A trend on the app is giving familiar standbys a new name.
It’s a reminder that there’s more to beauty than pretty packaging.
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To be clear: The products defining this TikTok movement aren’t new.
All that’s different with “unsexy beauty products” is the terminologyand the tone of the conversation.
Her haul included a bar of Dial soap and a Dove Acne Clear cleanser.

Commenters who tune in without posting themselves also enjoy the change in perspective.
Marie Clairebeauty editors agree.
So ahead, we share the so-called “unsexy” essentials with a permanent spot in our beauty routines.

Just like people, you’re free to’t always judge a product by its packaging.
“I will swear up and down by the powers of retinol.
Sure, the tube may look a little sterile.

It may even make your face peel at first.
But the long-term results are so incredibly worthwhile.
fine lines and wrinkles.

Just start off slow, using only a pea-sized amount twice a week.”
Still, for me, raw shea butter reigns supreme.
The result is a thick oil that I rub all over my body and hair.

Plus, a little bit of this butter goes averylong way.
Non-comedogenic, unscented, and no-nonsense, it never fails to balance my skin.
So far, my spot is safe."

Gabrielle Ulubay, beauty writer
“I genuinely think I couldn’t live without this product.
Gabrielle Ulubay, beauty writer
“Is there anything less sexy than bringing up my chronic eczema online?
Considering how often I need to use it, that’s a huge bonus.”

It has also been my go-to healing ointment for tattoo aftercare.
Gabrielle Ulubay, beauty writer
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