About Kay
K-Beauty Truth is written by Kay. Korean skincare has been part of Kay's life for as long as she can remember. She has dry, somewhat sensitive skin. The questions she brings to a new product are usually about anti-aging and whether her barrier will tolerate it.
I document products I have personally purchased and used over time, from the ones I finished and repurchased to the ones I stopped using because my skin did not respond well.
Before buying, she tends to look into whether a formula seems suitable for sensitive skin. She has bought products from Amazon and Olive Young. She is willing to write about products that did not suit her.
Kay is not a dermatologist, cosmetic chemist, esthetician, or industry expert. Nothing here is a diagnosis or a treatment plan.
The context
My skin & test
- Skin
- Dry / Somewhat Sensitive
- Goals
- Anti-aging / Barrier Support
- Bought from
- Amazon / Olive Young
- K-beauty use
- K-Beauty, All My Life
Born in Korea and raised with Korean skincare
What is on the shelf now
These are products Kay has said she is currently using:
- COSRX Advanced Pure Vitamin C 23% Serum with Vitamin E & Glutathione
- Medicube Jelly Mist Serum with Pink PDRN Collagen
- Torriden DIVE IN Cleansing Oil
- A Torriden DIVE IN hyaluronic acid product, exact full name not confirmed yet
- VT COSMETICS PDRN Daily Hydrating Mask, 30 Sheets
- Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Serum
- Mixsoon Centella Asiatica Toner
- Medicube Booster Pro X2
Finished and bought again
- mixsoon Galactomyces Toner
- VT COSMETICS CICA Reedle Shot 100
- AESTURA ATOBARRIER365 Cream with Ceramides
- Mixsoon Cica Hyal Deep Soothing Cream
Stopped
Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream with Collagen & Niacinamide. Kay used it, her skin broke out, and she is not using it now. That is her result, not a claim that the cream breaks everyone out.