Blog M » The Select

Since masksheets.com was launched earlier this year, we have progressed from an unknown website to a very dynamic Korean beauty company. This transition could not be done without our M-friends, so I’d like to appreciate to all of our friends.

Witch Hazel Extract is a commonly used ingredient in astringents and toners. It was used to treat some skin burns, scar and itchiness by the Indians.

In Korea, Centella Asiatica is called “tiger plant” because when wild tigers got scars, they tend to roll on the top of Centella Asiatica. From 2 or 3 years ago, suddenly Centella Asiatica has become one of the most popular ingredients in Korean cosmetic.

So season of dryness has come. If you live in NYC like me, probably you will know what I am talking about. The heater burns up our skin even with many humidifiers and walking on the street feels like climbing Himalaya.

Probably, Elensilia is a familiar name for the K-beauty fans. Elensilia is famous for its Escargot Original Repair Cream, sold more than 200 million USD worth products in Korea only, has been named as the top-selling skincare product for 6 consecutive years in NS home shopping since its launching in 2009.

It is recorded that first type of mask was wash-off type, which is originated from ancient Egypt. The queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII used gold and egg white mixture for youthful skin. From many historical record, Asian beauty symbol Yang Guifei from Tang dynasty also frequently used pearl powder, ginseng and lotus root powder for wash-off type facial mask.

Wow, we are officially surprised by the popularity of this cute little bubble mask - Elizavecca’s Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask. Actually, Elizavecca’s bubble mask is not the first bubble type mask that we carry because of its reasonable price (it’s only $10.73) and intense clarifying result, M-friends love this products.

If you are a fan of Korean beauty products, you will be familiar with the ingredient called Niacinamide. It is an amide form of nicotinic acid, (don’t get me wrong, it is completely different molecule from nicotine that you know.) Sorry for the sudden organic chemistry class. To put this simple, niacinamide is a modified version of vitamin B3.