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Japanese Skincare - so Zen!

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Calm, balanced, and beautifully effective — these Japanese skincare staples turn your routine into a ritual.
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Japanese Cleansers

 
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Sensitive skin? Rosacea? No problem! This Hado cleanser is fragrance free and free of irritants! This will work fabulously for oily to dry skin, leaving you hydrated with Hyaloveil-P, a special hyaluronic acid is designed to adhere to skin for effect...
Hada Labo Tokyo™ Gentle Hydrating Foaming Facial Cleanser
 
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One of my most favorite, gentle, cleansing oils! This will never sting your eyes and feels light as a feather, but gets all the makeup and sunscreen off so effectively. Love love love 💖💖💖
Thunder Tech KOSE Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil 230ml
 
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Melotgria is known for moisturizing & brightening. It's known to contain amino acids that contribute to radiant skin and is also believed to help suppress pigmentation caused by UV rays.
SEKKISEI Treatment Cleansing Oil & Makeup Remover
 
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Creamy texture, very hydrating but does an amazing job at oil control and prevents acne breakouts. Exceptional face cleanser.
Hatomugi The Medicated Facial Foam 130g
 
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Excellent, hydrating but helps control oil and keeps your skin clear from acne. Just a super winner!
Reihaku Hatomugi Face Wash The W Cleansing Foam 130g
 
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Contains Kyoto-produced Uji matcha, vitamin C & E, and enzymes to tighten pores while removing dirt. Contains horse chestnut, rice bran and arnica flower. This cleans at a cellular level and never dries the skin. My skin feels soft and hydrated.
COSMETEX ROLAND Chanosui Matcha Facial Cleanser Soft foam with ...

Japanese Eye Creams and Eye Patches

 
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Absolutely love the effects of this Sana eye cream! It really helps brighten but addresses all the delicate eye area concerns. Made with soy, this is great for sensitive skin!
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This is going to help address dark circles and fine lines. I love the Sana formulations. This has retinol, but it is not irritating at all. Just be advised that you MUST use sunscreen (you should anyway!) when you use retinols as they make you more s...
Sana Nameraka Soy Milk Isoflavone Eye Cream
 
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Placenta contains diverse bioactive molecules that promotes skin healing and rejuvenation. This eye cream is highly effective for anti-aging around the delicate eye area.
Shop Meishoku Brilliant Colors - Meishoku Medicated Placenta Whitening Eye Cream - 30g | STYLEVANA
 
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This brand combines natural Japanese botanical ingredients with innovative skincare technology to produce its high-performance products
Koh Gen Do Macro Vintage Eye Treatment

Japanese Toners

 
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This is one beautiful milky toner! Very lightweight, non-greasy, non-sticky (great for oily skin types!) moisturizing lotion enriched with natural Job's tears (hatomugi) extract, designed to provide deep hydration and brightening effects it also cont...
Imju Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioner 500ml
 
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This brand was developed after discovering the brightening and regenerating effects of rice ferment filtrate working in a 180-year old sake brewery. This toner brightens & protects with Vitamin C, cherry blossom extract & Arbutin, exfoliates ...
Japanese Facial Softening Toner, Hydrating
 
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This is going to help address hyperpigmentation and acne scars. For easier application, get yourself a little face mister from Daiso - easier to travel with that way and to use throughout the day too. LOVE!
ROHTO Hadalabo Shirojun Lotion 170ml & Milk 140ml

Japanese Creams

 
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Light as air but — like applying a layer of water to the skin, this is always a favorite cream for makeup prep because it also refines pore texture. It is based on ancient rice ferment used for centuries. This formula utilizes a combination of Wild...
The Water Cream Lightweight Pore-Refining Moisturizer
 
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Where are all my dry skin peeps? I travel with this one. I have the regular and mini and just refill my mini for my travel! It is what your skin needs after before, during & after air flight! Plus it makes your skin glow like a goddess. This fo...
The Dewy Skin Cream Replenishing and Plumping Moisturizer
 
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If you love Tatcha but it’s pricey, this Sana Gel Cream is her affordable sister! I love the Sana Eye cream, which is also in this list.
SANA - Soy Milk Moisture 6 In 1 Gel Cream Moist
 
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If you have sensitive or acne prone skin, this is going to help to heal your skin barrier. It will help with hyperpigmentation over time, but it takes consistency. A great option if you have combo skin and want a lighter option in warm weather months...
HATOMUGI the high moisturizing gel : r/AsianBeauty
 
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A perfect makeup base! This will provide a lot of hydration but lightweight, fragrance free and will also help to brighten and even skin tone. Sana is such a favorite of mine I J-skincare - love it!
SANA Nameraka Honpo Soy Milk Isoflavone Wrinkle Gel Cream (100ml)
 
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This is fermented from sake so it has a slight alcohol scent, but it’s very effective at hydration and skin barrier repair with ceramides and Arbutin for brightening!
Kikumasamune Daily Face Moisturizer Dry & Sensitive

Japanese sheet masks

 
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You get 30 sheet masks! Add to cart! These are amazing and will especially help with texture, scars, hyperpigmentation. Super hydrating.
Jonetz Exosome x Glutathione Face Mask 30 sheets
 
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Use this for 10 minutes in the morning before you start any makeup routine. Poreless skin! Yes, you heard that right. Ten minutes to glass skin with this fermented rice sheet mask. WOWZER!
HOSHISU Nadeshiko Rice Mask 10 pcs Japan
 
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You get “50” sheet masks for under $20! You will want to use these retinol infused masks at night and watch the magic.
Kose Clear Turn 6-in-1 Retinol Face Mask 50s
 
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These masks are a 6 in 1 function as toner, essence, serum, cream, face mask and eye mask! Works to hydrate while minimizing pores. Rich and milky lotion sinks into cell layers and makes the skin hydrated, smooth and firm.
Kosé Clear Turn Rice Sheet Mask Pore Tightening Mask 40 Sheets
 
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You just have to get this one. Award winning face mask!
Quality 1st Derma Laser Super VC100 Mask 7pcs

Japanese Hair Care

 
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This is going to help reduce hair shedding and will work on repairing damaged hair. This line works best on non-processed hair, while Fino works better on color treated.
Tsubaki Premium Volume & Repair Shampoo Review : r/AsianBeauty
 
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This is my holy grail hair mask. If you have color treated processed hair, this is your product! Use once per week for shiny and silky locks! I usually leave on 10-15 mins after shampooing.
Fino Premium Touch Hair Mask 180g
 
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This affordable hair line has a beautiful scent and really works well. The hair oil will not weight down fine hair!
&honey Deep Moist Hair Oil 3.0 Sakura

Japanese sunscreens

 
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Japanese since is truly exceptional. Enriched with hyaluronic acid and collagen, which helps to moisturize and hydrate the skin Has a high SPF rating of 50+ and PA++++, which provides the highest level of protection against both UVA and UVB rays. ...
Skin Aqua
 
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Light watery texture spreads easily and absorbs instantly with no white cast. Water resistant and great for acne prone skin types.
B.l.0.R.E UV AQUA Rich Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ 2.46oz Set of 2