Budget-friendly Korean Skincare swaps | Dr. Jenny Liu
La Mer$275.00- “The cream is very rich and creamy”
- “It's really meant to hydrate, brighten, and kind of firm the delicate eye area, reducing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, as well as dark circles”▶ 3:16
- “For me, the value and the amount of money I spent, it was really just the overall experience”
Heimish$28.80- “This is a really lightweight, deeply nourishing eye cream that really helps to hydrate the skin, helps to brighten, improve appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, really suitable for that delicate area around the eyes”
- “It does contain marine extract, so a blend of ingredients derived from seaweed that can help to hydrate the skin and is full of antioxidants”▶ 4:49
- “Contains aceto hexapeptide 8 that is great at supporting collagen, helping to plump the skin and may offer some antioxidant benefits”▶ 5:07
- “Also contains niacinamide which is great at brightening the skin but does it in a more gentle way”▶ 5:14
- “Just great ingredient formulation all around that really helps to address anyone that is seeking a great elegant eye cream to help tackle fine lines, dryness, wrinkles, dark circles and puffiness”▶ 5:37
- “I feel like this would be a great alternative to the really expensive La Mer eye cream”▶ 6:18
Estée Lauder$163.00- “It is really ideal for those that are seeking a serum, night time serum to tackle anti-aging concerns, so namely fine lines, wrinkles, uneven skin texture and skin tone”▶ 7:10
- “Contains hyaluronic acid and that's fairly ubiquitous everywhere to help hydrate the skin”▶ 7:25
- “Contains a tri-peptide 32 that really helps to again support skin renewal, rejuvenation, may help support collagen synthesis”▶ 7:27
- “Just a really nice elegant serum to use at night time for those that are seeking something that's not retinol-based to address skin aging concerns”
Missha$39.00- “It also is meant to be used at nighttime, a product that does not contain retinol that's mainly helping with skin repair and skin rejuvenation”
- “Time Revolution is really well known for what they call the trademark extreme ferment which is a blend of 10 different types of probiotics put through the fermentation process”▶ 8:45
- “Contains other great wonderful plant derived ingredients so like for example plum, carrots, eggplant, blueberry, so basically plants rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory bioactives”▶ 9:10
- “Contains what's called collager which is a blend again of seed and plant-derived oils essentially help to improve skin texture and improve skin resilience”▶ 9:32
- “I love it I use it myself regularly it's something that I love incorporating into my skincare routine once a week twice a week at most to help remove dullness improve skin turnover helps to brighten the skin”▶ 10:46
- “If you have fairly normal skin looking for a good like regimen exfoli and to add into your regimen to address those anti-aging concerns this is definitely one that I certainly have talked about in my in the in the past videos as a great like thing to incorporate into your routine”▶ 11:04
- “Contains a blend of glycolic and lactic acid to most popular used Alpha hydroxy acids that are great exfoliants to Target those you know onum skin texture in skin tone”▶ 11:26
- “If you have sensitive skin it's not the best thing for you”▶ 11:08
- “I do feel like it's more suitable for all skin types even those that have sensitive skin or have a hard time tolerating the one from Dr Dennis gross this could be a better option for you”▶ 12:18
- “These pads contain more plant-derived fruit derived natural enzymatic ingredients to help more gently exfoliate the skin”▶ 12:30
- “Also contains a lipo hydroxy acid that basically is a deriv of salicylic acid but also has kind of properties similar to Alpha hydroxy acid so it not only does it tackle pores and seum but also does help with skin turnover and skin renewal”
- “It's definitely a lot less irritating than salicylic acid”▶ 13:23
- “I feel like these peel pads are great to use”▶ 13:27
- “With the ladder from MEDIHEAL think you're going to just get better skin hydration and those results of improving dullness and skin turnover will just come with a little bit more long-term use”▶ 14:28
SkinCeuticals$185.00- “This is the most studied vitamin C serum”▶ 14:50
- “It does contain effective concentration 15% of pure vitamin C which is the active form vitamin C that does all the goodness for our skin acting as an antioxidant help to brighten the skin and support collagen synthesis”▶ 15:03
- “Also contains 1% vitamin E that is a great antioxidant as well along with 0.5% ferulic acid so just trio of antioxidants that really help with improving skin texture skin tone antioxidant properties”▶ 15:15
- “Great one to incorporate if you have the budget into your anti-aging regimen every morning”▶ 15:29
- “This is actually a serum that I have tried myself from Korea. I haven't tried that many but this one I definitely have. I love this one”▶ 17:21
- “It is great for those that are seeking a vitamin C derivative mostly for skin brightening benefits”
- “Contains ascorbyl glucoside, a sugar form of vitamin C that's a lot more stable, but again really helps with skin brightening, so helping with uneven skin tone, especially like if you struggle with post-acne marks for example. This one would be great for that”
- “Also contains arbutin, which is again a more gentle brightening ingredient that overall helps with uneven skin tone and hyperpigmentation”▶ 18:06
- “It does contain niacinamide. We don't talk about it a lot in the world of antioxidant, but it does actually have great antioxidant benefits”
- “Does contain centella derivatives that again is more soothing, hydrating, and may offer some anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits”
- “I first and foremost view it as a great brightening serum because of the ingredients, and they may also offer some antioxidant benefits as well as skin barrier support benefits”
Drunk Elephant$90.00- “I also love myself but certainly it is not cheap”▶ 19:59
- “This is a great leave-on serum that contains a blend of alpha and beta hydroxy acids to over time improve skin texture, skin tone, pore congestion, helping to tackle fine lines and wrinkles”▶ 20:04
- “How I like to use them is basically once or twice a week replace my topical retinol at night with a chemical exfoliant to really work together that skin cycling trend to overall improve my complexion, skin texture, and skin tone”▶ 20:33
Isntree$21.00- “This one is great because number one it does contain BHA, so even though BHA we think of it more for like pore congestion acne oiliness, it does also offer some chemical exfoliating benefits”▶ 21:02
- “It does help with hyperpigmentation especially acne related as well as dullness and uneven skin texture and skin tone”▶ 21:17
- “Also contains tannin which is derived from Chestnut and this is a polyphenol so rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties”
- “Along with hyaluronic acid also really great at hydrating the skin, supporting the skin barrier, overall improving skin hydration, skin texture and skin tone”▶ 20:50
- “Isntree is really predominately helping with pore congestion, pore size, but at the same time may help improve skin texture from like aging”
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