Skin Care Products: Japanese Cosmetics Ranking 2019

Best Skin Care Products to Buy in Japan 2019–2020

Check out the list of the best Japanese cosmetics products of the year!! The latest ranking of The Best Cosmetics Awards 2019 by @cosme has just been revealed. @cosme is a Japanese online cosmetics portal/shopping website which is Asia’s biggest and the most influential beauty community on the internet today. You can get the latest and trustworthy information about Japanese beauty products based on real users’ voices!

@cosme hosts the Best Cosmetics Awards twice a year (mid-year and year-end), and the best cosmetics products of the year are chosen from each category after vote and survey from strict cosmetics users in Japan. If you are hunting for the trendy/trustworthy Japanese beauty products, this ranking would be a huge help to choose the best products!

In this article, I’m sharing the latest ranking of 13 different categories of the best skincare products from The Best Cosmetics Awards 2019 including face wash, toner, cream and face mask. Check out the best cosmetics products to buy in Japan in 2019–2020!

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Best Cleansing

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1st place: FANCL MILD CLEANSING OIL (10 pc 500 yen, 60 ml 980 yen, 120 ml 1,700 yen) [Check the Price]

2nd place: shu uemura ultime8∞ sublime beauty cleansing oil (4,400 yen) [Check the Price]

3rd place: CHIFURE Washable Cold Cream (650 yen)

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Best Face Wash

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1st place: Bioré Ouchi de Aesthe Smooth Massage Face Wash Gel (700 yen) [Check the Price]

2nd place: FANCL Deep Clear Washing Powder (1,800 yen) [Check the Price]

3rd place: Rosette Cleansing Paste Kaidei Smooth (600 yen) [Check the Price]

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Best Serum & Booster

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1st place: CLINIQUE Clarifying Lotion 2 (2,500 yen)

2nd place: MUJI Booster Essence Lotion (1,194 yen)

3rd place: Melvita Organic Argan Oil-Face and Body (3,200 yen)

Best Toner & Lotion

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1st place: ORBIS U Lotion (2,700 yen)

2nd place: naturie SKIN CONDITIONER Hatomugi Lotion (650 yen) [Check the Price]

3rd place: IPSA The Time Rest Aqua (4,000 yen)

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Best Emulsion

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1st place: ALBION EXAGE MOIST ADVANCE MILK III (3,000 yen)

2nd place: SK-II R.N.A. Power New Age Airy Milky Lotion (11,500 yen)

3rd place: ALBION INFINESSE DERMA PUMP MILK (7,000 yen)

Best Serum

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1st place: ETVOS MOISTURIZING SERUM (4,000 yen)

2nd place: Obagi Obagi C25 Serum NEO (10,000 yen)

3rd place: Melano CC Medicated Intensive Anti-Spot Essence (1,800 yen) [Check the Price]

Best Cream & Gel

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1st place: Embryolisse Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentrè (2,800 yen)

2nd place: NIVEA NIVEA SOFT Refreshingly Soft Moisturizing Cream (329 yen)

3rd place: ORBIS U Moisture (3,000 yen)

Best Oil & Balm

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1st place: IHADA Medicated Balm (1,350 yen)

2nd place: Bio-Oil Bio-Oil (60ml 1,600 yen)

3rd place: Sun White P-1 (1,200 yen)

Best Facial Sheet Mask

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1st place: KEANA NADESHIKO KEANA Rice Mask (5pc 650 yen) [Check the Price]

2nd place: MEDIHEAL N.M.F AQUA AMPOULE MASK JEX (1pc 325 yen)

3rd place: QUALITY FIRST ALL IN ONE SHEET MASK Moisture EX (50pc 1,500 yen) [Check the Price]

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Best Exfoliator

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1st place: TAKAMI TAKAMI Skin Peel (4,584 yen)

2nd place: LUSH POWER MASK SP (1,228 yen)

3rd place: SKINFOOD BLACK SUGAR Perfect Essential Scrub 2X (2,600 yen)

Best Face Massage Cream

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1st place: SUQQU MUSCULATE MASSAGE & MASK CREAM (10,000 yen)

2nd place: DECORTÉ Facial Refining Massage Cream (4,500 yen)

3rd place: ALBION INFINESS FACE GEL SMOOTHER (5,000 yen)

Best Eye Care

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1st place: ELIXIR ELIXIR SUPERIEUR enriched wrinkle cream (5,800 yen)

2nd place: ONE BY KOSE THE WRINKLESS (5,800 yen)

3rd place: MEISHOKU PLACE-WHITER MEDICATED WHITENING EYE CREAM (1,100 yen)

Best Lip Care

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1st place: NIVEA Rich Care & Color (759 yen)

2nd place: REVLON Kiss Exfoliating Lip Balm (740 yen)

3rd place: Curél Moisture Lip Care Cream ( 850 yen)


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(The full list of the Best Cosmetics Awards 2019 can be found at the @cosme website! → https://us.cosme.net/bestcosmeRankings/2019)

This cosmetics rankings are truly reliable since it’s based on real cosmetics users’ responses! I assume that listed Japanese skin care products are great quality and value for money! For more cosmetics rankings and the “Hall of Fame” beauty products chosen by @cosme, please check out listed articles, below!

▼THE LATEST BEST COSMETICS AWARDS 2021 Mid-Year▼

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