redness with the aid of licorice root, an antioxidant-rich ingredient that's also anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial.
22. Sand & Sky Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask detoxifies your face leaving your cheeks tingling just a tad as active ingredients like Aussie pink clay, witch hazel, kakadu plum, mangosteen, and pomegranate work their magic. The antioxidant- and vitamin-packed combo encourages cellular turnover, tackles hyperpigmentation, and purifies your pores over the course of just 10 minutes.
23. Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel gives your skin a big ol' gulp of hydration with a hyaluronic acid-based water-gel formula. Use it at night and you'll wake up with baby-soft skin.
24. Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay Mask deeply (and we mean *deeply*) penetrates your pores and vacuums out impurities so well that its racked up more than 20,000+ 5-star ratings.
25. Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray uses just three workhorse ingredients — good ol' H2O, sodium chloride, and hypochlorous acid — to put redness, acne, and dullness in its place. 🥊 Used faithfully both AM and PM, it'll leave your complexion even and glowing.
26. Aveeno Eczema Therapy Daily Moisturizing Cream soothes unbearably itchy skin with colloidal oatmeal and ceramides providing not just instant relief, but lasting effects for up to six hours straight. While it's great for flare ups, it's even better when used consistently.
27. Isle of Paradise Self-Tanning Drops lend your complexion a natural glow. If the bottom half of your face is a different shade from months of mask wearing, mix a couple drops in with your moisturizer to even things out.
28. Lanolips deeeeeeeply hydrates dry and chapped skin without any petroleum, parabens, or artificial fragrances. Slap the all-natural formula on your lips, cuticles, dry patches, and even weenus (I can't help myself) for a lasting blast of moisture.
29. Tula's Brightening Vitamin C Serum erases dullness and dark spots and leaves your skin ☀️glowing.☀️ If the last year has gotten you really into minimal makeup (or no makeup at all), this is all you need.
30. Noto's Natural Deep Serum utilizes a laundry list of nutrient-dense natural ingredients including marula, rosehip seed, and wild carrot. Together they not only hydrate and nourish skin, but also encourage acne (yeah, I'm talking about you, maskne) to heal via cell rejuvenation.
31. And Biossance Squalene + Rose Vegan Lip Balm blasts your pout with ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and Wakame algae which — if that means little to you 🙃 — basically just means it packs a powerful punch of hydration. Basically, if your lips could use some moisture + plumping, have at it!
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