innisfree released a new version of their famous clay pack in mousse form. both the original volcanic clay pack and the super volcanic are repackaged in mousse form. but the original form from both mask are still available. i want to try one of them, but it's quite expensive and right now i'm in tight budget since i have two kids now. if there's anything cheaper but probably has the same effect, then i'm buying it. in this case, it's the face shop. by the time innisfree is releasing their clay mousse pack, the face shop also released their jeju volcanic lava clay mousse pack. the thing about the former clay pack is it's easily dry out, quicker than it's supposed to be. mine got dried out after 6 months or so. while i still have more than half the tub. that's a waste, considering it's so good. so innisfree changed it to mousse form. i've read about other bloggers' review that it's good. and nothing about the face shop just yet. but it's slightly cheaper. so i think why not try it? after all face shop is a well known brand too.
and this is the description from the box: the volcanic lava line contains volcanic soil, a rare natural ingredient that effectively absorbs sebum and cleanses the skin pores. this red soil has fine pores of its own, created when lava hardened rapidly after Hallasan Mountain erupted some 600,000 years ago. this cushiony, whipped cream-like mousse mask with jeju volcanic ash goes on smooth and helps remove debris from the pores. all-new formula leaves skin moisturized without that dry, tight feeling. formulated with 1975 mg of sebum-absorbing jeju volcanic ash (jeju volcanic ash is the product of volcanic activity on jeju island. its porous texture absorbs excess sebum and provides intensive pore care). formulated with city defender complex to help fight the effects of fine dust (city defender complex, formulated with ingredients from jeju island, helps defend skin against the elements and fine dust).
the packaging: it's a pump brown can bottle with white plastic cap. if you're familiar with korean products, you might knew that they always seal their products. as for this one, i'm quite surprised they put a seal in front of the pump. it's something new for me.. but i'm glad it comes with a seal for the pump.
the smell: okay.. i might be uncertain about this. the first time i'm testing this, i think i smell something lemon-y.. but second time, i don't think it smells like lemon. in fact, i'm quite confused. it's not floral and not fragrance of some sort, but it has a distinct smell. but it's not yucky like missha clay mask.
the product: innisfree one is grey. this one is brown. beige brownish grey. or greyish beige brown? the pump can squirt the product according to the pressure you're applying. if you're hoping it will look like mousse in hair product, then you're wrong. since it's a clay mask, it's quite heavy. probably it will look like squirting a whipping cream. but heavier whipping cream. it spreads easily and not dry out as fast as the innisfree one. but this one cracks after 15-20 minutes. although i have to admit i still yawn, talk and stuff when i use this mask, but i think even though i stay still it will still crack. as the term of the cleansing part, this one is as hard to clean as the innisfree one, even though i've used warm water to do it.
the result: the cooling sensation is clearer than innisfree. from the moment i put it on my face, i can feel the cooling sensation immediately. but it's vanished soon as the mask harden. i can also feel the tightening effect as the mask harden. i've used this twice a week for two weeks now, and i can't say about the pore effect. all i can say it helps with the sebum production (it's hoootttt in indonesia right now, so my sebum production is definitely increasing), but for pores? hmm.. i notice that i don't have much blackheads as before. but i also use cosrx BHA and AHA every other day, so probably it also helps with the pores.
oh well, all i can say i'm quite happy with this one. though probably the real judgement is by trying the mousse form from innisfree. but as a substitute, i'm quite happy with this one. if you think the innisfree one is too expensive to try, then try the face shop one. but if you're fanatic about innisfree, then skip this.
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| the outer box |
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| the bottle (no english text, sadly) |
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| left: the pump seal (cute isn't it?) right: the product on my hand |
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| boo! me using the mask |
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