The 9 Skin Care Products That Changed Our Skin For The Better

By day, this gel-to-foam cleaner preps skin for smooth, seamless makeup application. By night, it clears pores while leaving skin feeling fresh and pores looking snatched. With every wash, willow bark (a natural form of salicylic acid) helps exfoliate skin and balance oil production, while antioxidant-rich matcha reduces redness.

Consider this the cream of the milky toner crop. Squalane and saccharomyces ferment (aka fermented yeast) gently exfoliate and majorly moisturize skin to whisk away dryness, dark spots, and dullness after cleansing. The daily toner even has a slightly milky scent that Faith Xue, BDG’s executive beauty director, swears isn’t weird — just “strangely comforting.”

Rich. That’s the best word to describe the texture of this moisturizer, and also how you’ll feel every time you apply it. “It’s supremely hydrating and melts into the skin, while not clogging pores,” says Xue, who loves it for its buttery-soft feel and skin-plumping formula.

Primer, moisturizer, bronzing drops, and mineral SPF team up in one convenient tube with Kosas’ DreamBeam SPF 40 PA++++ in Sunlit. The lightweight, ceramide-spiked liquid has a soft gold tint that warms skin for a sun-kissed look sans UV damage. Plus, it looks stunning solo, but also plays well under makeup for flawless application.

While you sleep, this K-beauty mask clocks into the glass skin factory. The pretty pink gel is infused with clarifying peony root extract and collagen-supporting peptides, making it like an “overnight facial in a tub,” Xue says. “My skin always looks so plump and hydrated the morning after.”

Slugging isn’t just some TikTok beauty trend — it’s a lifestyle. While you sleep, the barrier-repairing product blankets skin in moisture via nourishing ceramides and fatty acids. Chelsea Peng, NYLON’s managing editor, slathers it on when her skin is adjusting to extreme temperatures. “I used an entire [jar] in Aspen,” she says.

This acid-based toner’s name is inspired not only by its gentleness but also by its skin-softening results. The milky liquid doesn’t sting as you sweep on its mild exfoliating medley of azelaic, lactic, and tranexamic acids. Instead, it simply smooths away texture and hyperpigmentation in just a few weeks, says Golloria.