Two Thousand Things : June 2021

[Skincare] : THE LAB Oligo Hyaluronic Acid 5000 Toner

As you might probably know from my previous posts, I love using toners. And if there's a skincare product that I always love to buy, it's toners hihihi... Maybe because they are usually cheaper than other skincare products, and because I love using toners, obviously...

So yay for another new toner! haha..

This is The Lab Oligo Hyaluronic Acid with 5000 Da.

The last time I talked about toners here on this blog is my review on Charis N+ Clear Toner (which you can read here). The Charis one is a spray toner and this Oligo one from The Lab is a non-spray toner. They are both Korean brand and you can get them both at Charis app / website. I will put the shopping link at the end of this post :)

Sooo.... as we’re getting older so does our skin’s ability to retain moisture (which in long term could cause dry skin and become wrinkles 🙄). So if you don't know it yet, one of the must-have ingredient in skincare is Hyaluronic Acid, which is often called “𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵”. Because it can draw 1000 times the amount of moisture for your skin.

The Lab Oligo Hyaluronic Acid 5000 Toner has won Korean Beauty Awards, and its specialty is that it contains LOW (or Very Small) molecular mass of HA (Hyaluronic Acid) - which can give deep moisturising effects for your skin.

It also contain camelia petal extracts to help protect the skin from irritations and problems caused by heat. That’s why this toner is perfect for those hot summer days when the sun hits you almost everyday, just like our weather here where the sun hits you harder because of our tropical weather.

I have combination skin, and when I first tried this toner I like the texture immediately. This is not a spray toner (which is my favorite type of toners) but rather the one where you pour the liquid into your palm and tap it on your skin directly. You can also use cotton pads with this type of toner but I'd say this one from The Lab rather has a thin watery texture so when you use cotton pads the pad would absorbs most of it and your skin would only get whats left on the pads surface. So for watery toners like this one I'd rather not use cotton pads and just pour it on to my clean palms and tap it on the face directly.

Back to the specialty of The Lab Oligo HA Toner, which is : the Very Small or Low molecular mass of HA. According to the product info the high molecular mass particles with large granules are not absorbed into the skin. While the Low molecular mass Hyaluronic Acid with small granules is absorbed deep into the skin, where it can perform its proper function.

So in short, when you need a really deep moisturising then Low molecular mass Hyaluronic Acid (HA) is the better choice. This toner will help moist your skin immediately and gives some freshness feel afterwards.

After using this for a few weeks I have gathered my thoughts around it. Overall, I really like using this for both morning and evening use, especially right after washing my face when my skin is dry and tight. This will release the moisture immediately. So when my combination skin is dry (or very dry, usually from being in an airconned room for too long and I forgot to put on moisturizer) then I would add this toner as both my hydrating as well as exfoliating toner.

Other things that I like about this toner is the light formula. It absorbs rather quickly too, and doesn't leave any sticky residue. I can go put on my next skincare product immediately afterwards. Then I also like the simple yet cool-looking packaging, I know it's not an important aspect but it looks good on my vanity 😁

As a toner lover myself I have tried and used so many toners before and not all of them I loved, but this one is definitely on my list for you guys to try out :)

You can get The Lab Oligo HA Toner from my Charis shop link (ships worldwide but also available locally in Indonesia) :

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🛒 http://hicharis.net/yurishop/1AXg

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, by Yuri

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[SKINCARE]: CHARIS N+ Clear Toner

One of the new addition to my skincare routine is this Charis N+ Clear Toner. If you didn't know it yet my favorite skincare product is Toner, hahaha.. Maybe it's not a significant / necessary product in a skincare range and even some people consider it a nonsense and don't even use toner in their routine, but I have always like using toners. Especially spray toners. And that's why there's always a toner in my skincare wardrobe.

Maybe because we have tropical weather here so it's always nice to spray on some toners to give some freshness to our face. Or maybe because I have combi-oily skin that sometimes I need to put on toners to get rid of oil on my face. Either way, toners is my favorite skincare product to buy, and so far I have purchased and tried several different toners (because I like trying new toners too 😁).

So this is a new-ish addition to my skincare wardrobe, a new spray toner to replace my old spray toner the Cremorlab Mineral Water which was about to be finished soon. I got this from Charis, the Korean app/website where you could buy Korean skincare products easily and they ships worldwide too.

They also have local store here in Indonesia so for you my Indonesian readers you can also buy and try this toner from Charis Indonesia and shop with local shipping. I will put the shopping link at the end of this post ;)

I have tried a couple of Charis own brand products before and I think they are pretty good. This one is the Charis N+ Clear Toner and on the bottle it says that it's good for : soothing, exfoliating, and sebum control. So yes this is good for all skin types especially oily or combination skin like mine. I was intrigued to try this out because after reading the description on Charis app I thought I could use this as extra treatment for my hormonal acne and combi-oily skin.

It's main function is as a mild daily exfoliating toner and hydration. It contains BHA (white willow bark) and Madecassoside / Centella Asiatica extract. It also has anti bacteria agent so it's good for sebum control and pore treatment.

It has a clear but rather thick droplets of grey-ish liquid and when you spray it on to your face your skin will feel wet for a while, but it absorbs rather quikcly. If you want it to absorbed faster you can also tap tap your skin to help it sink faster into the skin. It doesn't feel sticky on the skin (which is a big plus for me!), and when my skin feels dry it rehydrates it immediately when I spray it on.

The only thing that I think may need to be perfected is the spray nozzle. It's rather stiff and you need to press it a little harder for it to spray, and the nozzle has a wide range so when you spray this on it kinda spread all over the face sparingly. But it's still okay though, maybe I'm just picky hehe..

Anyway, I'm using this toner everyday now because it’s so practical to use. There are several ways you can use this toner :

Spray straightly on to your face to cover a large area, then leave it dry or tap tap your skin to help it absorbs faster.
Spray it on cotton pads until wet and then swipe the pads on your skin.
Spray it on cotton pads (use many of them) until wet and use the pads as sheet mask on your face.

I do number 1 for daily use after washing my face before the next skincare product, or as face spray whenever I feel that my skin is dry. And I usually do number 2 for double cleansing to help get rid of any dirt/oil residue and prepare my skin for the next skincare product.

When I first got it I used it as my only toner and didn't use any other toners for a little bit over a week, and I can see that my skin stays well-hydrated and my hormonal acne is more controlled and fastly reduced to normal. Meanwhile, when I combine this with my other skincare products it will boost them up especially the hydrating products.

I now used this mainly as exfoliating toner. So I used two toners in my skincare routine : an exfoliating toner and a hydrating toner. I quite enjoyed this as an exfoliating toner, because it's so practical. All you need to do is spray. And it's not drying as an exfo toner. Ever since I added this to my skincare routine it works together with my other skincare products and helps with my monthly acne being under control :)