Love Island USA’s Leah Kateb Brought 3 Bottles of This $14 Lotion to the Villa for Her Skincare Routine

The latest season of Love Island USA gave us more drama than ever before, but as a beauty lover, I couldn’t help but be just as curious about the contestants’ skincare routines as I was about their love lives. 

Fortunately, Leah Kateb posted a TikTok video of her routine in which she talked about having acne-prone skin. If you watched the show, you know that Kateb looked like she had glass skin, even in the Fiji heat. She manages to keep her skin smooth and clear with a low-maintenance routine that she says lets “your skin breathe.”

Check out the products that Kateb uses in her day and night skincare routine below.

Shop Leah Kateb’s Skincare Routine

Alastin Gentle Cleanser

This cleanser is the first step in Kateb’s day and night routine. The formula is non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic, so it makes sense that she likes to use it on her acne-prone skin, but it is also suitable for sensitive skin. It contains ingredients that the brand says will help to soften and soothe skin. 

One reviewer, who is in their 70s, said that they’ve been using Alastin products “for quite a while” and liked that this is “gentle and effective.”

CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Kateb said that she brought three bottles of this lotion into the villa with her. She used it all over her face and body and added that her fellow islander (and bestie) Serena Page used it, too. This is the second step in her day and night routine, and it has more than 50,000 five-star ratings on Amazon. One reviewer, who has been using the lotion for years, said it’s made a “significant improvement” in their “skin’s texture and overall health.”   

Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream

Reviewers with dry and sensitive skin say this moisturizer is a solid addition to their bathroom vanity, but Kateb likes to use it on her reactive skin, too. “I just feel like it makes my skin so like plump,” she noted. One shopper with red and sensitive skin, who has purchased the cream three times, called it their “holy grail miracle cream” because it leaves them “looking bright and glowy” and gives off a “glass skin” effect. 

Weleda Skin Food

“A little goes a long way,” said Kateb about this cream. “It gives [skin] such a nice glassy glow.” In the daytime, she pats it into her skin over the Avène cream before using SPF. At night, she puts on a thicker coat. 

As someone who also has dry and acne-prone skin, I also own this cream and swear by it when I’m traveling, since my skin gets particularly irritated when I change up my routine. It makes my skin look glowy while keeping it clear of breakouts.

Amp up your beauty routine with Kateb’s favorite products for clear, plump skin. Keep scrolling to shop for more skincare that she raves about.

Revision Skincare Intellishade Clear Moisturizer with SPF 50

Coola SPF 50 Face Mist

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm

Revision Skincare D.E.J Eye Cream