From Korea to Israel, these magic potions hail from over the oceans. These potions are in par with Anal Bleaching Expert products when it comes to its effectivity in giving positive result.
If you’re constantly on the search for that perfect product but have yet to find it, you might want to consider looking through this list.
Each comes with different ingredients, researches and formulations, here are six international skincare brands that you should get to know for the love of our skin:
1. NatureLab
Japanese haircare brand NatureLab has created a brand new line which uses botanical stem cells to improve scalp care, follicle strength and hair growth “at a cellular level.” A sample of active ingredients they use in their formula includes apple stem cells, rice protein, soy protein, sakura extract, and even yuzu ceramide. The bulbous bottles look like they’ve come from a laboratory of the future.
2. Panacea
Although it’s technically US-based, newly-launched Panacea actually makes all of their products in Korea. The gender-neutral, minimalist skin care line condenses the country’s high-tech formulations and research into a very simplified morning process: cleanser, moisturizer, and sunscreen. Refreshing and feeling barely there, each product feels like a gentle powerhouse—taking advantage of lesser-known ingredients like gotu kola and cardiospermum flower.
3. Memebox
K-beauty brand (and online beauty community hub) Memebox has some unusual-sounding product names in its Nooni skincare line—”marshmallow whip maker,” “water blending lip oil” and “snowflake jelly cleansing oil”—but that doesn’t mean its products are any less effective. The latter, for example, is a unique hybrid between cleansing oil and cleansing balm for removing make-up in a soothing, non-greasy way. One constantly out-of-stock item is their Disco Kitten Mask—an Instagrammable pearl-and-diamond product that peels off, leaving behind glowing skin.
4. Heinrich Barth
Every aspect of this newly launched line is international, starting with its name—Heinrich Barth was a German-born explorer who spent most of his travels collected oral histories around Africa in the 19th century. Funders Daniele Bernini and Vladimir Trisic moved from Greece to Germany (where the line is based) and the Heinrich Barth products themselves are made in Turin, Italy. While the core cleansers, creams and sunscreens are inspired by traveling “without leaving a trace” (they’re simple and scent-free), “Mykonos” and “Dakar” bottle a little bit of each destination with light fragrances.
5. Maapilim
Tel Aviv-based direct-to-consumer brand Maapilim just launched for the first time with their essential oil-driven, apothecary-style products, ranging from beard oil and pomade to their new skin and body line. The ingredients are sourced throughout the Mediterranean, and below each product online is a helpful map showing which region each ingredient is from (the sage oil comes from the Turkish coast, for example). The shampoo is called “shampoo,” the soap called “soap”—for the no-nonsense users who just want to use simple products with a natural scent.
