High-quality and effective skincare should not be considered a luxury available only to the wealthy. With the right information, we can find excellent quality, reasonably priced skincare products in drugstores, discount department stores, also online.

Some years ago, as my dermatologist was wrapping up my routine office visit, I asked what specific products he recommends I use for daily skincare. Without hesitation, he pulled out a notepad and listed the products that follow, which I love and still use to this day.

Best Inexpensive Skincare Products

Cleanser

Cetaphil is an excellent line of affordable skincare products, including my doctor’s first choice:  Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser.

     WALMART $25.00

 

Other cleansers that receive high marks from my dermatologist:

• Pond’s Cold Cream Cleanser Moisturizing Deep Cleanser
• Basis Sensitive Skin Bar
• Lever 2000
• Dove for Sensitive Skin

Moisturizer

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream for Very Dry/Sensitive Skin is fragrance-free, and my doctor’s top choice for a daily moisturizer.

     WALMART $18.49

 

 

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Anti-Wrinkle

If you are concerned about wrinkles and avoiding skin cancer (tell me who’s not), Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Cream is a Retinol facial treatment with multi-vitamins—an excellent product you should consider. This is more than a moisturizer. It’s a skin preservation system and much cheaper than a very expensive dermatologist’s pre-cancer procedure.

     WALMART $25.00

Eye-Makeup Remover

Johnson’s Tear-Free Baby Shampoo is an excellent eye-makeup remover. My ophthalmologist tells me that he prescribes this baby shampoo for his patients who wear contact lenses because the product also removes protein build-up that plagues many lens wearers. It is free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates, and dyes. Can be used full strength. Rinse well.

     WALMART $8.92

Toner

Instead of purchasing a name-brand astringent for use in your skin-care regimen, use witch hazel, an old natural stand-by that skin professionals have recommended for decades. As a natural astringent, witch hazel has the ability to remove excess oil from the skin and shrink down pores.

A topical application can help reduce the number of contaminants that enter the skin’s pores and can potentially aggravate skin conditions like blemishes, blackheads, and even acne.

Witch hazel is available over the counter at any drugstore and most supermarkets. Any generic brand performs equally well to any brand astringent no matter how expensive.

    WALMART $5.87

 

DIY Exfoliant

Mix 1/2 cup granulated sugar with the juice of one whole lemon to form a paste. While showering invigorate your skin with the paste. Rub heels and elbows with the inside of the lemon rinds. You will swear you’ve just had a spa treatment with a very expensive skincare product!

 

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Daily Sunscreen

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen with SPF 45 is the skincare product my doctor recommends to protect against the sun’s harmful rays. It is available online but also in nearly every drug store and Costco. I love this brand because it is ultra sheer and non-greasy.

     WALMART 1-PAK$14.95

 

 

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