Review: Skinfood Black Sugar Mask & Quick Brand Introduction

Hi all! I know I have been missing for a couple of days. I’ve been lazy and believe or not, what I’ve been doing these few days is just sitting in front of my laptop everyday and stalk all the online beauty stores and drool at the products! Haha…seriously, I need to get my life back.

Okay, back to the main topic here. The main star today – Skinfood Black Sugar Mask

Picture source: http://eng.theskinfood.com/

For those who do not know, Skinfood is a famous brand originated from Korea. It has large variety of products ranging from cosmetics, skincare, bodycare, haircare, etc. For more information, feel free to browse their website. Their website is really pretty and kawaii, I could look at it all day!

What I particularly like about Skinfood is its skincare range. My absolute favourite product so far is definitely what I’m going to talk about today – the Black Sugar Mask.

The tub I own

First of all, do not let the name fool you. Though it is called a mask, it is in fact a scrub! It contains bits of sugar which helps to exfoliate the skin. On the cover it says:

"FOOD THERAPY Special food for the skin to eat. Contains lots of nutritive and energetic ingredients such as fresh plants, fruits and etc. to maintain our bodies healthy and lively”

Sounds yummy, no? Most Skinfood products are made from plants and fruits and its various skincare lines are uniquely themed with plants/fruits names such as Lettuce Cucumber Line, Tomato Whitening Line, Green Grape Fresh Line. This was what attracted me to try out Skinfood initially btw. Anything that is good for your body should be good for your skin right?

Picture source: http://eng.theskinfood.com/

This is how the product looks like. It may look a bit yucky but trust me, your skin will love it. At least mine did!




Look at how much I have left. It definitely going to run out very very soon!

The Ingredients

My Thoughts

I have a few other scrubs and I usually rotate among them. But I notice everytime I turn to this, my skin is a lot more supple and smoother afterwards compared to the rest. The sugar bits are quite rough so it might be too harsh for those who has sensitive skin. I prefer my scrubs to contain chunky bits anyway. Only that way I feel I have properly exfoliated.

This is how I use it. After washing my face with a cleanser, I spread this all over my damp face and slowly message. The sugar will slowly dissolve as I message and then I leave it on my face for about 5 minutes before I wash it off. Sometimes when I’m lazy, I’ll just wash it off straight away without waiting. It still does the job anyway. And oh, while I message it, I usually will rub it on my lips as well and it exfoliates my lips really well! Note though on the website it says to avoid the eye and mouth areas. But I have been doing this since day 1 and my lips is still alright! =)

I don't experience any tightness to my skin after using this. My skin feels baby smooth each time I use this, which makes me really happy!

The only downside I can think of is this product is not easily accessible here in the UK. I purchased it back in Malaysia before I came here last year. It’s running out soon and my only source now is through online stores. But so far, the prices I saw online are so much more expensive than what I can get back home. Sigh. One of the reasons I like Korean skincare is its affordable price and yet effective. Any of you have any recommendation where should I get this?

Final Verdict: 4/5 

The only reason I take the one point off is its unavailability here. One point penalty may sound a bit too much but if I can’t get my hands on it, it’s impossible for me to use it in the first place right? And all the other factors do not matter anymore. If I’m in Malaysia now, this will definitely be a 5/5!

That’s all for now.

Thanks for dropping by. =)