My Take on i-White Korea Skin Care Products

Korean skincare products are all the rave right now. As KPop invades the country, we admire the ladies' dewy, smooth, almost poreless skin. There is a wide array of Korean skincare products considering how elaborate their routine is. A usual Korean skincare routine usually involves five to ten products which will take about a minute or two for application and to set. Whew!

There are also Korean skin care lines offering variety of products for whatever skin care needs we have. One of which is i-White. This product line is available in the Philippines and can be bought at Watsons, SM Department Stores, and even at 7-11.

I was able to try some of the products. Some have worked for me and continued using it until now. However, there are also some which did not work for me. So, here are my experience and thoughts about some i-White skin care products.

Facial Wash Whitening Vita

In the form of a foam, I have tried better facial wash than this one but its a decent facial foam. It leaves my skin rather squeaky. It comes with a bottle and a sachet but I was only able to try the one in the sachet. The sachets also come in two colors--pink and blue. I am not sure about the difference, though.

Aqua Moisturizer Whitening Vita

This comes in two packaging--one in a 6ml sachet with a very cute packaging which costs P22 and another one in a 50ml tube worth P179. Both are available at Watson's.

It claims to deeply hydrate with its unique water-based formula, leaving the skin with a cool, oil-free and refreshing feeling after application. It contains natural active ingredients that helps prevent premature aging, protect the skin from cellular damage, hydrate, and maintain the firmness of the skin. 

I used this moisturizer before I put on make up because it is water-based and will be easily absorbed by my skin. Because of that, my skin is moisturized but the product will not add another layer of oil in my skin. 

I put it on immediately after bath so that my skin can lock in more moisture before I apply make up. After a few minutes, I can already see that my skin is visibly smooth especially in the areas where I have large pores. This makes the job of a primer easier. As it dries, I can feel an almost minty feeling on my skin. It's kind of scary at first because the gel is colored blue, which is really not a usual color of a moisturizer.

Facial Cream Whitening Vita

This one really whitens the face, as in literally made it white! Well, it did not match my skintone and this is not the kind to blend with the skin. It may work for others but not for me.

Pore Purifying Balm

It is a runny, gel-like substance that is white in color. It feels warm as it is applied on the T-zone. The packaging said that it should be left for a minute or two before wiping it off with a tissue. Since it is a little bit runny, it tends to slowly fall into my lips. Even without looking, I could feel that the product is already on my lips since it feels warm and kind of numbs that area of my lips.

I noticed that there are small white substance that started to show up on some parts of my nose which had visible or open, large pores. I am not sure what those things are. 

After more than two minutes of the product on my face, I swiped it off using a tissue. It is easy to remove but I need to do a somehow forceful snappy swipe, otherwise, the tissue will just spread the product to the surrounding areas.

After wiping off, my T-zone feel smoother and softer. I am not sure if the product is supposed to remove blackheads and whiteheads, but in my case, it did not. Blackheads and whiteheads are still on my nose even if the product stayed a little bit longer than it should.

Nose Pack

Just like other nose packs, this is a cream-type product that you leave for 20 minutes or more to dry, then you peel it off. I am not a fan of this types of products. I find it to be messy. I am more for nose strips which I will just slap on my nose and let it do its job. However, just like other anti-blackheads/whiteheads products that I have tried, it never really cleared my nose of blackheads and whiteheads.

Mask

White sticky substance which dries fast so you have to work fast. It easily spreads unless it starts to dry up. I always start applying products on my nose since it is the most oily part of my face and which also has the blackheads and whiteheads. Then, I spread it within my t-zone and then I do the rest of my face. 

The product has a scent which reminds of a St. Ives peel off transparent mask which has AHA that I used way back in college. I don't know if they're just the same or all mask of these kinds has the same scent. It feels minty and its cool on the face. I can have a short nap while waiting for the product to completely dry up but I can't since the product will transfer to any surface that will come in contact with my face

It is refreshing to the face though I cannot see any significant changes in my face.

What's good about i-White products is that they come in sachets which are also good as sample packs. Each sachet only costs less than P30 and comes in cute packaging. If you liked the product, some of them comes in bigger tubes costing no more than P200.

So, there you go with my thoughts on some i-White Korea products. Stay tuned for more of my adventures as I discover more skin care products which are effective for me, yet affordable and budget friendly.

Until then. Ciao!