You, my dear are a HERO! Thank you!

@@CassandraBankson You are welcome 🥰🥰🥰

I cannot tell you how much my experience shopping for Korean skincare has lead me to wishing I could understand the language...Sometimes entire ingredient labels or product info panels are ONLY in Korean on sites like Yesstyle.

Please also look into dot and key sold in India which has very similar packaging and could you talk about them

@@rhonaldcastiglionemcbriard2023 If it's just the site, then you can google it, but yeah, if it's on the product itself, it can cause headache for many! But in fact, Korean language uses a phonetic writing system, so you can easily learn to read it :) Korean ingredient lists use English expressions for almost all chemical ingredients, they just write them with Korean letters. Maybe it's worth to give it a try :)

Oh wow!! I am not familiar with this brand but this sounds so interesting - I would love to look into this! Do you by chance have a website for that brand I could look at? Or, do you know if they are vegan or cruelty free? I want to compare some of the formulas, prices, and other details!

www.dotandkey.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjreGnuij6wIVlAsrCh0_QAkKEAAYASAAEgLRS_D_BwE This is the website, their claims are cruelty free, 100% vegetarian (which isn't the same thing as vegan) and toxin free. They also claim to make their products with "natural botanicals" their packaging is a rip off of Frudia but im pretty sure dot and key is a relatively new brand. Also while you're at it do check out Herbis botanicals www.herbisbotanicals.com Which is a brand in India and a complete rip off of Herbivore

@@CassandraBankson Dotandkey.com is their website. Their products are often formulated with essential oils though. Would love to hear your thoughts!

Omg please do Dot & Key. They are an upcoming brand in India. They look exactly like the products above! And yes they are vegan, cruelty and paraben free.

oh god I've used their products tho and they smell like perfume. let alone sensitive skin, if you have a sensitive nose I wouldn't recommend it to you :/

Marketing for sure. What other brands sold the same story?

Chandra Cox SKII off the top of my head

SKii the people who made sake (rice wine)

It’s a classic. I’m sure if we look back far enough we will find stories in histories all over the world.

Chandra Cox SKII for sure and the other one I can’t recall but they both had the same fermentation/sake story. I mean it’s fine, I would still buy the product regardless of the backstory, I just find it silly.

Please do you have a site to purchase this other brands

@@opticplans7807 yesstyle, jolse ;) (on yesstyle a lot of influencers have discount codes so you get 20% off)

@@opticplans7807 in addition to YesStyle, there's also Wishtrend and Ohlolly as good sources for Korean skincare, too!

Benton's fermentation eye cream!

These brands are good

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Same here🤣

It’s a dupe

Seems like Dot and Key ripped them off…

Amazing! It’s such an honor to meet another empowered women in stem! Thank you for all you do, and for being a part of this community as well! XOXO 🦋

Learning STEM is normal for people.... Nothing empowering about being a women in STEM lmaoo

Also recycling glass is using up A LOT of energy which doesn't make it that eco-friendly. The best thing imo would be to re-use the same glass bottles and fill them up again, however this would is a huge logistical issue.

Glass is infinitely recyclable with many uses. Plastic is downcycled rather than actually recycled. It has limited number of times it can be made into something else and many types of plastic have no market uses so are not recycled much if at all. Only a couple are really used at all. Most plastic on the market is still first use, and then landfilled. Even much placed in recycling schemes is unusable, or not able to be sold on for any industrial use, so again, is landfilled straight from the recycling facility.

Absolutely and also the carbon emissions from producing glass vs plastic is astronomically higher. Also, only clear and amber glass is recyclable everywhere. Glass tinted other colors isnt even recyclable at all in some municipalities and many formulas can’t be housed in clear glass.

How do you think the Blueberry Hydrating Toner would fair on acne-prone combination sensitive skin (like mine)? I've been trying to find a good toner lately, and I've tried Frudia's Avocado Essence Toner for the past month, and it's been very irritating to the touch as well as a hassle to get out of the bottle.

@@mary__simone Whenever I get a breakout, my skin doesn't get irritated. Mind you, I don't have acne prone skin. I have combo skin. You can always try the Blueberry toner and see how it works out for you.

@@melissasoriano5376 I'll pick up a bottle of it and try it out for a month to see how my skin reacts. Thanks! :)

@@mary__simone green grape pore control toner is better from frudia

I think it's Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, but yeah, most countries don't use the common names in the ingredients list.

UK and Eu use the proper chemical names too. I

Yes, me too! But I'm kinda afraid to use them because of the fragrance they contain...

It did? I can only find overpriced resellers who import from Korea with a massive markup in Hungary, do you have any tips on what stores I should be looking for it in?

@@splendid4512 same. I got a sample of the pomegranate serum and cream and while the fragrance didn't irritate my skin, I think I wouldn't like using one that smells so much. Although, totally eyeing the mist still😬😅

@@aquana I'm not sure about Hungary. In Estonia it's in Tradehouse and ILU but I don't think that helps, sorry. I hope it'll become more available in Hungary soon!

@@splendid4512 also, the sunscreen though. It has fragrance but was heckin nice to use. That one I think i would actually buy again.

Thank YOUUU!! 🦋💕🥑

You’re amazing! LOL it’s such a pleasure to have you here! 🦋

Same.

Truth, honestly ever since trying their sunscreen I just dropped American skincare

@@joeface8995 yeah! I mean I've tried diff korean sunscreens which are mineral sunscreens with some UV filters and they dont leave whitecast on, even for my medium-brown complexion. Plus, their serums really are great.

How was it? What skin type do you have?

That is very nice!

These comments are beyond annoying.

What specific products have you been using that helped lighten your dark marks?

Sam S i’m curious to know as well

I use a few depending on the needs of my skin. They have products with BHA and AHA acids. The AHA is a chemical exfoliant and remove dead skin. So I'm sure it helps with dark marks. I am currently using the 8% AHA isntree essence. But I found I get blackheads if I don't use BHA so I use a 0.5% BHA toner from axis-y. I wouldn't suggest it because it has alcohol in it. But they do have other alternatives. And then I use Klairs Vitamin C serum with their Vitamin E Mask. Vitamin E apparently helps to let the Vitamin C absorb better and we all know Vitamin C is excellent for dark marks. I literally have amazing results within just a month

But you need to do your research first. You really do. And check what works for your skin. My skin can't take high concentrations of BHA or else I break out but the lower concentration does wonders at keeping my hormonal breakouts at bay

@Anastazia Rose Probably sponsored.

@@traceytrotter9934 it is sponsored, by Stylevana who sell Frudia lol

Yeah I was confused too. Also, even if the ‘liquid’ part of the sprays etc is ‘fruit juice’ and not ‘aqua’, fruit juice is still water though right? Just with citric acid, sugar, and various antioxidants and other stuff in there. So saying it’s water-free seems a bit misleading to me

Thank you for being here, learning, and enjoying with the rest of us!

Dr. Dray talks about this, if you upset the snails they actually secrete something that's not good for you or something like that. Go watch her video!

I think they just kill them...

Snail slime used to be all the hype in k-beauty.....then they moved on to venom bee for a while....

Keshini Pillay how do you think they extract it? Hugging and petting the bees and snails ? To get the bee venom you obviously have to kill the bee

It's both! Snail mucin is basically the slime snails produce, however some brands go the extra mile to collect the mucin that is released when the snail is irritated, frightening or in perceived danger. The secretion is mean't to repair and restore any damages the snail (or its') body might think its' subjected to which is why it's believed to be great for skincare as a moisturizing, repairative treatment. In either case, the process is generally cruel free, but what you can check for in each brand practices, is if the snails are well taken care of and allowed to reguvenate with time. Constant production/collecting of this slime can rightfully be taxing for the snail through longer periods of time.

Amazing! How did you first find out about them? I am really blown away and wish that I had dug into Korean beauty and Korean skin care sooner!

Cassandra Bankson omg first of all, can we appreciate that you actually reply to your viewers! and second of all, I’m from Ukraine but I don’t live there so I go there like twice a year and I get to check out all of the stores and stuff. not really sure why, but there’s so much k beauty in the drug stores over there and that’s really how I found out about the brand. I bought a bunch of their stuff bc I thought it was really cute and the philosophy of “skincare from fruits” interested me.

LeRight?! I was a little bit skeptical but this stuff is amazing! It also feels like butter on the skin. Still a little bit nervous and reluctance just because it is an organic/chemical filter! But I am an open minded person and thought that this is one I can’t turn down!

@@CassandraBankson exactly!! and I hope this chemical KOREAN sunscreen really helps you build the confidence to use more often!!! 감사 !!

@@CassandraBankson chemical sunscreens burn on the face for so many of us. If not now, then they will in the future.

Same, I’m so excited! Again this is my first time in years trying a chemical/organic sunscreen but oh my God the formula it is suspended and is so amazing. I honestly wonder why American and other companies aren’t doing this!

@@CassandraBankson *_I'm guessing_* American companies aren't following these footsteps are due to the markets. If they suddenly adapted the Korean trend and everyone liked it, then no one would buy the current American products that are sitting on the shelves. Some businesses might sink. Just assuming.

The minimum recommend spf is usually 30, if you find its stinging I should use a different sunscreen a great chemical one for sensitive skin is the Purito unscented green level sun! I can put it round my eyes and have actually got it in my eyes and it didn’t sting at all!

These idealistic stories gives you the impression that the products were made with love rather as opposed to a bunch of old businessmen trying to grab onto trends that will sell $$$🤑 (aka Kylie Skin)

Which one do you use?

Mahfuza A I use the missha 50 waterproof sun milk.

The chemical sunscreens will get to you at some point. Your face will start to burn.

Is the scent very strong? I prefer unscented products, but this sunscreen and the pomegranate essence really made me intrested and I kinda want to buy em x"D

The scent is not very strong, at least not to me and I don't really like strongly scented products. I think it's worth giving it a try, also the avocado toner and their lip balms are really good.

do you still use and love it to this day?

@@bunnniel I do occasionally buy it when I get bored of trying new ones, I still think it's a good sunscreen, but I wouldn't say it's my all times favourite.

ikr so disappointing :( especially since everything else sounded great.

K-beauty has so many products which do not have fragrances in them though. Look around and find what suits you

I haven’t but they sound super interesting!!

@@CassandraBankson yess I heard they're cruelty-free and vegan too! :)

James Welsh has mentioned that Pyunkang Yul sells their products in China, meaning that the products have to be tested on animals before they can sell them in the Chinese market. Please correct me if this information is outdated/wrong! 👍🏼

@@anastasiasabrinazuraimi6279 oh, i'm not sure about that but if it's true then that's disappointing :( Although, I did my research but it says Pyunkang Yul is a cruelty-free brand as of 2020?

@@bangtanwasseo5948 they are not cruelty free and not vegan.

Love you Anna! Oh my goodness you would do so well at trying to learn Korean! I know you and I have spoken about learning Spanish a bit in the past - so happy for you and your linguistic journey! For Korean, do you know if I pronounced any of those words are places correctly? I am still hoping I did LOL!

Cassandra Bankson it’s been a while since I’ve watched Korean dramas. I think you pronounced those words good. I try to listen to kpop bands and that’s how I’ve been learning even though my family makes fun of me but hey I love learning languages

coconut oil is a good moisturising ingredient, it also can be harmful for acne prone skin. im sorry but if you have acne problems you should scan all the ingredients for their comedogenic ratings.its not the toner's nor brand's fault

Heeey! I tried this product for 3 fays and the 4th day ne skin was full of small pimples...The 5th i got badly swollen so i started talking pills and cut the product immediately.Did u have the same experience?

Don't buy dot and key lol 🤡

No you just have to state it directly in the video itself. Learn before you act like a know it all

@@Jl2damax alright fine, I’ll be more specific about my reasoning, since a KZfaq comment needs to be an essay on my thought process, I guess. US rules: You are supposed to put “ad” or “sponsored” both in text AND in audio in a place where it will not be easily missed. The title is the best place to do this, but saying it AND putting it in a text overlay at the very outset of the video is also acceptable. That comes directly from the FTC influencer guide. The spirit of the law also suggests that one should make the fact that her brand affiliation is clear, direct, and unconcealed, which is not the case in this video. She made it look the same as her other unsponsored videos on purpose. Also, it is not clear whether she is marketing solely to USA consumers, if U.K. consumers watch her videos, she is subject to U.K. advertising law for influencers, which is more strict and directly states, “Consumers should be able to recognise that something is an ad, without having to click or otherwise interact with it. Since it needs to be clear/obvious, consumers shouldn’t have to work to figure it out.”. Since stylevana is available in the U.K., it seems this is applicable.

Big pharma in the West has been doing it for more than a hundred years, with ingredients that hugely vary from one part of the world to another