I have very sensitive, oily, acne-prone skin and these are the facial products I use on a daily/weekly basis:
As you can see, all the products I use are available from drugstores. Personally, I don't think there's anything spectacular about high-end branded skin care apart from the price tag. I don't see anything wrong with drugstore products and I think they work just as well as high-end products at a fraction of the price!
- Face wash: Clean & Clear deep action cream wash - Sensitive Skin £3.52
I use this to wash my face in the morning and night. Out of all the face washes I've used in my life (there have been many!) this has worked the best for my skin. An I love the tingly feeling it leaves on my skin after using it!
- Exfoliating scrub: St. Ives Apricot Scrub - Invigorating £4.38
I use this scrub to exfoliate my skin twice a week. It's not good to exfoliate too often as it can be really harsh on the skin. I love St. Ives scrub, especially as it's gentle on the skin as it's made from a lot of natural ingredients (contains more than 90% naturally derived ingredients). I prefer the "Invigorating" formula as opposed to the "Sensitive" one because the particles are rougher so I can really feel it removing the dead skin.
- Eye Make-up Remover: Simple Kind To Eyes Eye Make-up Remover £1.23
I use this product on a cotton pad to remove my eye make-up when I'm not wearing foundation. It's not harsh and it doesn't sting the skin around my eyes. And it generally removes my eye-make up well. I don't use this product very much as I usually do have make-up on the rest of my face, which brings me to the next product.
- Face Make-up Remover: Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes £3.01
They're the best make-up wipes I've used so I tend to stock up on them when they're on promotion. They remove a full face of make-up with one sheet and again, they aren't harsh on my skin, they don't make the skin around my eyes sting, and they are nice and gentle. I've used other brands such as St. Ives and Johnson & Johnson wipes, but they've been really harsh and stung the skin around my eyes so I tend to avoid wipes that are perfumed and contain alcohol.
- SPF Moisturiser: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 85+ £8.00-9.00
This SPF moisturiser is nice because it is lightweight and it's easy to blend into the skin unlike usual SPF creams. I tend to use this more during spring/summer, and yes I know I should use it all year round but it does tend to make my skin a little oiler than usual so I try to use it when I
really need to. Even so, this is the best sunblock I've come across so far.
- Facial Moisturiser: Simple Spotless Skin Anti-blemish Moisturiser £4.07
I use this product twice a day after washing my face with my Clean & Clear cream wash. Again, it's by Simple so it's nice and gentle on the skin. It doesn't break me out in a rash or spots, and it is oil free but it still moisturises my skin well which some oil free moisturisers neglect.
- Eye Serum: The Body Shop Vitamin C Eye Reviver £9.00
I don't use this as often as I should but when I do when I can be bothered/remember to. (I know, very bad!) It's a light serum I use around my eyes as the skin there is very thin and can get easily damaged with all the make-up usage and lack of sleep! I don't know if it works, but it makes me feel better to use something now and again!
That's about it! I don't use tonnes of products because I don't feel the need to attack my skin with unnecessary chemicals. As you can see I do use a lot of Simple products just because they work well with my sensitive skin, and they do not contain perfume/colour/oil and no unnecessary or harsh chemicals.
Let me know if you've used any of these products and how they've worked for you!
xoxo
