Beauty Expert: Cassandra Bankson’s Cruelty-Free Skin Care Essentials For Perfect Glass Skin

Cruelty-free skin care is the way forward for healthier skin, but how to make the most of it without wrecking your wallet? Ask Cassandra Bankson, one of our favorite beauty experts on Youtube, who is here to spill all her beauty secrets with Stylevana behind her glowing glass skin complexion using only cruelty-free products that “won’t cost you a Tesla”. Yes, I’m talking about the healthier, more affordable skin care options that will allow you to achieve the perfect glass skin complexion like a real Korean beauty.

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Stylevana Beauty Expert of this month: Cassandra Bankson

So savor your time, and learn what Cassandra has to say about her 10 cruelty-free skin care essentials - and why she loves every single one of them!


Cassandra’s 10 Cruelty-Free Skin Care Picks

No. 1

heimish - All Clean Balm

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— What’s in it? Shea Butter, Rose Extract, Tea Tree Leaf Oil, Citric Acid, Vitamin E

— Cassandra’s first impression? It’s like a magical melting cloud concoction and I love this stuff… If you’re looking to rub a fluffy, melting cloud that is made in Korea onto your beautiful cheeks, this is what you’d want to use to do it.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? This heimish All Clean Balm for being “one of the best cleansers'' to leave your face supple and clean. The original balm texture of this cleansing balm will evolve into an oil-like solution that melts into your pore to break down and emulsify your makeup and dirt. It literally feels like lifting the weight of the day off your face. With citric acid and vitamin E, this K-beauty skin care product helps renew your complexion with a brightening upgrade, while maintaining the skin’s barrier function.


No. 2

FRUDIA - Avocado Relief Essence Toner

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— What’s in it? Avocado Extract, Amino Acid, Glycerin, Jojoba Oil

— Cassandra’s first impression? It comes out as a more milky toner. You smooth it onto your skin and it just makes your pores smile.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? 76% of this FRUDIA toner is packed with avocado extract and amino acid, which already sounds like a feast that your skin will love. That’s why Cassandra highly recommends FRUDIA Avocado Relief Essence Toner as your alcohol-free K-Beauty alternative that does not dry up your skin like the normal ones do. Instead of alcohol and water, this FRUDIA skin care product is formulated with hydrating and calming liquid extracts that will nourish your skin with fruity nutrients.


No. 3

PURITO - Pure Vitamin C Serum

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— What’s in it? Vitamin C, Hyaluronic Acid, Adenosine, Amino Acid

— Cassandra’s first impression? If you’ve been outside and a bit of extra sun-exposure throughout the day, this is what you wanna go in with at night.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? This PURITO Pure Vitamin C Serum is the best night-repair treatment for your skin, especially if you’re an outdoor junkie who lives for the sun. Cassandra recommends this PURITO serum to those whose skin needs a bit of “damage control” with an overnight vitamin C boost. This skin care product helps bring brightness and glow to the skin and boasts anti-aging and wrinkle-care results with Adenosine to keep your skin as youthful as can be.


No. 4

Logically, Skin - Cell Alarming Logic Aquatide Resurface Serum

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— What’s in it? Niacinamide, Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid

— Cassandra’s first impression? It goes onto the skin like a super absorbent dew drop, it’s like a little drop of rain but extra hydrating.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? Logically, Skin fuses science and beauty together to create a supercharged serum called Cell Alarming Logic Aquatide Resurface Serum . Cassandra credits this skin care product as a “breakthrough” product as it is developed based on a scientific research that won a Nobel prize in Medicine in 2016. People are hyped about this Logically, Skin serum because it helps fix cell growth in your skin by rebuilding and re-wiring both active and dead skin cells for optimal anti-aging benefit.


No. 5

PURITO - Dermide Cica Barrier Sleeping Pack

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— What’s in it? Ceramide NP, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, Centella Asiatica

— Cassandra’s first impression? If you’re looking for a moisturizer or a night mask that is really going to impart the hydration into your skin, this is it.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? Locking in all the nutrients and hydration with a sleeping pack is way more effective than with a single moisturizer. That’s why Cassandra picks PURITO’s Dermide Cica Barrier Sleeping Pack to be her overnight skin-mate. This PURITO lightweight gel-like cream absorbs into the skin and forms a layer of protective barrier - thanks to the superstar ingredient Ceramide NP - so that your skin care can get to work without disruption while you’re asleep.

***This product is currently out of stock. You might also like to try TOSOWWONG’s Propolis Honey Sleeping Pack to pamper your night skin.


No. 6

Sioris - Time Is Running Out Mist

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— What’s in it? Yuju Extract, Macadamia Nut Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil

— Cassandra’s first impression? I go in with a face mist toner to feel refreshed. This Sioris toner is fantastic for sunburn, for sensitive skin, and for keeping your skin natural barrier function intact.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? This Soris Time Is Running Out Mist is a multitasking face spray that combines toner, mist and serum to enhance your everyday skincare routine. You’ll love its oil-rich skin care formula (with macadamia, jojoba and sunflower oil) as much as Cassandra does because this Sioris face mist delivers long-lasting nourishment to leave your summer skin refreshed and recharged all day.


No. 7

Isntree - Hyaluronic Acid Water Essence

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— What’s in it? Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta Glucan, Niacinamide

— Cassandra’s first impression? It has ingredients that pre-hydrate the hyaluronic acid so it’s giving your skin the hydrated form that it can actually use.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? Honing in the trifecta for intense hydration, this Isntree essence combines the power of hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, and beta glucan to “make your skin look plumper than a pillow” as Cassandra said. Perfect for both a morning and night serum, this Isntree skin care product is highly recommended by Cassandra as a must-have to achieve that glass skin complexion because hydration is always the key.


No. 8

PURITO - Centella Green Level Eye Cream

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— What’s in it? Centella Asiatica Extract, Peptide, Glycerin, Shea Butter

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? If you think your K-Beauty routine isn’t complete without a decent eye-cream, then you need to give PURITO’s Centella Green Level Eye Cream a try. It is enriched with peptide, which helps firm your under eye areas nicely. This PURITO eye cream also works great for reducing fine lines and wrinkles and brings extra luminosity to your complexion.


No. 9

iUNIK - Centella Calming Gel Cream

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— What’s in it? Tea Tree Leaf Water, Centella Asiatica Extract, Niacinamide

— Cassandra’s first impression? This gel cream creates a thin layer of barrier to protect your skin throughout the day.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? Summer skin care routine is all about light-weight, so this iUNIK Centella Calming Gel Cream is the perfect candidate for daytime use. The centella asiatica extract, coupled with the gel-like texture, helps calm your skin and doesn’t clog your pores during the day. If you have acne-prone skin, this gel cream will help prevent breakouts and keep your irritation under control.


No. 10

make p:rem - UV defense me. Blue-ray sun fluid

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— What’s in it? Zinc Oxide, Centella Asiatica, Sodium Hyaluronate

— Cassandra’s first impression? It isn’t just sun-protection for your skin, make p:rem also puts other beneficial ingredients into the formula so it doubles as moisturizer for your face as well.

— What to love about this cruelty-free product? Skin-soothing on top of high sun-protection? That's exactly what our glass skin would want. Cassandra uses make p:rem’s UV defense me. Blue-ray sun fluid as her go-to sunscreen that smoothes well on the skin without white cast. She also recommends people to use this as a moisturizer because it has many other skin-loving ingredients that your glass skin will love.


Remember, your skin is an investment, not an expense. That’s why you need to invest with good skin care products that will reward you with the perfect glass skin complexion not only now but also years after. Check out Cassandra’s FULL video on our Stylevana Youtube Channel and get to know your K-Beauty choices better! You can save 15% on her trusted favorites from selected brands like Sioris, iUNIK, make p:rem and MORE (and also 10% OFF sitewide with promo code [INF10KBEAUTY] to get a good start on your cruelty-free skin care journey!

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