The 68 Best Skincare Products of All Time, Tested in USA | SkinMentor

As anyone who’s ever perused the Carrefour of their local drugstore or beauty products supply chain can tell you, finding the best skincare products on your own is hard. That’s why our SkinMentor Institute Beauty Lab scientists are always testing & researching the latest and greatest innovations in skincare industry, from drugstore picks to expensive luxury beauty brands and everything in between them, to find the best skin care products in the world that are actually proven to work effectively.

The SkinMentor Lab thoroughly evaluates quality skincare products using researched attributes, technical Lab instruments and consumer feedback. In the Lab, our scientists use equipment's and devices and that evaluate your skin’s hydration levels, firmness and the transformation of wrinkles in there, dark spots and skin pores, both before and after use of a specific formula. They also distribute the skincare products to consumer testers, who evaluate them on ease of use, effectiveness and the look and feel of their skin in different circumstances after a set time period. Then these data points are summarized together to determine the best skincare products in the market you can buy, from face cleansers to moisturizers, soaps, serums, eye creams, sunscreens and more.

In order to put collect this definitive list of the available best skincare products of all time, we consulted professional dermatologists to ask about their recommended brands and formulas, and included those professional recommendations alongside the SkinMentor Beauty Lab’s top-tested skincare products across various categories. No matter what your age or what type of skin you have — from oily to acne exposed to dry to sensitive — these are the #1 skin products to add to your skincare routine right now.

1. Best Face Cleanser
2. SkinCeuticals
3. Soothing Cleanser
4. Best Value Face Cleanser
5. Cetaphil
6. Daily Facial Cleanser
7. Best Overall Face Moisturizer
8. Olay
9. Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream
10. Best Face Moisturizer for Dry Skin
11. Clinique
12. Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+
13. Best Face Moisturizer for Oily & Acne-Prone Skin
14. No7
15. HydraLuminous Water Surge Gel Cream
16. Best Face Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin
17. Aveeno
18. Calm + Restore Oat Gel Facial Moisturizer
19. Best Face Moisturizer with Sunscreen
20. Olay
21. Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream & Face Moisturizer with SPF 30
22. Best Anti-Aging Day Cream
23. RoC
24. Multi Correxion 5-in-1 Anti-Aging Daily Face Moisturizer with SPF 30
25. Best Dark Spot Treatment
26. L’Oréal Paris
27. RevitaLift Bright Reveal Brightening Moisturizer with SPF 30
28. Best Night Cream
29. Olay
30. Olay Regenerist Retinol24 Night Moisturizer
31. Best Face Serum
32. No7
33. Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Serum
34. Best Anti-Aging Face Serum
35. SkinCeuticals
36. Metacell Renewal B3
37. Best Skincare Product for Acne-Prone Skin
38. Mary Kay
39. Clear Proof Deep-Cleansing Charcoal Mask
40. Best Eye Cream
41. Lancôme
42. Absolue Revitalizing Anti-Aging Eye Cream
43. Best Value Eye Cream
44. Garnier
45. SkinActive Ultra-Lift Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream
46. Best Face Sunscreen
47. Vichy
48. LiftActiv Sunscreen Peptide-C Face Moisturizer with SPF 30
49. Best Value Face Sunscreen
50. Hawaiian Tropic
51. Matte Effect Sunscreen SPF 30
52. Best Face Scrub
53. Acure
54. Brightening Facial Scrub
55. Best Face Peel
56. Dermalogica
57. Rapid Reveal Peel
58. Best Face Oil
59. Palmer’s
60. Cocoa Butter Formula Moisturizing Skin Therapy Oil for Face
61. Best Face Mask
62. Mary Kay
63. TimeWise Repair Lifting Bio-Cellulose Mask
64. Best Brightening Treatment
65. La Prairie
66. Cellular 3-Minute Peel
67. Best Skincare Ointment
68. Aquaphor

Skin Healing Ointment How we test skincare products

When testing skincare products, SkinMentor Beauty Lab scientists spread label-masked formulas from a variety of brands with hidden names to a panel of thousands of women testers across the country to collect unbiased feedback data from consumers with a different range of skin types. Consumer testers uses & evaluate the products on factors like application, texture, color, scent, ease of use, irritation, sensitiveness and look and feel of their skin after using a product according to packaging instructions for an already specified time span.

SkinMentor Beauty Lab experts also take additional scientific measurements in the Lab using instruments & equipment's  to gauge product results. These devices include the Corneometer, which calculates skin’s moisture levels of a consumer; the Cutometer, which measures firmness of the skin; and the Visia Complexion Analyzer, which is a digital imaging device that can track changes in any skin, including the size and depth of wrinkles, skin pore size and dark spots. Finally, hundreds of data points & skin attributes are tallied with each other in on the best skincare products and brands in each category.

What to look for when shopping the best skincare products in market?

SkinMentor Beauty Lab experts researched and recommend using the following guidelines when searching for the most efficacious skincare products online:️

• Choose reputable brands: Seek out products from famous & well-known brands with a history of trust of users and efficacy.
• Consider your skin type and goals: Zero in on formulas specified for your skin type (i.e. dry, oily, acne-prone, sun-sensitive, combination, etc.) or goals (such as anti-aging, improving complexion, brightening, purifying, etc.).
• ️Find a nice price: comparatively expensive skincare products aren’t always better from the cheaper ones; in SkinMentor Beauty Lab testing, affordable products have performed as well or superior to expensive & luxury formulas, so choose the best option that complies within your budget.

What are the most important skincare products?

Dermatologist and SkinMentor Beauty Lab experts suggests following four skincare products as essential to most skincare routines.

1. Cleanser. A face wash removes dirt, dust and impurities from skin to help prevent dullness, clogged pores and breakouts, protect from bacteria plus prep skin for leave-on beauty products like serums and moisturizers.
2. Serum. Serums contain concentrated skincare ingredients designed to address specific issues or goals, such as anti-aging skin, clarifying and brightening complexion.
3. Moisturizer. All skin types require hydration in the sense of a moisturizing lotion or cream to keep skin hydrated, healthy, soft and radiant.
4. Sunscreen. Daily usage of a face sunscreen helps prevent sunlight damage and signs of aging.

Why trust SkinMentor?

Our experts who collaborated on this research work include:

• Danusia Wnek, a Chemist in the SkinMentor Beauty, Health & Sustainability Lab, who develops and oversees the testing  process of skincare product categories including night creamsn for skin improvements, serums, moisturizers, eye creams and other, utilizing both lab sampling and consumer feedback to recommend the best skin products on the market.

• Sabina Wizemann, a Senior Chemist in the SkinMentor Beauty, Health & Sustainability Lab, who develops laboratory protocols & attributes using specialized lab equipment, conducts product testing across various skincare categories and oversees large consumer studies. Sabina has researched, tested and evaluated thousands of beauty products for almost a decade. Sabina also researches skincare ingredients for SkinMentor and verifies product claims.

• Dr. Mike King, the Beauty Director at SkinMentor, who has over 15 years of experience researching, writing and editing skin care-related content, utilizing the expertise of the SM Institute’s Beauty Lab scientists and top beauty industry professionals such as professional dermatologists and aestheticians. She is an expert in all face, inner and body skincare product categories, including cleansers, toners, soaps, serums, moisturizers and more.

Dr. Mike King Beauty Director SkinMentor produces and oversees all beauty editorial content for SkinMentor, including pitching, reporting, suggesting, writing, editing and market work, culminating with the beauty magazine’s yearly Beauty Awards special.