Cheap but good skin care

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Previously used Clarins skincare but with 2 kids and double child care costs cant afford it anymore. Recently discovered the Aldi's moisturisers and love them... so cheap! Any tips on a good facial wash, toner, eye cream, cleanser which dont cost too much.

I bought a product called bnatural facial cleanser from tescos last week for £1.50 and it seems really good. They do have other products as well, I also bought the bnatural nightcream for similar money.

I really like the simple product range for cleansing. Haven't used any of their moisturisers, I'm too chicken to use anything too cheap. So will watch this with interest

I am in the same boat cant afford decleor anymore so I am using bnatural facial cleanser,toner,scrub, mask oh & the oil and my skin is great use Aldi face cream for day & the nightcream.Been using them all for a couple of months now & skin never been better.

I found a nice facial scrub from Superdrug - green tube, has tea tree oil in it. NaturalHigh I think it's called.

Dove bar and a face flannel for washing face in the morning.

Astra moisturiser.

Astral perhaps?

lol at astra moisturiser

I second the Dove bar & flannel thing. Amazingly enough I have sensitive skin but it's OK, 'cos apparently it was developed to use on the skin of burn victims during WWII.

And I second the Natural High range from Superdrug - especially their radiance balm, makes me look much more alive after using it.

can you still get astral?I love the smell

I use Dove Bar and a flannel, even though my partner works in cosmetics retail and I can have almost any cosmetics I want for free - it's what works best for me.

Boots expert cleanser is pretty good (remove with muslin cloth and warm water) and is about 1.50. In fact most of their Expert range works pretty well.

I also use dove bar and a flannel, with a splotch of bio-oil at night.

Any old cheapo cleanser, removed with a muslin, in a cheapoid version of the Eve Lom stuff - re-use the old baby muslins, and chuck in the wash once they've been used a couple of times.

What about good value exfoliator ?
any recommendations?

Beauty editors always seem to rate Olay as a good, cheapish range.

and i found a lovely foot/heel cream from savers for 89p the other day.
Beuaty Formula it is called, peppermint and menthol.

Used Clarins, loved it but could not afford it after kids. One luxury too far. We have switched all organic bathroom but on a budget. A lot is from Lush. I love their "angels on bare skin" cleanser and exfoliator. Based on mediaeval recipe, all earthy with lavender bits. Also their "honey I washed the kids" is the most wonderful soap and not just for children. Even converted to their solid shampoo bars after buying one for a camping trip. Nice to ditch huge bottles and have a neat little tin quarter of the price of my last shampoo.
Lush is not just for students

Well if you use a cleanser with a muslin, you may not need an exfoliator for your face, or did you mean one for your body, DarrellRivers?

Well i alternate cleanser with exfoliator, I am a recent convert to exfoliators, having found them itchy/scratchy for years, but they do clear away dead skin really well, and I have noticed my moisturisers and foundation go on a lot better now, but the last one I bought was in SpaceNk, so i imagine there must be a cheaper one out there

Yes, I'd imagine so. SpaceNK not exactly the bargain basement of skincare, is it. I think Cod might have done a Codpiece on it, can't remember, but you could look back and see.

the Simple exfolitor is really effective....better than the lancome one i used to use

Olive/castor/fill in the gap oil

features in vogue
Thanks will give it a go

Simple is full of horrible parabens.

I'm a big fan of the Tesco's Bnatural range. I use the skin brightening cleanser & my skins looks lovely. Also use the toner & the facial oil. Once a week I use the scrub, which is very gentle. All fab!