Skinfood
The original food-ingredient skincare brand. Uses real food extracts — black sugar, egg, avocado, honey — in effective, affordable formulations.
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Skinfood pioneered the food-to-face concept decades before it became trendy. Their Black Sugar Mask is a genuine cult product that delivers visible results. The brand went through bankruptcy in 2018 and relaunched stronger. Their hero products are excellent, though the broader range can be hit-or-miss.
Strengths
- + Black Sugar Mask is a must-try
- + Unique food-based formulations
- + Long heritage brand
- + Great physical exfoliants
Weaknesses
- − Went through bankruptcy (now recovered)
- − Some products feel gimmicky
- − Fragrance in most products
- − Availability can be spotty
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Curated picks from Skinfood's lineup, ranked for each skin type.
All Skinfood Products
6 products reviewed and rated.
Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence
Skinfood's TikTok cult product — sticky-glossy honey-and-propolis essence with propolis extract leading the INCI, plus honey extract + royal jelly + niacinamide. The texture is a love-it-or-hate-it: tacky and slow to absorb, which is why it works as a serum-or-essence step that hydrates while sealing in the layers below. Pairs especially well as the PM step before a sleeping mask.
Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Cream
Skinfood's honey line is the OG Korean honey skincare — propolis extract for antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory action, royal jelly for amino acids and B vitamins, and honey for humectant hydration. The 'food-inspired skincare' brand that predated the clean beauty trend by decades delivers genuinely functional bee-derived ingredients. The golden cream texture feels indulgent, and propolis has enough clinical backing to justify the hive-to-skin philosophy.
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