Fight breakouts while cleansing and/or masking with this budget-friendly multitasker. The salicylic acid acne treatment deep cleans without stripping skin — and there's even the option to use the product as a masking treatment in the morning. Another bonus? It works fast: It's designed to dry in five minutes or less.
This pressed serum has been around since long before we started talking about skin care diets and skip-care — in fact, it was one of the first products to be sold on Glow Recipe in 2015 and it remains one of the site's most popular multitaskers. It combines the potent punch of actives with the hydrating benefits of a moisturizer. This formula is 60 percent chaga mushroom, which cold-treated instead of heat-processed, allowing skin to enjoy its full nutrients. Just apply the pressed serum after cleansing and toning — and you're done.
Meet your potential one-and-done moisturizer: The hyaluronic acid-rich priming formula plumps skin, minimizes pores and helps create a smooth canvas for makeup — if you choose to layer anything on top, that is. The hydrator is also made with an anti-redness complex, so it leaves skin soothed (and dewy). It fits right into skip-care because the buildable formula allows for the product to be layered without it becoming heavy.
Don't underestimate this one because of its minimalist appearance: This is a naked (aka packaging-free) cold cream which covers so many bases. Glide the cleanser directly over the face and it gently removes dirt and oil as it tones and brightens. To paraphrase Madonna, you won't know how lost you were until you found it.
Micellar water is the product that will help you cut the fluff from your skin care routine. Why? Because it does so many things. It removes makeup, gets rid of dirt, oil and residues, and it purifies. And there's no need for rinsing or excessive rubbing. This drugstore pick also mattifies (remember that if you have oily skin).
