You know the way I do know 2021 goes to be a greater yr than 2020? As a result of it’s January and I not solely remembered that I need to write a better of 2020 roundup, however am really doing it as a substitute of pushing it apart for thus lengthy that it turns into pointless to even publish it (who needs to learn a 2020 roundup in Might 2021?). That’s why.
This will likely be a broader Greatest Of checklist than I’ve achieved earlier than, as a result of one of many classes I realized in 2020 was how interconnected all of our pursuits are, and the way essential all of them will be for the upkeep of our general psychological well being and well-being. Throughout regular occasions, it’s straightforward to overlook how a lot our mundane on a regular basis choices can have an effect on us. Throughout irregular occasions, their affect turns into clear.
One factor I received’t be doing on this yr in assessment goes over the worst of 2020. Our private worst-of lists are little question a mile lengthy and embrace much more than simply some skincare duds. I’d reasonably begin out constructive. So let’s get all the way down to it–my picks for the perfect skincare, haircare, well being, and health merchandise that I attempted in 2020!
A number of the merchandise featured on this put up have been offered by the manufacturers for assessment. This put up incorporates affiliate hyperlinks, which permit me to earn a small fee on purchases made by means of these hyperlinks. Affiliate hyperlinks are marked with an asterisk(*).
I’m no stranger to using skincare as a software for managing psychological well being–I actually wrote a ebook about it. And since I have already got a effectively established apply of utilizing skincare as a part of my self care routine (and I do business from home anyway), little or no modified about it this yr, whilst we moved into digital education and shelter in place orders.
The truth that my routine didn’t change did present me one thing essential, although. All through this yr, I’ve been pondering laborious about how magnificence content material usually inadvertently reinforces cultural magnificence requirements–it feels nearly unimaginable to utterly strip that messaging out of our content material. I wrestle with strolling the effective line between offering data that readers can use to take care of or alter their look in the event that they select to, and by chance signaling that I consider everybody ought to (which I don’t agree with in any respect).
Privately, I additionally wrestle with the query of whether or not I’m actually doing all of this for my very own enjoyment, or if there’s nonetheless a considerable a part of me that adheres to my routine to higher match into these cultural magnificence requirements. Whether or not I’m doing this for myself or whether or not I’m doing it for the gaze of others, in different phrases. The truth that I continued to get pleasure from my routine over months of infrequently seeing one other individual helped reply that query. I’m doing this for me. That felt good to study. Anyway, listed here are the merchandise.
COSRX Superior Snail Cleanser, Twin Essence, and Sheet Masks
When you’ve been studying my weblog for some time, you’ll know my love for COSRX runs deep and lengthy. Their Superior Snail 96 Mucin Energy Essence and Superior Snail 92 All In One Cream occupy everlasting spots in my routine; I don’t need to think about doing skincare with out them. This love for these merchandise really made me fret greater than I’d have in any other case after I realized concerning the new additions to the COSRX Superior Snail line: a cleanser, a brightening “twin essence,” and sheet masks.
COSRX Superior Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser
I fearful most concerning the cleanser. The choice of low pH cleansers has come a great distance since I first acquired into skincare, however I nonetheless get excited after I discover one other good one and disenchanted when one doesn’t work out.
In accordance with each the model and the pH strips* I exploit, the Superior Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser is a couple of pH 6.5, which places it somewhat greater than some like, however low sufficient for my pores and skin and tastes. Instead of SLS and SLES, it makes use of a mix of milder surfactants like coco glucoside to additional decrease the danger of drying out pores and skin. And, with its dense, slippery gel consistency, (for my pores and skin) completely balanced cleaning powers, and crisp citrus scent, it’s an precise pleasure to make use of. I sit up for use it each morning and each night. I’ve stated it earlier than: I discover pleasure in a cleanser exceptionally essential, as a result of on days after I really feel so low that I don’t even need to wash my face, having a cleanser I sit up for utilizing is what will get me to do my routine. As a last bonus, the generously sized tube will final me a very long time, even with twice-daily use.
COSRX Superior Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser components: Water, acrylates copolymer, butylene glycol, glycerin, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, 1,2-hexanediol, coco glucoside, lauryl betaine, snail secretion filtrate, arginine, tromethamine, potassium cocoyl glycinate, perfume, carbomer, sodium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium polyacrylate, disodium EDTA
COSRX Superior Snail Mucin Energy Sheet Masks
Again in 2016, COSRX launched their first sheet masks, the Holy Moly Snail Masks. Although not with out its flaws, most notably the so-so masks materials that interfered with its potential to cling snugly to pores and skin, the Holy Moly Snail Masks delivered distinctive moisturizing results. I preferred it, however not sufficient to maintain it in my common rotation. Final yr, the model launched new propolis*, centella, and hydrating sheet masks, however whereas I loved all of these, I discovered the $6 single masks value too excessive to comfortably advocate them–plenty of different masks supply comparable high quality for lower than half that value.
It’s okay, I figured. COSRX doesn’t actually want to make wonderful sheet masks too. Plenty of different manufacturers make nice sheet masks however not nice each day use merchandise; there’s no level anticipating one model to do all of it.
Then got here the Superior Snail Mucin Energy Sheet Masks.
Oh my God. These masks are what I initially hoped the Holy Moly Snail Masks can be. Mushy, pliable sheets completely coated in a thick, viscous gel essence that feels instantly calming and protecting on pores and skin. I’m nearly achieved with my second field of those (COSRX despatched me my first field, and I went and rapidly ordered myself a second field earlier than I’d completed the primary). They arrive in particularly helpful when my pores and skin feels irritated or compromised. They’ve performed a key position in rapidly calming the eczema flare I just lately suffered alongside my jaw. They depart my pores and skin easy, calm, even, and completely bursting with moisture all over the following day. I’m additionally fairly certain common use of those masks is why the man that works on the smoothie stand close to my place retains calling out to me with compliments about my pores and skin after I stroll by.
The Superior Snail Mucin Energy Sheet Masks are somewhat large for my face, however that’s rapidly remedied with a couple of snips of my sheet masks scissors*. Their tea tree oil scent is a bit antiseptic, however the TTO may additionally assist additional calm irritation, so I’m keen to stay with it. And at $20 for a field of 10, these are the fitting value and got here on the proper time.
COSRX Superior Snail Mucin Energy Sheet Masks components: Water, butylene glycol, glycerin, snail secretion filtrate, 1,2-hexanediol, panthenol, hydroxyacetophenone, hexylene glycol, xanthan gum, dipropylene glycol, sodium polyacrylate, allantoin, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium hyaluronate, disodium EDTA, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 myristate
COSRX Superior Snail Radiance Twin Essence
I reviewed this multifunctional Superior Snail 96 Mucin Energy Essence different not way back, so I received’t say far more about it right here. As a substitute, I’ll finish this COSRX part with an anecdote.
I completed my first bottle of the Superior Snail Radiance Twin Essence with out regrets and with out plans to get any extra till the climate warmed up. Then my buddies over at COSRX determined to ship me a recent cargo of merchandise. Specifically, all the full Superior Snail line. This meant a second bottle of the Superior Snail Radiance Twin Essence fell proper into my lap.
Anyway, I took the second bottle of the twin essence out of the field to take some pictures of it. Once I completed, as a substitute of placing it again within the field and the field again in my magnificence closet as deliberate, I unthinkingly put the bottle into the basket that holds the opened merchandise at present in my each day rotation. That very same night time, doing my routine, I unthinkingly used it on my face. I didn’t understand my mistake till a step or two later. At that time, I figured, welp, already opened it, may as effectively hold utilizing it. And so it stays in my routine, and I can’t say I’m mad about that in any respect.
COSRX Superior Snail Radiance Twin Essence Elements: Snail secretion filtrate, butylene glycol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, panthenol, water, glycerin, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, allantoin, carbomer, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, sodium polyacrylate, sodium hyaluronate, inulin lauryl carbamate, arginine, argania spinosa kernel oil, xanthan gum, sodium surfactin, ethylhexylglycerin, glutathione
107 On a regular basis Plump Hydro Cream
At any given second, I’ve half a dozen or so moisturizers in my energetic rotation. You may assume that’s as a result of I’m not very choosy about moisturizers and can use something that has “cream” within the identify. When you assumed that, you’d be fallacious. I’ve a big choice of moisturizers open as a result of I’m very choosy about them on a day-to-day foundation. I’m particularly exacting about my alternative of day cream. My pores and skin fluctuates from regular to dry-ish relying on my current actives use, and our humidity ranges fluctuate from pleasantly moist to mummification-level dry, relying on whether or not the Santa Ana winds are blowing, so I give myself a number of choices.
The cream I select to make use of within the morning should do the next:
- Ship sufficient humectant hydration and emollient moisture to maintain my pores and skin delicate and comfy all day
- Dry down rapidly, so I don’t have to attend half-hour earlier than I can put my sunscreen on, since sunscreen wants a minimum of quarter-hour to dry earlier than I can then proceed with make-up
- Dry down totally: no oily residue allowed
- Combine easily with the NIOD Pictures Fluid Opacity 12%* that I like to make use of with my morning moisturizer for a luminous impact
- Sit effectively below my alternative of sunscreen for the day (normally Missha All Round Protected Block Aqua Solar Gel or Biore UV Aqua Wealthy Watery Essence*), no pilling or flaking allowed
- Really feel good and make me completely satisfied
Ideally, my morning moisturizer may also comprise some components that present advantages past easy hydration and moisturization.
107 On a regular basis Plump Hydro Wealthy Cream does all these items and does them fantastically.
107 founder (and my pricey buddy and supplier of many care packages stuffed stuffed with terribly addicted Korean snacks) Chloe Kwak developed the model round its signature ingredient, the historically brewed 5- and 7-year aged Hanega vinegar that has been made by her companion’s household for over thirty generations. Utilizing the vinegar topically had helped clear up Chloe’s eczema, which impressed her to include it right into a line of merchandise appropriate for her personal dry and delicate pores and skin.
A couple of years and one rebranding later, right here we’re, with a moisturizer that truly matches all of my daytime standards whereas additionally offering sufficient richness to make it appropriate for my nighttime routine as effectively. It’s additionally completely saving my face proper now as I nurse it by means of an eczema flareup.
This shiny, luscious-feeling cream melts softly into my pores and skin, rapidly replenishing hydration and laying a veil of deceptively light-feeling moisture on high. Regardless of how rapidly and totally the On a regular basis Plump Hydro Cream sinks in, that moisture lasts all day, even below alcohol-heavy sunscreens, even on extraordinarily arid days, and even below alcohol-heavy sunscreens on extraordinarily arid days. It’s one of many few moisturizers that doesn’t burn after I’m having an eczema flare-up–which I’m going by means of proper now–so I lean on it incessantly when my face is pissed off. It’s additionally wealthy sufficient for me to get pleasure from utilizing it at night time, after I like a heavier last layer over my serums and sheet masks.
At first look, the On a regular basis Hydro Plump Cream can appear somewhat bland and boring, primarily (a minimum of for me) because of the lack of scent. However nearer have a look at the components checklist reveals not simply moisturizing components to child my pores and skin proper now, but in addition numerous extra thrilling components which may assist to maintain it child for longer.
107 claims that its signature ingredient, historically brewed vinegar fermented for a minimum of seven years below extraordinarily exacting situations, helps strengthen pores and skin by way of its amino acid content material. It additionally incorporates some naturally occurring alpha hydroxy acid content material because of the fermentation course of. On this cream, I don’t anticipate any notable exfoliation from the AHAs, however their secondary perform as a humectant is at all times welcome. And Hanega Vinegar ferments their vinegar with an array of conventional medicinal herbs extra generally related to luxurious manufacturers like Sulwhasoo.
Most enjoyable for me is the fermented ginseng root. I’ve lengthy been a fan of ginseng for the consequences {that a} good ginseng product has on my pores and skin: my favourite ginseng serums and lotions noticeably enhance my pores and skin’s elasticity and look of density whereas night out and brightening up my pores and skin tone in order that I get up trying like I have already got BB cream on. Fermentation, in the meantime, might make the helpful compounds within the fermented components extra accessible to pores and skin by breaking them down into smaller parts. So the truth that the On a regular basis Plump Hydro Cream has fermented ginseng root extract in it actually will get me going.
Quick-term use of this cream delivers the anticipated hydrating and moisturizing results. After utilizing it nearly completely for a number of weeks at a time, I additionally discover an elevated bounce and general glow to my complexion, even after I’ve been skipping most different steps to keep away from potential irritation. I’m on my second jar now and see no purpose to cease utilizing it, mainly, ever.
107 On a regular basis Plump Hydro Cream components: Water, butylene glycol, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, squalane, bacillus/corchorus olitorius leaf ferment filtrate, PEG/PPG-18/4 copolymer, isostearyl isostearate, 1,2-hexanediol, cetyl alcohol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cyclohexasiloxane, polysorbate 60, dimethiconol, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, sorbitan stearate, lactobacillus/soymilk ferment filtrate, lactobacillus/punica granatum fruit ferment extract, arginine, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, lactobacillus/panax ginseng root ferment filtrate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, panthenol, trehalose, allantoin, sodium hyaluronate, polyglutamic acid, pyrus communis (pear) fruit extract, beta-glucan, rosa damascena flower water, prunus persica (peach) fruit extract, hedera helix (ivy) leaf/stem extract, pimpinella anisum (anise) fruit extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, vinegar, cucumis melo (melon) fruit extract, phenoxyethanol (0.52%)
Missha Time Revolution Purple Algae Therapy Essence
I believe I’d have been much more upset concerning the reformulation of my beloved Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Lotion if Missha’s Time Revolution Purple Algae Therapy Essence hadn’t fallen into my lap on the excellent time. This hydrator dominated my skincare routine (and my skincare ideas and skincare desires) for a lot of fall and winter 2020.
Per Missha, this product incorporates just one ingredient: purple algae extract, fermented for 100 days.
The only-ingredient idea, which I talked a couple of bit for Vogue, is an efficient introduction to the subtleties of cosmetics components. Whereas this extract will be listed as a single ingredient, in actuality it’ll comprise a number of parts: the precise organic matter extracted from the supply plant, the solvent into which the organic matter is extracted, and a preservative. (That is separate from the preservatives you’ll discover within the components lists of a completed product. The preservative included within the extract is there to protect the extract itself in its standing as a uncooked ingredient, whereas the preservative system in a completed product is included in proportions calculated to protect the formulation as a complete.)
Merchandise like these are a chance. With such a excessive focus of the featured ingredient, it could possibly be spectacular for these whose pores and skin responds effectively to that ingredient. But it surely may be a complete bust that’s hardly any completely different from water, particularly if the extract itself isn’t notably potent.
The Purple Algae Therapy Essence is spectacular for me. Thicker than water, this scentless and extremely slippery liquid glides over pores and skin like silk and sinks in nearly instantly. It hydrates my face nearly as a lot because the Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Lotion, which was mainly a sheet masks in a bottle for me, and it leaves the floor of my pores and skin tremendous easy and bouncy. It additionally layers effectively. I’ve patted on three and even 4 layers on very arid days with out noticing any stickiness or residue buildup. My level is that it performs like a hydrating toner however with the added textural and potential antioxidant advantages of a sea kelp serum. I actually, actually love seaweed extracts, and results like what I get from this essence are why.
On their web site, Missha really does checklist the extract parts individually, which I discover very useful:
Missha Time Revolution Purple Algae Therapy Essence components: Chondrus crispus extract, water, glycerin, 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-hexanediol
NIOD Fractionated Eye Contour Focus (FECC)
Oh, NIOD. Once more with the wordy, self-consciously Sciencey™ product names.
As a lot because the Lengthy Science Names annoy me, although, I can’t deny that when NIOD’s merchandise work for me, they work amazingly effectively. The Fractionated Eye Contour Focus (FECC) does.
I’ve tried fairly a couple of eye serums through the years, however till final yr, the one one I’d ever used that had given me outcomes noticeable sufficient to make me need to hold utilizing it was the Amorepacific Intensive Vitalizing Eye Essence. After which the NIOD FECC got here into my life to blow me away (slowly).
Deciem despatched me this product at my request: certainly one of my longtime Instagram followers and DM buddies had really useful it to me, with the warning that it had taken him a reasonably lengthy interval of use earlier than he noticed outcomes. My expertise was related. I used the FECC morning and night time for 2 or three months earlier than I seen any modifications. As soon as I did, although, I used to be hooked.
The FECC is a really skinny, runny liquid with a barely extra oily really feel than water; I dab it round my eyes with my ring finger instantly after cleaning, then comply with up with my eye cream (which continues to be the COSRX Superior Snail 92 All In One Cream).
A lot of the different serum-type eye therapies I’ve tried have a noticeable hydration element. This permits them to rapidly plump pores and skin up, for an instantaneous however short-term enchancment in floor smoothness and firmness. NIOD FECC does not do that, which meant that my first few months of use required a really massive leap of religion. If I hadn’t had my buddy’s suggestion behind my thoughts, I don’t assume I’d have continued previous the second month.
Thank my buddy for the truth that I did, as a result of across the third month, I seen that my eye space had grow to be visibly brighter and fewer puffy. A few folks I do know in individual commented (unprovoked) that my eyes appeared larger. I seen an elevated tightness and normal lifted look as effectively. I took a month or so off in between my first and second bottles and noticed a marked distinction throughout that point. NIOD FECC below COSRX snail cream has grow to be my holy grail eye combo: the FECC lifts, depuffs, and brightens, and the COSRX snail cream smooths and moisturizes.
The FECC components checklist is extremely lengthy and incorporates a number of classes of helpful components. A few be aware are acetyl hexapeptide-8 and acetyl tetrapeptide-5, which it shares with my beloved NIOD Copper Amino Isolate Serum 2:1 (CAIS2). Niacinamide and a few types of vitamin C assist with brightening. Additionally of be aware are the glycolic and lactic acids within the components. Sometimes, I’d warning towards utilizing acids across the eyes, however right here the acids are up to now down within the components that I assume they solely contribute humectant results, not exfoliation. Under, I’ve bolded a number of the key components.
NIOD Fractionated Eye Contour Focus Elements: Aqua (water), glycerin, butylene glycol, propanediol, hydrolyzed yeast extract, albizia julibrissin bark extract, niacinamide, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, acetyl hexapeptide-8, acetyl tetrapeptide-5, decapeptide-22, oligopeptide-78, palmitoyl decapeptide-21, palmitoyl hexapeptide-52, zinc palmitoyl nonapeptide-14, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-50, pentapeptide-18, acetyl hexapeptide-30, heptapeptide-15 palmitate, palmitoyl heptapeptide-18, S-Mu-Conotoxin CnIIIC acetate, sodium hyaluronate, darutoside, epigallocatechin gallatyl glucoside, gallyl glucoside, ascorbyl glucoside, zinc PCA, methylglucoside phosphate, disodium acetyl glucosamine phosphate, copper lysinate/prolinate, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, superoxide dismutase, escin, ascorbic acid, ammonium glycyrrhizate, polyglucuronic acid, ascophyllum nodosum extract, asparagopsis armata extract, fraxinus excelsior bark extract, olea europaea leaf extract, polypodium vulgare rhizome extract, cetraria islandica thallus extract, sphagnum magellanicum extract, ruscus aculeatus root extract, centella asiatica extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, arginine, panthenol, hydrolyzed rice protein, glycine soja (soybean) protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed yeast protein, lecithin, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, xanthan gum, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, silanetriol, sodium dextran sulfate, sorbitol, pentylene glycol, dimethyl isosorbide, citric acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer, PPG-26-buteth-26, polyvinyl alcohol, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, propyl gallate, potassium sorbate, caprylyl gycol, glyceryl caprylate, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenylpropanol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin
NIOD FECC isn’t low cost. Since I solely want one or two drops to do my eye space each time, nonetheless, the little 15 ml bottle lasts me nearly a complete yr.
Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum (4th gen) and Timetreasure Invigorating Sleeping Masks
If I keep in mind accurately, I’ve been utilizing Sulwhasoo merchandise since 2016. Not a yr has passed by since then that I haven’t liked some product from the model. 2020 was no completely different, besides that I had extra time on my fingers to get pleasure from their merchandise however fewer alternatives to exit into public to point out off the outcomes.
Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum (4th gen)
Sulwhasoo doesn’t launch new merchandise as usually as many different manufacturers. They do reformulate merchandise frequently, nonetheless. In my expertise, most of their reformulations protect the unique really feel and efficiency of the product, though in a couple of circumstancesSnowise foam cleanser they…don’t.
Fortunately for me, the fourth iteration of the First Care Activating Serum, which I consider I first tried in its second or third incarnation, does retain all the things I initially liked concerning the product. Supposed for utility as step one after cleaning, this tremendous light-weight gel serum quickens absorption of no matter merchandise I apply afterwards and, over time, brings a delicate rosy glow to my pores and skin, making me look extra alive from inside. That glow goes away each time I take a break from the product for longer than per week and at all times comes again after I reintroduce it to my life.
Sulwhasoo US will likely be releasing the fifth technology of this product quickly–I simply began it by way of this yr’s attractive restricted version Lunar New Yr bottle–however for now, the fourth gen model that I’ve been proud of all yr continues to be accessible on their website.
Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum (4th gen) components: Water, butylene glycol, alcohol, glycerin, betaine, PEG/PPG-17/6 copolymer, glyceryl polymethacrylate, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, phenoxyethanol, bis-PEG-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, carbomer, tromethamine, glycyrrhiza uralensis (licorice) root extract, perfume, honey, juglans regia (walnut) seed extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, dextrin, lilium candidum bulb extract, paeonia albiflora root extract, rehmannia glutinosa root extract, polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglicerin, portulaca oleracea extract, limonene, camellia sinensis leaf extract, disodium EDTA, pheyl trimethicone, chondrus crispus (carrageenan), linalool, biosaccharide gum-1, zizyphus jujuba fruit extract, natto gum, citronellol, citral, propylene glycol, geraniol, chlorphenesin, hydrogenated lecithin, BHT, sodium dehydroacetate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, sorbic acid, tocopherol
When you’re dying to get the brand new one within the breathtaking 120 ml purple bottle, you’ll find it for $120 at Nordstrom*.
Sulwhasoo Timetreasure Invigorating Sleeping Masks
There are a couple of completely different ranges of affection that I really feel for a product. If I really completed my first full-sized container of it, then I liked it. But when I completed my first full-sized container of it, tried to maneuver on, and located myself eager for it continually till it returned to my life, then I actually liked it.
I actually love Sulwhasoo’s Timetreasure Invigorating Sleeping Masks. Which is sort of unlucky, as a result of that could be a $200 sleeping masks, however there you go. I can’t assist how I really feel. This easy, concentrated-feeling cream imparts an in a single day brightness and translucency to my pores and skin, in addition to the identical sort of healthily rosy glow I get from the First Care Activating Serum. However past that, it additionally provides my pores and skin a creamy density and extra fine-grained look than common. It’s an impact that’s laborious to explain with phrases however unmistakable when seen in individual. I discuss extra concerning the results, and concerning the multitude of extracts on this product, in my full assessment of the product. Right here I’ll simply say that I used to be very completely satisfied to see it included in a Timetreasure reward set that the model despatched my means across the holidays.
Sulwhasoo Timetreasure Invigorating Sleeping Masks components: Water, propanediol, glycerin, dimethicone, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, hydrogenated polyisobutene, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, PEG-40 stearate, alcohol, butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, cetearyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, nylon-12, sorbitan stearate, phytosteryl/beheyl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, jojoba esters, stearic acid, palmitic acid, perfume, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, honey, glyceryl caprylate, methoxy PEG-114/polyepsilon caprolactone, tromethamine, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, rehmannia glutinosa root extract, paeonia albiflora root extract, lilium candidum bulb extract, sorbitan isostearate, polysorbate 60, disodium EDTA, ethylhexylglycerin, adenosine, cymbopogon martini oil, geraniol, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, phenoxyethanol, tricholoma matsutake extract, pinus densiflora leaf extract, glycyrrhiza uralensis (licorice) root extract, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, limonene, dextrin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, linalool, panax ginseng root extract, hydrolyzed proanthocyanidin, hydrolyzed ginseng saponins (enzyme-treated purple ginseng saponins), lithospermum erythrorhizon root extract, morus alba leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel extract, farnesol, myristic acid, arachidic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, coix lacryma-jobi ma-yuen seed extract, tocopherol
Sekkisei Therapy Cleaning Oil and Emulsion
As we get to the tip of this checklist, within the wake of my love for a $200 cream, I’m extremely relieved to complete this off with two merchandise that gave me distinct Sulwhasoo vibes, generally at distinctly not-Sulwhasoo costs. I acquired fortunate this yr to stumble into a chance to assessment Sekkisei’s Therapy Cleaning Oil and Emulsion, and I’m glad I did. I doubt I ever would have tried them in any other case.
Sekkisei Therapy Cleaning Oil
For years, I’ve had two nice cleaning oil loves. Each are medium thickness oils that therapeutic massage simply over pores and skin, break up even cussed waterproof make-up and water resistant sunscreen with out a lot effort, emulsify effectively, and rinse off cleanly. On the extra budget-friendly finish of the spectrum is Japanese drugstore model Hada Labo’s Gokujyun Cleaning Oil, a no-nonsense choice that I don’t really feel dangerous about additionally utilizing to wash my sunscreen puffs and make-up brushes. On the upper finish of the spectrum is Sulwhasoo’s Light Cleaning Oil, which boosts the cleaning expertise with enjoyable natural additions and a phenomenal scent.
Sitting proper between them is Sekkisei Therapy Cleaning Oil, which prices a couple of {dollars} lower than Sulwhasoo’s for a a lot bigger bottle of product however retains a way of luxurious and indulgence due to Sekkisei’s alternative of skin-friendly natural extracts and distinctive scent. I’ve had my bottle open for a number of months now and am not even midway by means of with it, regardless of utilizing it for extra than simply my face. After I finally end this one, in the meantime, I’ve a second bottle to open and anticipate I’ll be completely completely satisfied to take action as a substitute of shifting on.
Sekkisei Therapy Cleaning Oil components: Mineral oil, PEG-8 glyceryl isostearate, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cyclomethicone, water, glycerin, angelica acutiloba root extract, carthamus tinctorus (safflower) seed oil, coix lacryma-jobi (job’s tears) seed oil, melothria heterophylla root extract, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, tocopherol, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, perfume
Sekkisei is not at Costco so far as I do know, however now you can discover them at new Ok-beauty on-line retailer Plump Store. I occur to know the crew behind Plump Store and might vouch for his or her merchandise’ authenticity and their dependable order success.
Sekkisei Emulsion
I really feel much more strongly concerning the Sekkisei Emulsion than I do concerning the Therapy Cleaning Oil, as a result of that is certainly one of solely two emulsions I’ve ever liked. Two pumps covers me from hairline all the best way down my chest, and the milky liquid moisturizer packs a stunning quantity of hydration with a light-weight and completely non-greasy end. I discover this unbelievably helpful on mornings after I need further hydration however don’t have the time or power so as to add a toner or essence to my routine. It does have a noticeable preliminary scent of alcohol as I put it on, however the scent fades rapidly, and the perfume of the product is in any other case nice to me. As an additional bonus, the Sekkisei Emulsion sits rather well below the sunscreens I like and dries down so easily that it nearly doubles as a make-up primer. It’s great things.
Sekkisei Emulsion components: Water, alcohol, butylene glycol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, propylene glycol dicaprate, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate, squalane, angelica acutiloba root extract, coix lacryma-jobi (job’s tears) seed extract, gentiana lutea root extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, inula brittanica flower extract, melothria heterophylla root extract, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, polyphosphorylcholine glycol acrylate, tocopheryl acetate, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, C13-14 isoparaffin, cellulose gum, citric acid, disodium EDTA, disodium phosphate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, hydrogenated lecithin, hydrogenated rapeseed glycerides, laureth-7, PEG-8, polyacrylamide, polysorbate 80, sodium hydroxide, sodium methyl stearoyl taurate, sorbitan stearate, ethylparaben, methylparaben, propylparaben, perfume
It’s the final day of January, and it took longer to write down this put up than I anticipated: the upcoming launch of my ebook and my masks line has been taking most of my time and a spotlight. However I’m nonetheless testing out and utilizing merchandise identical to I at all times do, and I’m trying ahead to sharing extra with you guys this yr! Let’s hope 2021 brings some new bests to our private lists.
