B. J. Novak’s $5 Face Cleanser

Noxzema Original Deep Cleansing Cream, $5

Writer Tembe Denton-Hurst recently noticed people on celebrity Instagram account DeuxMoi chattering about actor B.J. Novak’s “flawless” skin. So she reached out to see if he would share his skin-care routine. He did, and as it turns out, he uses only a single product: the drugstore cleanser Noxzema. He began using it when he was 12 and struggling with acne. “I tried Oxy and Stridex and Clearasil and everything else advertised at the time. None of it worked,” said Novak. His mom instructed him to wash his face with Noxzema twice a day, and the acne quickly went away. “I’m probably their most loyal customer,” he said. He’s been using it for 30 years.