- no stillDifferin$19.99
- “It is a topical retinoid adapalene FDA approved for the treatment of acne”
- “It has anti-inflammatory properties that cut down on the inflammation that drives acne and that drives stubborn pigmentation”
- “It can help not only treat and prevent acne flare-ups, but can also address those stubborn post-acne marks”
- “It flies under the radar as an anti-aging option”
- “In contrast to tretinoin or tazarotene, it tends to be generally a lot easier to tolerate”
- “It has been shown to improve the visible signs of sun damage and skin aging”
- “It also can help improve collagen production in the deeper layers of the skin making it a viable option for improving little fine lines and wrinkles”
- “I personally started my topical retinoid journey with Differin Gel”
- “I really started to notice several months into using it improvement in sunspots”
- “Over time, I noted that the skin was getting plumper, smoother, and I was seeing quite a decrease and some little fine lines”
- “I maintain that as far as an accessible, affordable, and generally well-tolerated retinoid, that is a slept on option for not only, of course, acne, but for anti-aging purposes”
- no stillAveeno$17.52
- “It has to be one of the least expensive per unit sunscreens”
- “It's a chemical sunscreen, it's water resistant”
- “It's not heavy on the surface of the skin. It's breathable. It's lightweight”
- “It does not leave a white cast”
- “My one gripe with this sunscreen is that it does have fragrance”
- “The fragrance is not super strong”
- “I think this is an excellent option, not only for the body, but you can use this on the face”
- “It's hydrating. It's moisturizing, but it's not heavy”
- no still
- “My go-to sunscreen stick is the Abib Airy Sunstick”
- “I discovered this last year, and it is wonderful”
- “It's a chemical sunscreen. It's water-resistant”
- “There is zero cast”
- “It doesn't feel heavy or greasy on the skin whatsoever”
- “I love that it's water-resistant, making it even better for use around the eyes”
- “This is such a nice design because, first of all, it is a wide base, so it really helps to give you a good spread efficiently and cut down on skip areas”
- “It's slim, and it has this curvature to it. Very easy to use around the eyes”
- “This serves as a great primer for your concealer”
- “This is a great under eye balm for just that, and you're getting excellent sun protection, fragrance-free”
- no still
- “I have been recommending this product over and over again for years across multiple videos”
- “I use it myself and it is a product that really yields dramatically noticeable differences above and beyond standard moisturizers”
- “This has 12% ammonium lactate, the salt of lactic acid”
- “It is a great anti-aging body product”
- “The following morning after using this lotion, the skin on my lower legs, it looks 10 years younger”
- “It's not only moisturized and hydrated, but the skin has this shiny appearance”
- “This is mirror skin. It's like a reflective hydrated surface and light is just boom, right off. It is amazing”
- no stillHydro Boost Body Gel Cream with Hyaluronic Acidshade · Fragrance-Free
- “It's not only effective, but it's one of those, yeah, face and body, super affordable baseline”
- “This is hydrating. It quenches. It really maximally helps to hold hydration in and it can be used on the face”
- “It's great, actually, for just improving hydration and diminishing the appearance of those little dehydration lines”
- “This is a product from them that I hope they never discontinue because it's affordable, it's effective. I absolutely adore it”
- no stillAveeno$26.16
- “This is a colloidal oatmeal skin protectant”
- “Colloidal oatmeal also is very hydrating and it has these compounds in it called avenanthramides that exert an anti-inflammatory effect”
- “In contrast to many other skin protectants, it hits another aspect of barrier issues, if you will, and that is the inflammation, which drives more stubborn itch”
- “In those situations, you want to elect a balm or an ointment, not a cream or a lotion”
- “It is much less likely to sting or burn”
- “This is an excellent option”
- “It really does make your skin look dewy, plump, and soft”
- no stillKerasal$13.93
- “It is an ointment with urea and salicylic acid, keratolytic, great for rough callus”
- “It is also excellent for your toenails, and it can be helpful in clearing up, not as a standalone, but as an adjunct to toenail fungus treatments, the urea in this”
- “I love it as an ointment. Ointments have better longevity on the skin”
- “If you are really like looking down at your feet, you're like, Whoa, I really neglected these this winter, and you're thinking about going and getting a pedicure, choose this instead”
- “It's a little pricey at baseline, but you don't need very much to create a thin film and it's effective”
- “It's really a game-changer for rejuvenating the look of your feet”
- no stillAnua$24.00
- “This is one I actually have been using for a while and I recently brought it back into my AM routine and I'm about 2/3 of the way finished with a bottle of it”
- “Azelaic acid is great for calming down redness, irritation”
- “It's helpful for people who have acne-prone skin and rosacea, and also for hyperpigmentation”
- “It really hits a lot of concerns and is generally well-tolerated”
- “What I like about this particular formula is not only do you have the azelaic acid in there, but you also have humectants, so it's very hydrating”
- “It's thin, it's lightweight, it's hydrating. It kind of preps the skin for whatever else you're going to use”
- “I have loved this, and I highly recommend it. It's one of my favorite azelaic acid products”
- no stillAvène$40.00
- “It's of particular benefit for those of you who struggle with sensitivity”
- “This particular serum from Avène, the Cicalfate serum, it has an ingredient in it that can kind of address that specific aspect of sensitivity”
- “It's a fragrance-free serum. It's also hydrating, moisturizing”
- “If you have the symptoms of sensitivity, this is one to try out”
- no stillNeutrogena$25.99
- “It is an ascorbic acid serum, so that is brownie point number one because a lot of brands just skip the ascorbic acid and put in these derivatives that haven't really been shown to do what ascorbic acid does”
- “Neutrogena is a brand that has a lot of R&D behind their formulations. They take them into clinical studies”
- “It is an ascorbic acid serum that you can be confident in, but you're not shelling out that price point”
- “It's at an effective percentage strength, and it also has some other antioxidants in the formula that likely play a supporting role in stabilizing the ascorbic acid”
- “What I really love about this is two things. First of all, is gluconolactone, which is a polyhydroxy acid”
- “It also has this micropeptide that they actually worked quite a bit on developing for, I'm going to say, 15 years”
- “It has been taken into the clinic and tested on actual patients and shown to improve wrinkles and interestingly enough, lower facial sagging”
- “This is one that at baseline is affordable. It meets all the criteria for what I would consider a good vitamin C serum”
- “I've used an entire bottle. It didn't cause me irritation, nor did it change weird colors or discolor my skin”
- “All brownie points in favor of this as an affordable alternative to the C E Ferulic”
- no stillPrequel$23
- “I think it is a great affordable dupe for a super popular expensive exfoliant”
- “It has lactic acid in it and it has some other alpha hydroxy acids. It's a lightweight hydrating milky toner”
- “You get quite a bit of product in this bottle”
- “It does effectively hydrate and gently gently exfoliate rough skin texture”
- “This is a great option not only for rejuvenating dry dull rough skin texture”
- “It can be used on the body, but it's also really wonderful if you have keratosis pilaris”
- “This does what that does, but much less expensive. Very good formulation. Highly recommend that, and it's on sale”
- no still
- “It's a great cosmetic, but it's very hydrating”
- “It stays on the skin of the lips well. It doesn't rub off”
- “It has no fragrance or flavorant in it, which I adore because fragrance and flavorant are ingredients that can cause some problems on the lips for people”
- “It does help the lips stay hydrated and moisturized”
- “It can be used over your lipstick. It can be used over an SPF lip balm, and it's really just a nice hydrating formula that brings out the natural color of the lips nicely”
- “I have gone through an entire tube of the lip oil, loved it”
- no stillNeutrogena$11.99
- “The overnight mask I discovered several years ago, and kept it in my travel bag”
- “I think it performs better, in my opinion, and in contrast to those, there's no fragrance or flavorants”
- “It's very thick. It has great longevity on the skin”
- “It's a nice alternative to plain petroleum jelly, which is underrated, honestly, for overnight lip care needs”
- “Not only does it really lock hydration in, but it has a humectants in there to hydrate the lips”
- “I really love this approach of a thick occlusive ointment to the lips at night”
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