What Strategist Readers Bought and Saved This Month: Magnesium Spray and AirPods

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Welcome back to “Your Shopping Cart,” where we break out the top products that you, devoted Strategist readers, bought in droves. Think of this as the TL;DR of the Strategist. If your like-minded brethren are buying these items, maybe you’d like to as well.

The most-purchased items this month

Let’s not readtoomuch into the fact that a sleep aid (Salt Lab’s magnesium-oil spray) and sleep mask (MZOO’s affordable and effective blackout one) were our top sellers in October. Everyone’s probably doing fine. Also popular: an actually good jar sauce and COVID tests. On-sale AirPods were a hit during Prime Day, as were smart plugs. And this is the first month in a while thatClinique’s Black Honeyhasn’t featured in our top-bought products list. Is it possible that every single one of you now owns it?

Salt Lab Magnesium Oil Spray - 6.8 Oz.
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Rao's Homemade Marinara Sauce - 32 oz.
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Medicube Zero Pore Pad
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Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects - 24 Treatments
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iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test - 2 Pack
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CeraVe Skin-Renewing Night Cream
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MZOO Sleep Eye Mask
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Apple AirPods 4 With Active Noise Cancellation
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Amazon Smart Plug
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The most-saved items this month

You’ll notice there are now small heart icons in the upper-right corner of all product images on articles. To save a product, just click the heart. It’ll change colors, which means it’s been saved. All saved products will then be stored in the “Saved for Later” tab of your account, so make sure you’re logged in to access this feature. (And you just need to submit your email to create an account, no payment required.) Here are the Strategist readers’ most-saved items for October.

G.H.Bass Whitney Weejuns
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La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-In Sunscreen Milk SPF 60
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RoC Multi Correxion Revive + Glow Eye Balm
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L'Oréal Revitalift Derm Intensives Hyaluronic Acid Serum
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Anker 622 Magnetic Battery (MagGo)
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One Love Organics Vitamin B Enzyme Cleansing Oil
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Allies of Skin Peptides & Antioxidants Advanced Firming Daily Treatment
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Prequel Gleanser
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Salt Lab Magnesium Oil Spray - 6.8 Oz.
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Magnesium skeptics and believers

magnoliafan
October 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Um... This is snake oil.
sfuf
October 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Works for me, three nights in. I'm getting at least an extra hour each night. But then snake oil works too. It was introduced by Chinese workers imported to build the railroads who of course had hideous muscle cramps. Word spread fast about how effectively the snake oil relieved the pain, and the patent medicine boys were very determined to stamp out this rival. Their attacks worked, and do to this day. A few decades ago a doctor in California decided to try to find out what this elixir actually was and scored a bottle in San Francisco's Chinatown. The lab report indicated a high level of Omega-3 and some magnesium. You can of course make your own magnesium oil for a few pennies and try it out.
demon_shows
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
But it’s not made of snakes.
It’s made of magnesium!

Read more:I’ve Been Sleeping So Well Since I Started Spraying Magnesium on My Feet.

Susan Orlean aspirants

luandah
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I hope the world holds together long enough for me to age into Susan Orlean!

Read more:What Susan Orlean Can’t Live Without

Toilet-paper brand loyalists

elledone
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
You seriously *prefer* Scott toilet paper??? Explain yourself!
shoppingislifeboi
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Some of us are Scott people. You should always keep at least one as a friend. we will be handy in the apocalypse.
therese1
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It almost never clogs the toilet is a big reason. Two ply often clogs. I keep my plunger in my garage since I almost never need it, use it once every 3-4 years. It dissolves better. If you do get a clog on the initial flush, just wait an hour or so. It then flushes clean because the Scott has dissolved. It's designed to dissolve really well, it says so on the package.

It also doesn't disintegrate when you wipe, or get fluff all over the place. Cleans well too. It's not soft enough for noses or taking eye makeup off though, but there are other things (tissues, cotton rounds) you can use for those tasks.

Shoppy-shop bargain hunters

saweeeeeet
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I placed a fairly large order with Martie for the first time last month, and I was extremely pleased with the entire experience. I’d gone into it with low expectations, but they won me over and I’ll definitely order from them again. I really love those Momofuku noodles!
angelleahs
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I bought a 100mL Byredo fragrance for 50%+ off the normal price last month. It’s worth keeping an eye on the site!

Read more:I Tried Martie — the TJ Maxx of Shoppy Shops

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Secret Strategistfound some affordable woven laundry hampers

Best Choice Products Large Double Laundry Hamper With Lid
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“Lauren and Winnie both own this $80 woven water hyacinth double hamper, but Lauren also says to check Zara Home (tons of options, including this $60folding hamper, which has a washable cotton liner).”

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The StrategistBeauty Briefinvestigated what we can do about our necks

Certainneck concerns, like sagging skin and deep-set wrinkles or visible banding, can be slightly improved by a cream, but it won’t be revolutionary. With that said, if you start early, you can preserve more of the collagen you do have, which can push the need for more expensive in-office treatments further down the line.

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And a 100-word ode from theStrategist Daily

4-Pack Single-Color Picture Book Classroom Library Bins With Dividers
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“After maxing out our Ikea Kallax shelves, my husband became obsessed with finding the best way to organize all of our kids’ books and found the solution in our first-grader’s school library. He literally turned over a box in the library to see where it was from, and it wasthis. You can stand up the books like a display and keep them neatly stacked, so you can easily flip through them to find the book you’re looking for. They’re great for big picture books andsmaller chapter books, depending on the size bin you get.”
—Lauren Ro, senior writer

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