10 Skincare Products That Have Actually Changed My Skin

I don’t do skincare, or at least I didn’t use to. But around April, that completely changed.

After being on Instagram and looking at a skincare influencer talk about her beauty regime, I looked over at my husband and said, “You know, someday it would be nice to just have a bunch of nice things for my skin and put them on throughout the day and just feed my skin good stuff.” Or something like that. 

And you know what? He basically told me to get out of the house… and head to the nearest beauty store.

To be honest, I’m not really good at taking care of myself; I was never taught that growing up. But my husband understands it a lot better than I do which means he’s been actually pushing me to go after this. 

So I went out into the humid Taiwan air and walked to The Body Shop (not sponsored) and got some beauty products.

It was kind of scary because I don’t normally spend that much money on myself.

I tend to buy myself a few pieces of clothing and wash my face with hand soap (yikes). But now that’s starting to change, and I’m going to share with you some of the products from The Body Shop (and other places!) that I’ve been really liking.

1. LilyAna Naturals Retinol Cream

I noticed INSTANT results with this one.

I’ve only been using it for around a week, but my skin feels so much softer and my color seems to be a bit more even.

Retinol is a vitamin A derivative and is known for helping to reverse sun damage and wrinkles. I personally got it from Amazon and you can get the same retinol cream here too. 🙂

Side Note: If you personally have any favorite skincare products that you like or love, then feel free to tell me in the comments down below. I’d love to hear about them!

2. Bioderma Sebium Lotion Toner

Toner is definitely neccessary for your skin. It helps balance your skin’s PH levels, gets rid of any dirt that’s leftover from washing your face, and helps your skin better absorb the nutrients that you get from other skincare products.

And I REALLY liked this one! I noticed I was having less breakouts as I started to use it more regularly and my complexion improved.

Now for some reason, I didn’t take a picture of it, but you can easily get the Bioderma Sebium Lotion Toner here.

3. Honey Masks

Honey is so good for your skin. It was even shown in a study that skin creams with honey in them had “anti-wrinkle and skin-smoothing effects.”

Every night, I put on a honey mask for around 30 minutes or longer (sometimes I’d forget it was on my face). I never noticed a breakout from it and it always seemed to make my skin more clear and soft.

And if you at all can, definitely try getting raw honey. This kind may contain propolis which has been shown to have antimicrobial properties.

4. Sheet Masks

Now after I did a raw honey mask, I did a sheet mask for 20 minutes. These are great for helping your skin to soak in nutrients for a short amount of time. 

I got mine from the local Taiwanese 7-Eleven (7-Eleven’s in Asia are actually really nice!), but you can get this exact same brand on Amazon.

This is the same face mask brand as shown in the photo above but a different kind (aloe vera). I’ve personally used these ones too and liked them a lot!

5. Roots of Strength – Firming Shaping Essence Lotion

Now, essence isn’t necessary for your skin, but it still does a lot of good to it!

It’s a concentrated formula of different ingredients that soaks your skin with great nuntrients. 

And I really liked this one since it had a great scent to it and wasn’t heavy on the skin. It’s a type of lotion but feels more like a toner. It claims to be firming and shaping and my husband can personally attest to this. He even started to see results before I did after just a week of using it.

You can grab it here. 🙂

6. Oils of Life – Intensely Revitalizing Eye Cream

Eye cream doesn’t take away dark circles and wrinkles all together, but if you do have them, it helps. And if you don’t yet, it’ll help keep them away for a bit longer.

So no, it’s not a magic serum, but it definitely does help!

And this one is a great eye cream; it has a nice scent, a pretty gold shimmer, and really helped moisturize the skin around my eyes. 

7. Vitamin E – Skin Cooling Gel Mist

A mist makes it sound like you can just spray it right on the face, but this is more of a liquid that you want to spray on your hands first and then pat onto your face.

It’s honestly really refreshing (especially on a hot day) and great for moisturization.

8. Carrot Cream

I like this one a lot because it actually does smell a bit like carrots. Not in a gross way though! More like you’re walking through a garden with freshly pulled carrots… or something like that. It just smells really fresh, take my word for it.

Anyways, it’s a heavier cream, but I didn’t notice my skin breaking out when I did use it. Also, was great for moisturization which is essential for keeping wrinkles at bay.

PLUS! It also has vitamin A in it which is great for keeping that youthful look around a bit longer.

9. British Rose Body Butter

I mostly just used this for my body, not really my face, but you should still get it! It has an awesome soft rose scent to it and makes your skin feel super smooth, so this is definitely a win in my book!

10. Nicaraguan Coffee – Intense Awakening Mask

Scrubs are totally essential for your beauty plan; they help get rid of dead skin cells and speed up the skill cell turnover process. Basically, it helps lessen wrinkles (woohoo!).

And since I really like coffee and I’ve heard of its benefits for your skin, I decided to give it a try,

Just make sure you only do it once a week since using scrubs on your skin too much can damage it.

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Alright, that’s it! I could go on and on about other products I’ve used, but these are the ones I’ve used the most. So definitely check these out and let me know what you think!