ever since i found elsheskin moisturizer, i became excited in finding other local lightweight moisturizer. i've switched to emulsion for several years now for daytime moisturizer. but since i found elsheskin, i'm excited to try gel type moisturizer for daytime again. actually i wanted to buy the hyped studio tropik one, but it was sold out when i placed my order. but then, the next day, it was restocked! but i've already made my purchases and bought hale and true to skin one, so until i finished them, i'll have to postpone buying studio tropik one. anyway, i decided to crack open the hale one. it's been in the market for quite some time now but i never get around to try it. anyway, let's try it.
this is the description from their website: a gel-cream moisturizer that provides your skin with long lasting hydration. packed with antioxidants and anti inflammatory ingredients (niacinamide, vitamin e, ubiquinone, resveratrol, cocoa seed extract, green tea extract, centella asiatica extract), skin brightener (licorice root extract), anti aging (adenosine), and skin soother (allantoin). does not trigger malassezia folliculitis/ fungal acne. it effectively hydrates and soothes the skin, brightens the skin, calms acne, make skin feels smooth and plump. it's an all rounder: anti acne, brightening, soothing, anti aging, packed with antioxidants that protect against damage from blue light, gel texture - feels soothing on skin, easily spread and absorbed, suitable for all skin types especially combination/oily skin, no added fragrance, essentials oils, simple alcohol, paraben.
what's in it?
- anti acne: niacinamide
- brightening: niacinamide, licorice root extract
- antioxidants that protect from free radicals, and protect against the damage from blue light: ubiquinone, vitamin e, resveratrol, cocoa seed extract, green tea extract
- anti aging: adenosine
- skin-identical ingredient: glycerin
- soothing: allantoin, centella asiatica, licorice, green tea extract
ingrients list: water, glycerin, niacinamide, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, pentylene glycol, cyclopentasiloxane, glyceryl acrylate/ acrylic acid copolymer, cyclohexasiloxane, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, hydroxyethyl acrylate/ sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, tromethamine, adenosine, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium phytate, ubiquinone, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, centella asiatica extract, resveratrol, butylene glycol, dextrin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, punica granatum fruit extract, mentha rotundifolia leaf extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) leaf extract.
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| the box |
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| description and ingredients list at the back |
the packaging: it comes in a white/blue box with description at the back in both english and indonesian. there's also ingredients list at the back in english. the moisturizer itself comes in a white plastic rectangular tube with light blue screw cap with another short description at the back of the bottle. it comes in 40 g which is slightly more than usual moisturizer size (30ml). many people grunts at the packaging since the plastic is quite thick so they can't cut it to get the remaining product around the neck of the spout. and the rectangular shape makes it even harder for the product to go down the spout completely. since the bottle is not see through, i can't predict how much product is left.
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| sticker seal on top |
the scent: this one is scentless but it doesn't smell weird. luckily my serum smells nice, or my routine will be boring. anyway, scentless means good thing for sensitive skin or those who's sensitive to scent.
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| the bottle |
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| the spout to dispense the product |
the product: the moisturizer is a cloudy white gel type moisturizer. it's thick compared to my previous elsheskin moisturizer. however, it's still spreadable. and after I spread it around, it melts. it takes a few minutes to be absorbed into the skin.
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| the product on my hand |
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| after patted it in |
the result: this one is definitely more moisturizing than my previous elsheskin, which is not surprising as this one is thicker in texture. however, it works well with my other skincare and it doesn't pill even thought being layered.
even though this one is targeted for combination to oily skin, i don't think it will work well when the weather is hot and humid. on rainy days, it's still okay for me, but on hot and humid days, i can see my face melts under the heat. you can guess that i still like the elsheskin more. this one might be more suitable for normal skin. as for the price, it's still affordable considering the size is a little bit more than usual moisturizer. i won't repurchase mainly because i have other moisturizer in mind that i want to try first. hale can be bought through their official channels or via sociolla and other online market.
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