The holiday season is over. Maybe you’re feeling the pinch on your wallet, I know I am, so today at Spheremedium I want to share with you my 20 money-saving skincare tips. From products you don’t need in your life to maximizing what you already have in your current stash to tips on how to save money when you’re shopping for skincare I’ve covered it all.
20 money-saving skincare tips
- So when you’re looking for money-saving skincare tips, you definitely want to be in the mindset of subtracting rather than adding. Remember that all you truly need for an effective skincare routine is a cleanser, a moisturizer, and a sunscreen That’s it. Those are the basics, and then to build on from there you may want to add in an active treatment things like a retinal, a vitamin C and anti-acne treatment.
- Do you really need an eye cream in your routine? If you feel that it brings you value, then keep it in your routine, or you may want to make sure that you’re using all of your skincare products and pulling them up to the eye area, of course excluding actives like retinal or acne treatments.
- A great money-saving skincare tip is to use petroleum-based ointment for everything, I mean, this is such a great multi-purpose, very inexpensive product That should be in your skincare arsenal. But don’t just stop at slugging; this can be used around the eye area, maybe in place of your eye cream to really seal in additional moisture at nighttime, it can replace a lot of your common skincare and beauty products, use it as a cuticle treatment, put in your normal lotions to make a heavier, more moisturizing cream.
- Stop buying expensive cleansers. One of the money-saving skincare tip is you do not need to be spending a good portion of your skincare budget on cleansers. They’re not going to get rid of your wrinkles or spots. They are just there to clean your face
- Let’s talk double cleansing, this is a process where you’re using two separate cleansing products to wash your face and that can really add up in the budget so you may want to ask yourself, is this really necessary? Are you double cleansing every single night, religiously, whether you are wearing hard-to-remove waterproof sunscreen and a BIG full face of makeup or not, you’re just doing it because somebody told you this is what you need to do for great skin. Ideally, one only needs to double cleanse when they are using waterproof products.
- Consider using water to wash your face in the morning instead of a cleansing product. Other than those with oily skin, most of us can use this money-saving skincare tip.
- Masks are really great for instant glow and hydration, but an easy money-saving skincare tip would be to let the mask go; hydration and glow are achievable by using hydrating toners and moisturizers.
- Toners and essences can be used interchangeably; you might not want to use both of them. Toners and Essences absolutely have their differences they can serve different functions in a routine but generally speaking, they are quite similar. Toners generally hydrate , they bring humectant to the skin. Essences also hydrate the skin, but they generally have other ingredients that bring some additional benefits, so they hydrate your skin and brighten it or they help with your aging goals or maybe they help with your acne or with your pores. Think about what you need the most and choose accordingly.
- Maximize your current stash by cutting open your skin care , don’t be afraid to cut open tubes of moisturizer ,you would be shocked how much product gets wasted if you’re not do this already. This can be done with tubes ,for serum bottles just tip them upside down.
- If your favorite moisturizer, which you’ve been using for months, all of a sudden, doesn’t feel like it’s working enough for your skin, like it’s not protecting your skin enough as in in during seasonal changes, before you run out to find a whole new separate product you may want to try experimenting by adding a few drops of facial oil into your current moisturizer to oomph up the moisture. You may also consider mixing in other heavier cream just a little bit .
- Put everything on display. This is such an important money-saving skincare tip because if you can’t see it, you will forget about it.So try to get everything on display as much as you can; it will remind you about everything that you have, it will help you prioritize what you need to use up, but it will also remind you about everything you have, so you don’t go and buy duplicate products
- Money-saving skincare tip, which I stress a lot about, is to Implement an empty one newbie policy. That is, you cannot buy anything new until you have one empty in your hand.
- Do not waste your money trying to correct bad lifestyle habits with skincare .The journey of skincare is not just solely focused on the products that we put on top of our skin, It’s how we treat our body and how we invest in our health internally as well as outwardly, so if you are eating like a low-nutrient kind of junk diet and have a really bad lifestyle with sleeping late and not exercising, you can’t expect to glow with all the skincare products.
- Be a Savvy consumer and be specific. What I mean by being specific is you have to know what you want to achieve on your skin. You have to know the active ingredients that align with your specific goals.
- You need to Stop trusting marketing. Remember those clams exist to take your money.
- The money-saving skincare tip I always do is make a skincare budget. If you find yourself spending a lot of money monthly on your skincare more than you’re comfortable with ,making a budget and stick to it .
- Beware of false economy just because it’s cheap, because it’s on sale ,just because you can afford it doesn’t mean you should.
- Consider size; you may save more money by actually purchasing the larger size, which may cost more money but will get you more product in the long run.
- Another money-saving skincare tip for those of us who like to buy in bulk to cut shipping charges, pause before bulk buying. It can be a good money-saving strategy, but it can also lead to wasting money. Skincare has an expiration date and it does not stay efficacious and good forever, especially things like sunscreens, we want to be very aware of those expiration dates . Overbuying sunscreen more than you could possibly use before the expiration that’s going to be a problem, right?
- My last money-saving skincare tip would be to stop watching and following influencers if you’re tempted to buy products every time they show you something new. I know it’s very infectious, but if you’re truly struggling with this right now you want to save money on skincare but you find yourself buying a lot more products than you could possibly ever put onto your face, then do this favor to yourself.
So I hope my 20 money-saving skincare tips was value-packed for you. One of my resolutions for 2025 is to be more mindful about how I ‘m using my skincare products, so I hope that you found a lot of value in this article.
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Frequently Asked Questions about skincare tips
Is it a good idea to use sunscreen after cutting up the tube?
There’s no harm in cutting up the tube to use sunscreen, but do keep in mind it’s better to use it as quickly as possible because sensitive ingredients of sunblock may start to degrade, and it might end up losing its efficacy, so it’s better to use sunblock after cutting the tube as soon as possible.
For how long are sun creams cut open and safe to use?
To avoid losing efficacy of suncreams, it’s better to use it within a week of cutting the tube.
What are the top 3 money-saving skincare tips?
Check the expiry date before buying in bulk. Consistency in skincare is more important than buying high-end products. Before investing in skincare products, make sure you are internally healthy
Are toners and essences the same?
They are slightly different from one another. Both provide hydration, but essence has the extra advantage of providing some actives too.
I am a dentist, baker, and fitness and health enthusiast with a passion for living life to the fullest. I am foodie and explorer, always seeking new adventures and flavors. Currently working on my own skincare brand.
