As I get to know my skin, I slowly veer away (unconsciously) from Korean skin care products. When I look at my shelf, it’s now mostly Taiwanese, Japanese, Western & prescription products.
I’m grateful though for the entire K-Beauty industry as it was pivotal in opening the doors for me in getting to know more about skin care.
But having said that, I’ve been so far disappointed with the formulation of K products when compared to the likes of Japanese or Taiwanese skin care products. Possibly because K products seem more diluted, seem to have more fragrance than necessary, and seem to be more particular about packaging than anything else.
But another possible theory is that maybe my skin is just not yet ready for Korean skin care. Maybe they are really geared towards those with very few skin problems to begin with.
And I’m definitely not normal:
- Melasma (a result of my Lupus medications, and further compounded by my pregnancy)
- Extremely dry (with all the flakes and everything)
- Sensitive
- Wrinkled
But it’s not totally goodbye:
- I still have Banila Co. Clean It Zero (although I’m just trying to finish it up)
- I plan to try out Mizon’s peptide serum
- I still love Tony Moly’s cute packaging (although I only buy them so that my toddler can play with them)
- Trying out their Konjac sponge (but it’s too early to tell if it’s better than __)
Currently loving their Espoire silicon sponge
Even if my workhorse skincare products is not anymore Korean, I still am one of its biggest fans.
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