What are the differences between the cheap skin creams and the expensive ones?
Here are factors that affect price:
- Hand-bottled versus mass-produced
- Fancy bottles versus plastic jars
- Levels of active ingredients versus levels of filler ingredients
- Sustainably sourced extracts versus lab-created products
- Distance shipped from manufacturer to end user

Dr. Jimmy Yiannias is a Board Certified Dermatologist and Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ. He is a general dermatologist with specialty and published research expertise in allergic contact dermatitis and oral diseases.