I have been using Korean cosmetics for years and the truth is that my skin has improved a lot since I started using it; So much so that at 40 years old I dared to leave the house without makeup, something I had never done before. Active ingredients like centella asiatica began to be part of my daily life and my skin appreciated it tremendously.
However, I had never been able to reduce spots or the texture of my skin, which is already adult and has quite large pores. A dermatologist recently recommended that I exfoliate thoroughly and without fear, and use a cream that would allow me to repair the skin barrier to improve the appearance of the skin. And my surprise came when that cream that has scandalously improved my skin did not come from Korea, but from Japan.
From the 10-step routine to express minimalism
I love Korean cosmetics but, if there is something that has always put me off, it is the very long 10-step routines that became popular a few years ago and that make me spend forever morning and night in the bathroom. I would love to strictly follow a routine of this type with each and every one of its steps, but I need more time and more money to have all the products.
That's why, after the swing towards more minimalist routines, Japanese cosmetics caught my attention: fewer steps, well formulated and aimed at finding the best version of my own skin, rather than making it look like someone else's.
In five steps you have a routine set up (not that there are few, but they are half as many as before):
- Double Cleansing: Personally, I only clean once with a water-based cleanser. I leave oil cleansing only for special occasions, like when I've worn makeup.
- Moisturizing toner
- Treatment serum
- Moisturizer
- Sunscreen in the morning
The cream that recovered my skin has a secret ingredient: rice ferment
The rice ferment is what, for my skin, has made the difference. Yoskine's Japan Pure Rice Infusion facial cream is the one that discovered the benefits of this ingredient for me.
Rice ferment is an active ingredient widely used in Japanese cosmetics because it works ideally to unify skin tone, that is, reduce blemishes, which was what interested me the most. My skin accumulates a lot of sun damage (in the 80s and 90s the use of sunscreen was practically negligible, and that's how we are now) and I wanted to reduce spots without having to resort to more aggressive (and expensive) methods like lasers.
In addition, the cream has prebiotics that help recover the skin's microbiome and the skin barrier, the other thing that had been recommended to me to improve the texture: with the exfoliant you accelerate the skin renewal process, with the prebiotics you protect it.
The texture of the cream is dense, but very light on the skin and very pleasant to the touch, leaving the complexion soft and with a not heavy feeling, more of a “peach skin.” The aroma is floral and very soft, very elegant.
Others greatest hits of Japanese cosmetics
Surely you have heard of PDRN, the trendy ingredient this year that originally came from salmon sperm; Well, it turns out that it can also be obtained from a plant origin through biotechnology and using sources such as centella asiatica or rice, something that makes it an asset. cruelty free and much more sustainable. This second-generation PDRN is the star active ingredient in Yoskine's Japan Youth Sensei Moist Smooth Cream.
Like Rice Infusion, this cream has a dense but light texture and for me it is perfect as a night cream to continue repairing the skin barrier (because it contains ceramides) and blurring expression lines thanks to cell growth factors. The perfume of this cream is a little sweeter and more intense than that of the Rice Infusion, but I really like it at bedtime because I find it quite relaxing.
Finally, a Japanese serum recommendation to complete your J-beauty routine at a very good price: the Booster Serum Nourishing from Hada Labo Tokyo, which is great for dry or dehydrated skin (the second is my case: dehydrated combination skin). Full hydration in a super cool serum that is absorbed in just a few seconds and provides more elasticity to avoid the feeling of stiff skin, but without leaving a greasy feeling.
Objective in the last three months of 2026: to further improve the texture and tone of the skin to reach 2027 renewed and ready for whatever comes.
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