Reddit mentions of Hada Labo Rohto Koi-Goku-Jun Whitening Perfect Gel, 100g (Japan Import)

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1. out of the 2 oil cleansers, skinfood gets suuuuuch a good rap on this sub. The other one, I've never heard of. Here's another uuuuuuber omg so beloved product in this category. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0080M092E/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1420457157&sr=8-1
   
   
2. check out the holy grail list for each product category! https://www.reddit.com/r/AsianBeauty/comments/2k2j9z/holy_grail_and_honorable_mentions_fall_edition/. I find it super helpful.. And terribly enabling. Beware. Though, I personally use and love this particular US version of a popular Japanese (?) brand, hada labo. http://m.target.com/p/hada-labo-tokyo-hydrating-facial-cleanser-3-5-oz/-/A-16512820#prodSlot=dlp_medium_1_5&term=hada+labo+tokyo sold at target, Walgreens and Amazon. So gentle. Non stripping. Removes oil... Yay :D. Other popular foaming cleansers: http://www.amazon.com/Missha-Super-Oxygen-Visible-Cleanser/dp/B00CJI974Q & http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0036MDUEM/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1420457088&sr=8-6π=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
   
   3). I've never personally tried secret key! Maybe the holy grail list. Can help? What I do know, as far as 3 in 1 products go, hada labo perfect gel http://www.amazon.com/Rohto-Hada-Labo-Koi-Goku-Jun-Whitening-Perfect/dp/B00BQV36BM I have heard only good things about. (try searching the product name in this subreddits search function and are what people say!) None of those 3 are exfoliants. Here http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F35GT0W/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1420455918&sr=8-1&dpPl=1&dpID=31IYRNG-byL&ref=plSrchπ=AC_SY200_QL40 is an aha exfoliant (for exfoliating dead skin), here http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_3_5?ie=UTF8&k=Ciracle+bha&sprefix=Cosrx are a few bha exfoliants (for exfoliating inside the pore). I personally have only ever used bha and aha exfoliants from paulas choice, also found on amazon, and have only good things to say about it. If you don't want to pay that much for their products, stridex pads are a good non-asian beauty alternative for a bha and st ives exfoliating pads or nip + fab glycolic fix are good non-ab options for an aha. all found on amazon. Please also note that exfoliants don't typically go on third. They go on first, and are generally allowed to sit on the skin for a half hour at least to work uninterrupted before beginning the rest of your routine.
   
   
3. I have heard only good things about both of those ampoules. I fucking love mizon products. If your skin is dull you neeeed vitamin c serum in your life. STAT
   http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EHAXCUY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1420457337&sr=8-1. I use and love this essence http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_17?k=benton+snail+bee+high+content+essence&sprefix=Benton+snail+bee+ , very popular. The first two products on this page http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_?ie=UTF8&k=Missha+time+revolution+ aka the missha essence and ampoule... So. Many. Good. Things. Have been said about it.
   
   
   
4. I say go for the snails. Snails snails snails. Well it's the only product I've had any experience with out of those 3.
   
   
5. Emulsions are lotions yep.
   
   
6. holy grail list holy grail list. So many good creams. Too many good creams.
   
   
7. holy grail list holy grail list.
   
   
8. NICE. That's on my wish list, Hope you like it!
   
   
   
9. here http://www.skinandtonics.com/asian-skin-care-guide/ is a link that takes you step by step through each product category with reccomendations. Good luck!

That poor girl. Mine isn't quite that bad, but I also have the white spots within the darker areas, so I initially thought it was just a lot of brown spots around acne scars. My dermatologist was like, nope, that's melasma. She did give me hydroquinone cream, but I swear it was making me break out (the areas on my cheeks, not upper lip). She said it shouldn't, but whenever I tried using it I'd develop pustules.

Mine also came on right after I started taking BC--it was never an issue in my teens. I've been on various types over the years, even get my hormone levels tested to make sure there isn't an imbalance, but the melasma is always there. In fact, I've been off BC since mid-December and obviously not been out in the sun much because of winter, but it's still here.

Have you tried any Asian beauty products? A lot of their serums, moisturizers, BB creams, etc. are made to lighten dark spots, so I'm slowly embracing that. A couple of weeks ago I started using Hada Labo's Whitening Perfect Gel in place of my regular moisturizer in the morning (I know it says it's a sleeping pack, but I'm already using acne treatments, AHAs, etc at night!) and it could just be wishful thinking, but I really think my skin is looking brighter. Another thing I've been using for a month or so now 1-2x a week is Miss Spa's Purifying Overnight Gel Mask. It's $8 a packet and while it says you get three applications, I've gotten at least ten. When I get up in the morning after using it I swear my skin looks brighter.