Pretty Delicious Korean SkinFood
Monday, 16 June 2008
Of all the Korean skincare and cosmetic brands that are available in Singapore, only SkinFood captures my interest, thanks to their pretty packaging, wholesome natural goodness of food ingredients and affordable pricing. I haven’t actually examined their ingredient list since those in English are not readily available. But from what I can gather from their website, they use mostly herbal and plant ingredients with no colorings, additives or preservatives.
I would love to try more of their products, just that their outlets are less accessible to me unless I venture out to look for them. But it looks like my wish will be granted as they now have an outlet at AMK Hub. I do some of my grocery shopping at the hub so this naturally means I can visit the store more frequently.
SkinFood Apple Whitening Range
Anyway, I realized that I have not reviewed all the products I’ve used from SkinFood. So I’ll be doing that soon. For a start, you may like to check out my earlier review of the Apple Whitening Essence and Apple Whitening Emulsion under the SkinFood Apple Whitening Line. This range uses arbutin, apple, cucumber and acerola extract as the key ingredients for whitening effects. However, it didn’t perform well for me, or maybe I did not use it consistently enough to see positive results. But I have to concede that the product texture and smell are extremely agreeable.
SkinFood Vital Juice Hand Essence
The other product I’ve tried is the SkinFood Vital Juice Hand Essence. Again, it’s got a delicious smell but aside from that, I don’t find it exceptional in performance. It’s lightly creamy, not rich at all and hence, leaves no sticky or greasy residue. I would rate it as an average hand cream which takes out the dryness from my hand. Plus I kept wishing it was a lot smaller so that it’s easier to carry around. But since the 60g was about S$10 when I bought it, so it was still worth a trial.
SkinFood Black Sesame Hot Mask
This is a very interesting mask which smelled exactly like black sesame and felt hot as soon as I applied it on my face. I like the fact that this is a mask I could use during my bath, massage on my moist face, and rinse off after 3 - 5 minutes. Very convenient and yes, it did leave my skin feeling clean and soft afterwards. But I never got to buy the full tub after trying out a few packets of this sometime ago. Well, because I was eyeing some of their other masks actually.
SkinFood All-Time Best Sellers
I’ve been keen to try out their best sellers; namely their Rice Mask Wash Off and Black Sugar Mask Wash Off. It wasn’t available when I wanted them and now, I need to exercise some self control as I already have my hands full with my existing masks and exfoliating products. Their Carrot Collagen Eye Sheet is also another product I’m eyeing, but it has been out of stock. And of course, many have raved about their Aloe Sun BB Cream with SPF 20 which helps to reduce blemishes and brighten skin tone. This product is also available in a compact form. I do need a good excuse to try this though!
SkinFood Hair Care Range
I have tried some samples of their hair shampoo and I have to say, they’re fairly good. The SkinFood Salt Mineral Hair Wash for oily scalp looks like something I can use too. Anyway, I have on hand, their Hop Beer Hair Wash which I will review soon. So keep a look out for it!
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June 16th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I am currently using the Mandarin and Parsley Skin Care Line for Troubled Skin from Skin Food. I have been using the cleanser, toner, essence and skin cream for about a month and it is totally awesome! I started using it during a major acne blast and it was great in helping my skin cool off. It’s very light so it’s great for the summer. I usually use only the cleanser, toner and skin cream during the day and then add the essence for my night routine because I have the air conditioner on while I sleep so the essence helps keep my skin hydrated.
I have also tried their herbal salad (I think that it what it’s called) sheet mask and it’s very cool and refreshing. I used it for 10 days straight and it was great for rehydrating my skin. I have just recently started using the rice wash off mask, so no comment on that yet.
The Aloe BB Cream and Compact are totally awesome as well. It has great coverage and does give a glow. Though, it only comes in two colours so you might not always get an exact colour match. I am also using their rice concealer, which is the best concealer I’ve ever used. The colour is a perfect match for my skin and it has great coverage.
I have relatively sensitive skin and so far, I haven’t had any problems with Skin Food.
Amelia: Glad to know that Skin Food is working well for you. I would love to try the rice concealer now that you’ve mentioned it. The BB Cream is something I’m keen to try after reading all the raves, just that I don’t seem to have a good reason yet…
June 16th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Hi ^^ I suppose your name is Amelia? Been coming to ur site very often! But I guess I’ve overlooked that part ;P
Well anw, I LOVE reading about your sunscreen and alcohol posts (: I’m into skincare, so your site is really insightful! ^^ KEEP WRITING!~
One question, I know you’ve tried ALL kinds of sunscreen by now, well SOME ^~^ By any chance you can recommend a 17 year old NORMAL-DRY Skin a sunscreen? Best absorbtion would be GREAT! It’s winter down in Melbourne ><”’ So it’s really hard to find a suitable one…
THANKS!
Dawn: Hi and welcome! Glad you found some of the info useful. Amelia isn’t my name. It’s the name of the lady who commented earlier. You can call me Sesame.
For sunscreen recommendation, hmm…are you into chemical or physical sunscreen? For chemical sunscreen, I find La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL 50+ Lait Veloute Face & Body Lotion good in terms of formulation and texture. It’s a tad greasy, but not too bad as it absorbs pretty quickly. Definitely won’t leave you looking like an oil slick. I don’t use moisturizer with this or it’ll be too greasy.
For physical sunscreen, Blue Lizard is something I believe is from Australia? It’s key ingredient is Zinc Oxide and that is a good sunscreen ingredient. I have read very good things about this sunscreen and would love to get my hands on it. However, I can’t say for certain about the texture. You might want to go up to makeupalley or do a search and see if you can find reviews on it. But if I’m not wrong, they have non-greasy formulas.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Skin food packaging really appealing to me. I like their cacao hand balm, extra moisture yet absorb very well.
One problem with Skin food is no full ingredient list. I afraid its skincare contains alcohol which Korea brand tends to include in their ingredient. And be careful of the expiry date. I bought a face cream in Nov 2007 and the manufacturing date is Oct 2005!!
nicole: Exactly my sentiments about the ingredient list. It’s something I’m not entirely comfortable with cos only some of their products come with English description. And the old manufacturing date definitely is something to take note of! Thanks for highlighting that. I’ll be more careful when I buy their stuff.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Hey Nicole!Thanks for your recommendation ^^
But after heaps of research, I’m not sure if I should go with QV [ego] Face Moisturising Day Cream SPF,it contains 4% of zinc oxide; OR Complete Defence SPF30+ Daily UV Moisturising Lotion… ? What do you think?
Dawn: If you’re comfortable with the active ingredients, then the next deciding factor would be the texture. I haven’t tried either so a bit hard to comment there.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
hmm do you use the black sesame mask with cleansers then? worried about double-washing!
i love trying out stuff but i’m worried my skin would be too confused )=
chenyze: I use it after washing my face. I know your concern. It really depends on your skin type. If yours is sensitive, I won’t recommend this cos it’s a little grainy. You have to try something that is gentle. But it’s not double washing…more like exfoliating which you can use once or twice a week.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I was wondering if you used their bb cream? I am trying to decide on the aloe/mushroom/ginko one and dont know the difference. any help please? or if you know of any other brands bb cream that are good.
bomi: No, I haven’t tried. Maybe you want to search for some reviews via search engine instead?