Skin Care reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 180 Reddit reviews across 37 subreddits and 50 posts to rank the best Skin Care brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/30PlusSkinCare, r/40PlusSkinCare, r/FTMOver30, r/Skincare_Addiction, r/SkincareAddiction. Top-rated brands include CeraVe (4.5/5), The Ordinary (4.4/5), Tatcha (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews180
Subreddits37
Posts50
Brands81
Products57
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#1
CeraVe
4.5
(24)
"I agree with using Cerave, it’s fantastic."
"One of the best budget cleansers that exist, seriously."
"I love regular cerave moisturizer."
"Makes excellent moisturizers."
"It’s the only one that doesn’t make my skin feel dry and tight."
"I love CeraVe personally!"
"The best one for winters is bioderma baume, for pm cuz its a lil thick."
"CeraVe and Neutrogena work great for me!"
"Aveeno was bad for me, i now use Cerave and love it."
"Mild cleaner and moisturizer (I use cerave for both and don't have any break outs)"
#2
The Ordinary
4.4
(7)
"This is **excellent** for decongesting the pores, shrinking acne."
"Are both drugstore brands that are fantastic!"
"The Ordinary works for me."
"I would say if I had to pick one it would be The Ordinary or Niod both owned by the same company."
"The ordinary"
"I mainly buy from the Ordinary, primarily due to price point but I do like their products."
"Timeless and the ordinary for your essentials (C, HA, ret/tret)."
#3
Tatcha
4.8
(6)
"Tatcha products"
"Tatcha!! Worth every penny"
"Pricey but worth it for the way it makes your skin feels."
"Tatcha. All of it."
"Tatcha and Sunday Riley are my two top favorites."
"You can’t go wrong with Cerave. I also love Tatcha but it is pricey."
#4
La Roche-Posay
4.5
(6)
"Love Farmacy & La Roche Posay."
"La Roche Posay"
"For me it's always been a good factor 50 (laroche Posay)."
"Overall: La Roche Posay"
"La Roche posay (sun screen and face wash gel)"
"Great affordable brands with acne specific products."
#5
Cetaphil
4.2
(6)
"Any of the Holy Trinity from the drugstore will do: CeraVe, Cetaphil, or La Roche Posay."
"Also add cetaphil."
"I use Cetaphils gentle skin cleanser and their daily moisturizers."
"I used to use Cetaphil cleanser for dry skin and I switched to CeraVe Renewing SA cleanser."
"Cetaphil products."
"Use mild cleanser lang like cetaphil or celeteque."
#6
Cosrx
4.6
(5)
"Cosrx is my holy grail."
"Loving Cosrx"
"If I have to choose a brand, I would choose Cosrx for all my skincare needs."
"My favorites: Cosrx"
"I love Tir Tir, Numbuzin, Beauty of Joseon, & CosRX."
#7
Vanicream
4.2
(5)
"I just bought the hyaluronic acid vanicream. I’m actually excited to use it"
"Vanicream, cérave, stratus, kiehls & some clean coconut oil"
"More established brands that have better packaging and more stable formulas like Vanicream"
"Vanicream!"
"I put a thick layer of vanicream over the hydrocortisone when I’m having redness/itching"
#8
Aveeno
4.2
(5)
"His skin was clear in about 72 hours of using that stuff."
"My favorites: Aveeno"
"Look for a simple moisturiser like ceravee or aveeno."
"Been using it for years."
"Aveeno had my favorite product I liked the most with oatmeal"
#9
Tretinoin
5.0
(4)
"Use tretinoin"
"I'd recommend retinol. It does make your skin more sensitive to sun, so just make sure you're careful."
"Have you looked into tretinoin yet? That should be a must before you even consider OTC products."
"The two most important things you need are tretinoin (prescription needed) and sunscreen."
#10
Aquaphor
4.5
(4)
"We’d also put aquaphor on them."
"Worked for our little guy with eczema."
"Aquafor products are great."
"Aquaphor."
#11
Skin1004
4.5
(4)
"Skin1004 legit ang effect CENTELLA all products perfect combo."
"Mostly skin1004 products ako. Mga poremizing and brightening serums."
"Some brands I use are Skin 1004"
"Sunscreen: skin1004"
#12
The Inkey List
4.0
(4)
"Inkey List and Biossance all have great products."
"Inkey list"
"Is comparable to The Ordinary in terms of products and price point."
"Inky list is great and affordable!"
#13
Paula's Choice
4.0
(4)
"My favorites: Paula’s Choice"
"More established brands that have better packaging and more stable formulas like Paula’s Choice"
"Stratia or Paula’s choice"
"You can usually get it on 20% off with a load of free stuff."
#14
Vitamin C Serum
4.3
(3)
"Use a Vitamin C serum in the morning and at night to help with repair and dullness."
"Vitamin C serums help get rid of the bruises"
"Based on their recommendations I've been using a vitamin c serum to fade sun spots and freckles."
#15
SkinCeuticals
4.3
(3)
"My entire routine is skinceuticals and skinbetter."
"Skinsueticals"
"Overall: skinceuticals"
#16
Byoma
4.3
(3)
"Byoma!"
"Byoma"
"Byoma & Prequal!"
#17
Skinbetter Science
4.3
(3)
"My entire routine is skinceuticals and skinbetter."
"Skinbetter Science and Hydrinity"
"Sente, Skinbetter, Pavise"
#18
Kiehl's
4.3
(3)
"It's the only thing that works for my fragile skin."
"Kiehl's - Ultra Facial Cleanser, Ultra Facial cream and Ultra Facial oil-free cream, Niacinamide serum, Ultra Body Cream, Creme de corps body lotion, Amino acid shampoo."
"Vanicream, cérave, stratus, kiehls & some clean coconut oil"
#19
Prequel
4.0
(3)
"Overall: prequel"
"Prequel"
"Byoma & Prequal!"
#20
Farmacy
5.0
(2)
"Everything I’ve tried by Farmacy has been lovely"
"Love Farmacy & La Roche Posay."
#21
Bioderma
5.0
(2)
"I highly recommend the Bioderma Sebium Night Peel. Helps with clogged pores and leaves skin soft and smooth."
"I highly recommend the Bioderma Sebium Night Peel."
#22
Neogen
5.0
(2)
"I also use their green tea cleanser stick."
"I specifically love their microfermng essence and serum."
#23
Korean Skincare
4.5
(2)
"I’d recommend korean skincare!! Its more gentle usually."
"Korean skincare has the best results for me as a man, but I just want to say it's gonna be pricey."
#24
Biore
4.5
(2)
"There are tons of nice sunscreens in Japan - Biore, Canmake, Anessa (Shiseido), Rhoto Skin Aqua."
"I still prefer tried and tested sunscreens like Biore."
#25
Unknown Product
4.5
(2)
"The skin care essentials are: cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen (at least 30 spf) and use them consistently."
"If you want to fade sunspots I'd highly recommend."
#26
Dr. Jart+
4.5
(2)
"I loved the cicapair camo balm when I had a bad butterfly rash on my face."
"If you have pronounced redness I would have put you in Dr. Jart cicapair."
#27
Beauty of Joseon
4.0
(2)
"I love Tir Tir, Numbuzin, Beauty of Joseon, & CosRX."
"For sunblock try Beauty of Joseon nice ni siya nya hydrating sad ug dli isog ang baho."
#28
Three Ships
4.0
(2)
"I use three ships and I’m quite happy with it so far."
"I'm a fan of Three Ships products."
#29
Eucerin
4.0
(2)
"Soap free cleansers like Sebamed or Eucerin."
#30
Dermalogica
4.0
(2)
"Elemis, Indie Lee, Dermalogica"
"Dermologica."
#31
Allies of Skin
4.0
(2)
"For the peptides: Allies of skin"
"Allies of skin"
#32
Naturium
4.0
(2)
"Naturium peptide serum/eye/moisturizer"
"Naturium"
#33
Some By Mi
4.0
(2)
"Often marketed for stubborn, deep acne with before/after imagery showing improvement in severe cases"
"Some by Mi retinol serum/ eye cream"
#34
Medicube
4.0
(2)
"I bought Medicube zero pore pad but the mild version since I have sensitive skin."
"Medicube (pink salmon pdr and exosomes)"
#35
StriVectin
3.5
(2)
"Neck - nothing compares to strivectin for this in my experience."
"Strivectine eye - I switched to cerave and after years of strivectin and instantly prefer it."
#36
Oliveda
5.0
(1)
"Oliveda is the best it is waterless so no preservatives or gross crap it’s organic and natural it is more potent that traditional skincare which is 75% water and filler and causes inflammation."
#37
Mary Kay
5.0
(1)
"It’s Mary Kay then and it’s Mary Kay now. The best ish, little yo no fillers and there’s a line for every skin type."
#38
Osmosis
5.0
(1)
"Osmosis is the best stuff I’ve ever used"
#39
SkinMedica
5.0
(1)
"SKINMEDICA . Medical grade skincare is so worth it"
#40
The Body Shop
5.0
(1)
"Take Body Shop's seaweed line. Best sya for oily skin."
#41
First Aid Beauty
5.0
(1)
"It's super moisturizing, so best if you have extremely dry skin."
#42
Dr Jart
5.0
(1)
"Was shocked how well it worked."
#43
Avene
5.0
(1)
"About the strongest baby friendly lotion I’ve seen."
#44
Nineless
5.0
(1)
"Nineless and APLB (azelaic peptide) make good serums for sensitive skin as it’s a larger molecule so less irritating."
#45
Agaja
4.0
(1)
"Amaranth by agaja rejuvenating facial oil"
#46
Musely
4.0
(1)
"I like musely estriol but I get my tret through the company called agency right now."
#47
Medik8
4.0
(1)
"For the peptides: medik8"
#48
Innisfree
4.0
(1)
"Innistree (green tea serum for under a red light mask)"
#49
Sunpro
4.0
(1)
"For sunscreen you can use sunpro sc gel it absorbs quickly and is very lightweight."
#50
Strivectin
4.0
(1)
"Strivectin - SD Advanced Moisturizer, Super-C serum, TL Tightening Neck Cream"
#51
Bloomeffects
4.0
(1)
"Sunscreen: bloomeffects"
#52
Chanel
4.0
(1)
"Ingredients list looks really nice for acne prone skin."
#53
Vivier
4.0
(1)
"Vivier - use the retinol, am/pm moisturizers and C E peptides."
#54
VT
4.0
(1)
"VT reedleshot serum. You can get them for cheap at Daiso."
#55
NIOD
4.0
(1)
"For the peptides: Niod"
#56
TNS
4.0
(1)
"For the peptides: TNS"
#57
House of Joseon
4.0
(1)
"House of josean (oil based face wash for double cleanse)"
#58
Gopure
4.0
(1)
"I do love the gopure neck cream. It’s been great for making my neck feel soft and not crepey."
#59
Clinique
4.0
(1)
"Clinique - Moisture Surge 100 hr auto-replenishing hydrator, Clarifying lotion 1.0 exfoliator for sensitive skin."
#60
No7
4.0
(1)
"I love No7 day and night cream personally and have used for like a decade."
#61
Haus Labs
4.0
(1)
"Haus Labs concealer for my under eyes and redness on my nose."
#62
Round Lab
4.0
(1)
"I would start with something like a cleanser and moisturizer from a Korean brand like Round Lab."
#63
Colorescience
4.0
(1)
"Sunscreen: colorscience"
#64
Frownies
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Frownies for smoothing lines."
#65
Yon-Ka
4.0
(1)
"I’m 44 and the Yon-ka products are my go to."
#66
Hydrinity
4.0
(1)
"Skinbetter Science and Hydrinity"
#67
ROC
4.0
(1)
"I really like the ROC under eye balm as a primer for other makeup."
#68
Jones Road
4.0
(1)
"Jones Road What the Foundation made the biggest difference."
#69
Timeless
4.0
(1)
"Timeless vitamin C serum"
#70
Geek & Gorgeous
4.0
(1)
"Geek and gorgeous"
#71
Regimen Lab
4.0
(1)
"Regimen lab"
#72
Peach Slices
4.0
(1)
"Peach slices"
#73
PCA Skin
4.0
(1)
"PCA skin or budget Cerave"
#74
Simple
4.0
(1)
"Buy simple face wash."
#75
Deconstruct
4.0
(1)
"If you want sugguestion buy a deconstrut birght gel."
#76
LO
4.0
(1)
"I've read good feedbacks about LO's sunscreen but if you have other recommendations, please let me know po ❤️"
#77
QuickFX
4.0
(1)
"QuickFX No-shine mattifier + powder, that will make the face matte for some hours."
#78
Bare Minerals
4.0
(1)
"My teen uses the bare minerals brand cream scrub."
#79
Lubriderm
4.0
(1)
"It was a light formula to do morning and night."
#80
Benzagel
4.0
(1)
"Has benzoyl peroxide products."
#81
Reversa
4.0
(1)
"Has a 10% glycolic and 2% salicyclic toner that is fragrance-free."
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