What to buy on a budget, where to buy and how to spot a fake.
Around ৳500, the two most useful buys are Nivea Soft Light Moisturising Cream (around ৳240) for face and hands and Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter (around ৳298) for lips, about ৳540 in total. Keep using the gentle face wash you already have. Apply the cream to damp skin after washing and bathing, and balm your lips several times a day. Check current prices on the product page.
With ৳1,000, get one good face cream and one lip balm: Simple Kind To Skin Replenishing Rich Moisturiser (around ৳749, 125ml) and Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter (around ৳298), about ৳1,050 in total. Use a pea-sized amount of cream on your face morning and night; it suits dry hands too. Apply the balm several times a day and thickly before bed. Check current prices on the product page.
For ৳2,000 you can cover face, body and lips: Simple Kind To Skin Replenishing Rich Moisturiser (around ৳749), Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Glow Body Lotion (around ৳789) and Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter (around ৳298), about ৳1,840 in total. Cream on the face morning and night, lotion on the body within 3 minutes of bathing, balm on the lips often. Check current prices on product pages.
For a family, one large fragrance-free cream plus a lip balm for each person covers the basics. Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream for Dry Skin (453g, around ৳3,449) works on adults' faces, hands and feet and on older relatives' dry skin. Keep a separate baby lotion for the little ones, such as Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Lotion. Scoop from the big tub with a clean spoon instead of dipping fingers in.
You cannot be fully sure a CeraVe is fake just by looking, but some signs call for caution. Check that the batch code and expiry on the box match the tube or tub; look for blurry print, spelling mistakes or off colours; check for a torn or re-glued seal. CeraVe creams usually have no strong scent, so skip one that smells or feels unusual. Beware of unusually low prices.
Check both the packaging and what is inside. The bottle should name Galderma as the maker and carry a clearly printed batch code and expiry that match the box. Look for an importer's sticker. The pump or cap seal must be intact. Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser is smooth and almost unscented; be suspicious if it is watery, grainy or strongly perfumed. Buy from a seller who can show the invoice.
Fake Vaseline turns up often, so check a few things after you buy. Is the label print blurry or faded? Does the lid turn and close properly? Are the batch code and expiry printed on the pack rather than on a sticker? Do not use it if the contents are grainy, unusually greasy or smell like kerosene. Be careful when a large size is offered at a very low price.
A batch code is a short factory-printed code of letters and numbers, usually on a tube's crimped end, a bottle's base or one side of the box. The box and bottle codes should match. Be suspicious if it is rubbed off, on a separate sticker, or the two differ. Some brands' codes can be checked online, but codes get copied too, so a code alone is not proof.
A price far below normal for the same size is a big warning sign, although price alone cannot prove a product is fake. Import, duty and transport give a genuine product a minimum cost, so a price well below that raises questions. Compare real against real: the same size and the same variant. If the seller cannot show an invoice or batch details, do not buy.
No, a seal or hologram alone cannot prove a product is genuine, because counterfeiters copy them too. But a missing, torn or re-glued seal is definitely a warning sign. Check the seal together with the batch code, expiry, print quality and the seller's invoice. If a product arrives with a broken seal, tell the seller before you use it.
Buy from a place that checks the import paperwork of every product, such as TheSkinProof, an invoice-verified skincare marketplace. Each product is matched to the importer's or distributor's invoice and batch number before it is listed. If a product is proven counterfeit you get 2× your money back, claimed within 7 days of delivery. It delivers across Bangladesh, and cash on delivery is available.
Invoice-verified means that before a product is sold, its importer's or distributor's real invoice, HS code and batch number have been checked, so it entered the country through a documented, legitimate route. TheSkinProof verifies products this way before listing them. For the buyer, the risk of receiving a fake drops, and if one is still proven counterfeit, you get 2× your money back by claiming within 7 days of delivery.
Yes, TheSkinProof delivers across Bangladesh and offers cash on delivery, so you can pay when the product reaches you. Some orders may need a small advance payment; checkout shows whether yours does. The delivery charge is also shown at checkout, because it varies by area. Check that the parcel is intact before you pay.
Yes, you can return a product within 7 days of delivery if it is unopened, with the seal intact and in its original packaging. For a change-of-mind return, the customer pays both the delivery charge and the return charge. If we sent the wrong item, or it is defective or counterfeit, meaning the mistake is ours, TheSkinProof pays all delivery and return costs.
If a product bought from TheSkinProof is proven counterfeit, you get 2× your money back, but you must claim within 7 days of delivery. Keep the product, box, invoice and order number, take clear photos of the problem, then contact support. If the check proves it counterfeit, you are refunded double, and you do not pay the return costs either.
Record a video while opening the parcel as proof. Check that the product, size and variant match your order. Then check that the seal is intact, the batch code and expiry on box and bottle match, and nothing has leaked or broken. If the smell or colour seems wrong, do not use it; tell us within 7 days. Patch test new products before facial use.
The date marked EXP on the box or bottle is the expiry, and MFG is the manufacturing date. A 6M or 12M beside an open-jar symbol means use within 6 or 12 months of opening. Write the opening date on it with a marker. Stop using it after expiry, or if the smell, colour or texture changes. Buy a size you will finish before winter ends.
Keep products in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight and heater warmth; beside a heater or in a sunny window they spoil faster. Creams thickening a little in winter is normal; warm some between your palms before applying, and never heat it on the stove. Close lids tightly and keep products in the bedroom, not the steamy bathroom. Soften a hard lip balm in your pocket.
Minis are most useful for trying a new product, travelling or patch testing, although a full size usually gives more product for the money. Useful winter minis include Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser Normal To Dry Skin (25ml, around ৳399) and iUNIK Beta-Glucan Daily Moisture Cream (15ml, around ৳599). Check the seal and expiry on minis too.
Yes. TheSkinProof's combo section sells several products together as a kit, and the combos change with the season. If there is no combo for your need, each winter guide has a "what to use, how to use it, where to buy it" section where you can buy the full kit step by step. Before buying, check what a combo contains and match it to your skin type.