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    43 Products Reviewers In Their Forties Swear By

    Tell your other sandals you're sorry, because these $25 Birkenstock dupes are your new favorites now.

    1. CeraVe's Hydrating cleanser made with hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin — aka, all the good stuff to hydrate your face and remove makeup and oil without stripping your skin of its natural moisture. Psst — a lot of reviewers with sensitive skin and acne swear by this, because it's super gentle *and* super effective.

    Before and after image of reviewer with cystic acne and without

    2. A pair of affordable, super versatile open-toed sandals with arch-supporting, fully-cushioned soles so comfy you'll want to live in them all summer long.

    3. A roll-on migraine stick made with peppermint, spearmint, and lavender oils to help you soothe away migraines and headaches, which frankly have a lot of audacity interrupting your day.

    Reviewer holding lip balm-sized tube of roll on migraine stick

    4. Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind concealer, an inexpensive lightweight concealer for anyone who wants to quickly touch up before Zoom calls or walks around the neighborhood, but doesn't want to commit to a whole layer of foundation. This also helps cover dark circles without caking and reduce puffiness.

    5. A pair of compression gloves designed to help alleviate pain from carpal tunnel and arthritis, so you can type at your keyboard without an internal monologue of "ow OW ow owwwww" for the majority of your workday.

    Reviewer with gray fingerless compression gloves on hands

    6. Plus a compression foot sleeve to help manage heel pain and plantar fasciitis that you can sneakily wear right under your socks. The compression is so effective that even reviewers with chronic pain swear by them!

    Reviewer in a black compression sock that covers from the bottom of the toes to the top of the ankle

    7. *And* a spiky massage ball meant to be a quick-fix solution for plantar fasciitis that also works on other muscle groups.

    8. A memory foam seat cushion for your tushy so effective at relieving pressure from your tailbone that you'll finally stop losing sleep over your love-hate relationship with your desk chair.

    A reviewer's swivel office chair with a memory foam cushion resting on it

    9. A reviewer-beloved anti-dandruff shampoo to relieve flaking and itching and help prevent outbreaks by getting directly to the root. A lot of reviewers mention that it not only started working from the first use, but it *also* helped with shedding and hair loss caused by dandruff in the first place.

    before and after image of reviewer with dandruff on their scalp and without

    10. Plus a shampoo scalp massager you can use in the shower to massage and exfoliate your scalp, so you can get all of the relaxing decadence of feeling like someone is massaging your head without physically going to a salon. Psst — a lot of reviewers mention this has also helped with psoriasis, dandruff, and scalp tenderness!

    11. A suuuper popular Bio-Oil made with vitamins A and E, chamomile, and lavender — you may recognize it as a product a lot of people use to help fade scars (both old and new), soothe cracked and dry skin, and help moisturize without affecting your pores, but people are also using it in quarantine to help with dry and painful skin on their hands from hand-washing and sanitizing.

    A model rubbing bio-oil on their hands

    12. An internet password logbook because honestly there is no text more annoying to send than the "What's the Hulu password again???" that you blast out to your family every time your browser restarts.

    13. A pair of ridiculously comfortable pull-on Levi's jeans for anyone else who just wants their legs to feel that sweet, sweet unconstricted FREEDOM. These will make you want to throw your regular jeans out the window.

    14. A knee pillow designed to help with better spinal alignment for people with back, hip, knee, or sciatica pain that will make any notorious side sleeper go "Ooohhh" when they try it for the first time.

    15. A set of itty bitty dermaplaning razors you can use to take care of those lil' unibrow hairs that keep dodging your tweezers or work whatever face fuzzies you might want to take care of in a gentle way.

    16. Plus an ear and nose hair trimmer with a quick lil' one button designed to easily and painlessly get rid of hair not just on your ears and nose, but also on your eyebrows, beard, or face. Take THAT, tweezers!!

    Reviewer holding black small wand-shaped trimmer with metal end and transparent cap

    17. A comfortable, well-constructed one-piece swimsuit for anyone who's *constantly* on the move on the beach and needs a suit that will deliver on both durability and style.

    18. Or a delightfully frilly tankini swimsuit if your summer vibe is more "beach, but make it fashion."

    19. Plus a delightfully chic beach cover-up that'll quickly become your summer mainstay, both because it's easy to style and because it's lightweight enough to withstand the heat.

    20. Essence's Lash Princess mascara for instant length so effective you'll be fluttering your own lashes at your reflection in the mirror for half the morning.

    21. An ultra-cooling bamboo fabric sleep set for anyone who is sick of waking up in the middle of the night feeling like a human furnace.

    A model in a maroon pajama set with shorts and a v-neck tee

    22. A vitamin C-based face serum for brighter, firmer skin with muuuuch faster results than most of its competitors. A lot of reviewers could see a difference within just a few days of use.

    Before and after image of reviewer with more refreshed skin after use

    23. A pair of New Balance FuelCore Nergize V1 Sneakers with lightweight memory sole inserts to keep your feet nice and comfy *without* weighing them down, and mesh in the upper foot for breathability.

    24. Plus a pair of no-tie "lock laces" for your shoes that basically turn any laced shoe into a slip-on one, because honestly, who has the time to keep untying and retying those babies when half your mornings are spent sprinting out the door? Bonus: these are one-size-fits-all, including kids, so you can outfit the whole fam.

    A pair of sneakers with black bungee-like "lock laces" in the shoe lace straps

    25. A popular pair of standard compressive high-waisted bike shorts with deep pockets that come in so many colors and lengths that you'll probably be coming back for a second and third pair after buying your first.

    26. A knee stabilizer band for knee pain relief both in the short term *and* long term, whether you get it from running, hiking, team sports, or jumping up and down every time you hear a Bruno Mars song start playing at a wedding reception.

    27. Glossier's Cloud Paint blush, a true staple for any busy person's beauty arsenal. It's thick enough for a noticeable glow, but subtle enough that you don't have to be super precise about it, so there's no overthinking your routine.

    28. A set of super comfy wax ear plugs that mold to the shape of your inner ear like putty, fully blocking out all surrounding hullabaloo so you can get your beauty rest *without* making the insides of your ear sore.

    29. L'Oreal Paris's Magic Root Cover-Up spray for anyone who wants a quick fix without the whole song and dance of making a salon appointment every time they want to dye their roots. It's temporary, so it only lasts through your next shampoo, but it's designed not to leave any residue on pillows or fabric in the meantime!

    Reviewer before and after pic with gray roots in their hair that are then brown to match the rest of their hair

    30. The Adventure Challenge, a little book full of a ton of adventures you can go on with your partner to shake up your usual routine. Each of the unique 50 challenges are designed for couples from the newly dating to the longterm, and ranges between $0 and $50 in budget. Afterward you can put in a photo and a blurb about the date as a keepsake ❤️.

    31. A painless, mint-flavored teeth-whitening pen for sensitive teeth and gums that can help lighten up years' worth of stains from coffee, tea, wine, or just ... you know. Existing as a human with teeth.

    32. A bottle of tea tree essential oil that reviewers use for a whole bundle of reasons, including to help soothe red patches, acne, inflammation, and irritation on their skin.

    Reviewer holding small 30ml bottle

    33. Maybelline's Total Temptation Eyebrow Definer Pencil, an easy-to-use, subtle eyebrow filler just as effective as the ones triple its price.

    A model with one eyebrow natural and the other eyebrow filled in and brushed

    34. A foot file to remove calluses and hard or cracked skin from your feet with some gentle, pain-free rubbing. It works whether your feet are dry or wet at the time, and will leave your heels feeling gloriously soft.

    Before image of a cracked foot with an after image of the skin smooth

    35. A long-lasting stainless-steel tongue scraper that'll help take care of odor-causing bacteria and soft plaque without irritating your gag reflex the way a spoon might. Reviewers are especially pleased with its durability after spending money to replace other flimsier versions.

    36. A pair of comfy period-proof underwear designed to hold two tampons' worth of period blood that are a *great* alternative to walking around with uncomfy, bulky pads (or worrying about tampon leakage).

    A reviewer in black underwear

    37. A Squatty Potty, one of those internet-famous stools you can put at the base of your toilet to prop your feet up on while you ~go~. The placement helps align your colon to make the process a whole lot easier and faster — like, 20 seconds compared to several minutes! — so you don't end up reading half a novel waiting yourself out.

    A model sitting on the toilet with their feet propped up on the white stool underneath it

    38. A bitter-tasting clear nail polish that will help you kick your nail-biting habit so thoroughly that you'll finally be able paint your nails with a full glorious canvas again.

    39. A Deep Sleep pillow spray so you can spritz lavender, chamomile, and vetivert on your pillowcase each night and let them carry you off to sleep like a literal ~dream team~.

    A hand holding the spray which comes in a white bottle

    40. A neck and shoulder relaxer to help soothe that neck stiffness and shoulder tension you get from the stress of *gestures at most things humans have to deal with*. Reviewers also swear by it for neck strain from side sleeping and computer use, and even migraines.

    41. A conditioning and healing castor oil full of vitamins and fatty-acids that won't just strengthen weak hair, but will help you maintain hair health over time. Reviewers mention seeing improvements in growth and strength within a week, with noticeable results within a few months.

    42. A set of natural bamboo charcoal oil-blotting strips to absorb up moisture and sweat, leaving your face breezy and your makeup intact.

    43. A jar of Aztec healing clay masks for acne that essentially suck the gunk out of your pores (and pre-existing acne) like a vacuum, and will leave your skin feeling so smooth and firm you'll want to pet it.

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