9 best Taiwanese skincare brands you need to try
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- 18 Oct 2022
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Shopping for skincare in Taiwan is an experience that easily compares to walking down Myeongdong or Shibuya. Towering drugstores such as Watsons, Cosmed, Tomod’s and Japan Medical are sandwiched next to multi-brand boutiques like Paris Strawberry, S3 and 86 Shop, each boasting exclusive deals to outdo the other. Find yourself in the right place, at the right time, and you’ll even be able to bag a cult product about S$10 cheaper than its rival store, or snag sweet buy-one-get-one deals with free gifts to reward your strategic shopping.
Though you can easily find popular Korean and Japanese brands there, it is the homegrown labels that deserve your attention. Taiwanese skincare often comes with either a clinical focus, incorporating acids and DIY peels, or Chinese herbal and botanical ingredients to boost or heal your complexion. Masks are also a massive thing there, not only available at your usual cosmetic stores, but convenience shops like 7-11 too.
As a nascent skincare junkie, and a sheet mask addict, going beauty shopping in Taiwan was a massive treat. Especially in Ximending, where all the stores mentioned above are within a stone’s throw of each other. If you are like me, and want to go there to stock up your face maintenance wardrobe for the next two years (or so I promised), here are some Taiwanese skincare brands worth splurging your money on.
9 best Taiwanese skincare brands you need to try:
Narüko
Founded by the Beauty King of Taiwan, Niuer, Narüko is a brand that focuses heavily on ingredients. Each of its products uses a primary ingredient like tea tree oil, apple seed, rose and such, to cater to a particular skin concern. There are minimal, if any filler compounds in Narüko products. Instead, Niuer’s strict quality control measures ensure that what you’re getting is top of the line, made with the highest grade of skincare technology offered at the moment. The line is cruelty-free as well, with Niuer testing the products on himself before it is approved to be produced. Their popular ranges include the Taiwanese Magnolia and Raw Job’s Tears line. The former, catered to firming and brightening skin, while the latter is targeted towards pore minimising.
Annie's Way
Annie’s Way is a brand famed for its wash-off jelly masks, which claim to sell over 100,000 every month in Taiwan and Hong Kong. There are 10 variants of this gel-like mask, such as rose, red wine, hyaluronic acid, aloe vera, charcoal, honey, snail, anti-ageing and lavender, each tailored towards revitalising the complexion. People swear by how these show visible, near-instant results, and even help to cleanse out those pesky sebaceous filaments on your nose on top of all the other good it does. Read More…
