Moisturizers, Serums, Cleansers, and Sunscreens are the most important ingredients of our beauty and skincare regime. However, it’s not necessary to have the perfect skincare, you need to spend hundreds of dollars on it. There are many awesome skincare brands in the market to buy for achieving great skin, without burning a hole in your pocket.
Let’s get started with Cleansers. Here are the top favorite and cheap cleansers available in drug stores for you:
1. Simple Micellar Gel Wash $7
It’s an amazing formula because it works for any and all skin types, from sensitive to dry, oily, or combination skin. It gently cleanses the skin making sure that you get rid of the dirt residing in your skin pores. It also ensures that it doesn’t overly strip off the skin cells which may give a tight feeling afterward. Another great thing, it’s fragrance-free so no extra ingredients to be worried about.
2. Earth to Skin –Super Greens Cleanser ($7)
At such a great price, it works great for combination to oily skin type. It does have a fragrance but that should be ok in a wash-off treatment. It does a great job at deep cleansing the skin and is made up of some awesome extracts like kale, Cucumber which help soothe the skin while controlling the oil balance.
SERUMS
3. The ordinary Niacinamide 10% + HA Serum ($6)
Niacinamide is an excellent ingredient and works in sebum control in the skin, reducing sensitivity. It can prove immensely useful in reducing your dark spots and pigmentation on the skin to give the skin an even tone. The second ingredient, Hyaluronic Acid(HA) which helps to pull in the moisture in the skin from the environment. Especially will summer coming up, it’s all the more beneficial to have HA in your beauty regime.
4. The Inkey List Q10 Serum($7)
A great product with a great price in the market. It really works wonders to reduce sensitivity in the skin. Its power ingredient is Ubiquinone(Q10) which is an amazing anti-oxidant and strengthens the fighting system of your skin against any damage throughout the day. Don’t go by the size, it is timid but will last a long time. Also, it has other interesting ingredients, like Soybean Extract, Squalane- a hydrating oil, and firming peptides to tighten the skin.
5. The Ordinary Lactic Acid(10%) Serum ($7)
If you are looking for a nice exfoliating serum, you can pick up this gently exfoliating one that has Lactic Acid, and for more gentle skincare, you can also ask for their Lactic Acid (5%) Serum. It does a great job and is super light for the skin.
Anti-aging Damage Repair
6. The Inkey List Retinol Serum($9.99)
It’s a very good introductory retinol, which is the best ingredient out there to care for the damage within the skin, such as fine lines, sun damage, dark spots, and acne. Retinol works to solve all such different issues but make sure it is not overly sensitizing to your skin type. Therefore, it could be great to start with this one from The Inkey List.
Moisturizers
7. Cerave Moisturizer Lotion ($6)
You can get this moisturizer in both cream and lotion forms. Go for lotion if you have a combination to oily skin, and choose the cream base for normal to dry skin. It has glycerin which gives hydration to the skin. Also, it has ceramides, and sodium hyaluronate, i.e. a concentrated form of HA. Cerave Moisturizers are available in bigger tubs and bottles too at cheap prices. Also, you can find Cerave in the majority of the drug stores.
8. The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors+ HA ($6)
This one’s a great moisturizer, with ingredients such as Sodium Hyaluronate, a bunch of Amino Acids, as well as Urea( for exfoliating benefits). Again, The Ordinary brand is value for your money.
9. The Inkey List Bakuchiol Moisturizer ($9.99)
The Bakuchiol ingredient is similar to Retinol, hence it works great in reducing fine lines and dark spots, but it has much lower sensitivity unlike Retinol, according to a recent study.
Therefore, it’s a promising ingredient and you can definitely go for this one to see how it works for your skin. In addition, it has squalane, Sacha Inchi Oil, and hence has great hydrating properties for your skin. It also has Glycerin and Bakuchiol. If you are looking to try something new, which is less sensitive, works on anti-aging, and hydrates the skin, this one looks like a good bet, and that too inexpensive.
Sunscreens
Sunscreen, as important as it is, it’s tricky to find out the one which is great and cost under $10. Therefore, the best option is to choose from cleansers, serums, moisturizers from the above list and invest in a good sunscreen that is also affordable.
