Review : HABA Herb Treatment Beauty Mask

Product Description
A cooling sheet mask infused with beauty herbs and vitamin C derivatives to treat skin damaged by the sun. It can effectively whiten skin, recover deteriorated skin barrier functions and condition tired skin with active ingredients like ceramide, Squalane and Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate. Comes with a refreshing scent of mint and lavender.

Hailing from Japan, a box contains 4 sheets that is touted to provide 23ml of essence in a sheet.
With a soft thin material, the mask in light green colour adheres well to the skin and gives off a minty scent that smells like toothpaste to me.
However, the cutting is slightly smaller, best for small faces.

On my first usage, it made my cheeks slightly red and feels warm to the touch, though there is no itchiness and subsequent usage proved fine.
My skin feels smooth after usage and even smoother the following morning. However, alcohol is listed as the 4th ingredient, before moisturising and Vitamin C ingredients.

You can check out the list of ingredients here.

Key Ingredients :
Rome Chamomile Extract:
Chamomile (Asteracea) extract is rich in Bisabolol and has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Calms skin damaged by summer UV rays.

Edelweiss Extract:
An alpine plant which has long been used as a traditional medicine, particularly to heal skin damaged by strong UV rays in summer by those living in the Alps. Its versatile extract has both moisturizing and inflammatory effects and can be used as an antioxidant as well as for for gene protection.

Rose Hip Extract:
An extract obtained from fruit of rose, which is known for being rich in vitamins. It also contains polyfenol, in a highly stable form and has excellent antioxidant properties.

Mint Extract:
An extract of mint from Kitami, Hokkaido, and an original ingredient formulated by HABA. It has a very strong antioxidant effect which can suppress skin irritation caused by free radicals from UV rays.

Lavender:
Calms skin inflammation caused by strong UV rays in summertime.

Rosemary:
Has an anti-inflammatory effect and helps in the recovery of the collagen structure.

Ascorbyl Glucoside:
This mask is rich in Ascorbyl Glucoside, which is a stable transglycosylative vitamin C derivative. When it reaches deep into the skin, it slowly emits vitamin C. Excellent in antioxidative function and in promoting collagen production. It also controls excessive sebum secretion.
Source : HABA

Review : Beauty Credit 8 Grains Mask

Product Description
Exfoliant with combined proteins, vitamins and minerals to detoxify and replace missing nutrients, leaving skin deeply nourished, moisturised and glowing.

Benefits :

Contains nutrients from 8 grain types (Wheat, Mung Beans, Adlay, Soy Bean, Barley, Rice Bran, Wholerice and Red bean).

Combination of proteins, vitamins and minerals to detoxify and replace missing nutrients.

Leaves skin deeply nourished, moisturised and glowing.

This product retails for $30+ more than a year ago but I purchased it at 50% off when there was a promotion. I read that someone can easily purchase it online for even lesser than that and probably cheaper if in Korea, I guess.

At 150ml, it has taken me ages to even make a dent in it and its not even effective on my skin. I thought it was a waste of my time and money on this poorly formulated product.

Housed in a round tub as above, it opens up to reveal the exfoliant in an unhygienic manner as bacteria gets in easily. The texture is creamy and is hardly abrasive on the skin. However it is so mild that I did not see any visible feel and improvement to my skin.

My skin feels the same with and without using it and I see no point in continuing using it anymore.

Source : Beauty Credit

Review : Philosophy Hope In A Jar

Product Description
Our award-winning, lightweight daily moisturiser hydrates and provides antioxidant protection while improving skin texture and tone, leaving it smooth and radiant. this high-performing moisturiser contains lactic acid, a gentle alpha hydroxy acid that helps remove surface dead skin cells and
beta-glucan to promote overall skin health by helping to strengthen skin’s natural rejuvenation potential. hope in a jar dramatically improves skin radiance and gently exfoliates, revealing smoother, healthier looking skin and texture.

Features and Benefits :
- contains the ester of lactic acid for exfoliation to help promote smooth, healthy-looking skin
- contains beta-glucan to help give your skin a healthy, rosy glow - high-performance moisturiser with antioxidants to help protect skin against environmental attack

I received a complimentary 7ml tube sample last year and has been using it as a day moisturiser for the past 2 weeks. It has a lightweight texture with a whip cream consistency which made application a breeze as it sinks into the skin pretty quickly, without any greasiness.

However, I am still not used to the scent because its pungent. I have used its oil-free version last year and both products are still not hydrating enough for my easily-dehydrated skin.

I can't really feel the effects of the lactic acid for exfoliation and still use a facial scrub regularly. Neither do I see a radiant glow to my skin. Its just a normal moisturiser, as far as I am concerned.
It scored 2.8 from 1627 users on Makeupalley.

And if you are a fan of Oprah, you may want to know that this is one of her all-time favourite mosturiser which she has been using it for more than 10 years.  "It's hands down the best moisturizer I've ever used," she says

Ingredients :
water/aqua/eau, lauryl lactate, behenic acid, behenoxy dimethicone, glycerin, glyceryl stearate se, behenyl alcohol, pentaerythrityl tetracaprylate/tetracaprate, cyclopentasiloxane, tocopheryl acetate, benzyl alcohol, cyclohexasiloxane, retinyl palmitate, arginine, stearic acid, panthenol, beta-glucan, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, xanthan gum, triethanolamine, propylene glycol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, methylparaben, propylparaben, diazolidinyl urea.

Source : Philosophy

Review : My Scheming Milk Extract Brightening Mask

Product Description
My Scheming Milk Extract Brightening Mask is blended with milk extract which possesses abundant butter fat, protein, vitamin A, B, E and minerals. It enhances skin’s moisture, tend to give better absorption of nutrient to prevent dry skin, and soothe wrinkles and fine lines. It refines skin, enhance luster and revive elasticity. Your skin will regain its softness, lightness and mildness.

Made of a thin flimsy material that is totally soaked with the milky essence, the sheet mask does not have the dripping mess, despite its thin material. The shape of the mask fits well.
It refreshes the skin but the subtle brightening effect was not too obvious to make a deep impression on me. My skin just look fresh.

Review : Innisfree It's Real Manuka Honey Mask

Product Description
Innisfree It’s Real Manuka Honey Mask contains minerals and nutrients and honey extracts. It provide nutrition to improve moisturizing and nourishing effect to keep skin healthy.   

I owned 3 sheets of the sheet masks which are supposed to provide hydrating effects to the skin. It is very wet and is totally soaked with their goodness, with a light artificial honey scent. The eye flaps is a little bonus treat to relax the eyes though I found it to be a tad too short to cover the eye area totally.

The cut of the sheet mask fits well and adhere well to the skin. However the hydrating ability is less than satisfactory and my skin feels drying after removing it.

Source : Cosme-de