Back in June, StyleKorean sent me the Troiareuke Aesthetic Start Kit to review for you all, and I’m ready to share!
The brand’s description from StyleKorean says it best:
“Troiareuke is a professional aesthetic skincare brand that aims to provide the perfect solution to your daily skin concerns.
Your skin changes on a day-to-day basis depending on a variety of factors. This includes the external environment, health status, emotions and life cycle. Thus, Troiareuke provides a customized 1:1 prescription system that will target your daily needs and concerns via a holistic means of Chroma, Aroma and Herb therapy.
Experience the self-spa cosmetic prescription brand that’s favored by even skincare professionals and aestheticians.”
The Troiareuke Aesthetic Start Kit contains the following:
While browsing the main page of this product, it advertises this kit like an at-home spa treatment, especially for those with acne-prone, sensitive skin. I decided to rotate it every-other-night from my PM Skincare Routine, following StyleKorean’s guide to using it. I pulled descriptions of each product from BeautyTap – they have a more eloquent way of describing the products 🙂
Step 1: Weak Acid Cleansing
“The Acsen Oil Cut Cleansing is a carefully balanced facial cleanser that addresses the needs of oily, acne-prone skin, and sensitive skin. A clear gel that contains zero oil, thanks to its microemulsion system, this cleanser contains antibacterial soapwort extract, a natural surfactant that walks the fine line of cleansing without stripping or irritating skin. Papaya extract exfoliates dead skin cells, while portulaca extract soothes and calms skin irritation.”
Trial Size: 55ml
Regular Size: 120ml
Main Ingredients:
Papaya extract – have papain enzyme that exfoliates the skin
Portulaca oleracea L – skin-soothing; antioxidant
Aloevera extract – skin-soothing
Selemix An – I have no idea lolol
This cleansing non-oil has a liquidy-gel type texture with a bit of a scent to it, and contains a minimal, yet recognizable list of ingredients. The Acsen Oil Cut Cleansing is so light, it really thins out as you massage it into your skin and dries up quickly. Despite this, it quickly broke down my It Cosmetics CC Cream by the time it dried. I rinsed it off with lukewarm water, and followed up with a soaked cotton pad of Too Cool For School Cleansing Water to make sure there’s nothing left. The Acsen Oil Cut Cleansing does not completely remove everything, so be sure to not skip your double cleanse! I actually don’t know if this is supposed to be for first or second cleanse, because it’s a non-oil cleanser that removes makeup! Aside from that, this gel-type cleanser feels very nice on the skin, and it’s very suitable for those who do not like cleansing oils out on the market. If I were to purchase the full size of anything, I would choose the Acsen Oil Cut Cleansing!
Step 2: Tight Skin, Ampoule + Toner
“The Healing Cocktail of the Skin Complex Formula and Anti Trouble Formula ampoule are made to go together to create a synergistic toner that specifically addresses irritable, reactive skin. The hydrating Skin Complex Formula calms inflammation, fights free radicals, and infuses skin with a boost of moisture. With antioxidant-rich, anti-inflammatory pycnogenol from pine bark extract and 18 other botanical extracts, the toner relieves oxidative stress and strengthens the skin barrier. It can be used on its own or mixed together with the Anti Trouble Formula ampoule, which is formulated with 12 botanical extracts and hyaluronic acid to calm irritated skin. The Anti Trouble ampoule can also be used on its own or mixed into your favorite moisturizer.”
SCF Trial Size: 60ml
SCF Regular Size: 180ml
ATFA Trial Size: 10ml
SCF Regular Size: 20ml
Main Ingredients:
Kava Kava Extract – Calming, Soothing, Moisturizing
On its main page, the combo of the Skin Complex Formula and the Anti-Trouble Formula Ampoule is supposed to help with dehydration and calm the skin. Having said that, you most definitely should mix the two because the Anti Trouble Formula Ampoule has Alcohol high on the ingredients list. The Skin Complex formula bottle isn’t even full with product and there are a lot of hints you should mix the two.
I like that the Skin Complex Formula has a blend of recognizable skin-friendly ingredients such as Glycerin, Niacinamide, Allantoin, Chamomile, Sodium Hyaluronate, Calendula, with some added exotic plant extracts such as Pine (antimicrobial, antioxidant), Hibiscus (skin-conditioning) and Honeysuckle (skin-soothing) (these are near the top of the list). The Green Ampoule however is concentrated with a lot of exotic plant extracts I haven’t seen in my skincare products before, some of which are skin-conditioning: Lotus, Gnaphaliumleontopodium, Madonna Lily, Freesia.
I shake up the bottle and make sure I spray my face evenly and under my jaw where I also breakout. I’m surprised this spray actually delivers light hydration and leaves a bit of tack on the skin, but nothing too heavy. Even as I leave it on my skin, I never feel like I’m getting dried up. For such a light, watery formula, it really does leave a pleasant, non-irritating feeling on the skin!
Step 3: Problem Solver, Recovery Cream
“The [Acsen] Recovery Cream helps heal and hydrate acne-prone, sensitive skin with portulaca extract and Malaysian Centella asiatica extract, the highest quality of its kind. Great for use on trouble spots, acne scars, dry patches, or redness, this cream accelerates skin recovery with calendula extract, while salicylic acid speeds cell turnover and removes excess sebum.”
Trial & Regular Size: 25ml
Main Ingredients:
Centella Asiatica Extract: Skin-soothing, antioxidant
The Recovery cream uses Madecassic Acid, and ingredient derived from Centella Asiatica to help with wound-healing; In this case, to help heal up a popped spot. There is also Salicylic Acid (unknown %) and Beta-Glucan on the list that also help with reducing and soothing blemishes.
This is a good light lotion type of moisturizer. For my skin-type, I notice my skin feels dry shortly after I apply the Recovery Cream, even applying my Hada Labo Perfect Gel prior. My face doesn’t feel tight, but I personally do not feel moisturized enough. Even so, I’d recommend using it in specific areas where you either have open wounds from popping a pimple (bad!) or dry spots. Face moisturizers usually come in 50ml packaging minimum, so using this 25ml as a face moisturizer would go to waste quickly.
I noticed when putting it on a rather inflamy spot that the pain died down pretty quickly and the redness subsided quite a bit.
Final Thoughts
PROS:
– Lightweight
– Gentle; Non-sensitizing
– Little amount needed
– Effective
– Decent amount of product for a Trial Kit
CONS:
– Price; More expensive than other popular products at full size
– Fragrance; Potentially irritating for those with very sensitive skin
The Troiareuke Aesthetic Start Kit is perfect for who its main clients are – oily, sensitive, acne-prone skin. All products contain botanical, skin-soothing ingredients that are very light in consistency, non-sensitizing, and very approachable for individuals that don’t want anything feeling heavy on their skin with a lot of residue. Despite the price point, a little goes a long way when you use the products, so you will see some skin benefits while using it.
I wouldn’t fully knock this off the list for those who are dry however; I still noticed it did something for my skin despite how dry I am. Instead of using it on its own, I incorporated it into my current skincare routine with other hydrating and moisturizing products and it worked fine.
Typically when I start testing a lot of products and don’t maintain consistency with my routine I notice breakouts galore, but none of that has happened while using the Troiareuke Aesthetic Start Kit! All the products were very gentle and I never got a sensitized feeling. Despite my normal to dry skin, I still benefited from each product if I included it in my usual skincare.
FULL SIZE PRICES FROM STYLEKOREAN:
$38 USD – TROIAREUKE Acsen Oil Cut Cleansing 120ml
$100 USD – TROIAREUKE Skin Complex Formula 180ml + TROIAREUKE Formula Ampoule Green 20ml
$58 USD – TROIAREUKE Acsen Recovery Cream 25ml
TOTAL: $196 USD (before tax)
TROIAREUKE AESTHETIC START KIT FROM BEAUTYTAP:
Original Price: $139 USD
Sale (as I write this): $79 USD
If you are interested in trying Troiareuke products, but do not want to invest in the full size, definitely opt for the Aesthetic Start Kit (especially with the deal going on). It’s quite an expensive brand from the KBeauty world, so you want to make sure you like it! I’ve invested in skincare for around $200 before, so it’s not entirely unreasonable. This kit also contains the essentials of a good cleanser, treatment, and moisturizer (spot moisturizer), all necessary steps in your skincare.
I recommend looking at COSDNA’s list on Troiareuke ingredients. It just gives the list of ingredients of whatever product and its function. VERY useful if you’re overwhelmed with the list of exotic plant extracts and just need to know what something does!
All in all I enjoyed the products and were well incorporated in my skincare routine.
Hope you enjoyed this review!
xo, M
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