The holiday season will begin soon! With so many things to shop for and huge discounts available at YesStyle, who doesn’t want to nab great deals while doing their shopping? With that in mind, I scouted the most budget-friendly quality beauty finds at YesStyle. Since winter is here, let’s begin with the best affordable moisturizers!
To make this an apple-to-apple comparison, I’ve calculated the price per ml or g of each product, making sure the price (before tax) doesn’t exceed US$15 per 100ml at the time of writing (November 1). Despite the affordable price tags, all products below are bestsellers at YesStyle and highly rated in customer reviews. Treat yourself to some guilt-free beauty splurges!
Best Budget-Friendly Face Moisturizers for Dry Skin
If you deal with dry patches and cracked skin during winter, look for hyaluronic acid and ceramide in moisturizers. Hyaluronic acid draws water to the skin surface to plump up skin, while ceramide repairs and strengthens the skin barrier to prevent moisture loss.
COSRX’s Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream is enriched with 3,000ppm of sodium hyaluronate, a derivative of hyaluronic acid in small molecular size so it penetrates deep within skin. The cream contains anti-inflammatory ingredients like 57.8% sea buckthorn water.
ILLIYOON’s Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream JUMBO comes in a whopping 500ml jar and instantly soothes irritated skin with highly concentrated ceramide capsules. It’s free of seven potential irritants like artificial fragrances and colorants. Invest in a large tub, so you won’t have to repurchase anytime soon!
Best Budget-Friendly Face Moisturizers for Oily Skin
If you think that oily skin doesn’t require moisturizing, think again. In order to control excess sebum production, you need to keep your moisture levels balanced, and moisturizing is an essential skin care step for that. Sometimes your skin feels dry inside even when it’s oily on the outside, a sign of dehydrated skin leading to excess sebum production to compensate for the skin’s lack of moisture. Oily skin needs a lightweight and refreshing moisturizer that doesn’t clog pores, such as a gel or emulsion. Since gels and emulsions are usually cheaper than creams, those with oily skin can save money on lightweight moisturizers!
A perennial bestseller in Japan, Naturie’s Hatomugi Skin Conditioning Gel contains coix seed extracts to condition and brighten skin. The lightweight gel absorbs quickly, and it can be used as a mask pack. If you prefer lotion or emulsion, THE FACE SHOP’s Rice & Ceramide Moisture Emulsion uses ceramide and rice bran oil to restore moisture levels while leaving a refined and even-toned finish.
Best Budget-Friendly Face Moisturizers for Sensitive Skin
Those with sensitive skin should avoid irritants such as fragrances, essential oils, colorings, parabens and ethanol. Also, look out for affordable soothing ingredients like centella, green tea, tea tree, aloe, heartleaf, purslane and calendula to calm flare-outs. Witch hazel is great for treating acne but not rosacea, while oat is good for alleviating eczema.
Suitable for oily and sensitive skin, PURITO’s Oat-In Calming Gel Cream is packed with 77% oat seed water alongside squalane, panthenol and beta-glucan to calm and hydrate skin while locking in moisture. The vegan formula boasts a refreshing gel texture, and it’s free of essential oils and fragrances.
Also boasting a cooling gel texture, SKIN 1004’s Madagascar Centella Soothing Cream is infused with 72% Madagascan centella extract plus four types of plant-based ceramide to soothe and strengthen skin.
Best Budget-Friendly Face Moisturizers for Uneven Skin Tone
Whether you have acne scars, freckles or age spots, look for brightening ingredients like Vitamin C, retinol, AHA, niacinamide, arbutin, fruit enzymes, rice extract and soy extract that fade hyperpigmentation for an even skin tone.
Packed with 90% yuja extract, 5% niacinamide and ten kinds of vitamin, SOME BY MI’s Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream is effective in fading dark spots and blemishes. It also cools skin with its gel texture and ingredients like glacial water.
If you’re not into Vitamin C, SANA’s Soy Milk Moisture 6 In 1 Gel Cream Moist is a great option as it uses isoflavone-rich soybean milk ferment to brighten and moisturize skin. It’s a lotion, essence, mask pack and makeup base in one.
Best Budget-Friendly Face Moisturizers for Mature Skin
Not all anti-aging skin care is expensive. Skin care containing ginseng or white truffle extract is pricier due to the ingredients’ rarity or luxe factor. Instead, look for other anti-aging ingredients like snail mucin, retinol and peptides, which are more affordable.
CORSX’s Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream infused with 92% snail secretion filtrate repairs damaged skin and diminishes fine lines and wrinkles. The non-sticky cream is suitable for day and night use.
For a luxe cream that won’t break the bank, try Elizavecca’s Milky Piggy EGF Elastic Retinol Cream, which is formulated with 69.9% swiftlet nest extract, alongside retinol and EGF to boost skin elasticity and reduce wrinkles. Since it contains retinol, the product should only be used at night and not on sensitive skin.
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