i like comparing similar things, especially when it involves money. as you've probably known, i like buying drugstore products, because i always believe that you can experience good things even though it's cheap or affordable. i also believe that high-end products have their extra points, aside from being super pricey, but i do think that you don't have to pay a hell lots of money to get good result. that being said, if you have the money to get the high end one, so be it. but if you don't, there are other affordable options out there. i've compared the freeman and pixi, so this time i'm trying to compare origins and freeman. it only has "charcoal" in their name that's so similar, so let's see the comparison.
this is the ingredients from origins mask :
Water, Myrtus Communis (Myrtle) Leaf Water, Kaolin, Bentonite, Butylene Glycol, Montmorillonite, Polysorbate 20, Peg-100 Stearate, Charcoal Powder, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Peg-150 Distearate, Propylene Glycol Stearate, Sorbitan Laurate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol Laurate, Simethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Trisodium Edta, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenoxyethanol
this is the ingredients from freeman mask: Water/Aqua/Eau, Bentonite, Kaolin, Glycerin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Carbon,* Maris Limus (Silt), Sucrose, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Diazolidinyl Urea, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit, Methylisothiazolinone, Propylene Glycol, Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Maranta Arundinacea Root Extract, Extract, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Aleurites Moluccana Extract, Fragrance (Parfum), Iron Oxide (CI 77499). *Activated Charcoal
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left: freshly applied
right: after it's dried out
origins on the right side of my face, freeman on my left side |
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| close up on the pores |
as you can see, there's not much similarities in ingredients from both products. but both use bentonite and kaolin as its clay base. but origins use added myrtle leaf water instead of just using water. they also use charcoal powder while freeman use activated charcoal. freeman also has a lot of fruit and other extracts while origins surprisingly doesn't use any.
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| origins before and after |
in terms of packaging, both comes in plastic squeeze tube. origins comes in 75 ml while freeman comes in whooping 175ml. so definitely freeman is cheaper. but both is easy to squeeze out from the tube, no mess. both is creamy and easy to spread around, but i notice that freeman is a bit thicker, so sometimes it's not easy to put thin layer all over the face. and the weird thing is when it's dried out, the origins turns darker while freeman gets lighter. and the origins stays smooth while the freeman seems to fill my pores, sucking out all the sebum.
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| freeman before and after |
origins doesn't have any added fragrance so obviously it only has natural scent from the ingredients. freeman, on the other hand, is known for its unique and refreshing fragrance. unfortunately, for the charcoal one, it doesn't have crazy fragrant scent. which is understandable since they use to match the scent with the name or main ingredients of the mask.
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the after comparison
both sides look clearer and brighter |
now, the result. i don't see any difference from both mask. they both work well in sebum control. both is not super drying like my previous innisfree mask. but if you ask me, i think the origins is less drying than freeman, but not too much. and if you've read my other post, you might know that i use this when i have breakout. i will put it on top of my acne and wait it to dry. sometimes it will reduce the inflammation, but if it's already halfway, it will speed up the popping process and even after you pop it, it will help speeding the healing process. at first try, i thought freeman works better as i've tried the origins couple times as spot mask, but it didn't work. but then i intend to use it up as i have another mini so i use it for spot masking and it works. i don't know what's the reason it didn't work the first time, but if i want to be picky, freeman is more consistent when being used as spot masking.
from price point, definitely freeman is way cheaper, but origins full size comes in decent size unlike pixi one. so it's definitely up to your budget. if you're looking for budget friendly option, i would suggest freeman. but if you want to splurge, i suggest origins over pixi. as for me, i like both. i don't mind buying origins mini and full size freeman. it might come in handy when travelling to have some minis. so for this comparison, i think the result is a tie. have you tried them both? which one do you like better? let me know in the comment.
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