i was finally able to get my hands on this cream. this cream is quite popular when it's first launched that it's always sold out whenever it's restocked. anyway, i've tried several other moisturizers before this, so it might affect my feelings toward this cream. anyway, since i manage to get it at the end, let's see how it goes.
this is the description translated from their website: studio tropik skin barrier cream is a moisturizer that acts like your 'cherry-on-top' skincare routine. used last in your skincare step, the skin barrier cream is a moisturizer that locks moisture in your skin and strengthen skin barrier to maintain your skin health. fresh skin barrier cream contains squalane and herbs, it has the texture of fresh water cream that's suitable for normal to oily and acne prone skin. gives soothing effect to skin.
key ingredients:
- sugarcane squalane - barrier protecting emmolient. helps to lessen fine lines and increase skin elasticity, moisture and soften the skin without blocking the pores.
- panthenol - anti inflammation. helps hydrate the skin and lessen itchiness and skin inflammation.
- mugwort - high in antioxidant. acts as anti-inflammatory. soothes and lessen skin redness.
- cica - soothe redness. anti-inflammatory and helps speeding up acne healing process without making the skin dry.
- black cumin seed - calms acneic skin. prevent P. acne growth, speeding up skin healing process and thicken skin epidermal layer for a strong skin barrier.
- bisabolol - calms and soothes redness. helps soothe redness and brighten the skin.
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| the box |
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| description on the box |
ingredients list: aqua, dicaprylyl carbonate, butylene glycol, squalane, glycerin, panthenol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/ sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, bisabolol, centella asiatica extract, artemisia vulgaris extract, nigella sativa seed extract, farnesol, 1,2-hexanediol, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, CI 77288, triethyoxycaprylylsilane.
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| additional description inside |
the packaging: it comes in a light yellow/moss green combination box. you can open the box completely, which i think is the latest trend in skincare packaging. there's description on the box in indonesian as well as additional information on the inside of the box. they seal the box with hologram sticker. the moisturizer itself comes in a moss green doff plastic tub which is quite bulky in my opinion. it's quite difficult to unscrew the lid at first but there's no problem afterward. the reason why the tub is quite bulky is because they attach the plastic cover to the body of the tub. then they provide a small spatula that can be hooked on the cover so you won't lose it. anyway, it's a good idea to provide a spatula and hooked it to the cover, but it makes the tub bulky and not travel friendly. for me personally, i don't quite like the bulky packaging, but it'll be okay if you just put it on your vanity. it comes in 50 g which is more than usual moisturizer size that's around 30 g.
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| the tub |
the scent: i don't think it has distinctive scent, just probably because of the ingredients but nothing foul or annoying. there's no added perfume in the ingredients list as well so it'll be good for sensitive skin as well.
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| top: the spatula provided bottom: how it looks like on the tub |
the product: the moisturizer itself is also green. it's light green gel type moisturizer. the consistency is somewhat similar to true to skin moisturizer or slightly thinner than somethinc ceramide one. but it's thicker than somethinc onsen one and elsheskin one. it's watery type so it melts once you spread it around.
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| how it looks like on my hand |
the result: this one is definitely suitable for oily to normal skin type as it's quite lightweight but still moisturizing. honestly, i don't know with the soothing effect, since i don't think it works on me. however, i don't think it helps speeding up the healing process as i felt the same unless i use special product for treating the acne.
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| after blending it |
honestly, since i've tried other light moisturizers before this one, somehow this doesn't feel so special. it feels just ordinary. i can even say that i have other moisturizers that i like better than this one. and honestly, with the bulky packaging, i don't think i'll repurchase this one. i'd still like elsheskin and true to skin one better, and maybe the somethinc onsen one. price wise, this might be more expensive than other brands, but considering the difficulty of the packaging and the size, i think it's still reasonable.
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