Hi!
So I was pretty excited with some of the new releases from COSRX so I actually purchased this products right after my purchase of the second tube of the PHA cream. So it's about two months now I guess? When it first releases, this essence sold out like everywhere until I found it on sale on Jolse so I put it into my cart right away :D
Anyhow, let's start with the review, shall we?
Full List of Ingredients
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water, Butylene Glycol,
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Water, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol,
Betaine Salicylate, Arginine, Betaine, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil,
Allantoin, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer,
Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract, Menthyl Lactate, Mentha Haplocalix
Extract **Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water & Cassia Obtusifolia Seed
Extract contain tannin
Notable ingredients: BHA, Tannin and Menthyl Lactate.
Minimal packaging design as usual from COSRX.
Just like a lot of COSRX products, this also came in this pump tube.
Pretty runny right?
I would say that this has the essence texture, which is easily absorb into the skin. I uses this as the second step in my skincare routine because it is quite runny and would absorb better in fresh skin more than on top of other skincares.
It does feel cool once I applied the essence on and I did like it because it cools down the temperature of my skin thus making it less oilier. The tannin and BHA is surely a plus point of this product although I had
to cut off a lot of BHA skincare to give way to this so that I don't
over exfoliate.
I read from Sokoglam that this essence can be used after blackhead extraction or to calm any redness. Although I don't really do blackhead extraction because I barely got any (from a good skincare of course!) so I expected it to calm my redness that usually got after face wash.
So far, I don't really see a major difference like I'm not really sure what it actually does to my skin in these two months because my skin were quite behaving because I don't see much redness nor acne coming out that often but I do like the fact it feels cool on the skin and feels like it "tightens" my pores in the morning before I put on my makeup.
But I do think that it contributes to my "behaving" skin as I see less whiteheads and blackheads were pretty much nonexistent.
Overall, this is pretty nice! It doesn't break me out or sting my skin and it absorbs pretty well too without much effort. The thing that I like the most if cooling effect it has from the menthyl lactate, although it disappear after a while.
Thank you for reading!
xoxo
