Long fourth dimension ago, inwards a far distant land, I roughshod inwards dear with a doctor. We had some goodness times, together with some bad times. Memories I volition ever treasure.
Earlier this twelvemonth I roughshod inwards dear again. With a doctor. This fourth dimension the dear matter is soundless going strong.
Dear readers, allow me innovate my novel prince charming - Dr Wu.
Our coming together was purely accidental.
While visiting Taiwan before this year, I was on the hunt for the ceramide serial from For My Beloved - a well-known Taiwanese skincare brand.
For My Beloved was running a major promo, where if yous bought 2 items, they showered yous with additional goodness (while quantities last). I was trekking across Taipei for days looking for the soundless lasting quantities. They were sold out everywhere.
Finally, at some random store, the sales adult woman took compassion on me together with made a few telephone calls. Turned out at that topographic point was soundless stock at the For My Beloved counter at Taipei 101 Mall. Before she could consummate the judgement I was hopping on the subway.
I made it to the mall inwards tape time. I raced to the For My Beloved counter. And yes... yous guessed it right. It just got sold out. The quantities didn't lastly long enough. That was the lastly twenty-four hr menstruum of the promo. And the side past times side twenty-four hr menstruum I was flight dorsum to Japan.
In utter disbelief together with frustration I looked around for an alternate house to pass my difficult earned cash. Sure equally hell I wasn't gonna give whatever to For My Beloved now.
Right side past times side door at that topographic point was a Dr Wu counter. I resolutely walked over together with said "give me your best stuff!".
Yes, I genuinely said that.
I knew zilch most Dr Wu. All I had researched before was For My Beloved.
The sales adult woman didn't verbalize a give-and-take of English linguistic communication together with I used a pen together with newspaper to write "number 1" inwards 3 different languages. Surrounded past times a flock of hearts together with smiley faces.
She made a smiley human face upward of her own, poked at MY human face upward with her finger (yes, she genuinely did that!) together with selected some stuff. She said the magic words "duty free".
And the residual is history...
The Wu adult woman selected for me these:
- Dr Wu Ageversal Youth Repairing Set
- Dr Wu Repairing System Intensive Repairing Serum with Squalane - 35ml
- Dr Wu Repairing System Advanced AntiWrinkle Eye Cream with Botolift™ - 15ml
Dr Wu Ageversal Youth Repairing Set contained:
- 5 ml of Dr Wu Repairing System Intensive Repairing Serum with Squalane
- 15 ml of Dr Wu Repairing System Extreme Micro-Lifting Cream With Ageversal
- 50 ml of Dr Wu Repairing System Intensive Firming Essence With Ageversal
- 30 pieces of facial cotton wool pads.
And don't yous just LOVE the fact that Dr Wu has a website inwards English? And an online store?
This Dr. just keeps getting meliorate together with better!
As yous tin see, the sales lady chose an anti-ageing serial for me. And she chose wisely.
I didn't know it at the time, but the squalane serum is considered i of Dr Wu's legendary products.
And allow me tell you, I completely empathise similar a shot why.
But start things first.
Dr Wu is a Taiwanese construct of dermo-cosmetics founded past times a real-life dermatologist - i Dr. Ying-Chin Wu (Yes! there's a existent Dr Wu behind the construct but sadly, he's non handsome) inwards 1996. Or 2003, depending on who yous ask.
You tin read about the history of Dr Wu brand on their website.
To construct a long storey short, Dr Wu is similar a shot Taiwan's give away 1 clinical skincare brand, has won numerous beauty awards together with is endorsed past times many Taiwanese celebrities.
One argue for its success is this means of formulating products:
The principle? It's genuinely simple:
"No Additives, No Alcohol, High Concentration of High Grade Actives that are rubber together with effective, fifty-fifty for usage on sensitive skin."
So, let's accept a closer aspect at these Taiwanese cosmeceutical wonders.
First upward is Dr Wu Repairing System Intensive Firming Essence With Ageversal.
This is the starter size of 50ml. It's a simple, plastic bottle. There is no pump inwards this size.
The instructions state this is to live used equally the start stride later on cleansing.
It has a pleasant consistency together with piece initially may appear somewhat greasy, it dries completely real fast. In the fourth dimension it takes me to floss my teeth, it's completely dry out on my face.
I don't usage a cotton wool pad, equally likewise much of the production goes to waste product that way. I pour some into my paw together with thus gently pat my human face upward until all liquid is fully absorbed.
And similar this:
But what the heck is this mysterious "Ageversal"?
To live honest, fifty-fifty later on reading everything on Dr Wu's website, I'm soundless non sure.
But this handy graphic aims to explicate the "Ageversal" concept:
So, basically, an anti-ageing peel soup.
I liked this essence a lot. It was real basic but did precisely what it was supposed to do. It got my human face upward create for the side past times side stride inwards this Dr Wu routine.
Ingredients of Dr Wu Repairing System Intensive Firming Essence With Ageversal:
The disappointing part is that out of the 3 principal ingredients inwards "Ageversal", the start i - Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide - vii is the 2d to lastly item on the product's constituent list.
Sodium Hyaluronate is give away 11. And possibly I'm blind, but I couldn't uncovering whatever algae extract.
The confusing constituent on this listing is Chlorphenesin, which is NOT the musculus relaxant drug Chlorphenesin carbamate. Chlorphenesin carbamate, confusingly also known equally "chlorphenesin" is NOT a cosmetic ingredient.
This Chlorphenesin hither is something different alone together with functions equally a mild preservative. And yes, it is approved for usage inwards the EU. No worries.
And if yous are interested, here's this:
There is no discernible scent, the texture is light, the application is problem-free.
Nothing to complain most here.
Step 2 inwards this routine is Dr Wu Repairing System Intensive Repairing Serum With Squalane
There was a 5ml sample inwards the starter set, but the Wu lady, real wisely, decided to sell me a total size bottle equally well. Smart woman.
This is the star of the show, no doubtfulness most it.
Let me just state that much - all the hype is true. This serum is gold.
It's an crude based formula that is surprisingly light. It takes to a greater extent than than a few minutes to absorb, thus normally, I pose it on together with thus construct clean the truthful cat litter boxes, modify the H2O for my babies, H2O the plants, that kind of stuff. When I come upward dorsum to the bath to launder my hands, the serum has been magically absorbed leaving my peel feeling thus velvety soft it's ridiculous.
Dr Wu loves the airless pump system! Yay together with hurray!
The bottle is all shiny plastic. Simple together with functional. Zero embellishments, bells together with whistles.
The shiny caps are a hurting to continue clean, but otherwise the pattern is real practical.
And it's an airless pump - I just dear maxim that. Makes most Japanese brands aspect similar relics from the 20th century with their mash tubes together with screw-on caps.
While this serum is crude based, it's non greasy greasy, if yous know what I mean.
It's deliciously soft together with instead of feeling oily on the skin, it feels hydrating.
Just pat it inwards together with allow your thirsty peel absorb it all. And trust me, it will.
There is no noticeable scent or fragrance.
I receive got used squalane products before, with others - from HABA. But none felt equally low-cal together with fluffy equally this one.
Squalane is the i beauty crude that rules them all. Squalane is a hydrogenated cast of squalene, but dissimilar squalene, which is sourced from shark liver oil, no sharks are wound inwards the production of squalane. Squalane is a plant-based crude (yep, salvage the sharks!), together with the experts state this most it:
"Squalane occurs naturally inwards the lipidic layers of the peel together with prevents wet loss piece restoring the skin's suppleness together with flexibility. Squalane is highly resistant to oxidation together with has a high affinity to peel cells due to its skin-identical structure."The blurb on the bundle tells us this:
I am almost done with the bottle, together with yes, I tin definitely agree. It gave me softer together with smoother skin.
And despite having a pile of other skincare products, I am seriously considering ditching them, together with reordering this serum ASAP.
Here's the constituent listing of Dr Wu Repairing System Intensive Repairing Serum With Squalane:
Interestingly enough, equally yous tin see, this serum contains both squalane (from plants) together with squalene (poor sharks). But piece squalane is give away 2 on the list, squalene is give away 12.
The directions for usage propose to usage it twice daily, nevertheless with our electrical current temperatures I've been using it at nighttime only. It's soundless managing to piece of work its magic.
And if you're interested, here's this:
The side past times side step, according to the helpful graphics on Dr Wu website, should live an oculus cream.
And yes, hither it is!
Step 3 is Dr Wu Repairing System Advanced Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream With Botolift™.
Again, nosotros receive got the same functional silverish bottle. And equally before, because it's Dr Wu's style, nosotros receive got an airless pump.
OK, just for that lone I dear this doctor.
This oculus cream was a chip of a surprise. It's a lot lighter than a typical anti-wrinkle oculus cream. Next to it, my favorite su:m37ยบ Flawless Regenerating Eye Cream feels similar a tub of margarine.
Due to the lighter texture, I was quite skeptical whether this cream was going to piece of work at all. It took fourth dimension to larn into the swing of things, but i time it did - it genuinely keeps the nether oculus expanse inwards check.
This is what they say:
I receive got used Lirikos Marine Botoxin cream before, but it did absolutely zilch for me. So it was a pleasant surprise that Dr Wu genuinely delivered, together with for a lot less money.
The droopy eyelid chip interested me the most.
My left eyelid is definitely past times its prime. It needed some lift. Not certain whether this cream took attention of it (as the peptides are at the real halt of the constituent list), but the eyelid is similar a shot noticeably less droopy.
It absorbs fast! Unlike the essence (so thus fast) together with the serum (not fast at all), this i is gone inwards a flash.
See? It fifty-fifty looks real fluffy.
Again, at that topographic point is no noticeable smell. Kudos to the Dr. for realizing that many people are sensitive to together with dislike perfumed skincare.
While this cream powerfulness non live sufficient for nighttime fourth dimension usage inwards wintertime (especially if used alone, without the serum), it's perfect for the summer.
Here are the ingredients of Dr Wu Repairing System Advanced Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream With Botolift™:
According to the constituent list, the famed Botolift™ seems to live zilch to a greater extent than than a marketing gimmick. So possibly the positive results later on using this cream are zilch to a greater extent than than a placebo effect?
Anything is possible...
And if yous are interested, hither it is:
The lastly step, according to Dr Wu, should live a human face upward cream.
And hither it is!
Step 4 is Dr Wu Repairing System Extreme Micro-Lifting Cream With Ageversal.
As my version came with the set, it has only one-half of the measure book of 30ml. It's soundless less than the traditional 50 g nosotros came to hold off from Western brands.
The cream is real similar inwards texture to the oculus cream. It doesn't smell.
It absorbs fast. Doesn't larn out a greasy layer. Feels comfortable together with low-cal on the face, peculiarly considering this is the quaternary layer.
I usually usage it at night. However lately, despite the ridiculous temperatures during the day, I started to usage it inwards the morning. I suppose, because Taiwan is also a hot together with humid country, this cream had been tested inwards such conditions. Let's just say, it works similar a charm. It moisturizes without stickiness together with greasiness.
Where I am ambivalent are its anti-wrinkle properties. I honestly receive got non noticed any. Maybe it's my wrinkles, or possibly I receive got to usage it much longer to consider noticeable results. Or possibly this cream just doesn't work. The jury is soundless out.
Here are the ingredients of Dr Wu Repairing System Extreme Micro-Lifting Cream With Ageversal:
And if yous are interested, hither is this:
Are yous soundless with me? Or did yous autumn asleep fifteen paragraphs back?
In conclusion:
This is a real effective anti-ageing / repairing occupation that piece non precisely cheap, doesn't terms an arm together with a leg together with a firstborn. I don't recall how much I paid for all the items, but it wasn't pump assault inducing.
This is solid skincare that, for the most part, delivers goodness results.
It's worth mentioning that with my sensitive skin, nothing, together with allow me repeat it i time over again - zilch inwards today's lineup broke me out. That inwards itself is already a huge accomplishment together with a argue plenty to attempt other products past times Dr Wu.
(Now... if he were only to a greater extent than handsome, I'd receive got my skincare knight inwards a shining airless pump container).
Speaking of airless pumps, what I also liked was that all relevant information was printed (in 2 languages!) on the packaging. There were no extra leaflets inside. Yay for saving paper!
What I also liked was that private boxes were sealed inwards foil. Yay for security!
What I also liked was that every production had its expiration appointment printed on the bottom of the container:
Again, how come upward Japanese companies are unwilling (or unable) to create it?
Final verdict:
So, volition I purchase again?
You betcha!
The End!
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