After trying a few brands of facial cotton pads, I have to say my favourite and cheapest ones are from Daiso.
I recently purchased a pack of these Daiso-branded facial pads which are priced at $2.50 for 160. These come out to be just $0.02 cents a piece, which is priced very reasonably.
In terms of quality, these Daiso facial pads feel super soft against the skin. I have paid more for other brands of cotton pad and found them to be super rough against the skin.
I use the pads mostly for applying toner and I found them to be not too overly absorbent. In the case of toner, you don’t want the pad to be able to apply the product rather than absorb most of it.
I also found the pads to not fall apart too easily. With other brands that I have tried, they seem to disintegrate too quickly and they end up leaving some cotton bits on my face.
I highly recommend the Daiso facial pads for their quality and price. If you do give them a try, drop me a line and let me know what you think of them!