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EWG | CIR | Ingredient Name & Cosmetic Functions | Notes |
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Glycosyl Trehalose
(Humectant,Emulsion Stabilising,Skin Protecting,Binding Agent,Film Forming) |
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Snail Secretion Filtrate
(Skin Conditioning) |
![]() Anti-Aging
![]() Promotes Wound Healing
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Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
(Viscosity Controlling) |
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Disodium EDTA
(Viscosity Controlling,Chelating Agent) |
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Retinoxytrimethylsilane
(Skin Conditioning) |
I have super oily skin and I tend to stay far away from moisturizers with thick consistency. This gel cream has the perfect consistency that my skin likes. But creamy sunscreens don't bode well with this moisturizer as it just sits on top
Pros:
- Lightweight
- Suitable for Oily to super oily skin
Cons:
- Takes a lot of time to absorb
- Creamy sunscreens separate if applied on top of this cream
- Not moisturizing enough for normal to dry skin types
I really wanted to like this.
The price was beautifully cheap.
It's goals for skin seemed wonderful.
The feel of it felt nice.
But no.
It gave me two giant pimples. I have no idea why. I only see two possible ingredients but in general, oils do not break my skin out.
It is very strange.
I passed it along to my mom who is acne prone BUT has dry, dehydrated skin (compared to my oily dehydrated skin).
It broke her out as well!
I wouldn't say buyer beware - I say try it for the price point. My experience seems to be an outlier compared to others.
If anything. my experience is just a reminder that even though a product it touted by 99% of people to be amazing, there is that 1% chance it won't be for you.
So patch test and pray.
This product did not absorb into my skin and just sat on top of it. It's not friendly for those with fungal acne because it has Polysorbate 85 and esters that feed fungal acne. On the upside, it has Caprylyl Glycol which inhibits fungal acne. It's like taking one step forward and two steps back.
Would recommend this to combo to oily skin types who do not have fungal acne.
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