27 Problem-Solving Skincare Products

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A cult-fave Panoxyl foaming wash, aka your answer for acne and even backne breakouts. It's formulated with 10% benzoyl peroxide, the highest over-the-counter concentration you can buy. It's also antimicrobial, which means it's fighting off the bacteria that causes acne in the first place and preventing new breakouts from forming.
A powerful Paula's Choice 2% BHA salicylic acid exfoliant useful for clearing out pores and evening your skin's texture and tone. It's gentle enough to use daily, unlike those other gritty face scrubs that feel like you're sandblasting your skin.
A tea tree and peppermint remedy soap, a multi-tasking wonder that can tackle all sorts of skin issues, including dryness, acne, and athlete's foot. Plus, it can help kick body odors to the curb and leave your skin feeling fresh and nourished all day.
Cult-favorite Brazilian Bum Bum body cream, which can help tighten and smooth your skin with the help of caffeine-rich guarana, hydrating cupuacu butter, açaí oil, and coconut oil. This fast-absorbing formula allows your skin to indulge in a little pampering, leaving your skin soft and supple and smelling like a tropical paradise.
Gold Bond's neck and chest firming cream specifically designed to pamper your décolletage, an area that often gets overlooked in our routines as we get older. With its skin-loving blend of salicylic acid, glycerin, and aloe, this cream gently buffs away dullness while delivering a refreshing boost of hydration that leaves your skin appearing more plump, tightened, and firm. With consistent use, reviewers have seen results in as little as a week!
A pore-clearing cleansing oil that visibly sucks out sebum from your pores and removes makeup residue and blackheads, leaving your skin looking clearer and feeling smoother. Reviewers of all skin types swear by it, including those with acne-prone skin (who say it doesn't cause breakouts)!
And their deep cleansing foam, which dives deep into your pores, gently whisking away gunk and removing dead skin cells. Heartleaf extract is the magic ingredient here, and it's all about calming things down, reducing inflammation, and keeping your skin feeling soothed and pampered long after you've rinsed off.
A pack of two dark spot corrector soap bars packed with collagen, retinol, and vitamin C, a powerful trio that can even out your skin tone and reduce the appearance of dark spots, fine lines, scars, and blemishes. It *also* contains turmeric, hyaluronic acid, shea butter and vitamin E to leave your skin feeling cleansed, revitalized, and oh-so-glowy.
An intensive Tocobo glazed lip balm that practically melts into every nook and cranny of your chapped lips, creating a glazed coating that locks in hydration and adds a luscious glow. It contains a PHA that (without getting too science-y) gently buffs away any rough patches while keeping your lip's pH in check, leaving a kissable finish.
A tinted jelly lip serum because makeup that is ALSO skincare is a cheat code that's so right, it almost feels illegal. This serum replenishes moisture to dry, chapped lips, making it perfect for both day wear and as an overnight mask. It's formulated with ingredients such as pillow peptides for plush moisture, rejuvenating rose extract, and carrot collagen for firming and plumping.
An innovative Dermalogica cream cleanser if you've been on the hunt for the most hydrating cleanser out there — I'm happy to inform you that your search ends here. Incoming skincare science: Our skin's surface naturally has a negative charge, which can make it tricky to hold on to moisture. Enter: the positively charged hyaluronic acid in this cleanser — it acts like a moisture magnet, bonding hydration right to your skin.
Medicube's "Zero Pore" Pads containing lactic acid, salicylic acid, and a dual-textured surface to help control excess sebum while exfoliating dead skin and refining pores, all while keeping your glow game strong.
A jar of 40% urea cream if the skin on your feet is A) thick, B) rough, C) cracked, or all of the above. This cream helps slough away corns, calluses, and dry patches while bringing your ~sole~ back to life with some much-needed rehydration.
A set of multipurpose dermaplaning razors for a means of gentle exfoliation, removing peach fuzz and dead skin so your skincare products can actually penetrate and get to work!
First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub — with the combined power of glycolic and lactic acids, your skin will be left feeling fresh and rejuvenated with a radiant glow. This product is typically used to help with keratosis pilaris (or "chicken skin"), but reviewers say it was also able to help with their body acne.
Or an exfoliating scrub mitt made with viscose fiber that's rough enough to visibly lift dead skin away but also buffs and smoothes, leaving your skin velvety soft. Reviewers also use this mitt to help with ingrown hairs and to remove spray tan.
A container of Aquaphor multipurpose healing ointment that's honestly a miracle worker and widely adored by people who deal with dry, cracked, or irritated skin. Reviewers use it for those stubborn dry patches, chapped lips, peeling cuticles, fresh tattoos, eczema — the list goes on. A little goes a long way, and with a jar this big, it can last you from season to season.
Antimicrobial facial spray designed to blast away acne-causing bacteria and help unclog pores — *without* drying out your skin — while you're on the go. Some reviewers even use it post-workout or while traveling when their skin feels like it's been through a battlefield of sweat and dirt. It goes on completely clear and doesn't leave any icky residue.
A tub of Vanicream that's been a game-changer for folks with sensitive skin. This moisturizer is free from those common irritants and fragrances that usually turn your skincare routine into a nightmare. It also comes with a pump dispenser so you don't have to dip your fingers inside and risk contaminating your precious cream.
A magical instant foot-peeling spray for when your feet are starting to feel a little less than Cinderella-esque in between those pedi appointments. Just a few spritzes of this transformative formula, combined with a gentle rub or an exfoliating mitt, help lift away dead skin, revealing heels as smooth as a baby's cheek.
A lightweight squalane oil that can help improve skin texture and overall moisture levels in acne-prone skin. It has antibacterial properties that can help prevent breakouts and regulate oil production. And if you're a mom (mommy, mamacita?), some reviewers also say it helps with cradle cap, too
The Ordinary's 7% glycolic acid toner — a single (and inexpensive) product that can address several body concerns. When used daily, this gentle exfoliator can help treat dandruff, address rough and discolored skin (think elbows and knees), anndddd it can even handle B.O. to the point where reviewers are able to go all day with little to no deodorant and still remain fresh.
A cult-favorite TruSkin vitamin C serum that's won over nearly 99,000+ 5-star reviewers for working wonders left and right. This serum contains hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, aloe vera, and jojoba oil to help improve vibrance and reduce the appearance of dark spots, fine lines, and wrinkles, leaving you with a ✨ glowing ✨ complexion.
A beginner-friendly skin booster serum formulated to visibly reduce the appearance of wrinkles, refine your skin's texture, and minimize pores. Its made with retinal, the most potent over-the-counter retinoid you can snag (basically retinol's cooler cousin). Retinal's more effective, which typically means it can be more irritating — but here, the addition of Centella asiatica keeps it gentle and safe for sensitive skin. You can expect results within four weeks, but many reviewers said they saw results much sooner!
A 36-pack of discreet Mighty Patch hydrocolloid stickers that excel at covering up that one stubborn, agitating pimple that always seems to pop up when you have something important going on. These work their magic by extracting all the gunk to help them shrink, all while blending in with your skin and minimizing redness so you can face the day with confidence.
A Beauty of Joseon eye serum to send your tired under-eye bags running for the hills. Made with ginseng, retinol, and niacinamide, it can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, improve skin elasticity, and enhance the brightness of your skin, giving you that radiant glow.
A "lifting" essence that reviewers on TikTok are referring to as "Botox in a bottle." It's made with NAD+, which can help boost cell turnover and stimulate collagen production, along with 50 types of peptides to help plump and firm your skin. With a stretchy texture that's similar to snail mucin but thicker, this gem can help make fine lines and wrinkles less noticeable in four weeks!