Cheap Skin Care Products That Work Just as Well as the Luxury Brands

If there's one beauty-related category that most people will tell you to splurge on, it's skin care. We can always use cheap eyeliner reasonably well, and lip gloss? Well, you can DIY that pretty easily. Even cheap foundation can be fairly decent if you know where to look.

Skin care, though, is something that most people take way more seriously. After all, you can wipe off makeup in a day, but having a bad skin routine can mess your looks up pretty badly for the rest of the month. So, in most peoples' eyes, it's worth the splurge.

That being said, some cheap skin care products are a total steal. Here are the ones that physicians and skin care gurus claim are just as good (if not better) than the pricey stuff.

I may be a bit biased, truthfully. Cosrx is a Korean skin care line, and my experiences with K-beauty has been nothing short of amazing. Cosrx has been no exception to this rule; and their remarkably cheap beauty products can keep skin glowing beautifully.

These pimple patches will reduce your acne down to zero, calm down pores, and also prevent future breakouts. Needless to say, they're a must for teens.

When it comes to high-quality, but cheap skin care products, Sephora's a store that really can't be beaten. Their store-brand makeup is awesome, too, but not as awesome as these sleeping masks.

At around $4 a pop, these masks are perfect for delivering nutrients to your skin, mattifying your face, and just calming down acne, while you get your beauty rest. A single pod's all you need per week, so if you're looking for youth-preserving, but cheap facials, this is how to do it.

A little bit of witch hazel, a dash of skin-calming aloe vera, and a fresh scent is what makes this all-natural skin care must-have a great investment. Thayer's astringent toner is proof that cheap skin care products do not have to be loaded with chemical crap.

Most people who try it will tell you that their skin feels amazing after one use, and that it's particularly good for oily skin and acne-prone skin, too. We'll go further with it, and just say everyone needs to try it at least once.

Aztec Secret has been one of those slowly-emerging brands which is a low-key internet sensation. It also happens to score highly among lists of the best cheap skin care products money can buy.

This clay is 100 percent Calcium Bentonite, and is known for being incredibly effective as a deep pore facial cleanser. No additives are inside this clay, which means it's also perfectly safe for sensitive skin, too!

Looking for cheap skin care products you can pick up from your local drugstore? Well, if you're looking for micellar water, we suggest SkinActive by Garnier. The classic drugstore brand has won multiple awards for its incredibly powerful (but gentle) micellar water.

We're loving how gentle it is as a cleanser. No rubbing is required with this cleanser; a little dab'll do ya!

A serum? Among cheap skin care products that actually work? Yes, it can be done — and The Ordinary was the company to prove that fact. This serum is filled with a perfectly gentle dilution of HLA, along with a shot of Vitamin B5.

Using this in your skin care routine means you'll see less fine lines and a more youthful glow. It also means you'll get effects that are just as good as the department store names, without the extra hundred dollars on the price tag.

This peeling scrub hails straight from Japan, and is one of the most effective cheap skin care products for people who have serious blackhead problems. It goes on clear, dries, and then you get to rub off all that dead skin on the first layers of your face.

Along with the dead skin goes all the impurities that cause blackheads, and the gross, ashy feeling of dryness. Better still, you get to peel off the mask, which a lot of people will find to be super satisfying. The best thing, though, is the price tag — under $15.

Skinfood is another K-beauty line that you might have heard of. Their cheap skin care products could put most high-end products out of business. This exfoliator is not any different in that respect.

It smells like fresh berries and sugar, wipes away dead skin, and works magnificently with dry skin. It's like giving your face a cupcake treat!

Yes, it's another Skinfood product. This time, it a gentle but powerful cleanser featuring Tea Tree as its main ingredient. It's foamy, velvety, and perfect for people who have oily skin that want touchably soft faces.

We're going to be continuing on with the K-beauty trend with Etude House's Wonder Pore Freshener. This gel cleanser works as a facial cleanser, a moisturizer, a generic refresher, and a toner. It also brightens, smoothens, and works to curb sebum production.

If you're looking for cheap skin care products that consolidate every routine you have, this is the one product you need to buy.

Finally, we're going to end this list of awesome but cheap skin care products with a classic. Though it may be fragrance-free, the Neutrogena "clear bar" has earned a place in millions of peoples' hearts, because of how well it works.

This is one of those products that every makeup artist has had at one point or another. If you want to show love to your skin, then you might want to give this humble product a try. It's one of the best-rated skin care products on Amazon, because it works, after all.