BCL momopuri gel cream

this is the description from their website: contains lactic acid bacteria and peach ceramide to be applied. plenty of moisture and elasticity, plump skin care series. 8 billion lactic acid bacteria for one pearl grain! essence in gel cream that can be used either as an all-in-one or in combination with lotion. for healthy skin every day.

- lactic acid bacteria: approximately 320 billion in one gel cream! contains the lactic acid bacterium EC-12 strain that focuses on the indigenous bacteria on the skin. makes your skin elastic with lactic acid bacteria.

- peach ceramide: a skincare product that contains peach ceramide, a moisturizing beauty essence that is made in japan.

- tightening pores: bergamot fruit extract/ peach leaf extract, vitamin c derivative/ hyaluronic acid/ vitamin a/e combination (all moisturizing ingredients).

a slight peach scent.

ingredients list: water, dimethicone, methylgluces-10, pentylene glycol, glycerin, diglycerin, BG, squalane, arginine, enterococcus faecalis, corn oil, ascorbic tetrahexyldecanoate, tocopherol, retinol palmitate, sodium hyaluronate, phytosteryl glucoside/ glucosyl ceramide, bergamot fruit extract, peach leaf extract, (hydroxyethyl acrylate/ acryloyldimethyltaurine Na) copolymer, (acrylate/ alkyl acrylate (C10-30)) crosspolymer, sorbitan isostearate, Na oleate, silica, polysorbate 60, polyglyceryl-5 laurate, EDTA-2Na, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, cyanocobalamine, iron oxide.

the box

the packaging: this comes in a pink plastic box with the picture of peach at front and a bit transparent plastic window so you can see the tub from the outside. descriptions on the box are all in japanese. the cream comes in light pink plastic tub with screw cap without any spatula. the size is 80g which is quite a lot for a moisturizer. usually they only come in 30 or 50 ml size.

the scent: they said that it has a slight peach scent. and it really is. the peach scent is barely there. i can't even smell it even when i try to sniff it up close. i think the toner has stronger peach scent than the cream.

the product: the title said that it's a gel cream, and it really is. it's a pinkish gel cream. it's a bit cool to touch and it's easy to spread around. it layers well with other skincare products. as you can see in the ingredients list, this one still contains dimethicone. me personally don't have any problem with dimethicone, but i know some people avoid it, so just so you know. it also contains derivative of vitamin c and vitamin a, but both are the weak ones. at the moment i'm not using separate vitamin c serum, but i use separate retinol serum. as for the moisturizing ingredients, this one packs with glycerin, BG, squalane, tocopherol and sodium hyaluronate.

the result: as an occlusive product, this is quite lightweight, but surprisingly the cream holds well until the next morning. when i wash my face in the morning, i can feel a layer of it still there on top of my face. it gives a bit glowy finish, but don't rub it too much. it might pill when you rub it too much. anyway, as i've mentioned before, i use separate retinol cream. when i first use both, my skin can tolerate them well. but after a week, my skin starts to suffer. when i finally finished the retinol serum and decided to back to basic, my skin starts to improve. so, it'd better to use them separately if you're using both retinol serum and this cream.

somehow i feel that this cream similar to my previous sana retinol cream. but it's been awhile since i last use sana, so i might be wrong. anyway, as i've mentioned before, this cream reacts negatively when being used in combination with retinol serum, so better use them separately. price wise, honestly i forgot. momopuri has been available at sociolla but i'm not sure whether this gel cream is also available or not. considering that there are so many local brands just released their moisturizer, i won't repurchase this one. not because it's bad, but because i'm a curious being. i think this will suit all skin type, but considering this is a gel type cream, dry skin might not like it, but you can try it. this contains retinyl palmitate, so keep that in mind to properly hydrate your skin while using this moisturizer.