Nuskin products reviews

Nu Skin… everyone’s heard of it, some people love it and can’t get enough, others give it a bad review and even call it a "nu skin mlm". So if you don’t know who to believe and haven’t made your mind up about ordering Nuskin products, I completely understand!

Like many of you, I’m pretty sceptical when it comes to cosmetic brands that use ‘multi-level marketing’ or ‘network marketing’ (and that aren’t available in shops*)… But after testing the Younique cosmetics, I changed my mind. It’s no secret that there are a lot of scams in this industry… so when I’m contacted about this type of product, I am careful to make sure the company is genuine.

So, if I’m telling you about Nu Skin today, that’s because I judge this company and nu skin produts to be credible and effective! 😄

The first thing that reassured me about Nu Skin’s credibility was the date the company was founded. It was launched in the USA in 1984, so it’s far from being a new company. The second was finding out the huge investments that this brand devotes to the research of its products (more than 75 scientists work for Nu Skin), to guarantee innovative products that meet the highest standards of quality. To avoid getting lost in scientific gibberish… put simply, OK, that’s good, that means we won’t use products on our skin that come from any old laboratory.

Nu Skin is best known for its anti-ageing cosmetics and technologies, like the ageLOC Galvanic Spa, but it also offers treatments suitable for all skin types and even makeup. I tested various Nu Skin products and I’ll give you my verdict on each of them in this article !

What Are The Top 10 Best Nu Skin Products?

Nu Skin offers an extensive collection of skin care products, including facial cleansers, moisturizers, serums, exfoliators, body care, skin care devices, and more. Interestingly, the Nu Skin Tanner is the brand’s most popular product. We’ll give you the details on this self tanner and the other best selling Nu Skin products below.

Pharmanex Tegreen from Nu Skin

Pharmanex Tegreen is one of the most googled products from Nu Skin! And it should be! I was so convinced by this product that when I finished my first cleanse, I couldn’t wait to order it again and recommend it to others.

Essentially, this food supplement contains a green tea extract taken from its leaves which boosts our body’s natural defences by protecting our cells and tissues from oxidative stress caused by free radicals.

It’s hard to find a product with a greater concentration of antioxidants.

1 capsule = The benefits of 7 cups of green tea*

*I should point out that the concentration of caffeine is extremely low, each capsule is 99.5% caffeine-free

What are the main benefits of Tegreen capsules?

  • Powerful antioxidants that protect our cells from free radicals naturally present in our body or from pollution, stress, cigarette smoke and toxins.

  • Fights water retention. This is perfect for those of us with tired, heavy legs.

  • Helps digestion, aids elimination thanks to its draining properties and reduces bloating. Great the whole year round and even more effective during periods of excess such as the holiday season.

To sum up: Tegreen will help you to feel lighter, less bloated and simply full of vitality.

The quality really is exceptional : it has been compared many times to other commercially available green tea capsules. Other brands leave your body with a great deal more toxins to eliminate compared to Tegreen. Nu Skin’s green tea capsules are produced in Switzerland and are certified by the manufacturers to guarantee consistent quality.

ageLOC LumiSpa

The ageLOC Nu Skin Lumispa is a rechargeable, waterproof, cordless electric cleansing device (that you can bring into the shower with you). It comes with two different silicon heads that rotate at different frequencies and directions so your skin gets cleansed and exfoliated.

The cleansing session lasts two minutes and the device would pause automatically every 30 seconds to prompt you to move on to another part of your face. If you are tugging at your skin, scrubbing too hard or using too much force and pressure, the cleansing device would also pause automatically. These silicon heads are intended to be less abrasive than bristles and are meant to get into your pores to allow for a deep clean. You can detach the silicon head to wash it and it lasts for about three months. Read more lumispa reviews

Epoch Baobab Body Butter from Nu Skin

A little piece of Africa! Forever on a quest to find THE moisturizing cream, especially in winter, I fell head over heels for the Baobab Body Butter from the Epoch range. Its main ingredients? Shea butter and baobab fruit. In other words, the perfect combo for deep hydration.

I love its creamy texture that is quickly absorbed by the skin and doesn’t leave you with greasy fingers. As for the smell, if you prefer lightly scented creams (personally, strong odours bother me if I apply them before going to sleep), you will love the delicate scent of cocoa butter.

What sets this cream apart from others on the market: It contains beneficial antioxidants, increases the skin’s natural resistance over time and treats skin naturally thanks to its ethnobotanical ingredients.

💚 As well as doing good to your skin, you’ll also be doing good to the planet. That’s because one cream sold means one baobab planted. For each Baobab Body Butter sold, 0,25$ will be donated to the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation® for the “Seeds of Hope” reforestation project in Malawi. 🌱.

Nu Skin 180 Face Wash

  • A rich, creamy face wash with 10% vitamin C that is said to target age spots and discoloration while also helping to diminish the appearance of wrinkles and firm the skin

  • Key ingredients include 10% ascorbic acid, sesame seed oil, sunflower seed oil, and surfactants

  • Contains a synthetic fragrance blend

Nu Color Curling Mascara black from Nu Skin

Now let’s talk about makeup. Lately, we’ve been seeing more and more mascaras with curved brushes. Although that might be surprising at first, we can quickly understand why this design is so popular. I’ll get straight to the point: goodbye clumpy lashes! The eyelashes are separated which makes them look more curled, and they don’t stick together.

The only thing I wasn’t sure about when first ordering the Nu Skin Nu Colour Curling Mascara was that it wasn’t written anywhere that the mascara was waterproof. But, the kind of girl I am means that I ended up trying and approving this product in a couple of tearful moments. 😂 On top of that, wearing this mascara in the UK’s weather conditions certainly put it to the test…

What sets this mascara apart from others: Its curved and flexible brush is designed for easy and quick application. It leaves your lashes beautifully curled, giving you a striking look.

Nu Skin Tanner

  • The Nu Skin Tanner is called Sunright Insta Glow Tinted Self-Tanning Gel

  • This self-tanning gel is said to help you achieve a luxurious bronze finish while providing moisturizing benefits

  • Formulated for face and body

  • Key ingredient is dihydroxyacetone

  • Fragrance free

Nu Skin ageLOC Dermatic Effects

  • This Nu Skin cellulite cream is said to help visibly smooth the appearance of fat and cellulite and visibly firm skin

  • Key ingredients include honey, silicones, hibiscus extract, chia seed extract, palmitoyl oligopeptide, echinacea extract, and algae extract

  • Contains a synthetic fragrance blend

Nu Skin Face Lift

  • Nu Skin Face Lift is said to work immediately to temporarily lift and tighten the face and neck for a firmer, more youthful appearance

  • The key ingredient is albumen, derived from egg whites, which is said to tighten and firm the skin Fragrance free

  • Formula contains methylparaben as the preservative

Nu Skin ageLOC Future Serum

  • An anti-aging facial serum that is said to reveal younger looking skin in eight ways, combining the benefits of many different anti-aging products into a single product

  • Key ingredients include humectants (glycerin, butylene glycol, etc.), silicones (cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, etc.), glucosamine, lemon peel extract, lysolecithin, pea extract, and daffodil extract

  • Contains a synthetic fragrance blend

Nu Skin ageLOC Body Shaping Gel

  • This Nu Skin cellulite cream is said to target the appearance of fat and cellulite to smooth, refresh, and purify while reducing the visible signs of aging

  • Key ingredients include butylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cellulose, laminaria digitata extract, chamomile extract, and cocoa extract

  • Contains a synthetic fragrance blend

Nu Skin Intensive Eye Complex

  • This Nu Skin eye cream is said to boost the skin’s moisture barrier for a brighter under eye while forming a light, protective barrier to stop pollution, free radicals, and stress damage

  • Key ingredients include aloe vera leaf juice, emollients, and glycerin

  • Also includes a “Bioadaptive Botanical Blend” (Rhodiola, Maral Root, Siberian Ginseng, Chaga Mushroom, and Resurrection Plant)—a blend of botanical extracts from plants that thrive in extreme climates and can help your skin bounce back from stressors Fragrance free

Nu Skin ageLOC Tru Face Essence Ultra

  • An anti-aging face cream that is said to deliver visibly firmer, more contoured, lifted, and defined skin

  • Key ingredients include silicones, squalane, olive oil, safflower seed oil, dunaliella salina extract, jojoba seed extract, vitamin C, and retinyl palmitate Fragrance free

Nu Skin ageLOC Power Mask

  • A biocellulose mask that is said to give you instantly refreshed, plumped, and visibly renewed skin

  • Key ingredients include humectants and PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil

  • The rest of the “key” ingredients — like daffodil extract, sodium hyaluronate, caffeine, etc. — are all used in concentrations of less than 1%. We know this because they are all listed after xanthan gum on the ingredient list (which is in order of descending concentrations). Xanthan gum is a thickener that is generally used at a concentration of 1%, but as little as 0.1% can be used in many applications. This means you’re getting less than 1% of the key ingredients!

  • Contains a synthetic fragrance blend

Nu Skin 180 AHA Facial Peel and Neutralizer

  • A two-step facial peel that is said to reduce the appearance of aging and sun damage without the recovery time required by aggressive clinical peels

  • Step 1 AHA Facial peel contains 10% lactic acid, a type of alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that promotes youthful skin cell turnover and breaks apart dead cell buildup. Chemical exfoliation works to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, improve texture, and reduce the appearance of pores

  • Step 2 AHA Facial Peel Neutralizer contains oat kernel extract, which exhibits exceptional calming properties that soothe the skin and reduce topical sensitivity

What Are The Key Ingredients in Nu Skin Products?

After evaluating the best Nu Skin products, we noticed that the products are formulated with a mix of commonly used skincare ingredients along with some proprietary ingredients. For example, the brand uses common ingredients like vitamin C, vitamin E, sodium hyaluronate, alpha hydroxy acids, silicones, and emollients in their products.

In addition to these commonly used skincare ingredients, the Nu Skin products contain proprietary blends. For example, the Nu Skin ageLOC Tru Face Essence Ultra contains the “ageLOC Proprietary Blend” and “Tru Face FirmPlex”. The brand does not disclose the ingredients that make up these blends, so we cannot comment on how the ingredients will affect your skin.

While we don’t know the exact ingredients used to formulate the ageLOC proprietary blend, we did discover that the ingredients are able to influence your genes. Dr. Joseph Chang, Chief Scientific Officer & Executive Vice President of Product Development at Nu Skin told Forbes, “Nu Skin scientists are able to identify the gene expression that influences ageing and select the ingredients that can affect the genes, so that these genes can start to behave like young genes again. This is our proprietary ageLOC Science that forms the basis of our skin care and nutritional products.”

We did notice the many of the Nu Skin products contain high concentrations of silicones and emollients. For example, the top 6 ingredients in the Nu Skin ageLOC Tru Face Essence Ultra include two silicones (cyclopentasiloxane, dimethiconol), squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, olive oil, and safflower oil.

Silicones give the products a silky, smooth skin feel while also improving the product’s spreadability. An emollient is an oily substance that fills in the spaces between dead skin cells, thus creating a smooth skin surface. Basically, an emollient is a film forming substance that makes the skin feel and look smooth. The inclusion of silicones and emollients in Nu Skin products will help to keep your skin soft and smooth.

Lastly, it’s important to keep in mind that nearly all of the Nu Skin products contain synthetic fragrance ingredients. The use of synthetic fragrance ingredients can be a problem because the brand can use a proprietary blend of chemicals to create the fragrance, and they do not have to disclose which chemicals they use on the label. They are allowed to list this blend as “Fragrance (Parfum)” on the ingredient list.

A 2018 study by Women’s Voices for the Earth discovered that in over 3,000 chemicals reportedly used for fragrances, 1,242 were chemicals of concern – and that included at least 7 possible carcinogenic (cancer-causing) agents. Fragrance ingredients also have the potential to cause skin irritation and sensitivity.

How can I buy the Nu Skin UK, US or others Countries products?

So, if you’ve been convinced by the Nu Skin products and you’re wondering how you can order them too… I’ll explain exactly how you can do that.

  • Sign up as a new customer on the Nu Skin website.

  • Fill in your details….

  • … When you reach the ‘Sponsor Information’ box, select the option ‘Sponsoring Brand Affiliate ID’ and enter the code: VN3520014

What is The Nu Skin Return Policy?

The Nu Skin return policy states, “Nu Skin will provide the retail customer with a 100% refund on the returned product (i) if the product is returned within 30 days from the purchase date, and (ii) regardless of whether the product has been used, is re-stockable or resalable. The customer is responsible for the cost of returning the product.”


Is Nu Skin Cruelty Free?

No, Nu Skin is not cruelty free because Nu Skin products are sold in mainland China where animal testing is required by law. The brand’s animal testing policy states, “Nu Skin does not test its cosmetic products on animals, nor do we request others to test on our behalf, except when mandated by law and regulatory agencies.”


Are Nu Skin products dangerous?

No. Nu Skin’s products are the leaders in the anti-ageing market and are manufactured to the highest standards of quality.


Which is the best Nu Skin product?

The brand’s most iconic product (and the one on everybody’s lips) is the LumiSpa, a cleansing facial brush with the patented Two-Sense Motion technology which stimulates skin leaving it smoother, reduces pores and even acne.


How can I become a Nu Skin distributor?

If you want to become a Nu Skin distributor, you need a sponsor. The good news is, I can be your sponsor! You can contact me through this blog or write to me directly at contactform to benefit from my personalised support and you too can be successful with Nu Skin. Don’t know if it’s right for you? Not sure if you want to take the first step? Even if you’re not 100% sure, don’t hesitate to contact me anyway ; I’m here to help you understand how Nu Skin works and if this is the right option for you or not.