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Best Pick: TONYMOLY The Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum

Best Pick TONYMOLY The Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum

I have TONYMOLY The Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum to thank for my current obsession with Korean oriental medicine-based whitening lines. I care about substance over style, but I’ll hold my hands up straight away and admit to you that I am a sucker for traditional Asian meet modern streamline design, so packaging like this just really tickles my fancy!

The Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum is for helping to brighten, soothe, and smooth dry, rough skin that’s dull and uneven in tone. Here are some facts and figures from the product “blurb”: The serum uses a 2-year fermentation process that contains 1) niacinamide and pearl powder to brighten, or whiten, skin; 2) lotus flower water to cool down tired skin affected by sunlight and heat; 3) hirudinea extract, or the salivary gland of dried leeches, to boost micro-circulation and purify the skin; 4) Cheongyeol Boyundan, a medical herbal formula, to soothe, moisturise and protect skin; and 5) deer antler velvet to strengthen skin’s natural barrier and improve skin tone.

Many people balk or even ridicule the idea of traditional herbal medicine, going in favour of modern treatments back by scientific research. I wouldn’t go as far to say that I prefer one over the other, but there is something I find quite appealing about achieving (and maintaining) “perfect” skin without feeling I have to use the potent golden standard of acids, retinoids, and the like. With that being said, I feel a balanced approach is the way to go — I use my traditional medicine-based serums and potions alongside my AHA/BHA and other products.

Best Pick TONYMOLY The Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum swatch

Where was I? Ah yes, the Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum. It feels richer and more nourishing than most serums. There’s a slight “cosmetic” benefit that’s instantly apparent, a subtle light-diffusing effect that makes skin look more luminous.

Best Pick TONYMOLY The Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum ingredient
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I find it hard to test long-term skin care like this properly. Even just using it twice a day with no other actives, it’s difficult to note any specific changes to my skin when I am staring at my face under bright lights every day! It’s like trying to spot differences between monkeys. However, my mum, who have a habit of volunteering her (annoyingly) detailed observation and opinion on my appearance said that my skin looked “more white than usual (in a good way)” after using it for about three weeks. It has completely prevented those pesky dry, flaky patches I always get in-between seasons. Skin looks healthy and radiant.

I’m no stranger to niacinamide, arbutin, tranexamic acid, and other advanced active ingredients — I have tried countless products formulated with them, but none have given my skin a visible difference, so I’m assuming that the medical herbs are playing a vital role. I don’t know exactly how the herbs in the serum work, but they make quite an effective cocktail, as I said, there is a definitely change in clarity and tone of my skin of my skin. This isn’t the be-all, end-all of brightening or whitening serums, but it has certainly made me beyond curious about other Korean oriental medicine-based products.

TONYMOLY The Oriental Gyeol Whitening Serum, 50ml pump bottle, is US$32.69+ from eBay (HERE). It can also be found on Amazon for US$30.26+ (HERE). Production date is printed on the bottle.

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