The Sk-II Facial Treatment Essence and mask is a wonderful way to boost skin firmness and improve the overall texture of the skin. I have so many friends who swear by their line that I was more than a little interested in trying the line. Since the SK-II Facial Product line has such an amazing reputation for its skin care products, I was excited to have the opportunity to test out one of their mini kits for BzzAgent.
My kit had the following products in it:
SK-II Treatment Essence (1oz)
SK-II Treatment Mask (1)
SK-II Essential Power Cream (.05 oz)
sells for $215.00 at Amazon and Sephora. So getting to try this tiny sample of the cream was really important for me before I would commit to purchasing such an expensive product. The little jar holds a bit less than .05 oz of the cream but with this product a little goes a long way. I have really oily skin and suffer from break outs and wrinkles (what a combo) so I was a little bit afraid that the cream would break me out. I used a pea size amount on the drier parts of my skin to see if I would break out. I am happy to say that the cream did not break me out. I was also surprised at how smooth the texture of the cream is. It spread out so easily so a little really went a long way. I got about three weeks worth of use out of this little jar. That was enough time to get a good idea of its effectiveness for my skin. The cream is great and really moisturized my skin. I found it a bit too heavy to use during the day since it has been really warm out here this summer. I decided to use it only at night and got some great results. I think this cream will be wonderful during the winter when my skin tends to be drier.
According to the BzzAgent website the "SK-II Essential Power Cream contains Stem-Acanax and Pitera™ to radically improve firmness and reduce wrinkles". This miracle ingredient is at the core of the revolutionary products SK-II offers. SK-II Facial Treatment Essence is a liquid concentrate with 90% Pitera™ in every bottle. SK-II Facial Treatment Masks deliver an indulgent concentration of Pitera™ in a single application."
The Pitera compound stimulates the skins natural cellular repair and promotes more efficient skin regeneration. For those who do not know, Pitera is a type of fermented yeast that is supposed to speed up the skins rejuvenation process. The yeast come from Saki.
The SK-II Facial Treatment Essence, 2.5 fl. oz.
was my favorite product. It is enriched with more than 90% Pitera. Additionally, the SK-II Facial Treatment Essence has vitamins, amino acids, minerals and some organic aides which are added to help promote health skin cells and aid in the skin cell renewal cycle. The website states that with daily application the essence helps improve the texture of the skin. I have to agree with it. It also helped clear up my skin and improve the tone of my skin around my mouth and cheek area. I found it easiest to use by pouring a very small amount onto the back of my hand and patting it onto my face. That way I would not waste any of the product. This product sells for $105 for the 2.5 oz size at Sephora.
The SK-II Facial Treatment Mask is a very high quality mask. The cotton mask fabric is thicker than some of the other masks that I use from Sephora. If you are not familiar with this type of mask, it is a bit goey when removing it from the packaging. This is good because it means that the company did not skimp on the liquid product.
You just need to carefully unfold the mask and place onto your skin. SK-II does include directions in their packaging which make using their masks for the first time very easy. I love the thick texture of the serum on the mask. My skin was pretty dehydrated that morning and just sucked the serum right up. I kept it on for about 30 minutes and then just patted the residual serum onto my neck and chest area. My skin looked great. Thanks to the serum my skin was so moisturized that it swelled up slightly for about 5 hours. It actually made my fine lines and eye wrinkles disappear for most of the day. I had a photo shoot that day and my skin looked amazing. I know that I will be purchasing the mask when I need to attend special events and look my best. The glowing skin effect did last a few days which was amazing for a one time use mask. The mask sells for about $17 for one on Sephora.com.
Overall, the price of these products may appear to be on the high side. However, if you consider how well they work and how little of the product you use at each application, then the price is actually pretty reasonable.
Update, September 15, 2015: Costco has the SK-II kits for under $175. So if you are a fan of the product, you might want to visit your local Costco and pick it up before they sell out.
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NOTE: if you are sensitive to yeasts, you may have a different reaction to the product than I did. I imagine if you suffer from any type of yeast intolerance you may want to check with your doctor before using this product
