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1. Cosrx Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser has an ideal skin-friendly pH of 5 so it won't anger your already-sensitive skin.
2. Dr. Jart Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment SPF 30 will be your new redness- and acne-fighting hero — you're welcome.
3. Pixi Glow Tonic is an affordable fan favorite that exfoliates, brightens, and smoothes skin with lovely ingredients like aloe vera, ginseng, and botanical extracts.
4. Cure Natural Aqua Gel is supposedly one of Japan's bestselling exfoliant/facial peel and makes your *dry* skin instantly shed dead skin cells — hello, actual babyface.
5. Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate replenishes your skin like clockwork and lets you wake up to glowy skin that totally masks how little you've slept.
6. Son & Park Beauty Water literally does it all, from removing makeup, post-cleansing toning, and gentle exfoliation — plus, this bottle's huge, so you'll have lots to work with.
7. Mario Badescu A.H.A. Botanical Body Soap sloughs away dry, scaly skin and targets body acne with soothing oatmeal.
8. Cosrx Acne Pimple Master Patches are magical clear dots formulated with hydrocolloid that treat and deflate acne overnight (and stop you from picking at them 🙅).
9. Origins Clear Improvements Active Charcoal Mask has serious skin-purifying properties — bamboo charcoal and white China clay act like oil- and dirt-attracting magnets.
10. Mizon Snail Cream is loaded with 92% snail mucus extract for effective acne and pigmentation reduction and moisture that basically turns back the clock.
11. L'Oreal Age Perfect Glow Renewal Facial Oil works amazingly on its own as a night treatment, as well as a pre-makeup moisturizer underneath foundation.
12. La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water soothes skin with every antioxidant- and mineral salt-filled spritz.
13. Kate Somerville EradiKate Acne Treatment contains 10% sulfur to target and dry out pimples that have the dignity to show up to the party (that is your face).
14. Missha Sun Milk feels like it's not even there because of its essence-like texture, but trust me, the SPF in these babies are no joke.
15. Drunk Elephant C-Firma Day Serum and T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum have super potent yet gentle (both have pHs at or less than 4) formulas that protect your skin against environmental stressors and use AHAs and BHAs to repair dull, clogged skin, respectively.
16. Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam uses real ~volcanic clusters~ to diminish excess oil and enlarged pores.
17. Cetaphil Restoraderm Eczema Calming Body Moisturizer is a great, no-nonsense OTC method of treating eczema (or extremely dry skin) and is even safe to use on babies three months or order.
18. Neogen Bio Peel Gauze Peeling Wine provides mild chemical exfoliation to deep clean your pores and prevent free radicals from forming.
19. Etude House Moistfull Collagen Emulsion absorbs quickly, doesn't clog pores, and leaves your skin feeling extra plump and bouncy.
20. The Body Shop Tea Tree Night Lotion is formulated with Community Fair Trade tea tree oil grown in the foothills of Mount Kenya and controls excess production of oil and sebum on blemish-prone skin.
21. Neutrogena On-the-Spot Acne Treatment uses a lower concentration of benzoyl peroxide (2.5%) to prevent irritation and extreme drying while treating acne.
22. Clinique All About Eyes Cream starts working at your undereye circles, puffs, and crow's feets right away and KEEPS DELIVERING over a decade later.
23. Aveeno Positively Radiant Skin Brightening Daily Scrub gently exfoliates and gradually brightens your skin with soy extract, so it'll be a lot more even and a lot less red/angry.
24. Banila Co. Clean It Zero thins out and liquifies upon contact with your skin and breaks down every bit of makeup (even waterproof stuff) without leaving your face tight and dry.
25. Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water is the perfect first step to kick off your skin routine — simple, gentle, and refreshing.
26. Etude House 10-in-1 House Wonder Pore Freshener one-ups (or nine-ups??) a regular toner and really goes all in for oily skin, so your pores will disappear into thin air.
27. Eucerin Daily Protection Face Lotion SPF 30 sinks quickly into the skin and provides moisture and protection without weighing down or greasing up your skin.
28. Nature Republic Real Nature Sheet Masks target different skin concerns and smell like your very own facial farmer's market.
29. SK-II Facial Treatment Essence truly renews your skin with their dubbed "miracle ingredient," Pitera, a clear liquid rich in vitamins, amino acids, minerals, and organic acids that closely resembles the skin’s Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMF).
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