Boba Cream: The Moisturizer for Your Face
Love the idea of viral boba cream, bubble tea cream and dessert-inspired Korean moisturisers? Meet the original bubble tea moisturiser.
How much do you love Boba Tea (aka Bubble Tea, or Milk Tea with Pearl)?
We loved it so much we dedicated an entire product to it.
Yep, believe it or not our brand actually launched with just a single product... a facial moisturizer called Bubble Tea Steam Cream, inspired by the beloved Asian drink. In fact, it was the world's first bubble tea moisturiser.
What Is a Boba Cream?
Simple. It's a face cream inspired by boba, the drink.
If you've been seeing viral boba creams, bubble tea creams and Korean moisturisers all over social media lately, this is our take on the trend: a hydrating face cream that looks rich and milky, feels deliciously cushiony and gives your skin a nourishing drink of hydration.
In other words, it captures everything people love about bubble tea skincare: the fun, the comfort, the creamy texture and the indulgent experience.
But true to Jelly Ko form, it is not just cute. It is functional too.
How We Made Our Boba Cream
So how did we do it?
Glad you asked.
Our brand concept is all about putting the "fun" in functional skincare. So we don't just want to create pretty products, we want something that works.
With over a decade of experience in the Korean beauty industry at the time our product launched, it made sense that we looked to the best in the beauty industry to bring our dream to life.
To come up with our unique formula our Seoul-based team worked for about a year with a leading group of cosmetic chemists in Korea.
We developed everything from the formula to the design, box and packaging, utilizing cutting-edge Korean beauty technology and innovation.
The whole process took a year before we finally launched our boba face cream in September 2020.
Who Can Use the Boba Cream?
Our boba face cream formula is suitable for a wide variety of skin types from dull, rough, dry and dehydrated skin to mature skin.
That is all thanks to the superior ingredients, including:
- Grapeseed oil, which is hydrating and moisturizing, suitable for both mature skin and acne-prone skin types;
- Borage seed oil, which is rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), an essential fatty acid that helps maintain the skin's barrier function and improve hydration;
- Beta Glucan, an antioxidant known to be more hydrating for the skin than hyaluronic acid;
- Vitamin E, which protects the skin from free radicals;
- Arginine, Allantoin and Adenosine, which have anti-aging and skin soothing functions; and
- Sodium hyaluronate, the stronger and more powerful cousin to hyaluronic acid.
So while it might look like a fun bubble tea moisturiser, the formula itself contains over 10 different active ingredients and is built to do serious work for dry, dull, perimenopausal, dehydrated and mature skin.
Why Is It So Good?
Our boba cream sold out four times on launch and has gone on to become our best-selling skincare product globally.
But don't take our word for it. Check out the feedback from our real customers:
"Absolutely obsessed!"
I lusted after this product for so long because I am a bubble tea addict and I loved the concept! After finally getting my hands on it, it did not disappoint 😍 I have extremely dry skin and this cream gave my skin so much hydration and also smells amazing. I cannot recommend it enough.
"Favourite Moisturiser ever"
It’s my second time buying the Bubble Tea Steam Cream and I’ve had so many compliments on the softness and smoothness of my skin. You can apply a decent amount and it never feels sticky or oily. It’s my favourite!
- Marie T
"Literally amazing"
It’s literally hydrating. It feels so good on my skin. This feels like it should be $100.
- Pedro
Naww, thanks guys! See even more reviews here.
The Refill Is a Big Deal Too
And if you love the original, the refill is worth talking about in its own right.
Our Bubble Tea Steam Cream Refill picked up Prevention's Best of Beauty Award last year for Best Refillable Skincare.
That means you get all the same cushioning hydration and skin-supporting ingredients, but in a format that makes it easier to restock your favourite moisturiser without needing to repurchase the whole package every time.
So whether you're here for the viral bubble tea cream concept, the functional Korean moisturiser formula or the refillable skincare angle, this one covers all three.
Want to Try It for Yourself?
Be our guest.
You'll find it in the US at the following retailers:
- Amazon
- CO Bigelow (online and offline)
For the rest of the world, you can shop it at:
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