Cleansers, moisturisers etc

LydiaJ

I was thinking about some of the TV stuff Martin has done about skin care products, and how hugely they vary in price for more or less the same stuff. I wondered if people had recommendations of products that do the job cheaply. For myself, I'm interested in a facial wash (ie to use with water in the shower) that moisturises and exfoliates, but I thought it would be good to widen it a bit and ask for recommendations for other skin care products too.

MrsBartolozzi

I started using Simple products last year and I must say they are every bit as moisturising and caring as the more expensive ones I used previously with the added bonus of being kinder as they are free from colours and scents etc.
Tesco is the cheapest place to buy these I find, prices are around £2 for the facial wash which lasts ages as I find I only need a tiny bit - it foams up a lot, and I like the scrub too. I keep the two tubes in my shower tray and alternate.
If you are going for cheap then Dove beauty soap is very good too. I used it last year while on holiday as we were travelling light and it's great for face/body, doesn't exfoliate though - I have a couple of bars left and will use them when the simple stuff runs out (I bought the moisturing face wash in October last year and it's still going - so economical) as I was surprised at how good it is for a cheap (well, under £1 bar of soap).

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Big tub of Aqueous Cream from Superdrug costs a couple of quid and lasts for ages.Breast care nurse recommended this 18 months ago, and I haven't bought any other cleanser since.Its great in the shower and leaves your skin feeling good as well

Ruth_honey

I love Lush Ultra Bland. You can use it for loads of things, although it is a cleanser. Lasts me ages too!

fran-o

I am into the body shop range at the moment (vitamin e moisturiser and cleanser) and its mid-price range but if you join the body shop club you get discounts and email alerts to their special offers. Would recommend aqueous cream as a cleanser too - can't go wrong at that price!

maman

Aldi's day cream is fine as a moisturiser, less than £2.

johnmcgrath

I second Lush products, they have great all-natural stuff like solid shampoos, fragrance, bath bombs, shaving lotion, face soaps...so much great stuff with cute names and delicious fragrance - no animal testing either!

mum26

I love Lush as well (my dp especially likes the karma komba shampoo bars and the freeze shower gel from retro) but I have to say the 38p vitamin e moisturiser lotion I got from Boots which lives in my gym bag is doing a great job

horasaver

I always think E45 is a great moisturiser - works just as well as any of the expensive ones!

geri1965_2

I use aqueous cream on my face, or E45 wash cream if it gets dry or spotty (slightly more expensive at around a fiver).

Superdrug Vitamin E day cream is a lovely moisturiser and has the advantage of having SPF15 in it, which a lot of other cheaper ones don't.

For a facial scrub I quite like the Boots cucumber one.

dirtyflannel

I go to Home Bargains where you can get top names for a fraction of the rrp. Top tip the other week they had packs of Roc exfoliating pads that had cleanser on one side. £1,99 ab fab Since I used these my skin looks ultra smooth. I did a car boot the other week had no sleep hardly used those in the shower. A woman was chatting to me and thought I was about 27. I am in fact 43 . There are a few other similar types of product too for similar price.