Skin products can be cheap and GOOD if unbranded and/or without the bling. Basic skincare shouldn't cost a lot.

I could've phrased it better. Stuff I use now is mostly basic ingredients and natural products that's inexpensive. Was more thinking of I dunno storebrand skincare that's cheaper, say, than the French stuff but also using lower quality ingredients. In the end, all of it is toxic.

The one we get is $45 AUD for 1 kg.

Surprised that it doesn't seem that expensive compared to here. Is Australia not as freakishly expensive as I always imagined it? :O Here, I think a kg of Lavazza would be around $33 - $37 AUD, so not that huge a difference.