Best Beauty Buys 2009

BEST CLEANSER FOR OILY SKIN
Unusually potent for an over-the-counter face wash, this gentle grain scrub "contains 2.5 percent salicylic acid—enough to kill the bacteria associated with breakouts," says N.Y.C. dermatologist Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas.

$6/6 oz.; buy online now at drugstore.com.