Here's another skin care roundup involving my toners and face masks. This is the third one. I featured my cleansers and makeup removers in the past. So basically, I gathered 'round all the stuff that I had in my skin care stash (during the CQ) to try to assess if which products should I chuck already or use immediately. As a skin care and makeup junkee, I have become a hoarder of sorts that sometimes I forget I have certain products tucked away somewhere. I hate it when things go to waste so I'm keeping up with my assessments and checking my priorities. It also helps if I impose a no-buy policy unless I've emptied everything, for motivation. Well, here they are!
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| L-R: Celeteque Acne Solutions Oil Control Toner, RYX Skincerity Deep Cleansing Water, Belo AcnePro Treatment Toner, Kojie San Cleanser + Toner, and Mamonde Rose Water Toner |
Currently Using
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| Moringa O2 Malunggay Herbal Facial Toner ingredients and other details |
Moringa O2 Malunggay Herbal Facial Toner Price: about Php 100.00 for 100 mL
Where To Buy: got mine at Mercury Drug
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this toner. I only picked it up on a whim because I was about to run out of and the specs on the label looked promising.
A week later, I was rushing back to the grocery aisle where I bought it with a mission to buy a backup. Lo and behold, they were all gone. I swear there were at least ten of them. So there, it officially sucks because I am now so in love with this toner. It is green tinged and has a bit of a fresh tangy scent. It is alcohol-free so it doesn't make the skin feel dry. It also incorporated the nutrients of malunggay, olives, and sunflower oil to "rejuvenate, nourish, and protect" the skin. But like I said earlier, I didn't expect to be blown away! But here we are. I attribute the improvement of my skin condition to this toner. The pimples on my temple gradually vanished and if there were new ones, they didn't go big, fat and plump and they heal pretty quickly. I used this in combination with the Zenutrients Tea Tree Soap that I featured on the first skin care roundup. I agree that I have experienced all the benefits listed at the back label. Am checking my reflection and my facial skin is actually whiter, not that I care much. This is definitely a toner that I will not hesitate to buy again.
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Mamonde Rose Water Toner
Price: Php 75.00 for 25 mL
Where To Buy: saw it on beautymnl.com but I got it from an IG seller
I already used this a few times in the past. It has a nice rose water scent, it is very mild and it has a softening effect on the skin. I didn't experience anything particularly bad or amazing things about this toner. Like status quo lang. 😁 However, I had to stop using it because my skin was going through a breakout and I needed something more potent in fighting acne. Now that my skin has finally calmed down, I think I would definitely use this again. Well, there isn't much because this is just a 25 ml travel-sized bottle. I am not planning to repurchase this after I run out tho.
Empties
Celeteque Dermoscience Acne Solutions Oil Control Toner
Price: about Php 130.00
Where To Buy: I always grab these at Watsons or Mercury when I have the chance
Just like the other variant of Celeteque that I have reviewed in the past (
read here), I also liked this toner. It contains alcohol but is balanced with other moisturizing ingredients such as glycerin and aloe vera extracts. It also contains chamomile extracts which has antiseptic and anti-inflamatory properties. I also won't hesitate to rebuy this in the future. But if it came down to this and the Moringa O2 toner that I mentioned earlier, I would go for the latter. 😉
RYX Skincerity Deep Cleansing Water
Price: about Php 220.00 for 100 mL
Where to Buy: resellers in Shopee
After using the RYX Skincerity Rejuvenating set that brought on a lot of peeling, this toner is a welcome change in its mildness. Indeed, it feels like water but it draws out the dirt that's still left after washing. The ingredients list brings in a bevy of plant based elements such Centella Asiatica, Polygonum Cuspidate, Scutellaria Baicalensis, Camelia Sinensis, and Rosemary that gives lots of benefits for the skin (yep, Googled them all). It makes the skin feel soft and smooth and it really does the job well as it preps it for serums/moisturizers.
This toner is available online so I always have trouble procuring it as I get lazy sometimes. 😆 The price is also steeper than how much I usually spend on toners which is around 100s. If you'll ask me, I can tell you that this is a good mild toner with other wonderful benefits, especially in the whitening department, if that is your thing, plus it balances the skkn's ph level and minimizes the pores. But the crux for me is that I can't buy it easily and buying it entails additional shipping fee, on top of it being pricey. Other than that, I have no beef about this toner.
Belo Essentials AcnePro Treatment Toner
Price: about Php 80.00
Where To Buy: dept store and groceries, I got mine from Sample Room
This was part of the Sample Room haul last year and you can read my thoughts about this product in
this link.
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| Kojie San Cleanser + Toner Ingredients and other details |
Kojie San Cleanser + Toner Dual Action Price: about Php 45.00 for 60 mL
Where To Buy: Mercury Drug
This is another quick buy from Mercury Drug. It's meant to be a cleanser and toner in one and indeed it effectively draws out the dirt after washing. Over the past year I have learned to love the Korean way of doing skin care and that means using products that are gentler on the skin. I do find this one drying. Although I didn't experience excessive stinging or that kind of stuff, I just feel in my gut that this isn't the product for me. Must be because the alcohol content is high up on the list or maybe the menthol content. I used it less frequently, like three times a week and I alternated it with the Mamonde Rose Toner. It didn't help with the pimples either. I don't think I will be repurchasing this even if it's pretty affordable and readily available. In case you're wondering, the bottle is really not emptied but I decided to give this a rest already.
Check out: My other favorite toners:
The Mask Sheets
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I have a few here. I enjoyed collecting mask sheets and in the back of my head, I planned to use one weekly but that never happened. It became more like a once-every-3-months thing. 😆
Papa Recipe Honey Mask Sheet (also part of the Sample Room haul, read here) Quick FX Mask Sheets (I did an unboxing last year, read here) Esfolio Red Ginseng Essence Mask Sheets
Leaders In Solution AC Balancing Control Mask Sheet
BioAQUA Pure Skin Acne Mask
I ordered these mask sheets, save for the first two, at BeautyMNL during their annual holiday sale. I promised myself that this will be the last batch of mask sheets that I will be purchasing as I will be slowly switching to the wash off/peel off types (see photo below). I heard that the sheets don't easily decompose and I feel bad about what it does to the environment.
I'd like to have my say on these products too but let's save it for a different blog post. Shall we?
Thank you for reading and see you on my next post.
Xo,
caRissa 🖤
