Lab Muffin Beauty Science: 217 skincare products reviewed

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All 217 products Lab Muffin Beauty Science has reviewed, grouped by product type. Click a product to see the full guru consensus.

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Sunscreen47 reviews

Beauty of Joseon Matte Sun Stick SPF 50

"Glow by Ramon released this sunscreen stick with Beauty of Joseon around the time of my original video. [...] He mentioned that he tweaked the formula to get more payout, and my testing does show that. This was actually the first stick where I managed to hit the labeled SPF, but to get there, it took about 1 and 1/2 minutes of swiping it on my face."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

Skin1004 Helika Sun Stick SPF 50 PA++++

"At some point, I also tried this Skin1004 stick, which was pretty good."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Abib Airy SunStick Smoothing Bar SPF 50+

"The Abib Airy stick is a curved stick meant to be easier to apply on the curves of the face, but there were some weird missing bits and some bits that weren't missing."

~Mixed

82%Guru Score

TOCOBO Cotton Soft Sun Stick SPF 50+ PA++++

"The Tocobo stick built up on my skin a lot faster than the other two. The technical term for this is 'it gives better payout'."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Cetaphil Mineral Sunscreen Stick

"The Cetaphil mineral stick had a super strong start, mostly just little patches around the nose, a bit around the eyes, and a little bit of striping. It could also be that it isn't as dark because it's a mineral stick, so the gaps don't scream out as much."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50

"This is a really soft stick, so it leaves a lot of product on your skin with each pass."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

EltaMD UV Daily

"I'd probably put this at an 8.5. I like that it's a mineral-based sunscreen. This has been dermatologist tested not to clog your pores for oily or acne prone skin. I think it's an excellent sunscreen and we carry it in my practice."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 SPF 50+

"I think it is super cool to have a new filter, and I am really impressed by the innovation behind it. It is really good at absorbing UV for the percentage included in a sunscreen. It is even higher than avobenzone, which I have said before is pretty hectic. [...] This is roughly how MCE looks: [...] it covers longer UVA wavelengths, from 370 to 400 nanometres, and other filters don't really cover that area that well."

~Mixed

80%Guru Score

Eucerin Oil Control Dry Touch SPF 50+

"I really like this because it isn't too glidey when I'm applying it. It is fragrance-free with very minimal smell. There is alcohol in it but to me it isn't really that obvious. The finish is satiny, it isn't as matte as I really expected for an oil control product but honestly I don't think any chemical sunscreens go really super matte but it does stay the same level of satiny for a really long time so I found that really impressive."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Garnier Anti-Dark Spots and Anti-Pollution Super UV SPF50 Fluid

"It's fragrance-free, it's lightweight, it's non-greasy, and it is just really lovely and smooth to apply. It says it's anti-eye stinging, which was true in my experience. I found this a bit more matte and less oily than I expected, which was a really pleasant surprise. The downsides, which honestly aren't really much of a downside: there's a slight sunscreen smell and it is pretty runny. It is a fluid, but it's not ridiculous. It is still pretty manageable and doesn't make a massive mess."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Nivea UV Deep Protect and Care Essence SPF 50+

"It spreads really nicely and dries down quickly, but the flip side of that is that it does get a little bit tacky and hard to spread a bit faster if you go back and try to apply more on areas you've already covered. After it's dried down it's clear and a little bit glossy but it is a really thin comfortable layer. There's not like a greasy shine and that shine is easily covered up by a tiny any amount of powder."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

A'pieu Quick Sun Stick

"The A'pieu feels a bit more emollient and is one of the nicest sunscreen sticks I've tried so far, but I really don't think a sunscreen stick is a great choice as your main form of sun protection if you're getting a lot of sun you'll probably be applying a lot less sunscreen than you think you are. Even when I tried to apply a very generous layer, I only applied about one third of the amount I needed for the labeled SPF, which for an SPF 50 would translate to very roughly SPF 19."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46

"It's probably the most popular Elta MD sunscreen. Elta MD is a brand that's sold in a lot of skin clinics. It's very lightweight and silky. It's meant to be good for sensitive skin, including skin prone to acne and rosacea, and it applies clear with no residue. I'm not entirely sure it would meet the broad spectrum requirements for Australia or the EU with its filters, but it is broad spectrum in the US. It's very wearable, so if you're not getting a lot of sun, this is a pretty good option."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF 50+

"This is a very lightweight non-greasy sunscreen designed for sensitive skin and it's pretty much invisible after you apply it. It's fragrance free, absorbs easily into skin, doesn't clog pores, and sits nicely under makeup. It's just a comfortable daily sunscreen. It's also formulated to not sting eyes and that seems to be true for most people who have reviewed this. [...] The packaging is also really nice with the liquid texture and small drop opening, which means there's less product wastage."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Ultra Violette Supreme Screen Hydrating Facial Sunscreen SPF 50

"This is an Australian sunscreen that's their all-rounder product meant for all skin types. It's hydrating so it doubles up as a moisturizer but has a satin finish and works well as a primer under makeup. It has what they describe as a clean sort of scent and it has a bunch of antioxidants in it as well. It has my favorite type of sunscreen packaging, a pump top. They're just so handy and it makes it easy to remember how much you need to use."

✓Yay

92%Guru Score

Ultra Violette Lean Screen Mattifying SPF 50 Zinc Sunscreen

"This is SPF 50 plus, which means over SPF 60, and it's fragrance free with a tint to help hide that white cast. It still isn't entirely invisible on darker skin though."

✓Yay

57%Guru Score

Naked Sundays Collagen Glow 100% Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+

"This is SPF 50 plus, which means over SPF 60, and it's fragrance free with a tint to help hide that white cast. It still isn't entirely invisible on darker skin though."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

Cancer Council Face Day Wear Fluid Matte SPF 50

"Cancer Council Face Day Wear Matte has a lightweight, easy to apply texture. It's moisturizing, gives a matte finish on skin, and it's fragrance free. This is the invisible version, it's really popular, and it won an award from the website Beauty Heaven. It's quite affordable at 15 for 75 grams."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Mecca To Save Face Sunscreen

"It's lightweight and non-greasy and sits under foundation really nicely. It has a pretty matte finish and has some moisturizing ingredients and antioxidants like sodium PCA, vitamin E, and pycnogenol. It has a moderately strong floral scent and a few people on the Mecca website have said that it stings their eyes, so watch out for that. One really good thing about this is that there's a mini 30 gram version as well as this 75 gram one, so you can test it out thoroughly."

~Mixed

80%Guru Score

Bondi Sands SPF 50 Fragrance Free Sunscreen Lotion

"Bondi Sands fragrance free lotion is a cheaper option that's not quite as lightweight but it's available in lots of countries, including the US, UK, and Australia. There's a body and a face version and most people seem to agree that they feel pretty much the same. It also has four hours water resistance so you can use it for beach days as well."

~Mixed

79%Guru Score

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence SPF 50+ PA++++

"Biore UV Watery Essence is another legacy product and I finally tried the 2025 version. Again, it's fantastic. The filters are the same as the 2023 one, which was in my last top sunscreens video, but there have been a few changes in the other ingredients. To me it's a little bit heavier, but not by very much. I had no eye sting, and [...] I did have a little peeling at the edges, which I'm actually quite okay with because this is water resistant."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream

"It dries down super matte, I think it is probably the most mattifying sunscreen I have ever tried. It [...] made my skin less shiny than it ever naturally is, and [...] I didn't notice much shine returning for a full day, which is pretty impressive even in winter. It also makes the makeup I put on top more matte as well. [...] There's no eye sting for me and no peeling issues."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airy Fit Daily Sunscreen SPF 50

"I personally found this pretty moisturizing but still pretty matte, it sits really nicely under makeup and I haven't had trouble with any of the makeup I've tried it under, which has been a lot. It's really lightweight and great for oily skin. It's not water resistant though, so I wouldn't recommend it if you're moving around or sweating a lot, and if you're getting a ton of sun exposure I'd recommend getting a sunscreen locally instead so you don't have to worry about shipping."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Round Lab Camellia Deep Collagen Firming Sun Serum SPF 50

"I think this is fantastic, especially if you're not planning to use foundation on top, if you're planning to go makeup free. It is really hydrating, and I think this is probably from all the different types of hydrolysed collagen they have in this. They have a whole bunch of different ones. [...] Another super interesting thing about this sunscreen for me is that it contains a retinoid. It is hydroxypinacolone retinoate or granactive retinoid."

✓Yay

Notverified

Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ (Korean formula)

"This is one of my favorite Korean sunscreens. You can probably tell from how dented and gross the tube is. I've raved about it so many times. I actually gave out little samples of this at my wedding. [...] The overall concept is the same. They're both SPF 50 plus and PA with four pluses. They are both really lightweight and they use a lot of newer UV filters. The [...] old formula was really good for me. It was really glowy, and I really enjoyed that."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Purito Daily Soft Touch Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++

"I found that it had a slight white cast when I first applied it, I'm guessing that's from the MBBT, but it goes away after it dries down on my skin. I can definitely see why this is so popular. One interesting thing is this is water, sweat, and sand resistant, which is relatively rare for a Korean sunscreen. It has been tested and it looks like it's to Korean standards, which is less than 50% loss of SPF after 40 minutes."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

OneSkin OS-01 Body SPF

"The OneSkin absorbs smoothly without the annoying white cast that store brand leaves [...] on my skin, which is super common with cheaper zinc oxide sunscreens. [...] If OneSkin have managed to make a mineral sunscreen that has less white cast than most other mineral sunscreens, possibly because they are using an SPF booster, that could make this rather expensive sunscreen worth it for some people, but it is only SPF 30, and white cast is usually not that big a problem for those."

~Mixed

84%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum SPF 50+ PA++++

"The Skin1004 Hyalu Water Fit Sun Serum [...] is probably the lightest version there is. It's really popular with people in more humid countries. [...] This dries down to feel like almost nothing but it is still hydrating. It is really great if you hate the feel of sunscreen on your face. I also really like this flat pump tube because it is really good for tucking into your handbag and it's really easy to measure out the right amount of product."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++ (Korean formula)

"I would say that this is like a touch more moisturizing. It's glidey and moisturizing without being like sticky or greasy. In terms of white cast, if I apply this unevenly and let it dry, sometimes I will get a bit of a white streak but it blends out really easily. On some people with darker skin there is a slight white cast though that doesn't go away. [...] There's no alcohol in the sunscreens from this family and most of these also don't have fragrance."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

EVY Technology Technology Face Mousse SPF50

"It has moved up because first off it is SPF50. Even though they are a bit heavier and stickier for my skin and climate than I generally like for everyday wear, although it isn't really noticeable under makeup, I did start doing very sweaty exercise outside in the sun, and it turns out that the mousse format is fantastic for reapplying quickly and easily. It's like it's already spread out a whole bunch so you can just slap it on really quickly."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

"It feels like I have this film on my skin even though it does look matte; it just sort of feels greasier than it looks. I also feel like some of it comes off on my fingers when I brush against it even hours later. But if you have dry skin these do tend to do better and they have a really nice smoothing sort of makeup priming effect. I can see why this is so popular and I think a lot of people would love this sort of formula, but it's just not really for me."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

Supergoop Glow Screen Sunscreen SPF 40

"I think this product is just better suited for people who are looking for a primer with some SPF protection and a glow rather than a sunscreen. So yeah, I wouldn't consider this a sunscreen really. I would call this a primer with SPF. There's also this tint which dried kind of orange, and again I don't think this is an issue if you use a lot less, but I think with sunscreen amounts it might work if you just happen to be that exact shade, but the tint dried orange."

✕Nay

66%Guru Score

Trader Joe's Daily Facial Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 40

"When you squeeze this out it has a slightly less smooth texture than the Unseen and it feels a little bit thicker and heavier on my skin, but honestly the difference is not that big. This is definitely worth a try if you think this sort of formula might work for your skin. It is really popular and it works well for some people. I just prefer products that are a bit lighter on the silicones and they're more of that cream gel moisturizer feeling rather than like a primer."

~Mixed

85%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Pure Mineral Relief Daily Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++

"I personally tend not to prefer mineral sunscreens but this is one of my favorite formulas so far. It's from Kolmar and I just feel like they really know how to make good sunscreens that people enjoy using. The finish is not very greasy, it's more of a hydrated finish and it is slightly slide-y so you can blend out any white streaks pretty easily. It has a cream gel consistency."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50

"It does end up greasy and there were like little white flecks on my skin but overall I was really impressed by how well this went for an untinted mineral sunscreen with no boosters. It also has this cap which is pretty cool it changes color in UV which is kind of fun if you go into the sun. My partner did use this on a beach day and he absolutely literally hated it [...] because it doesn't spread well and it was white and it kind of just drags on your skin it takes a lot of effort to spread."

~Mixed

72%Guru Score

Australian Gold Botanical SPF 50 Tinted Face BB Cream Fair to Light

"The main thing that stood out to me with this was how matte it dried. It actually blew my mind a bit. The [...] tint once it dried down just did not budge, so if you have it a bit streaky then that's not great. It is very much like a foundation or like maybe even paint, so make sure you spread it out really well. It is a bit more drying than I like and it feels a bit like I have a clay mask on, but it is also less drying than I expected for that level of matte and non-shiny feel."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Benton Skin Fit Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 PA4+

"I generally don't have a lot of luck with mineral sunscreens but people do always ask me for my recommendations, so this one [...] is my favorite so far. I was actually pretty surprised by how nicely this applied on my skin. The white cast was a bit scary when I first put it on but on my skin it mostly went away after about ten minutes. [...] There were a couple of little white patches left which I could easily just blend in. It was really easy to apply the right amount of this."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops SPF 50 Sunscreen

"I really really wanted to like this but it did the one thing that is like a complete deal breaker for me, it peeled up on my skin pretty badly and the pilling was very visible, it was very like white and gray. This sunscreen does not peel on everyone, there are lots of people who love this but it does seem to peel up on a good portion of people. I tried so hard to make this work, I tried it on bare skin right after washing, I tried it after 15 minutes, after an hour."

✕Nay

70%Guru Score

Skin1004 Tone Brightening Tone-Up Sunscreen SPF 50+

"It actually did make my skin just look a little bit nicer and smoother, my skin tone looks more even but it's still very natural with no weird pinkness. After it dries down it takes about 15 minutes. [...] Because tone up sunscreens are essentially tinted products you do have to apply them pretty evenly. This one is pretty forgiving. [...] Sometimes I do get like a subtle white line here but it blends out pretty easily without any pilling. So I am more open to tone up sunscreens now."

✓Yay

57%Guru Score

Benton Airfit UV Defense Sun Cream

"This is pretty much exactly the same as the beauty of chosen sunscreen, they have really similar ingredient lists and I tested them side by side. I could not tell the difference between them in terms of texture, feel, how they apply and how they look on my skin. The differences are this has a minty scent that comes from rosemary essential oil and it looks green coming out of the tube."

~Mixed

Notverified

Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++

"It's also recommended for reapplication over makeup. [...] It's also been tested for skin irritation and it passed with flying colors. [...] I quite like the sunscreen even though it's recommended for sensitive and dry skin and my skin is oily."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Mary&May Cica Soothing Sun Cream

"The differences are mostly with the skincare ingredients as well as a light slightly floral fragrance that goes away pretty quickly after you apply it. It's been tested to be hypoallergenic and like the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen, it's formulated to work really well under makeup as an everyday commuter sunscreen. [...] This one focuses on centella, which [...] is great for soothing sensitive skin. I love using centella products when my skin is irritated and needs a bit of nourishment."

✓Yay

Notverified

Paula's Choice Super Light Daily Wrinkle Defense SPF 30

"This is the nicest zinc oxide product I've ever tried. [...] Zinc oxide is so annoying to use in sunscreens because basically zinc oxide doesn't absorb UV very well, so you need to put a lot of it into a product to get a decent SPF. But zinc oxide is an inorganic mineral, which means it's basically like powdered clay or ground-up rock. [...] This one is tinted a little bit to try to hide that white cast, and it works really well on my skin."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV Sunscreen SPF50 Clear

"This sunscreen is really beautifully light on the skin, it's also unscented and it's not really siliconey. [...] It works really well under makeup and there's zero white cast on my skin at least. It's also fine around my eyes with none of that eye stinging. The filters are octinoxate, avobenzone plus zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and tinosorb, and [...] this is back up to holy grail status. I highly recommend it."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Nivea UV Super Water Gel SPF 50 PA+++

"This is a super lightweight sunscreen and it has this effect where when you put it on your skin it feels like it bursts into water so it feels super refreshing after you've applied it. It [...] does have a pretty strong alcohol smell when you put it on at first. My main issue with it is the slightly lower protection, but as an everyday sunscreen it is really nice."

~Mixed

83%Guru Score

Emma Lewisham Skin Shield SPF 30

"Skin Shield is an SPF 30 zinc oxide sunscreen. Unfortunately, like most other zinc oxide products, there is a slight white cast with this, but otherwise it's really nice. It has a moisturizing texture and lots of active and hydrating ingredients."

~Mixed

81%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60

"La Roche-Posay is my favorite. This [...] one meets all the marks of my favorite sunscreen because it's nice and thin, light, doesn't leave a residue, and it smells nice. It actually does its job with protecting my skin and has good utility with a nice screw top where I'm not afraid of it exploding in my backpack. This is the one."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Cleansers35 reviews

Innisfree Blueberry Rebalancing 5.5 Cleanser

"I've been really impressed by this because a lot of Korean cleansers have a really dense foam and a high pH around 9 because that dense foam is created using traditional soap surfactants which are fatty acid salts, so in those cleansers you'll generally see these sorts of fatty acids and potassium hydroxide high in the ingredients list. But unfortunately that high pH can disturb some people's barriers like mine and it leads to irritation and dryness after a while."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water

"I have raved about the Bioderma micellar water so many times it is hands down my favorite no rinse cleanser. Micellar waters have surfactants in them, these are the cleansing ingredients that you'll find in every cleansing product like shampoo body wash even dishwashing detergent, but there are a huge range of surfactants available. The innovation with these micellar waters was to find surfactants that clean well but they aren't irritating if you leave them on your skin."

✓Yay

96%Guru Score

Bioderma Sensibio Two-Phase Eye Makeup Remover

"The biphasic micellar eye makeup remover, I've always really liked two-phase eye makeup removers because they work really well for removing eye makeup. They're really gentle, they don't need a lot of tugging, and it's quick and easy. But one of my big annoyances with these is that the two layers usually separate way too quickly. You shake it and then you have to race to get it onto your cleansing pad before it starts separating."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser

"There's also no real hardcore humectants or moisturizers in the formula to try to replace what gets washed away. [...] I think it is popular because it's COSRX, it's really easy to get in the U.S., and it is really budget-friendly, but I think it is worth it to pay a bit more to get a less drying cleanser. [...] I have oily skin and getting a gentle cleanser has made a really big difference to how manageable the oil is. [...] I'm going to put this in meh."

✕Nay

61%Guru Score

Kose Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil

"My personal gripe with cleansing oils is just that getting them from my hand onto my face without anything dripping on the floor is a bit more difficult, [...] and oils require a bit more effort to clean up than water-based products. [...] But there aren't really any other downsides to this, it is just a solid recommendation. I'm going to put this up into Holy Grail."

✓Yay

94%Guru Score

CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser

"It's quite hydrating with a nice mix of [...] gentle surfactants like cocoa betaine and sodium cocoa glycinate that aren't harsh or stripping, plus the standard moisturizing ingredients that CeraVe puts in [...] their products—glycerin, ceramides, hyaluronic acid. However, I don't like the way it smells. [...] It smells like really artificial chemicals, slightly plasticky. I do like it, it's just going to be bumped down to solid choice because I don't love it."

~Mixed

79%Guru Score

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser

"There are some trendy actives in this—panthenol and niacinamide, which are vitamin B5 and B3. [...] There are some nice hydrating ingredients like glycerin and pantolactone. It's a really inoffensive formula and it's non-foaming so it's very similar to the CeraVe hydrating cleanser. [...] I find it really inoffensive, it's fine, it's not like a joy to use but it's really good."

~Mixed

80%Guru Score

CeraVe Renewing SA Cleanser

"I hadn't actually tried it before recommending it. It's fine, it's not really giving me that much of a difference on my skin, and it might just be because I'm already using so much salicylic acid."

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser

"This is still my top budget-friendly recommendation, but I haven't used it in a while because I've been trying out so many other cleansing balms."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Then I Met You Living Cleansing Balm

"I still love this. It's still my top cleansing balm of all time."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Krave Beauty Makeup Rewind Transforming Jelly Oil Cleanser

"The Alpha-H cleansing balm and the Crave Beauty Makeup Rewind both smell nice and are really just a joy to use."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Geek & Gorgeous Jelly Joker Low pH Cleanser

"The Geek and Gorgeous Jelly Joker Cleanser is really nice for a non-foaming cleanser and really gentle, but I think I just need a little fragrance in a cleanser to really love it."

~Mixed

78%Guru Score

Then I Met You Soothing Tea Cleansing Gel

"I've been using the Then I Met You Soothing Tea Cleansing Gel."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

iUNIK Centella Bubble Cleansing Foam

"The iUNIK Centella Bubble Cleansing Foam has a bit of a herbal scent and it's really gentle and hydrating. I really like their cell phone me pumps."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Cleanser

"I've been using the Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Cleanser."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser

"The cerave hydrating cleanser."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

CetaPhil Oily Skin Cleanser

"The cetaphil Oily Skin Cleanser."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

Neutrogena Clear Pore Cleanser

"Neutrogena Clear Pore Cleanser mask which has 3.5 benzoyl peroxide."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Foaming Gel

"These days I actually prefer the sensibio bio gel cleanser. This is a bit more hydrating, but it is missing some of the actives that the cebum cleanser has that can help with oily acne prone skin."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Etude House Speedy Cleansing Oil

"The Korean brand etude house also has cleansing oils that sometimes go on sale."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Simple Kind to Skin Hydrating Cleansing Oil

"The one that was easiest to find was the simple kind to skin cleansing oil but unfortunately it looks like it's been discontinued."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Inky Salicylic Acid Acne and Blackhead Cleanser

"I don't know why I kept on buying this even though it was such a pain to use. I think it might have just been the cheapest cleanser from the supermarket, but this was actually quite hydrating and it didn't strip my skin. It was just a little bit annoying to use."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser

"I've seen so many people raving about this cleanser, and it's lived up to the hype. It is a really nice cleanser. It comes out quite firm and it forms a really nice dense lather and it didn't strip my skin much at all."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Celimax Dual Barrier Purifying Cleansing Balm

"I have tried a couple of other cleansing balms with this packaging and it was still a little bit difficult to work, but this is probably the easiest to spread, easiest to handle cleansing balm I've ever tried. It's really soft. It's almost as easy as an oil to spread. It's basically sort of like a moisturizer, but unlike with cleansing oils, it doesn't have that problem where it's dripping off your hand and it's hard to get it vertically onto your face."

✓Yay

Notverified

Pyunkang Yul Deep Clear Cleansing Balm

"It has a moderate fragrance by Korean standards which is pretty light by western standards. It smells sort of like a fresh fruity kind of pear smell with a bit of floral as well. It rinses cleanly and on me I found that it had no eye sting. With makeup removal, I found that it was good for most things, including cream eyeshadow and one of my gel eyeliners, but it did struggle a bit with my other gel eyeliner. So I think this would work well for everything except for most stubborn makeup."

~Mixed

79%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule Foam

"It foams up slightly and rinses off really well, makes me feel like my skin's moisturized afterwards. It does clean the oil off and it foams really nicely but it's not stripping, it doesn't have really harsh surfactants in it. It foams up really nicely and that's because it's got two main surfactants, sodium cocoyl isethionate and sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, these are two surfactants that give a really nice luxurious dense foam. This gives the nice foam at a pH of about 5.5."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm

"The tub has this really handy flip top lid which is much nicer than a screw top when your hands are like oily and slippery. [...] This is a really nice product and I think it is relatively unique."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser

"I would say that this is actually one of the most hydrating cleansers I've used. There was zero tightness on my skin after using this. There are a bunch of antioxidants in it which can potentially help reduce a bit of that cleansing irritation and it is slightly acidic to match your skin's natural pH. With a lot of foaming Korean cleansers you tend to get this really amazing fluffy dense foam but then they have a really high pH and that tends to help strip your skin and irritate it."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Heimish All Clean Balm

"This is the Heimish All Clean Balm, one of my favorite cleansing balms. It shifts makeup really easily, it rinses off cleanly, it comes in a convenient flip top tub, and it's affordable. I'd recommend this to anyone unless you're allergic to something in it."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Abib Acne Foam Cleanser Heartleaf Foam

"The ABIB acne foam cleanser is a gentle cleanser I've been really enjoying it forms a nice foam and it doesn't strip my skin which is great because so many acne cleansers are harsh. It has salicylic acid in it to help with acne it's been found to work well in cleansers and you can see some of those gentle cleanser formulation features here there's a mix of surfactants and a bunch of soothing and moisturizing ingredients including heartleaf and centella extracts."

✓Yay

Notverified

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Light Cleansing Oil

"I don't really like the scent, it's kind of lemony and citrus, [...] and I also just prefer cleansing balms over cleansing oils because I find these a bit tricky to get onto my face without dripping. But if you're looking for a cleansing oil, especially one that you can use on your eyes or one that doesn't need to be followed up with a second cleanser, then I think this is a fantastic option."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Bondi Sands Freshen Up Nourishing Gel Cleanser

"I also like fragrance free cleansers when my skin's irritated. Some of my favorites are [...] Bondi Sands. These don't really strip skin and they have moisturizing ingredients that give back to the skin."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Heimish All Clean Green Foam

"The hada labo gokujin cleanser and the hamish All Clean Green Foam are also really gentle, very similar sort of idea but they foam a bit more."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Hada Labo Gokujyun Hyaluronic Face Cleansing Foam

"The hada labo gokujin cleanser and the hamish all clean green foam are also really gentle, very similar sort of idea but they foam a bit more."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Emma Lewisham Illuminating Oil Cleanser

"The Illuminating Oil Cleanser is lovely and rich and melts away makeup really easily."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Serums27 reviews

The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5

"They tested their 2% hyaluronic acid and B5 serum on dry and damp skin, and it worked around the same on both. Plus, it's not drier after using hyaluronic acid, but unsurprisingly, it works better if you also have a moisturizer on top, but also there's no difference there between wet and dry skin. [...] The amounts of hyaluronic acid are going to be pretty low. [...] If you have hyaluronic acid and thickeners in a product, they can form a film on your skin."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C10 Serum

"If you're buying your product from a good brand that does research and tries to stabilize the ascorbic acid like La Roche-Posay you can actually just tell from looking at the ingredient list and seeing the words ascorbic acid on there"

✓Yay

60%Guru Score

Naturium Vitamin C Complex Serum

"I tried the Vitamin C Complex Serum from Naturium which also had pretty good results. It contains L ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbyl phosphate."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum

"It's supposed to be an alternative to vitamin C, and I think that actually means it's a functional alternative so it might be an antioxidant, it might help to fade pigment but it doesn't necessarily interact with copper the same way as ascorbic acid so it doesn't necessarily have the same effect."

~Mixed

72%Guru Score

Medicube Vitamin C Serum

"This is a Vitamin C Serum from Medicube which contains vitamin C and co-enzyme Q and this was pretty good as well."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Obagi Professional C Serum

"Obagi's Professional C Serum, containing 15% L ascorbic acid, is another winner."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Murad Vitamin C Serum

"I tried my custom serum from Murad containing hexylresorcinol and vitamin C and niacinamide and it's perfect."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

L'Oreal Revitalift Filler Hyaluronic Acid Serum

"I've also been using the L'Oreal Revitalift Filler serum. I've kind of dismissed hyaluronic acid as just another humectant moisturizer in the past, but this one has a special acetylated form of hyaluronic acid that penetrates deeper and doesn't get broken down as quickly. I found this really nice for plumping up my skin with more than just a humectant effect. I don't love this specific smell and I do kind of wish there was a fragrance-free option as well."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Peach & Lily Glass Skin Refining Serum

"I've also been using the Peach and Lily Glass Skin Refining Serum. This is another serum that has lots of different types of hyaluronic acid including an acetylated one. It also has niacinamide and a bunch of centella ingredients. It is just a really gentle product. The founder of Peach and Lily has really sensitive skin so this was just to me a really safe product to throw into my routine."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Poems from the Lab Future Focus Vitamin C Serum

"Ascorbic acid has always been really good for helping my pigment get more even and evening out my skin tone in general, and this has been working really well. The packaging is also really cool, it's this protective tube, and I think it's really the best type of packaging for protecting something from oxygen. Tubes can protect against oxygen if the plastic is chosen carefully and the seal is good."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum

"The first product in my like lasagna is the Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum. It has a whole bunch of plant extracts and antioxidants so this kind of first step product in Korean skincare helps other products penetrate better. But because I was being really paranoid about overly irritating my skin I did not want to use this on the harsher actives nights."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

"However, it does tend to break some people out and some people become scared of niacinamide because of this. I would definitely recommend trying more products with niacinamide and not dismissing all products with niacinamide on the basis of this. I did that and then I realized my skin actually loves niacinamide, it just doesn't love this product. It wasn't bad, it was just meh. I think this one [...] doesn't work for a big enough proportion of people."

~Mixed

69%Guru Score

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel with Hyaluronic Acid

"Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel has that lightweight gel texture that's really hydrating without feeling heavy and this is just amazing for oily skin. However, this product does have a little bit of a stronger fragrance than I prefer. American products in general tend to be a bit more heavily fragranced than Australian products and as far as I know it doesn't come in fragrance free."

~Mixed

83%Guru Score

Matter of Fact Vitamin C Serum

"However, their stability claims aren't backed up by the [...] evidence. [...] They tested [...] against just three products, only one of which was in the same category as theirs, which doesn't tell you that your product is the best out of all the thousands of products out there. [...] As a chemist, it seems incredibly unlikely that ascorbic acid dissolved in propane diol can compete with silicone-based products that have much better stability properties."

✕Nay

48%Guru Score

The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + Hyaluronic Acid

"There's also the ordinary's lactic acid products. These are a bit gentler. Lactic acid in general is a bit gentler than glycolic acid because the molecules are larger, so they don't get into the skin as deeply."

✓Yay

95%Guru Score

Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate

"My skin has been going through an unbelievably bad few months, and [...] nothing really seemed to change until I added this. [...] My skin looks so much more smooth and glowy, it's much softer and it's just way less angry. [...] It has a moderate scent, the oil part is based on squalane so it's pretty light, and this one has been great in winter on my combination skin."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Rose PDRN Firming Serum

"I had a little bit of skin peeling with it, which is standard for me with any retinoid, but it didn't feel irritating or stingy at all, my barrier just seemed really happy. It's unfragranced, [...] lightweight and slightly creamy, [...] in a handy pump bottle, doesn't smell like too much, and it does have some clinical testing behind it, mostly with elasticity and pores. Overall I really enjoyed this product, and it made me a lot more open to trying out other PDRN products."

✓Yay

Notverified

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%

"The Ordinary 10% has a texture like thick PVA glue and this is because azelaic acid is hard to formulate with. It isn't very soluble, so it's usually in a suspension. And I mean, you need a pretty high amount. Things that are lightweight are usually dissolved, so think sugar and water versus flour and water. So I kept giving up on using azelaic acid. And eventually, I just put it to the side."

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

Finacea Azelaic Acid Gel 15%

"I tried Finacea, which is the 15% drug version, which has a pretty nice texture, but then it burnt the crap out of my skin. It's in an aluminium tube, and so every time I squeezed it, a bit too much came out, and I didn't want to waste it, so I would just put all of it on my face. Not the smartest because the prickling sensation would just keep me up. And then the peeling I got was actually worse than with tretinoin."

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

VT Reedle Shot 100 Collagen

"I have used it with a very gentle vitamin A/C and that's been fine so far. I'm really excited about using this. I'm hoping to maybe graduate to a higher level soon. I think this is a really nice safe starter product that's not too hard to incorporate into your routine and I think it's really cool to have a product that is truly innovative."

✓Yay

59%Guru Score

SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic

"They owned the patent from 2005 on this very proven combination. There have been copycats around for quite a while, but there was usually some kind of workaround to avoid patent infringement. Some people who are more sensitive to vitamin C found that the SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic formula was much less irritating. SkinCeuticals was great, but pricey."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Indeed Labs Vitamin C24

"This is one of my top recommendations for a vitamin C serum. It is just really really nice and it lasts so long. My first tube of this has now been open for over 18 months, which is more than a year and a half. I've kept it at room temperature, not in a fridge or anything, and there is brown stuff on the thread and also inside the cap, but it is still a really pale color. It is much less oxidized than newer formulas that I've tried."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Olay Super Serum

"The Olay Super Serum is one of the serums that I feel like I could probably use on its own and my skin would stay really nice. The main focus of this is having niacinamide at a low pH which delivers it better into skin and it's got a bunch of other nice actives too. Some people pointed out that there is a night version with similar ingredients that is fragrance-free that might be worth trying although I haven't tried that yet."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide

"This serum ticks off a whole bunch of boxes for it: even skin tone, smoother skin, and hydration. This is just a really lovely product that I use on my face when I want my skin to look smooth and even the next day without having to risk any irritation. And it is one of the few products that I can use for that when my skin is irritated without having to worry about making it worse."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster

"I really like this because it has a really nice smooth texture. Azelaic acid products are sometimes a bit paste-like in texture, but this one is really light. It feels a lot more like a regular moisturizer. They've also put licorice and salicylic acid in here to make a product that's really good for evening out skin tone and texture and unclogging pores."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 10% Niacinamide Booster with 2% Mandelic Acid and Lactic Acid

"This serum is the one that actually made a big difference on my skin and it made me really try out other niacinamide products. I've seen other people say the same thing, that this one is just the one that works the best for them. [...] The texture is really watery and light. It's a water-based formula and it's very easy to incorporate into your routine because it's so light. It layers nicely under everything else. You can use it morning or night."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Emma Lewisham Supernatural Triple Vitamin A Face Oil

"The Supernatural Face Oil has anti-aging plant ingredients like peptides and Swertia chirata extract, in a really luxurious oil base that's full of linoleic acid from rosehip oil and Kalahari melon oil."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Moisturizers21 reviews

Alloy M4 Estriol Cream

"This shows it probably does absorb. Their cream is also compounded, which means estriol is mixed into each batch by a pharmacist. It's kind of like a controversial regulatory loophole in the US. Compounding is a lot less controlled than medications that you buy off the shelf. There's a lot more human error involved. So, there can be massive variations in how strong creams are. Mixing won't always be the same, and there's different base creams used."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream

"The Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream is pricey but it is my favorite moisturizer and I don't find I need to use very much of it. After I use it my skin just looks so nice in the morning. The star ingredient in this is called ginsenomics or compound K, extracted from ginseng."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Epiduo Epiduo Gel

"The stability from these rings makes it really good for acne because it means you can layer it with benzoyl peroxide and you can also get it in a relatively simple combo formula which is called Epiduo."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream

"For me, I found that it didn't work as well as Cicapair for things like texture, appealing, and irritation. It feels like it kind of just sits on top of my skin and it doesn't really go down and hydrate as well as I would like. [...] Some people with dry skin have complained that it wasn't as moisturizing as they hoped, but it does seem to work really well for people who have really easily irritated skin."

~Mixed

90%Guru Score

Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream

"I found that this didn't really do enough to hydrate my skin—there's not much of an occlusive or humectant effect even though glycerin is near the top of the ingredient list. I found that I needed to really hydrate my skin underneath, and that could make sense because most Asian skincare routines would have that step, but it is a pretty bland product and it sinks into skin nicely. [...] I think it's [...] reasonably cheap, so I'm gonna put this into solid choice."

~Mixed

84%Guru Score

Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Lotion

"It kind of gives longer-lasting hydration. [...] This product has been a staple for a really long time in Reddit skincare communities. [...] It's really inexpensive, it comes in a large bottle, [...] and it's been around since like 2013. I'm going to put this into solid choice, though I think this is my bias against toners that don't do much except for hydrate. [...] These days there are tons of toners that hydrate as well as doing other things."

~Mixed

84%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5

"I love the Cicaplast B5 which is getting reformulated to the B5 plus. I picked one up in Europe and so far it seems to be pretty similar on my skin, maybe a little bit lighter."

✓Yay

92%Guru Score

Jordan Samuel Skin Performance Cream

"The Jordan Samuel Skin Performance Cream is one of the moisturizers I tend to use the most."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Then I Met You Renewing Rich Beauty Cream

"The Then I Met You Renewing Rich Beauty Cream has ginseng in it. [...] I've been trying out really bougie moisturizers, and [...] these creams do seem to do more than cheaper moisturizers, but I haven't really made up my mind about them yet."

~Mixed

67%Guru Score

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

"I have personally never really had a good time with the standard super budget-friendly bulk moisturizers that a lot of people tend to recommend. I'm talking about things like cerave, cetaphil and qv. [...] These tend to come in really big pump bottles or in really big tubs. They do work for a lot of people, so I'd recommend giving them a try, especially if you have drier skin or if you live in a cool dry climate. But for me these tend to feel a bit greasy."

✕Nay

83%Guru Score

Purito Deep Sea Pure Water Cream

"One that I've tried and seems to work for a lot of people and stays around the 20 mark is the purito centella calming cream. This has centella which is great for soothing irritated skin."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

✕Nay

79%Guru Score

Bioderma Sebium Gel Moussant

"I really like the bioderma cleansing gels, they come in handy pump tops and they work really well. The bioderma cebum cleansing gel is specifically made for acne prone skin, but it can be a little stripping if your skin is dehydration prone."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Soothing Cream

"This cream needs a different name honestly, because when I see the word cream I think heavy and maybe a bit oily, and this is totally not that. It's super lightweight in texture, and when it dries down it leaves a very slight film on my skin that makes it look smooth, almost like a glass skin effect. I found this really calming and hydrating, it was really nice in summer, and it makes a fantastic makeup base."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Centellian24 Expert Madeca Cream Active Renew PDRN

"Centellian24 is a really well-known Korean pharmaceutical brand known for solid, reliable, properly formulated and tested products. This contains their standard TECA, which is soothing, plus panthenol, a classic soothing ingredient, and PDRN, five types of it including salmon, rose, centella, heartleaf and marine. It's a recovery product but also has firming effects shown in their clinical testing."

✓Yay

Notverified

Purito Mighty Bamboo Panthenol Cream

"I'm actually wearing it right now under my makeup. It has no noticeable scent. I used this as a sleeping mask over my other products to lock them in and it worked really well. I could still feel this there in the morning. And I have seen a few people say that this clogged their pores. I personally didn't have an issue with this, but if you are prone to clogged pores, keep an eye out for that."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Centellian24 Madeca Cream Time Reverse

"This cream has been around for quite a while. It's just really nice and soothing to use this after more irritating products or alongside them. [...] I've been using this on top of other more irritating products, sometimes on its own when my skin needs a break or just mixing it with tretinoin or with acid exfoliants to make them a little bit gentler. Overall, I've been really enjoying this and it's nice that it also has benefits of its own."

✓Yay

Notverified

Pyunkang Yul Calming Moisture Barrier Repair Balm

"This is one of my top repair products. PKY I think is just such an underrated brand. They have so many really solid products. This is a really nice soothing balm. I really love it for when my skin is just grumpy and irritated and can't really handle that much. One of the really cool things about this is from a formulation point of view, when you're putting it on, when it's in the jar, when you're taking it out, it feels almost like a balm in thickness."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream

"Going on it's really lightweight and hydrating and not at all greasy. I found that this is really good for prepping my skin under makeup and I'm actually wearing it under my makeup now. But for my dry skin in winter I found that I can just use a bit more and it still works really well. It features rice, brown ginseng, and niacinamide which are all great for hydrating skin. There's also some smoothing and brightening effects as well."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Atopalm MLE Cream

"This is a really thick cream with a mild eucalyptus scent. [...] It's targeted for dry and sensitive skin so it's thicker and more emollient than a lot of the other products I've been trying, but it still doesn't feel greasy. I [...] did have a flaky elbow that I just kept on ignoring and eventually [...] I put this on it and it pretty much just stopped being flaky overnight, which I thought was incredibly impressive. [...] I've been really impressed by the cream so far."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Neogen Dermalogy Super Repair Snail Cream

"However, the gooey snail texture was actually a deal breaker for me with the snail cream. I found it really hard to get a small amount out of the jar. It's also a bit liquidy so with my pathological lack of coordination it feels like it's always about to spill out of the jar. I also just really didn't like the scent of this product. It has this berry-ish cherry smell which I just have a particular aversion to and it's stronger than I like and so I couldn't really ignore it."

✕Nay

76%Guru Score

Other14 reviews

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Stick

"The original Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Stick had a weird gap missing on the nose bridge and big chunks around the eyes on one test, but overall it wasn't super bad. On another test day it went the other way and was actually pretty good, with just a few bits missing around the eyes, nose, and mouth. It was one of two Neutrogena sticks where four passes actually worked to reach the labeled SPF amount. This version has since been discontinued."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Sensodyne Toothpaste

"I switched to Sensodyne toothpaste because my teeth hurt with cold stuff. And Sensodyne happens to not have SLS. And then I had a massive ulcer for the first time in ages when I went on holiday and I was just using free toothpaste samples. There are tons of toothpaste options without SLS. Now, if you have this problem, try switching."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF

"SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF has L-ascorbic acid, ferulic acid, and phloretin. SkinCeuticals works as you would expect. Vitamin C works so well not only because it's an antioxidant but also because [...] ascorbic acid can interact with copper, it can grab onto it, and this is actually thought to be part of how it inhibits tyrosinase to reduce pigment."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate

"Genefique serum from Lancôme which contains vitamin CG. [...] Vitamin CG is ascorbyl glucoside, it is ascorbic acid with a glucoside attached to it, and that is one of the ones where it's attached in a way that it doesn't turn into an antioxidant until it gets into your skin and an enzyme chops it off. So it is not going to work in these tests because apples just do not have the same enzymes as our skin."

✕Nay

57%Guru Score

L'Oreal Elvive Hyaluron Plump 8 Second Wonder Water

"It feels really soft and smooth after it's dried. I think it's the polyglycerol 3 benzoate acetate, which is another quaternium ammonium and it's relatively rare in products. [...] No silicon in it. I found this really good for resetting crunchy ends and it is better than the Johnson spray, to be honest. It feels a lot softer. It's just like really nice for refreshing my hair but it doesn't give as shiny a look as the Johnson spray."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine

"I also use leave on conditioners. These are really great for conditioning my hair when my wash off conditioner didn't work very well. I try a lot of new products out and sometimes they do not work as well, so these are just really handy to get my hair back to nice. [...] The Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine works really nicely for me."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Retin-A Micro

"There are encapsulated versions like Retin-A Micro, which are usually gentler because they basically wrap up the tretinoin and then release it more slowly."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

Aklief Aklief

"It's approved for truncal acne, so your chest and back, because it's safer. You can apply more of it on a larger surface area compared to if it was just approved for your face. It is a lot more potent, which is why it's at such a low concentration. Because it's new, there's only this one formulation. The brand name is called Aklief, and it's got a polymer in it that spreads out the active more evenly. It's also got allantoin, which is soothing."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF

"The Skinceuticals Silymarin CF is the one I like the most. [...] This is like the classic C-Ferulic formula but it was designed for oily skin, so the vitamin E has been replaced with silymarin. The silymarin is less thick and oily compared to vitamin E, and it's meant to clog your pores less. [...] One thing I really like about this is that it actually smells sort of like Caprico coffee lollies with a caramel coffee scent, which is a lot nicer than that classic hot dog water scent."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Shark Beauty FlexStyle

"Using this means that I can dry and style my hair at the same time. I usually let it air dry for maybe 45 minutes to an hour and then it takes me about 15 minutes to dry and curl my hair with this. I did this hair last night and then I slept with it in a ponytail and it is extremely extremely sweaty and humid today, so it's doing pretty well. This is my hair after 3 days in humid Sydney summer. And this again includes sleeping with it in just a ponytail."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh Rice Plus B5

"This formula just solves a lot of problems that people had with Korean sunscreens. [...] White cast and niacinamide, these are rising concerns outside of Korea. So we got our wish. The only real downsides: that lightweight texture, which is great from a sensory point of view. It feels really nice on skin. It might mean that it comes off more easily with things like sweat and movement. So this is definitely not something you want to wear while gardening or exercising."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Abib Heartleaf Spot Pad Calming Touch

"The main thing I saw this recommended for is cooling and calming and I feel like this 100% lives up to that. I found this a very lightly hydrating product. It's also meant to be good for gentle acne care. It's also got wintergreen leaf, allantoin, hyaluronic acid and trehalose, so these are mostly humectant moisturizers that hold on to water and keep your skin hydrated."

✓Yay

Notverified

FOREO BEAR

"I've added a microcurrent device. This is the Foreo Bear. I did a sponsorship with them. I also have a new face that I sometimes use as well, and I've been playing around with them and trying to compare them. I [...] tend to be a bit sporadic because I'm just bad at using things daily."

~Mixed

61%Guru Score

Dove Beauty Bar

"The Dove Cream Beauty Bar looks like a soap but it's not actually a soap. It uses surfactants that aren't soap surfactants and it has a lower pH, which makes it fine for your face. [...] If it doesn't break you out, this is actually one of the few bar soap-looking products you can use on your face without worrying."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Haircare12 reviews

Selsun Blue Selenium Sulfide Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

"To me Selsun Blue's fragrance is just a bit too strong"

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Vichy Dercos Anti-Dandruff DS Shampoo

"The best smelling ones I've tried are the Dercos Anti-Dandruff DS shampoos. To me, Selsun Blue's fragrance is just a bit too strong."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Head & Shoulders Bare Shampoo

"The Head and Shoulders Bare range might be a good option if you think you have an allergy because these have less ingredients. There's also ketoconazole in there, which is antifungal and it's in Nizoral. Climbazole is the weaker cosmetic version, and there are some malassezia species that are resistant to it, so if this isn't working for you maybe try one of the other actives."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Redken Acidic Bond Repair Conditioner

"The Redken acidic bonding concentrate conditioner"

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Redken Acidic Perfecting Concentrate Leave-in Treatment

"My hair also just really loves the Redken Acidic Perfecting Concentrate Leave-in Treatment. My hair loves this range, it's great for me. It is pricier. I tend to use like a much smaller blob, maybe like two Tic Tacs in size. This one just seems to spread a bit better as well. I personally find that if I use these ones on dry hair it kind of feels like I'm spreading it all around the outside of my hair and it's not like in the middle, but [...] this one just spreads really really nicely."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Aquis Microfiber Hair Towel

"I've been using these same towels for about six years [...] because they still work really well and I haven't tried that many other options. I did try some cheaper ones that I got at a hair expo but they just didn't work as well and they had that thing where they sort of clung to your fingers and just felt really icky. These microfiber towels have very small fibers so they have a large surface area and that means they can suck the water out of your hair much faster than a regular towel."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

Lador Moisture Balancing Shampoo

"The moisture balancing version honestly isn't the best match for my hair right now since I'm trying to stretch out the time between shampoos because of my hair color. [...] But when I was washing my hair daily [...] it felt really nice, [...] it actually felt like it was adding moisture back, meaning oiliness and a smooth feeling, it didn't make my hair feel squeaky or rough, and it didn't strip my hair dye much."

~Mixed

Notverified

Pantene Strong and Abundant Daily Scalp and Root Serum

"There is a polymer in here that can help hair stand up a bit. People immediately start to see their hair looking thicker. Then after a month, people see less hair in their brush and drain. And then after 6 weeks, people said their hair seemed denser."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Pantene Strong and Abundant Shampoo

"They did a study that was just looking at piroctone olamine. They also looked at how much of an effect each of the antioxidants had and what happened when you combined them. It turns out that these three work extra well together. Individually, they have this much of an antioxidant effect. But if you mix them together, they actually boost each other. So that is the final combination in the shampoo in the Pantene Abundant and Strong range: we have piroctone olamine, niacinamide, and panthenol."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Pantene Strong and Abundant Conditioner

"There is also a conditioner which is designed to smooth hair and that reduces breakage."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

The Ordinary Sulfate 4% Cleanser for Body and Hair and Behentrimonium Chloride 2% Conditioner

"This turned out to be really good for my scalp, one of the better tolerated shampoos I've used. [...] There isn't any fragrance in this, and I personally like a bit of fragrance in my hair products, but I know a lot of people want or need to avoid it. It's actually pretty hard to find fragrance-free hair products, so I'm really happy to see this available as an option."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

The Ordinary Behentrimonium Chloride 2% Conditioner

"This conditioner detangled my hair really nicely when I was washing it and it felt nice for about a day, but by day two my hair started feeling a bit dry. I think this would have been fantastic for my hair before I bleached it, but now I need those extra damaged coating ingredients. So I would recommend trying this if your hair is not quite this level of damaged, if you want a conditioner that doesn't weigh your hair down, or if you want something fragrance-free."

~Mixed

78%Guru Score

Body & Tan11 reviews

First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA

"The KP Bump Eraser from First Aid Beauty is really densely loaded with pumice, has a toothpaste sort of texture, and is just really thick and really intense as a scrub. [...] I have a very low tolerance when it comes to beauty products, so this one is actually borderline too much for me. [...] My biggest tip here for KP is that you do need to really be consistent with exfoliating. You can't just try to overload yourself on one day and then hope that that will last for two weeks."

~Mixed

69%Guru Score

Bioderma Atoderm Shower Oil

"The cleanser I'm currently using is the Bioderma Shower Oil. I really love this product. It's really gentle and it has tons of moisturizing ingredients in it. This does have a light fragrance, which is pretty unusual for a Bioderma product, but the reason for that is that this is really rich in lipids. Lipids are fatty substances they're in our skin and this is meant to replenish them."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Olay Retinol body wash

"I was really excited about the Olay Retinol Body Wash. [...] I started using it a few times and it was really nice, but then I noticed that my skin was just getting a little bit itchy and I decided at that point to check the ingredients. [...] It had Mica in it, which I am allergic to. I wasn't sure it was that, but I didn't really want to risk it getting worse. [...] There are tons of good reviews on it from people like Esther the Melanin Chemist, and I really trust her."

~Mixed

64%Guru Score

Vaseline Intensive Care Body Lotion

"I've been really enjoying the Vaseline intensive care body lotions I find them hydrating without being sticky and greasy and they sink in nice and quick"

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA

"I've also started using the Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment with 2% BHA. BHA is salicylic acid, it's a chemical exfoliant. I found that this is a bit less sticky and it's easier to apply because it's a cream. [...] The product that is formulated for your body is easier to apply to your body. [...] If you don't have a whole bunch of liquid exfoliant lying around, then you might want to try this one because they are the same price but this one is twice the size."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Baby Foot Original Exfoliant Foot Peel

"If you want a really effective way of just blasting all the dead skin off your feet, I would recommend a product like Baby Foot. It has chemical exfoliants in it and after you soak your feet in them your feet will just shed skin for days. It's very disgusting and very satisfying and they're usually not that expensive."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

QV Bath Oil

"There is the qv Bath Oil in Australia which wasn't made to be a cleansing oil but it works pretty well for that. It does leave behind a bit of residue though, so you'll want to follow up with a regular cleanser."

~Mixed

78%Guru Score

APLB Glutathione Niacinamide Body Wash

"I'm generally not looking for something super active in a body wash. I didn't really notice any real changes in my skin while I was using it, except this is extremely gentle. It's not irritating and it is fragrance-free, which is kind of rare for body washes. [...] It does have like a fragrance-free smell about it. [...] And it is in a handy pump bottle, which I really liked. I really enjoyed this product."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray

"A very similar product is the Clear Acne Body Spray, which is just pretty much the same thing but in a spray form. [...] This is really good for getting my back. The spray sprays even when you put it upside down, which is really handy."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Necessaire Eucalyptus Body Wash

"It has the utility packaging which is great, it has a screw top so the top doesn't come off and you don't drop it, making it very easy to use [...] in the shower. This twisty top should be included in all products, I love this. It has a pretty nice unisex scent that is light, and it leaves your skin pretty moisturized, unlike bar soap. It [...] has surfactants that are commonly found in face products [...] and gentle ones at that, so it's actually fine to use on your face."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Necessaire Exfoliator Charcoal Body Scrub

"I've got oily skin and I get pimples on my back all the time and it's hard to reach, but this made a massive difference. It feels nice and I feel soft afterwards. I use it weekly as part of my routine. My one complaint is where's the twisty top, it would be nice to have that on here too since this is just a regular screw top. But I understand why they don't have the twisty top on this scrub since it contains particles like bamboo charcoal and pumice that might get stuck in the twisty mechanism."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Retinoids10 reviews

Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Regenerating Cream

"The cosmetic retinoids I've been using the most are Neutrogena Retinol Pro Plus 0.3%."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

RoC Retinol Correxion Max Hydration Cream

"The RoC Retinol Correxion line smoothing max hydration cream is a really nicely formulated retinoid that's a bit on the stronger side."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Altreno Tretinoin Lotion 0.05%

"There are some fancier versions like Altreno which has that nicer lotion base it's less irritating"

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum

"If I wanted to use a retinol, the Kiehl's Micro Dose is enough to have an effect but it's not enough to cause any issues, so that's also a perfect beginner retinoid. It has ceramides to replenish your skin as it works."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 10 Retinal Serum (0.1%)

"If you're looking for a budget-friendly [retinal], the Geek and Gorgeous A-Game is the most budget-friendly one I've seen. I feel like it doesn't really make my skin look as nice as the other [retinal] products, and I think that's because it's just got less supporting ingredients, but this is a good option if you just want to try a [retinal] and you don't want to spend too much money."

~Mixed

90%Guru Score

StriVectin Super C Retinol

"The StriVectin Super C Retinol has vitamin A, B, and C, so it's like a no-brainer sort of product where you don't have to think too hard and you still get three actives without worrying about layering and how much to use. [...] The only thing I don't like about this is that it isn't a dropper bottle."

~Mixed

78%Guru Score

Differin Adapalene Gel 0.1%

"Differin gel I also really wanted to love. It is like the over-the-counter version, so you don't need to get a prescription, but it's been pretty similar, it's like maybe thicker, but somehow more superficial peeling."

✕Nay

94%Guru Score

Medik8 Crystal Retinal 6

"Medik8 Crystal Retinal is another product that I have loved for the longest time. [...] I have loved this since I tried it 5 years ago, it was the product that really sold me on the idea of retinal. [...] They have a whole bunch of different strengths so you can step up and step down, and even the 24 doesn't make me peel much at all. The base is also really moisturizing, and it has some carrot oil in it which has antioxidants."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol

"I also really like the Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol and 2% Perfluorohexane. This is again another really good all-in-one product. Paula's Choice like to jam in all of the supporting ingredients into their products. [...] This one has peptides, vitamin C, skin soothing ingredients, and antioxidants. I think if I wanted a really simple routine, I could even just use this every night."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Stratia Night Shift Retinol Cream

"I really like Night Shift from Stratia. This has encapsulated retinol and [...] it's more stable and more gentle. They have studies on the raw encapsulated retinol ingredient that they used as well as on the finished product. [...] It's got a really moisturizing base and it just works really well. It's like an all-in-one retinol product."

✓Yay

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Masks & Peels7 reviews

Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One AHA Lactic Acid Treatment

"The Sunday Riley Good Genes which is mostly lactic acid, my skin just really loves it. It gives me a really lovely smooth glow, it keeps away closed comedones, and it makes my pores look smaller."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid 4%

"I personally didn't see much of a difference when I used this, probably because I use so much Paula's Choice two percent BHA. In general, I would recommend getting chemical exfoliants from Western brands because it is one of the categories that is really lacking in Asian skincare. I think this could be an option if you find Western products a bit too harsh, so I'm probably going to put this in meh."

~Mixed

69%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 4% BHA Pore Refining Treatment

"I ran out of the Paula's Choice 4% BHA and I didn't really like the texture, and I don't get pimples that often."

~Mixed

68%Guru Score

iRestore Illumina Face Mask

"I've tried about six masks so far and this has become the mask that I reach for the most because it is really comfortable and it is the most user friendly for me. Compared to flexible masks it's easier to get the placement right with a hard mask. This one touches my chin and my cheeks a bit but nowhere near as much as a flexible mask. For me this mask is super comfortable. This is also the best mask I've tried so far for multitasking."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

"If you've watched my videos before you've probably heard me rave about the Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant. I use it on my face -- I use my fingers to apply it -- and I find that this just never runs out. Once I get to a low enough level and I feel like maybe it's a bit too dicey to use it on my face, I start using it on my body."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Apricot Blossom Peeling Gel

"I also use Beauty of Joseon Apricot Blossom Peeling Gel once or twice a week. This is a really gentle physical exfoliant. It's great for removing skin flakes without kind of ripping deeper into any living skin. So I use it a lot before applying makeup. My main criteria for these is that they are concentrated enough to work well in the shower, which this one is."

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel Pads

"I've been using [...] Dr. Dennis Gross's Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel a bit more, and this is mostly just convenience. I actually just got back from a holiday and I took these along because they are just so convenient."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

Mists & Essences7 reviews

Melano CC Vitamin C Essence

"I found this really non-irritating and it has a really light scent. On my skin it worked really well to even out skin tone. [...] I think this is just a really cool and unique product. It is fantastic for people who don't use vitamin C that much and you need something that will last like a decade. [...] So that is going into the holy grails."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Then I Met You Giving Essence Brightening & Hydrating Treatment

"There's also the Then I Met You Giving Essence, which is a nice niacinamide product that also has a bunch of fermented ingredients."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Skin1004 Probio-Cica Intensive Ampoule

"My skin is more on the oily side so I find that this works really well as a moisturizer instead of moisturizer. This is a really nice soothing product for when my skin is irritated. It's a nice supportive product even though it does have this sort of gooey texture after you put it on your skin, or on my skin at least it sinks in really nicely. It doesn't feel like sticky or anything. It's just very lightweight and very hydrating."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Skin Food Royal Honey Propolis Enriched Essence

"I've also been using the Skinfood propolis enriched Essence. Propolis is really hydrating."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water

"This is super hydrating, it's got a lot of glycerin, it's also got hyaluronic acid, and it leaves a kind of plump hydrated feeling on my skin that is just shy of being tacky, and that is such a hard balance to get in a product like that, maximum plumpness but just not sticky. Although I can't guarantee that it will hit that spot for everyone else, it depends on how humid your environment is and your skin, but it does hit that spot for me."

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence

"It also has a really fun sort of stringy texture [...] and it trended on TikTok. COSRX is really budget-friendly and easy to find. I really love this product, it is super hydrating, and even though it does seem a bit gimmicky it has been a staple in a lot of people's skincare routines for a long time. It does break some people out with closed comedones, but otherwise it is really good. I'm going to put this up in holy grails."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Thank You Farmer Sun Project Light Sun Essence

"This applies with a similar sort of silky feeling as the Can Make sunscreen but it is a bit heavier. [...] The fact it's a bit heavier and the lower UVA rating means that this can't make it into my holy grails, but I think it is quite a nice everyday sunscreen if you have maybe drier skin and you want something a little bit heavier that can double up as a moisturizer."

~Mixed

64%Guru Score

Toners6 reviews

Isntree Green Tea Fresh Toner

"This is very lightly hydrating and there are reviews from people who have said that it helps reduce their oil over time. In general, I've personally found that green tea is a pretty underwhelming ingredient on my skin, and I think I'm just not that much of a toner person. I am a bit of a minimalist with my routine, so toners that don't give that much of a hydrating effect are pretty much one of the first products to go. It is really affordable though, so I'm gonna put it in meh for now."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

COSRX Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner

"I've been converted though. Propolis has been really nice for smoothing out my skin without any sort of irritation. [...] This toner is really light, a lot lighter than other propolis products like the Skin Food and Rich Essence. You can see all of the hydrating and soothing ingredients there—there's honey, glycerin, butane, hyaluronic acid, and panthenol. You do need to use a bit more product than like the Skin Food and Rich Essence, but this is really budget-friendly."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Resist Advanced Replenishing Toner

"Paula's Choice Advanced Replenishing Toner reminds me of a cream skin type product but it's packed with antioxidants as well, so it can almost be your AM serum if you want a bunch of antioxidants."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution

"It is a huge bottle. I've actually been using this on other parts of my body. I've been using it under my arms as a deodorant. Some people also use it on their scalp to exfoliate their scalp. This is a good product [...] as long as you're using it properly and you're not drowning your face in it. [...] I actually can't think of another chemical exfoliant that is this budget friendly and I think that is rare enough that it can go under Holy Grail."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Lineage Cream Skin Toner and Moisturizer

"Here are the moisturizers I tend to use the most: the Lineage Cream Skin Toner and Moisturizer."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Skin1004 Probio-Cica Essence Toner

"This has TECA, titrated extract of Centella asiatica, standardized so the actives are at consistent concentrations. The texture is really lightweight and watery, not sticky at all, and I generally can't stand things that are heavy or sticky on my skin during the day, but I found this nice to use during the day as well as at night. I didn't have to use a lot of it to get a soothing and hydrating effect, and that meant it stayed lightweight and I could layer it with a lot of other products."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Concealer4 reviews

Tarte Shape Tape Concealer

"Another iconic product that's going to be a no is Tarte Shape Tape Concealer, but are we surprised? Because it's so thick, of course it's going to break you out."

✕Nay

66%Guru Score

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

"A concealer that's great for acne prone skin however is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. It is so lightweight, definitely approved."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

e.l.f. Camo Concealer

"Of course also the elf concealer is approved"

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

The Ordinary Concealer

"I use my fingers to apply The Ordinary's concealer on the bits that I don't think I covered enough, so in total there's just less pigment on my face."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Lip4 reviews

Milk Makeup Lip and Cheek Blush Balm

"The milk makeup lip and cheek however good news is definitely approved"

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Naked Sundays Glow + Go Lip Oil SPF 50

"The reason it is innovative is because this product sort of just ticks off a whole bunch of things I needed in an SPF lip product. The main thing that made a difference for me is actually just the fact it's in a doe foot applicator. I know I have kind of mixed feelings on this because it is kind of gross, like you are putting it on your lips and then dunking it back in, but it is preserved so it should be fine. It's just mentally a bit gross, I guess."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

COSRX Propolis Lip Sleeping Mask

"I've also been really enjoying the COSRX Propolis Lip Sleeping Mask. This is just a really nice product. It works really well for softening my lips overnight."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier+ Lip Balm

"The Skin Fix lip balm also works quite well. It's probably the next best one after the Dermal Therapy Lip Balm. I don't love their clean marketing, but this is actually quite a good product."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Acne3 reviews

Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Original

"There's also hero cosmetics who have mighty patch and one of the versions has tapered edges which makes it blend in really nicely on your face."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch

"Cosrx have some really cheap ones."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

acne.org 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Treatment

"I just went off and ordered 2.5 benzoyl peroxide from acne.org. Acne.org is a website started by a guy who had bad acne and he made his own products because he just found them so difficult to find, and 2.5 benzoyl peroxide is like the cornerstone product. His version was really good, it was pretty cheap, it had a decent texture, and the only problem was that it took a while to ship to me. [...] This worked quite well, but it did sort of dry the crap out of my face."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Eye Care3 reviews

K-Secret Soul 1988 Eye Cream Retinal Liposome 4% and Fermented Bean

"This is a really good product if you are more experienced with retinoids or if your skin is just really not sensitive to them. [...] If you're introducing a retinol to your routine, I'd highly recommend adding it to your routine slowly. For example, use it twice a week at night at first and then slowly ramp up. I'd also recommend using it on dry skin and using it with moisturizer and getting rid of any irritating products in your routine while you're starting on it."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum: Ginseng + Retinal

"It is one of the if not the most budget-friendly retinal products available"

✓Yay

93%Guru Score

Heimish Marine Care Eye Cream

"This does hydrate my under eye area pretty nicely without traveling into my eyes. This also has that niacinamide and adenosine combo that makes it a functional cosmetic. It also has marine extracts and peptides and that liposomal technology which should deliver that deeper into your skin. This does have a moderate scent but because you don't use very much product it's not super noticeable. It comes with a metal de-puffing massage stick and this is quite soothing."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Balms & Ointments2 reviews

Vaseline Original Healing Jelly

"Petrolatum is the gold standard occlusive, it's really good at sealing water. [...] Your skin can get dried out and itchy and tight and this helps prevent that. On top of that, more hydrated skin can also let in some skincare ingredients a bit more easily into the skin, so this can also have an effect of helping your skincare ingredients penetrate a bit more deeply."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

CeraVe Healing Ointment

"There's also CeraVe Healing Ointment which has ceramides in it."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Foundation2 reviews

Tirtir Mask Fit Red Cushion Foundation

"It has a standard sponge with the big holes as the dispenser, so you do have to work it on a bit to get rid of the dots. The standout thing for me with this product, aside from the fact that they actually have a shade range, is how well it stays on skin and doesn't transfer very much. That 'mask fit' part is actually because they designed it to not smudge as much when you're wearing a mask. And they did clinical testing to substantiate this, which I think is just really cool."

✓Yay

55%Guru Score

Clio Kill Cover Mesh Glow Cushion Foundation

"On me, it has buildable coverage and a nice glowy finish. But the downside, it has a ridiculously limited shade range. I think they launched with like three shades and recently they expanded to five. And I am the darkest shade which is Ginger. This is pretty standard for brands that are made for the East Asian market, but it is still ridiculous and it would be great if they could change this because otherwise this is just so great."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

Blush & Bronzer1 review

NARS Orgasm Blush

"Unfortunately, the viral NARS blush is going to be a no, it's going to clog your pores."

✕Nay

65%Guru Score

Primer1 review

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter

"I will hate me for this one because it's a no unfortunately it has pore clogging ingredients so don't use it"

✕Nay

65%Guru Score

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