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Weekend Reading: My W2Beauty Skincare Articles Roundup

June 2, 2017by Jude Chao 7 Comments

Let’s do something different this weekend. I’ve been working hard on projects outside the blog, and it’s time to share. As I mentioned earlier, I’ve joined the editorial team at […]

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Recent #empties. No surprise that most of them are sunscreen! . #Mutoface and #seaNtree products provided by my job @beautytapofficial. #GRIDcosmetics product provided by Grid Cosmetics. . #APieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream SPF 45 PA+++. This #alcoholfree combo chem/phys sunscreen goes on light, dries fast and clear, slightly moisturizes and doesn't have a greasy or sticky residue. I've gone through probably a dozen tubes at this point (using in the recommended generous amounts on face, neck, upper chest, and backs of my hands). . seaNtree Donkey Milk Waterful Sunblock SPF 50+ PA++++, Denser, creamier, and somewhat stiffer consistency than the A'Pieu, with an ultra-smooth almost primery finish and slightly more moisture. This is an organic (chemical) sunscreen and contains alcohol. Like all the other sunscreens I love, it dries quick even when applied thick and has no white cast. I'm working towards that dozen tube milestone with this one now. Oh, and it is pretty cheap too. . Rohto Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk SPF 50+ PA++++, also close to a dozen bottles finished. This is an alcohol-free combo chem/phys #sunscreen. While this one isn't moisturizing at all to me, it is extremely water- and smudge-resistant and great for outdoor/water activities. . Mutoface Coatigen Repair Gel Cream. I made a mistake with a recent product request at work and ended up with both the regular size and this jumbo size of this #moisturizer. I've been using this on body after heavy physical exfoliation. It's the most moisturizing gel cream I've tried recently; makes my skin super smooth and calm after scrubbing. Satiny finish. Love it on face too. . GRID Cosmetics Intensive Damage Care Treatment. I've been more open to #haircare lately. This conditioning treatment reminds me of the old Lador Hydro LPP in the way it seems to all disappear right into hair and how fluffy, airy, and silky it leaves my hair afterwards. Definitely going to use some more and provide more feedback! . . . . . . #kbeauty #jbeauty #skinaqua #uvprotection #spf #antiaging #projectempties #projectempties2018 #skincareempties #skinstagram #instaskincare #succulove

Long, relaxing #skincareroutine (and an announcement) for the end of a long, not super relaxing "week." Tonight it's time to shut thinking processes down and stare vacantly like a creepy zombie for hours. . #Purito, #Mutoface, #seantree, #Swanicoco, and #Sum37 products provided by my job. #Goodal products provided by @clubcliousa for @goodalbeauty. . The announcement: For those of you who asked if there's a way to shop my personal favorites on the Beautytap site, there is now! I made a page with many of the products you see here + many more. Get to it via the link in my bio. . #Skincarediary: . #illi #hanbang Total Aging Care Cleansing Oil, loved since 2015. . #Makeprem Safe Me Relief Moisture Cleansing Foam. It's okay. . Mutoface SOOTERA Alpha Peel 21% AHA and PHA rinse-off chemical exfoliant, 7 minutes only. . #Cosrx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid for pore control, nose only. . Goodal Waterest Lasting Water Oil for quick replenishment and plumping. . Purito Centella Green Level Calming Toner to ward off redness. . #Holysnails Great White Shark Sauce du Mois, a #sharksauce variant with 10% MAP vitamin C. I've been using this as my vitamin C serum for brightening and #antiaging. Too bad it's OOS 😭 . seaNtree Hyaluron Ampoule 100. Simple, shockingly fast-absorbing purely hydrating serum in a big enough bottle to really splash on with abandon. Lips too. . Swanicoco Stem Cell Radiance Serum for the ginseng. . Swanicoco Honey Dewy Propolis Essence--I think it's official that this may have dethroned LJH Vita Propolis for me as my propolis serum of choice. . Mutoface Hyper Hygenon face and neck sheet mask. Strapping in for a long ride on the Hyper Hygenon and planning an extended stay in the Hydration Galaxy. . Su:m37 Secret Repair Concentrated Eye Cream. HG. . #Sulwhasoo Overnight Vitalizing Mask EX in case I don't end up getting enough sleep for that rested morning glow. . Goodal Camellia Intensive Lip Oil before bed. . . . . . . #skincareaddiction #beautyroutine #skinstagram #kbeauty #koreanbeauty #koreanskincare #instaskincare #chemicalpeel

Today on Marketing Buzzwords That Make Me Want To Claw My Face Off: "PLANT-BASED." . A more picturesque offshoot of "natural," "plant-based" has been making the rounds for several years. As far as I can tell, this buzzword's momentum shows no signs of slowing. It should. Please join me in spreading the word so that it does. Because it's a total crock. . Like "natural," the descriptor "plant-based" is supposed to reassure you about a product or ingredient's safety for topical use or for consumption. If it comes from plants, it must be better for you (or at least less harmful) than those nasty "chemicals," right? . Not always! Plants can produce or contain chemicals that are just as scary and dangerous as ones made by man. . 🐙Here is a brief and extremely incomplete list of plant-based poisons, pulled from memory and from just a few minutes on the Wikipedia List of Poisonous Plants and from the CDC website. . 🌱Cyanide: Released from natural substances in or can be metabolized from cassava plants, lima beans, almonds, apple seeds, and apricot and peach pits. . 🌱Furostanol and spirostanol saponins, found in mature asparagus berries. . 🌱ODAP, a neurotoxic amino acid found in the seeds of the Indian pea. . 🌱Poison ivy. Self-explanatory. . 🌱Poison oak. Also self-explanatory. . 🌱Ricin, produced in castor oil plant seeds. . 🐙And some very pretty and very poisonous plants: . 🌱Aconite/wolfsbane/monkshood . 🌱Doll's eyes/whitebaneberry . 🌱Sabi star/kudu/desert rose . 🌱Wood anemone/windflower/thimbleweed . I could go on, but I'm now tired and also kind of scared of plants and outside in general. . My point isn't that "plant-based" things are bad, obviously. It's that not all "plant-based" things are safe or good. Don't take the "natural" status of any product as a guarantee of its suitability for either your outsides or insides. . . . . . . #naturalbeautyproducts #naturalskincare #beautymarketing #beautybuzz #beautymyth #skincaremyths #skincareblogger #skincarebloggers #skinstagram #dontgetscammed

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