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Looking for household alternatives to expensive face products? Need a cheaper alternative to Rodan & Fields? Check out my 12 alternatives to expensive skin care products!

I’m a huge sucker for fancy and expensive face products. I could spend hours in Sephora and ULTA and not even bat a lash at makeup. I was one of the lucky kids in middle school and high school who had a near perfect complexion. Sure, I had the occasional zit, but I never had breakouts. Then I got to college. My acne popped up the same month that I got braces. College is a great time to have acne and braces, in case you’re wondering.

I feel like I have tried almost every type of face product

The only thing that has ever worked for me was seeing an aesthetician for monthly facials. Since I can’t justify the expense of monthly facials now that I’m home with the kids, I’ve had to make do with other skin care products. A few Pinterest pins and Google searches got me interested in making my own face masks as well as my own facial scrubs. I found tons of good ideas but none were as comprehensive as I wanted.

Cheap alternatives to popular face products

After tons of research, I’ve put together a list of safe and cheap alternatives to popular face products. Check the hyperlinks for source information.

There is no point putting face mask recipes on here when tons of them exist on the Internet. My favorite place to find face mask recipes is Home Made Masks. She has the best info!

As a reminder, make sure you know what products work for you before trying these alternatives. It isn’t a good idea to mess around too much with different products. For example, mixing acids with antioxidants such as vitamin A and retinol can be counter productive. I wouldn’t experiment with my skin too much. I find it better to stick with what I know works.

5% tea tree oil directions:

A 5% solution consists of 5mL oil to 95% mL of water. The easiest way to do this is to break it down to a 1:19 ratio. For every tsp. of tea tree oil you should add 19 tsp. of water or roughly 2/5 of a cup.

*I’m an awful chemist so I had a pharmacist friend check this dilution for me.

Do you have any good DIY face mask ideas? My favorite was the egg yolk and honey. It dried up a couple zits in just minutes! While I’d love to do an egg yolk and honey mask everyday, I don’t think I have the time to mix it up that often.

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