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40 Incredible Winter Skincare Products You Can Buy At Target

Stock up on winter skincare essentials.

by Kate Marin

Jan. 10, 2024

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Whether it’s the dry radiator heat blasting in your apartment or ice-cold winds that hit you as soon as you step outside, winter introduces an onslaught of conditions that put your complexion to the test. Dry spots, redness, and sensitivities seem to creep up overnight, so you’ll want to keep your medicine cabinet stocked with skin-soothing ingredients.

Luckily, Target has everything you need to keep your complexion looking its best this winter — from hydrating facial cleansers to illuminating sunscreens. Shop 40 of our favorite skincare products for winter at Target, below.

Cleansers

Skin Food Nourishing Oil-To-Milk Face Cleanser

If you love Weleda’s Skin Food Balm, consider this gentle oil-to-milk cleanser with the same great scent and skin-loving ingredients. It will melt away makeup and dirt without stripping the skin.

Oil to Milk Cleanser

Cocokind’s natural, gentle formulas are great for sensitive winter skin. Try this oil-to-milk cleanser to remove makeup and wash away excess oil and dirt all in one step.

Bounce Back Jelly Coconut Cleanser

This ultra-affordable non-foaming facial cleanser promises clean skin that doesn’t feel dry or stripped.

Purple Ginseng Cleansing Balm

If you’re not already double-cleansing, now’s the perfect opportunity to start. Naturium’s Purple Ginseng Cleansing Balm has a sorbet-like texture that melts into the skin.

Squalane Cleanser

This viral, soap-free facial cleanser hydrates the skin with squalane and lipophilic esters — plus it’s just $9.

SA Face Wash with Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide

You really can’t go wrong with this classic, dermatologist-approved facial cleanser formulated with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide.

Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Makeup Remover & Cleanser

Garnier Skinactive

This bestselling micellar water gently cleanses away makeup, sunscreen, and excess oil.

AHA Jelly Cleanser

This gentle, exfoliating cleanser lifts away dead skin, helps unclog pores, and leaves the skin feeling soft and hydrated.

Deep Cleansing Oil Facial Cleanser

Massage this viral cleansing oil into the skin to melt away makeup, sunscreen, and more. It emulsifies upon contact with water and rinses away clean.

Mists & Toners

Turmeric Mist with Witch Hazel

Formulated with soothing turmeric and calming Witch Hazel, this all-natural facial mist from APTO Skincare promotes a hydrated, healthy glow.

Brightening Toner

Dull winter skin stands no chance against this brightening toner from BYOMA that’s formulated with lactic and mandelic acids.

Rosewater Facial Toner

Whenever your skin is feeling dry, reach for this rosewater toner mist. It’s organic, hydrating, pH-balancing, and comes in a reusable glass bottle.

Clear Collective Balancing Capsule Toner

This glow-inducing toner can be used like a serum — just pat it into the skin to deliver 8 levels of hydration and help combat grease.

Thermal Spring Water Face Spray for Sensitive Skin

This fine mist thermal water spray from La Roche Posay soothes, tones, and refreshes the skin, and is naturally rich in selenium, a powerful antioxidant.

Serums & Treatments

BHA Liquid Exfoliant 2%

Lift away dead skin with Naturium’s BHA Liquid Exfoliant. It’s clinically proven to reduce the appearance of pores and smooth and even skin tone to reveal brighter-looking skin.

Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5

Hyaluronic acid is a hydration powerhouse. Layer this insanely affordable $9 serum under your favorite moisturizer for all-day hydration.

Force Shield Superfuel Serum Stick

This satisfying serum stick glides over the skin to feed your natural microbiome and leave a glowy finish.

C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C And Turmeric Face Oil

Yes, you can buy Sunday Riley at Target. Try out this bestselling Vitamin C facial oil for just $40.

Glass Skin Refining Serum

This Peach & Lily Refining Serum promises to hydrate the skin, fade dark spots, even skin tone, reduce redness, and smooth fine lines and wrinkles.

Sunless Self Tanning Drops for Face and Body

Maintain a sunkissed glow year-round with Tanologist’s self-tanning drops.

Postbiotic Acne Serum

If you’re experiencing winter breakouts, reach for cocokind’s Postbiotic Acne Serum. 1.5% salicylic acid gently exfoliates the skin, while probiotics and beta glucan help hydrate.

DetoxifEYE Hydrating and Depuffing Eye Patches with Caffeine and Cucumber

These hydrogel eye patches help de-puff the eye area while soothing the skin.

Hydrating Serum

BYOMA’s Hydrating Serum features ceramides, glycerin, and squalane to minimize water loss and leave the skin with a dewy finish.

Retinol Capsules Anti-Aging Night Retinol Face Serum Treatment

The winter months are a great time to start experimenting with retinol since sun exposure is limited. These capsules from RoC give you a perfect dose of retinol and a bio-derived antioxidant to combat fine lines and wrinkles.

Hydro-Star + Salicylic Acid Pimple Patches

Breakouts suck, but Starface’s colorful pimple patches make them a little more bearable. These patches are formulated with salicylic acid to help absorb fluid from spots and unclog pores.

Moisturizers

Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream

This fan-favorite moisturizer is great for dry winter skin — from dry spots to flaky elbows. It’s infused with essential oils and plant extracts for hydration wherever you need it.

PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion

Beloved by dermatologists, CeraVe is a great brand to turn to if you’re not sure where to start your winter skincare routine. This moisturizer, designed specifically for nighttime use, is fragrance-free, non-irritating, and formulated with restorative ingredients.

Holy Hydration Face Cream Fragrance Free

This highly-rated, $13 face cream is formulated with peptides and hyaluronic acid — and is now fragrance-free.

Healing Ointment Skin Protectant and Moisturizer

Aquaphor’s tried and true Healing Ointment is a great option for slugging.

Moisture Surge 100 Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator Mini

Test out Clinique’s fan-favorite Moisture Surge moisturizer for $29. It promises 100 hours of hydration and an immediate 2.7x moisture boost.

Multi-Peptide Moisturizer

Naturium’s Multi-Peptide Moisturizer is formulated with vitamin C and panthenol to target fine lines and wrinkles.

Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

Reviewers are obsessed with this thick, yet lightweight moisturizer from The Ordinary. It contains a plethora of skin-loving ingredients: multiple amino acids, fatty acids, triglycerides, urea, ceramides, phospholipids, glycerin, saccharides, sodium PCA, hyaluronic acid, and more.

Skin Pure Skin + Dermatologist Developed Moisturizer

Use this dermatologist-developed moisturizer morning and night to protect the skin’s barrier and prep the face for makeup.

Original Unscented Petroleum Jelly

Sure, it’s not very glamorous, but Vaseline works wonders on all types of dry skin. Use it for slugging, chapped lips, or on cracked heels — this $2 bottle will last you months.

Sunscreens

Sun Shield Sunscreen - SPF 45 - Rose Gold

This gel sunscreen is infused with rose gold pearlescent minerals to add a subtle glow to any complexion.

Mineral Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Sunscreen

Formulated for babies, this ultra-gentle mineral sunscreen is a perfect option for anyone with sensitive skin and has a beautiful glowy finish.

Force Shield Superlight Broad Spectrum Sunscreen - SPF 30

This gel sunscreen has a subtle green tint to help cancel out redness.

Anthelios Sunscreen, Ultra-Light Fluid Face Sunscreen

This lightweight, oil-free sunscreen is non-comedogenic and won’t leave a white cast.

M Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF 42 PA+++

This rich BB cream provides hydration with hyaluronic acid and ceramides, provides flawless coverage, and protects the skin with SPF 42.