Recently, my not so wise mind decided to change the brand of milk I consume, which resulted in mayhem on my skin. Congestion, breakout and my jaw was a complete bloomin mess. Once I narrowed down the cause, I had to cleanse my system and help my skin recover from some intense Salicylic Acid Peels, Azelaic Acid Serum, Effacer Duo Spot Treatment and Zinc mist. My skin needed rebuilding, nourishment, hydration, and even tone. These needs translated to consistently incorporating Just Herbs Indian Ginseng Gotukola Elixir (repair and rebuild skin barrier), and Kimsukadi Glow Oil (hydration and nourishment) and Manyo Factory Galactomyces – Niacin (even tone and help with scarring).
Gotukola or Indian Ginseng or Ashwagandha is a fast-absorbing, light-textured skin potion which is a potent antioxidant and immunomodulator with anti-inflammatory properties. In synergy with other plant nutrients it helps boost collagen-synthesis, cell renewal & tissue repair thus diminishing fine lines, spots and signs of photo-aging. Cold pressed oils of Rosehips, Wheatgerm, Safflower and Moringa seeds are natural sources of Vitamins C, E and A while extracts of Indian Senna are a botanical alternative to Hyaluronic Acid (for fine-line filling and intense moisturisation).
Long story short, I friggin LOVE this! Ok, on a serious note and review point: packaged in tiny 15ml bottle with a pump (earned brownie points with a pump), this serum is light gel consistency, seamlessly absorbed, But smells very authentically ginseng. If you’ve ever smelled ginseng in its true form you know its majorly herbally and strong. Not for the faint hearted. Even though this serum’s smell could put off some people, for the sake of skin’s goodness I can tolerate any smell. From inci list perspective, nothing stands out negatively or comes with cautionary warning. Its all fabulous. My only gripe with this product is WHY oh WHY its only 15ml! Greedy, hungry people like me, need a lil more.
Moving onto its counter part responsible for hydrating, moisturizing the skin! The Kimsukadi Glow Tail aka Glow Oil. Stands true to its name.
Classic oil packaging with a pipette, rich burnt orange colour oil enriched with some seriously unusual but wonderful ingredients and also attributed to saffron, turmeric. These ingredients are typical of Ayurvedic ingredients. Formulated without parabena and mineral oil (tick and tick).
My last step to the skincare routine, absorbs nicely. To me this smells wonderful (masked the indian ginseng elixir smell) however to many the herbal smell may be a major downer. The directions recommend massaging this in, however I prefer to pat it in, sometimes even spritzing hydrating toner on top of oil makes patting easier thereby forming a hydro lipid layer. The next morning skin was always well balanced, not oily, not dry, not tight, just perfectly glowing normal.
Galactomyces Niacin extra essence in 97% consists of yeast rice fungus Galactomyces extract, Niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate. The essence effectively restores the skin’s vitality, evens skin tone, fights pigmentation of various kinds, moisturizes, soothes irritated skin, minimizes pore size and prevents inflammation.
Ingredients: Fermented filtrate of yeasts fungus (Galactomyces), Niacinamide, fruit extract, Japanese pepper extract, Korean pine extract, usnei borodulino extract, witch hazel extract, sodium hyaluronate.
The consistency of water, texture feels somewhere in between oily and silicony (still not able to figure out) but absorbs nicely in the skin. I usually use this straight after my acid tone (in place of hydration tone). Followed by serum and oils/balms/creams. The bottle will last a while even if used daily and within days you would be able to see results. Perseverance and consistency is key with this product. For me this is a repurchase and will be expanding my horizons with Manyo Factory as a whole.
It has certainly helped with improving skin tone, texture and overall brightening. Stands true to its promise.
Below is my skincare routine for 5 evenings, and my skin looked spectacular. I rotated cleanser, acid exfoliation and hydrating toners however remained consistent with Manyo Factory Galactomyces, Just Herbs Gotukola Indian Ginseng Elixir and Just Herbs Kimsukadi Glow Oil.
To summarize this is my plan for stressed, irritated, agitated skin – Phase 1 includes major Salicylic peels to address the breakouts and Phase 2 includes nourishment, hydration and address uneven skin tone and texture. How do you manage such situations?
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