Product Description
Naruko Job's Tears Whitening Healthy Lotion instantly restores skin's natural moisture after sun exposure. With oriental herbal extracts and powerful antioxidant, this lotion reduces the appearance of hyper-pigmentation and photo-aging. It nourishes the complexion, improving skin texture while leaving skin youthful and radiant look.
Designed for skin with sun damage and dryness, this whitening healthy lotion provides an invisible moisturising barrier as it helps to soothe and moisturise the skin. It breaks away melanin and prevent future melanin formation.
It contains Job Tears extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate and Ai-Luros that penetrate deep into each layer of skin to whiten and repair the damage that has been caused by the sun.
I bought this lotion in Taiwan some time back and have been using it for the past 1.5 months.
This gentle, eco-friendly product is made without parabens, preservatives, artificial ingredients or coloring. The product is cruelty free and is not tested on animals
Unlike the pictures shown online as a blue bottle, mine is white in colour. It comes in a clear bottle with a small hole in the center. The lotion is a clear colourless liquid that can be used as a toner or as a mask.
As a toner, you just need to gently wipe or pat onto the skin. As a mask, you can moisten the cotton pads, tear it into 5 pieces and place it on all 5 positions, namely, the forehead, the nose, the chin and 2 on both cheeks. For more information on the usage directions, please check here.
I usually use it as a toner in the day and as a mask at night, since I have more time to spare. It is cooling, refreshing and skin looks clearer and feels hydrated.
When I was using it as a toner in the morning, there were times that my T-zone was slightly splotchy red but calmed down after about 30 minutes. ( especially when I was using The Body Shop Whitening serum which I will be reviewing soon. I have no problem with Shiseido Intensive Spot Corrector serum )
When I was using it as a lotion mask, I noticed that the slight pigmentation spots on both cheeks turned very red, immediately after removing the cotton pads.
I cannot tell if the lotion is working its "magic" or that I am developing a sensitive reaction to it. However, I did not experience any itchiness or warm sensation, commonly associated with allergic reactions.
Logically, it doesn't bode well when redness is encountered, so I have since reduced my usage as a mask, but using it mainly as a toner.
The lotion has a light herbal scent and the texture is like a toner rather than a lotion. While I haven't really experience any phenomenal difference to the pigmentation spots when using it alone, I do see a subtle change in the brown pigmentation cluster on my cheeks, when I was using it concurrently with my Shiseido intensive spot corrector serum.
Note that it only has a 6 months lifespan, but if you are using it as a lotion mask, you can probably finish it within the stipulated time frame.
Source : Naruko , Carousel , Amazon
7 comments
Hi Agnes
whitening is a great topic for asian :P we all love to be fair princess, don't we? *wink*
i read before about some harmful ingredient in skincare and i saw a methylisothiazolinone in your Naruko ingredient list..though it's listed below, i felt shaky too whenever i read some harmful ingredient like DMDM, BHT, paraben the most common ones in my skincare products.
lately i am using Skinceuticals retinol 0.5% night cream and while it received great raves from Paula Beguon review team, i then realize it contain BHT as preservative after i bought. so, it's how strange how some research team can ban an ingredient while other self proclaimed research team think none of it..haha
but i wonder if we can get the best of 2 worlds say organic whitening + no preservative? will be excellent!
anyway, saw this organic post, like to share with you
http://www.refinery29.com/natural-beauty-brands-organic
tiffany
Hi Tiffany,
Thanks for sharing. Indeed, there have been a long debate between natural and chemical ingredients found in our skincare products. :) On one hand, its been said that the percentage of ingredients are too little to be of much harm, on the other hand, its been said that long term usage of all the harmful ingredients accumulates.
Yes, Naruko products do contain one or the other of the said harmful ingredients. However, Naruko products are known to be paraben-free but it does contain some preservatives.
Of certain harmful ingredients, Paula Beguon deemed it as a good ingredient to be included in products.
In fact, she believes in having parabens in skincare products.
"parabens actually have a very "natural" origin. They are formed from an acid (p-hydroxy-benzoic acid) found in raspberries and blackberries and that there is no research proving parabens should be avoided when you shop for personal-care products"
(http://www.cosmeticscop.com/parabens-are-they-really-a-problem.aspx)
Similarly, dermatologists do not "buy in" all these chemical ingredients.
We just have to make our own informed choices, depending on what we believe in. :)
Skinceuticals is a pretty popular brand but a friend of mine didn't see any spectacular results from it. How's the product on you?
Healthy whitening products without chemicals...hmm. How about using Vitamin C serum instead? :)
Alternative brand :
Suki Brightening range
http://www.puretincture.com/promotion/on-sales?category_id=&page=shop.browse&manufacturer_id=7&limit=20&start=20
I have never try Suki brand before, its just fyi.
Have a great long weekend!
Hi Tiffany,
Great link! I am interested in Aesop and Ren and I have bought Intelligent Nutrients hair products sometime back but yet to use it. I was intrigued by the founder of Intelligent Nutrients who literally drink abit of his hair spray because he says all his products are using edible ingredients. :)
Hey Agnes,
thanks for lending new perspective on paraben with your findings, it's certainly new to me. i guess there are always 2 side to the coin, right.
so long if we use skincare/makeup with caution and equip ourselves with product that has antioxidant, cell communicating, beneficial ingredient for our skin type, even with a little tiny of preservative , i think it's still passable since any product need stability .
what's more, the food we eat can easily contain preservative too, like canned meat or even cocktail fruits. i once heard my boss said :"the worst kind of meat is luncheon meat" he teased while a fat colleague is busily toasting his luncheon meat bread at 4pm for tea break! i thought hard of his comment and think there is some truth to it. hahaha..side tracked. so likewise what we eat needs to be fresh and not preservative laden, just like natural, organic , 100% vegan skincare too :)
thanks for sending the link on suki brightening skincare! hey, i found a review , let the picture do the talking la hehehehe
http://www.vivawoman.net/2010/04/13/suki-organic-skin-care-for-intensive-brightening/
PS: what weirdo the founder of Intelligent Nutrients is, but he demonstrated a great way to tell user his product is safe ! :)
Hey Agnes!
i just found this and like to share with you! say hi to this page, loaded with 100% natural goodness.
just by reading this description is enough to get us hooked to their product , yay!
"100% Natural 1> 100% Natural Some beauty products may claim they're natural, but without regulation it's hard to know what you’re actually getting. At DermStore, we'd like to make things a little easier. We've done the detective work for you by identifying products that only use ingredients from natural sources, like plants, flowers, fruits, vegetables. Just look for the seal above and you can be confident that these products do not contain any synthetic chemicals, including parabens, phthalates, sulfates, petrochemicals, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), fragrances or dyes."
http://www.dermstore.com/profile_100%25+Natural+_501278.htm
they have 18K facebook , looks great for a credible site. there is also another skincare online shop called skincarerx.com , their facebook is about 7K. fyi
have a great long holiday too :)
Hi Tiffany,
Not my findings, just sharing what Paula says. lol.
Gee, a never-ending debate between both ends. Lets try our best in using good skincare products!
Yippe! The last working day of the week!
sure, good weekend to you too!
i'm currently also trying dermalogica extreme c powder + laneign sleeping mask for brightening effect. i will let you know if it's good.
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