From Stains to Skincare: The Power of a Complete Routine

How many of us grew up watching our parents do laundry?

Remember those times when we stained our white clothes; maybe with oil, blood, mud, or food, and our parents had to fix it?

Here’s how they brought those whites back to life:

• Soaked the clothes in Omo detergent sometimes for up to two days, depending on how bad the stain was.

• Added Jik to the water or spot-treated the stain by applying it directly.

• Scrubbed with bar soap—it could be Truck, Duck, or if they were fancy, Joy Soap.

• Added blue powder to brighten the fabric.

• Dried them under the sun, because sun helps restore brightness. Whites don’t dry properly in the shade—the sun must touch them.

To remove stains properly, they used a full routine:

• Omo

• Jik

• Bar soap

• Blue powder

• Sunlight

Why? Because each product served a specific purpose. Skipping one meant the clothes wouldn’t get truly clean. Using just one or two couldn’t do what the full routine did.

Now, let’s talk about your skincare.

When you say you have acne or hyperpigmentation and get recommended four or five products, you often ask:

• “Do I need to buy all of them?”

• “Which ones are absolutely necessary?”

• “Can I just get one or two for now?”

It’s like trying to wash stained whites with only blue powder and wondering why there’s no result.

Or using just sunlight and bar soap—the stain will still be there.

Even Omo and Jik alone can’t remove some tough stains.

This is exactly why we no longer give personal recommendations. Because when you're cooking Oha soup, you already know you can’t use just Oha leaves. You need six or more ingredients. But when it comes to skincare, some people want to pick just one product and expect magic.

Here’s the truth:

No single product can do it all.

Each one plays a role. If you pick only one, you might have just chosen sunlight or Jik. Yes, Jik is powerful—but used alone, it can ruin the fabric. And sunlight alone? It won’t lift a single stain.

When we recommend a full routine, it’s not to make money off you. In fact, if you check our website, many products are often sold out—people are rushing to buy them.

It’s because we want you to get results. The best possible results.

So yes, you need all of them. Just like our parents needed all five laundry steps to restore stained whites, your skin needs a complete routine to heal, glow, and thrive.