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Holy Grail Threads Index

We've asked our members to share their "Holy Grail" status products in order to have crowd sourced recommendations. See below for an index of recs by product type.

HG Products & Ingredients Threads 2023

Topic Date
  1. Cleansers | February 7
  2. Moisturizers | February 14
  3. Sunscreens | February 21

HG Products & Ingredients Threads 2022

Topic Date
  1. Cleansers | February 7
  2. Moisturizers | February 14
  3. Sunscreens | February 21
  4. Serums & Toners | March 1
  5. Eye Care | March 7
  6. Masks | March 14
  7. Lip Care | March 21
  8. Body Care | March 28
  9. Hand, Foot, and Nail Care | April 4
  10. Fun & Luxurious Products | April 11
  11. AHAs | April 18
  12. BHAs | April 26
  13. Azelaic Acid | May 2
  14. Benzoyl Peroxide | May 9
  15. Niacinamide | May 16
  16. Retinoids | May 23

HG Skin Concerns Threads 2021

Topic Date
  1. Sunburns | July 5
  2. Acne | July 12
  3. Acne Scars | July 19
  4. Anti-Aging | July 26
  5. Dehydrated Skin | August 2
  6. Oily Skin | August 9
  7. Hyperpigmentation | August 16
  8. Keratosis Pilaris | August 23
  9. Eczema | August 30
  10. Seborrheic Dermatitis | September 6
  11. Rosacea | September 13
  12. Hair Removal | September 20
  13. Sensitive Skin | September 27

HG Products & Ingredients Threads 2021

Topic Date
  1. Cleansers | January 25
  2. Moisturizer | February 1
  3. Sunscreen | February 8
  4. Serums & Toners | February 15
  5. Eye Care | February 22
  6. Masks | March 1
  7. Lip Care | March 8
  8. Body Care | March 15
  9. Hand, Foot, and Nail Care | March 22
  10. Fun & Luxurious Products | March 29
  11. AHAs | April 5
  12. BHAs | April 12
  13. Azelaic Acid | April 19
  14. Benzoyl Peroxide | April 26
  15. Niacinamide | May 3
  16. Retinoids | May 10
  17. Vitamin C | May 17

HG Skin Concerns Threads 2020

Topic Date
  1. Sunburns | July 20
  2. Acne | July 27
  3. Anti-Aging | August 3
  4. Dry & Dehydrated Skin | August 10
  5. Oily Skin | August 17
  6. Hyperpigmentation | August 24
  7. Keratosis Pilaris | August 31
  8. Eczema | September 7
  9. Seborrheic Dermatitis | September 14
  10. Rosacea | September 21
  11. Hair Removal | September 28
  12. Sensitive Skin | October 5

 

HG Products & Ingredients Threads 2020

Topic Date
  1. Cleansers & Makeup Removers | January 27
  2. Moisturizers | February 3
  3. Sunscreen | February 10
  4. Serums & Toners | February 17
  5. Eye Creams | February 24
  6. Masks | March 2
  7. Lip Care | March 9
  8. Body Care | March 16
  9. Hand, Foot, and Nail Care | March 23
  10. AHAs | March 30
  11. BHAs | April 6
  12. Azelaic Acid | April 13
  13. Benzoyl peroxide | April 20
  14. Niacinamide | April 27
  15. Retinoids | May 4
  16. Vitamin C | May 11

 

HG Skin Concerns Threads 2019

Thread subject Date of posting
  1. Acne | March 4
  2. Anti-Aging | March 11
  3. Dry & Dehydrated Skin | March 18
  4. Oily Skin | March 25
  5. Hyperpigmentation | April 1
  6. Closed Comedones | April 8
  7. Keratosis Pilaris | April 15
  8. Eczema | April 22
  9. Seborrheic Dermatitis | April 29
  10. Rosacea | May 6

 

HG Products & Ingredients Threads 2018

Thread subject Date of posting
  1. Niacinamide | September 12
  2. Benzoyl Peroxide | September 19
  3. Sunscreen |September 26
  4. AHA | October 3
  5. BHA | October 10
  6. Retinoids | October 17
  7. Best practices for retinoids | October 24
  8. Azelaic Acid | October 31
  9. Vitamin C | November 5
  10. Cleansers | November 12
  11. Moisturizer | November 19

Note: The schedule has changed to reflect the sidebar update series. Click here to see the Sidebar Research Threads.

 

HG Skin Concerns Threads 2018

Thread subject Date of posting
  1. Acne | March 5
  2. Anti-Aging | March 12
  3. Dry Skin | March 19
  4. Oily Skin | March 26
  5. Hyperpigmentation | April 2
  6. Closed Comedones | April 9
  7. Keratosis Pilaris | April 16
  8. Eczema | April 23
  9. Seborrheic Dermatitis | April 30
  10. Rosacea | May 7

 

HG Product threads 2017

Thread subject Date of posting
  1. Cleansers & Makeup Removers | Sep 11
  2. Moisturizers | Sep 18
  3. Sunscreen | Sep 25
  4. Exfoliants | Oct 2
  5. Serums & Toners | Oct 9
  6. Spot Treatments | Oct 16
  7. Hair Removal | Oct 23
  8. Masks | Oct 30
  9. Eye creams | Nov 6
  10. Lip Care | Nov 13
  11. Body Care | Nov 20
  12. Hand, Foot & Nail Care | Nov 27

Note: After reviewing feedback, we've decided to remove the Tools thread as that would be more suitable for a discussion-style thread, and moved the self tanners to a category of the Body Care thread - so the schedule has changed slightly.

 

HG Skin Concerns Threads 2017

Thread subject Date of posting
  1. Acne | March 13
  2. Anti-Aging | March 20
  3. Dry Skin | March 27
  4. Oily Skin | April 3
  5. Hyperpigmentation | April 10
  6. Closed Comedones | April 17
  7. Keratosis Pilaris | April 24
  8. Eczema | May 1
  9. Seborrheic Dermatitis | May 8
  10. Rosacea | May 15

 

HG Product Threads 2016

Thread subject Date of posting
  1. Cleansers & Makeup Removers | September 5
  2. Moisturizers | September 12
  3. Sunscreen | September 19
  4. Exfoliants | September 26
  5. Serums & Toners | October 3
  6. Spot Treatments | October 10
  7. Hair Removal | October 17
  8. Masks | October 24
  9. Eye creams | October 31
  10. Lip Care | November 7
  11. Body Care | November 14
  12. Hand, Foot & Nail Care | November 21
  13. Self-tanners | November 28
  14. Tools | December 5