My Skincare Staples

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time, sharing my skincare staples with you all. You might have noticed if you’ve watched some of my empties videos that I very rarely include skincare, haircare and bodycare products. This is because I stick to things I know because of my allergies.

My plan is to have posts on my favourite products from each of these categories that I might be able to link below my empties videos rather than constantly telling you about the same products!

Just as a preface; I have dry, sensitive, eczema prone skin & a LOT of allergies!

Let’s take these by brand…

My love for La Roche-Posay came about during the period when Clarins were reformulating their HydraQuench moisturiser (£35 for 50ml). It was impossible to get this cream ANYWHERE, so I had to find an alternative. I tried a few things that just didn’t work for me & then stumbled upon the La Roche-Posay Hydraphase line. I picked up the Hydraphase Intensive UV Intensive Light moisturiser (£16.50 for 50ml) & have never looked back! This moisturiser, though thinner in texture does a similar job to the Clarins moisturiser at a fraction of the price!

I’d been on the hunt for an eye cream for a long time. My under eye area gets very dry &, having fallen in love with the Hydraphase moisturiser, it made sense for me to pick up the eye cream (£15 for 15ml) from this line too! Wow, the difference this made to the texture under my eyes & the way my concealer sat was amazing! This cream is good for the eyelid too.

I never felt that my cleanser was quite right. Having had such success with the moisturiser & eye cream, I picked up the Physiological Cleansing Milk (£12 for 200ml), again from the Hydraphase line. This made a big difference to how soft & hydrated my skin felt.

La Roche-Posay can be purchased from Boots stores & Boots.com.

I had enjoyed a Lancome Bi-Facil Makeup Remover sample, but not to the point where I wanted to pay £21.50! I was on the hunt of an alternative & noticed L’Oreal’s Absolute Eye & Lip Makeup Remover, which is also a dual product that requires shaking. I was trying to steer clear of this aspect as the motion of shaking/tilting the bottle causes my hand, wrist & elbow problems. Next to it though was their Gentle Eye Make-up Remover (£3.49 for 125ml). I actually found this remover to be better than Lancome’s offering!

When micellar waters became popular I decided it was a step that I should add in to my routine & went with L’Oreal’s version (£4.99 for 200ml) as I’d gotten on well with their makeup remover. It was also the brand that used the fewest ingredients, making it statistically less likely for me to have a reaction to. I haven’t tried any other micellar waters, which I think goes to show how well I get on with this one!

Each of these products is aimed at those with dry &/or sensitive skin & can be purchased from Boots, Superdrug & most supermarkets.

You may have read all about my issues with makeup wipes & ingredients. If not (& you want to!) you can read all about it in my Spot The Difference: L’Oreal Skin Perfection Wipes post. I’m happy to say that I have finally found some that work for me! These are the Superdrug Cleansing Facial Wipes for Normal Skin (the dry version contains almond oil, a common allergen). These wipes remove my makeup easily without tugging my skin & feel moisturising rather than dry. These can be purchased from Superdrug.

So there are my everyday skincare products! I’ll have another post/video containing products I use on a weekly basis.

Have you used any of these products? If so, what were/are your thoughts? What are some of your everyday skincare staples?

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La Roche-Posay Hydraphase UV Intense Light

Ingredients:

Aqua/Water, Octocrylene, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Homosalate, Dimethicone, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Sucrose Tristerate, Polymethysilsequioxane, Polysorbate 61, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Carbomer, Trithanomine, Dimethiconol, Sodium Hyluronate, Sodium Steroyl Glutamate, Disodium Edta, Hydrolyzed Hyluronic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum/Fragrance.

La Roche-Posay Hydraphase Intense Eye Cream

Ingredients:

Aqua/Water, Glycerine, Carbomer, Glycerine Soja Protein/Soya Bean Protein, Caffeine, Isohexadecane, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium Edta, Hydrolyzed Hyluronic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.

La Roche-Posay Physiological Cleansing Milk

Ingredients:

Aqua/Water, Ethylhextl Palmitate, Isohexadecane, Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil, Glycerin, Cetereth-25, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Polymer 184, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Disodium Edta, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Myrtrimonium Bromide, Parafum/Fragrance.

L’Oreal Paris Gentle Make-Up Remover Eye

Ingredients:

Aqua/Water, Hexylene Glycol, Allantoin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Sodium Oleth Sulfate, Magnesium Laureth Sulfate, Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Magnesium Oleth Sulfate, Disodium Ccocamphodiacetate, Disodium Edta, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorhexidine Dihydrochloride, Geraniol, Citranellol, Parfum/Fragrance.

L’oread Skin Perfection Micellar Water

Ingredients:

Aqua/Water, Hexylene Glycol, Glyycerin, Poloxamer 184, Disodium Ccocamphodiacetat, Disodium Edta, Polyaminopropyl Biguandide.

Superdrug Cleansing Facial Wipes For Normal Skin

Ingredients:

Aqua, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Carbomer, Coco Glucoside, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Panthenol 9, Pro-Vitamin B5), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamine E), Zinc Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Copper Gluconate, Glycerine, Parafum, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Gluconate, Phenoxyethanol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzoic Acid.

*Please note, ingredients lists are accurate at the time of publication.