Facial Clean Powder
($36 for 30 packets)
Let me start off by saying I like aspects of this product and I think it's a mostly clever idea.

Facial Clean Powder comes packaged in small paper packets that look like a stick of chewing gum, with 30 packets per box. Each packet contains a light cleansing scrub powder made of rice bran, collagen, glycyrrhiza (licorice root), aloe, seaweed, chamomile, honey, and coconut oil. The idea is that each packet has three applications inside, so you only pour out about a third of the packet and mix it with water each time you wash your face.

What I do like about this product is that the scrubbing action is very gentle (the textured part breaks down into a light lather as you wash), and the powder has a very nice aroma of honey.

What I find very annoying about this product is the packaging. Trying to keep the little paper packets from disintegrating around water (like by the sink or in the shower) is next to impossible. I also found it very difficult to dispense the "right" amount of powder and ended up going through the product rather quickly. The company offers a pre-mixed version called Facial Cleansing Foam, but since the rice bran breaks down so easily, the foam ($40 for 3.3 oz at Beauty Habit) does not exfoliate at all.

I decided with about 15 packets left, I am going to open them all and pour the powder into a container with a lid, and just dispense the amount I need. If you decide to try this, you might want to do the same.

Skin Lotion ($40 for 120ml)
With my Beauty Habit order, they generously threw in samples of this toner and the Komenuka Bijin eye gel. I did like this alcohol-free toner, but it is not amazing enough to spend $40; really, is any toner worth that much? This one has rice bran, aloe, chamomile, seaweed, sake, and Japanese towel gourd - but it's still not worth that kind of money.

Eye Moisture Gel ($50 for 40ml)
Again, I like this eye gel, but not enough to spend 50 bucks. It contains rice bran, aloe, liquat leaf, mint balm, and lemon, and has a light cream-gel consistency that leaves the eye area very moist and supple. I don't think it performs any better than other basic eye treatments I've tried, like Garden Botanika, Beauty Without Cruelty, or Kiehl's, so I am not jumping to recommend it.

You can find Komenuka Bijin products at beautyhabit.com and Sephora.com.