5 Products, 7 Days, 5 Years Younger

Korean skincare routines are highly popularized around the world at the moment, and glowy, porcelain skin seems to be so common among Korean women. What's their secret skincare routine? In this blog, Kaya KoCo reveals 5 secret products that are very popular in Korea, and that we've tested their true efficacy for. And let us tell you, if you use these 5 products and follow our skincare routine as we explain to you in this blog article, you will look at least 5 years younger within 7 days of daily use. It sounds like a bold claim, but read until the end of this article and you will see what we mean. 

Sunscreen is without doubt the biggest beauty secret of K-beauty. Koreans have for a long time had a culture where they wear sunscreen every day, regardless of the weather. It is also the most important skincare routine in age-prevention, as the daily dose of UV rays is enough to damage your skin cells gradually every day, so guarding your skin against the sun one day at a time makes a huge difference after even a few days. 

But what's even more important is how much sunscreen you use. Even if you may be using sunscreen on a regular basis, we think you might not be using enough for it to be truly effective. The recommended amount each time you leave the house is, squeezing out your sunscreen as long as your index and your middle finger. And don't forget to cover your neck as well, including the back of your neck. Also, it is not an option to skip out sunscreen on a cloudy day or even on an indoor day—there is a lot more UV rays than you may think even on a cloudy day or through the windows. So do wear sunscreen every day, without exception. 

We therefore recommend this COSRX sunscreen as the best sunscreen. It combines the best benefits of chemical and mineral sunscreen, while being so mild that it is suitable for even the most sensitive skin types. It also leaves almost no visible white-cast, that using a liberal amount on your face would still make it almost unnoticeable that you're wearing sunscreen. 

The second biggest secret of Korean skincare routine is very thorough hydration, and the keyword to remember is transepidermal water loss. At every given moment, your skin is losing water to the atmosphere surrounding you, and this causes your skin to be dry, which makes your skin age faster, making it dull and causing wrinkles. Transepidermal water loss is accelerated in winter time, or air-conditioned climate, or indoor heating. Preventing transepidermal water loss is truly the key to reversing skin aging, along with sun protection. 

One thing that most people don't know is that their facial cleanser drying out their skin by stripping off all of its natural oil, causing wrinkles and combination skins. That's why we think using an oil cleanser is such an important habit that will prevent aging in the long term, 

We recommend using Maxclinic Rose Vitamin Brightening Oil Cleanser on a twice-daily basis, once in the morning and once in the evening. We would recommend using one pump in the morning, and two pumps in the evening to make sure to properly cleanse out the sunscreen and pollution that accumulated on your skin during the day. You will feel the difference even after one use of this oil cleanser, of how soft and supple it leaves your skin, with a clean glow. Given that this is an oil cleanser, it does require more thorough rinsing—rinse at least 6 times when washing your face with this product, to ensure proper effectiveness.

Next important step to remember is to thoroughly moisturize with a very good moisturizer, ideally one including hyaluronic acid, which helps your skin to retain moisture. We highly recommend ISOI's Moisture Dr. Cream which includes hyaluronic acid and tea tree ceramide that penetrates deeply into your skin and absorbs very well, keeping your skin barrier very strong and healthy. ISOI's Moisture Dr. Cream is hands down the best Korean moisturizer there is. You should moisturize your skin every day after washing your skin, as the last step of your skincare routine. Don't skip a day on moisturizing your skin!

And if you're looking for a true skincare cheat-code, you can even add MUZIGAE MANSION's oil paper to ISOI's Moisture Dr. Cream and create the ultimate hydration bomb mask for your skin. How does it work? Put one tablespoon worth of the moisturizer in the middle of your forehead, and the highest point of each cheekbone. Then lay a sheet of the oil paper each on top of them. This creates a seal that prevents trans-epidermal water-loss of your skin underneath the oil paper, while giving your skin enough time to thoroughly absorb the hydration from the Moisture Dr. Cream. The result is truly amazing—you'll find that the skin underneath become so supple and hydrated and glowy. 

You can either use the Hydration Bomb Mask as you go to bed so that your skin can fully absorb and hydration from the moisturizer and prevent trans-epidermal water-loss that happens overnight, or simply do it for at least 15 minutes in the morning while prepping for an occasion where you want to look good. You will find that your skin will have that smooth, quenched glow that beams through your makeup if you use this method properly and frequently. 

Another cheat code that fights trans-epidermal water-loss and reverses time is D'Alba's First Spray Serum that includes premium Italian white truffle oil. One of the skincare secrets of Korean women is the 3-seconds-rule—and no, we're not talking about the 3-seconds-rule where your drop your candy on the floor—it's a rule to immediately put on a skincare product within 3 seconds after washing your face, so that your skin doesn't begin to go dry. This First Spray Serum is truly perfect for always adhering to the skincare 3-seconds-rule, as you can simply spray it on immediately after drying your face with a towel after a face wash. 

But it doesn't end there. You can also use this serum as a mist all day during the day—you can prevent a significant amount of trans-epidermal water-loss by spraying it on every hour during your day. If you make this into your daily habit, your face will have such radiant, luxurious porcelain glow of a person that cheats the passing of time.

If your using the above-mentioned Hydration Bomb Mask, D'Alba's First Spray Serum pairs perfectly as well—simply spray on the serum on top of the oil paper masks to amplify the hydrating effect with an added glow. 

Concluding Remarks

That was how you use these 5 products to look 5 years younger within 7 days. The key lies in cheating time through thorough sun protection and preventing trans-epidermal water-loss, and therefore slowing down the aging of your skin cells as much as possible, and even seemingly reverse time. 

If you're interested in trying this new skincare routine and make it into an absolute time-cheating habit, you can get all these 5 products in a bundle and get a whopping 40% discount on them. We think this is a deal that you would love.

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