Product Description
A detoxifying duo featuring a steaming mask that opens and deeply cleanses pores, then a cooling mask to tighten and minimise the appearance of pores.
The hot Premium Blackhead Steam Pore Pack cleans pore impurities and blackheads and exfoliates dead skin cells with grain powder and steaming effect. Charcoal powder helps extract excess sebum and residual makeup that can clog pores while natural sparkling water penetrates deeply into skin for enriched moisture. The cool Premium Pore Original Pack tightens enlarged pores, calming and revitalising the skin. It’s enriched with Alaskan glacial water to keep skin hydrated, even after removing the mask. An infusion of menthol provides a cooling sensation to soothe irritated skin.
CAOLION, the first Korean natural skincare brand, was created by a visionary woman who drew inspiration from nature's wisdom. Founded as a natural, visibly effective solution for sensitive skin, CAOLION marries rare craftsmanship with highly innovative formulation expertise to develop sensorial and effective skin care that reveals and enhances your natural beauty.
The brand does not use chemical and artificial fragrances but instead uses essential amounts of natural ingredients to hydrate and nourish the skin as well as to calm and rejuvenate skin.
I had the travel sized Caolion Blackhead Steam Pore Pack + Pore Original Pack 15g in my stash for awhile and had been using it twice a week for a month recently.
Packaging, Scent and Texture
Caolion Hot and Cool Pore Pack Duo comes in 2 tubs stacked upon one another. The top tub is the hot warming mask known as the Steam Pore Pack ( to open the pores ) and the bottom tub is the cooling mask known as the Pore Original Pack ( to close the pores ).
The Steam Pore Pack ( illustrated by red fonts on the packaging ) is a creamy clay mask with a subtle natural clay scent that applies easily on skin while the Pore Original Pack ( illustrated by blue fonts on packaging ) is a white clay mask that does not apply as easily as expected. It is stiff and slightly hard. I almost wondered if mine has expired.
Performance and Ingredients
Caolion Blackhead Steam Pore Pack is a self-heating mask that warms upon contact with skin. You can apply on the targeted areas or on the whole face, if you wish to. It contains charcoal, sparkling water, an exfoliating type of oat flour, as well as other nourishing ingredients like chamomile, olive, and camellia extract.
The charcoal and the oat flour provide a gentle exfoliation to the skin as the warmth opened up the pores to deep cleanse. Massage for 1 - 2 minutes and leave it for 5-10 minutes before rinsing it off with cold water.
Some have mentioned that the heat can be tingly and intense but for mine, the warmth was pretty alright and acceptable. I use it all over my face without experiencing any redness.
Caolion Pore Original Pack can be used right after the hot mask or on another day, but I prefer to use it right after the hot mask to "close" the pores. You can store it in the fridge ( if you get the separate full retail sizes ) for maximum cold effect but since my tubs cannot be separated without exposing one or the other, I can only keep it in my skincare drawer.
Unfortunately, the cooling mask did not work very well as I thought it should. It has a minty scent but the texture was rather dry and difficult to glide onto skin but for those which did, it does feel minty and cooling on skin. Leave it for 10-15 minutes and rinse it off.
Containing volcanic ash and bentonite which purify and brighten the skin, the ingredients may be too much for sensitive skin, since both masks are also clay masks that could potentially dry out the skin, so use it on the following day, if you prefer to.
After the whole masking session, my pores were clean and skin was super smooth. I was very tempted to touch my baby smooth skin many times!
Caolion Blackhead Steam Pore Pack:
Glycerin, Kaolin, Butylene Glycol, Polyethylene, Stearyl Alcohol, Charcoal Powder, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Zeolite, Carbonated Water, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Origanum Vulgare Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Saccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Saccharomyces/Viscum Album (Mistletoe) Ferment Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Citric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vanillyl Butyl Ether, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Oil, Ardisia Crispa Extract, Propanediol, Volcanic Ash, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7.
Caolion Pore Original Pack:
Glacier Water, Glycerin, Kaolin, Bentonite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Isoamyl Laurate, Dimethicone, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Saccharomyces/Viscum Album (Mistletoe) Ferment Extract, Saccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Volcanic Ash, Ardisia Crispa Extract, Kluyveromyces/Lactobacillus/Acanthopanax Koreanum Bark/Stem Oil Ferment Filtrate, Kluyveromyces/Lactobacillus/Camellia Japonica Seed Oil Ferment
Conclusion
To conclude, if you have oily skin, large pores, congested skin and plenty of blackheads, do give Caolion Blackhead Steam Pore Pack + Pore Original Pack a try!
Where To Purchase : Sephora | Amazon
Caolion Premium Blackhead Steam Pore Pack
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