Ingredients:
Drops of Youth Essence Lotion
Aqua/Water/Eau, Propanediol, Alcohol Denat, Phenoxyethanol, Betaine, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Methylpropanediol, Parfum/Fragrance, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Disodium EDTA, Linalool, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citronellol, Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, Eryngium Maritimum Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Poterium Officinale Extract/Poterium Officinale Root Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract/Zingiber Officinale ( Ginger) Root Extract, Limonene, Leontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell Culture, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum
Aqua/Water/Eau, Propanediol, Alcohol Denat, Phenoxyethanol, Betaine, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Methylpropanediol, Parfum/Fragrance, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Disodium EDTA, Linalool, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citronellol, Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, Eryngium Maritimum Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Poterium Officinale Extract/Poterium Officinale Root Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract/Zingiber Officinale ( Ginger) Root Extract, Limonene, Leontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell Culture, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum
Drops of Youth Cream
Aqua/Water/Eau, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat, Nylon-66, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Caffeine, Tocopherol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum/Fragrance, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Adenosine, t-Butyl Alcohol, Linalool, Eryngium Maritimum Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell Culture, Citronellol, Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Myristyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Limonene, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum
Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask
Aqua/Water (Solvent), Propanediol (Viscosity Modifier), Glycerin (Humectant), Dimethicone (Skin Conditioning Agent), Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil (Emollient), Polysorbate 20 (Emulsifier), Diheptyl Succinate (Skin Conditioning Agent - Emollient), Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer (Viscosity Controlling Agent), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Tocopheryl Acetate (Antioxidant), Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil (Emollient), Benzyl Alcohol (Preservative), Caprylhydroxamic Acid (Chelating Agent), Sodium Hyaluronate (Humectant), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster), Parfum/Fragrance (Fragrance), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Adenosine (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Caffeine (Skin Conditioning Agent), Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer (Film Former), Linalool (Fragrance Ingredient), Citronellol (Fragrance Ingredient), Leontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell Culture (Skin Conditioning Agent), Limonene (Fragrance Ingredient), Citric Acid (pH Adjuster), Xanthan Gum (Viscosity Modifier)
I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...
Thoughts:
- Alcohol denat as third and fourth ingredient is not very promising, I have recently discovered it as one of my main irritants (well, surprise)
- Essence Lotion makes my skin red and slightly itchy for a moment when my skin is not in a acne free state
- The cream in particular has a strong scent (not a bad scent, I quite enjoyed it in two other products)
- The cream doesn't work under make up, it's so silicony that it pills like crazy and rolls off almost just from touching your cheek
- And the cream doesn't even feel like it moisturizes/hydrates properly...
- So when are you supposed to use the cream when it doesn't moisturize enough to be a night cream but for a day cream it's impossible due to pilling? (can't put make up or sunscreen on top)
- The sleeping mask stays a bit sticky and when I go to bed, I can feel some of it disappear into my pillow right away
- I have to wait preferably up to half an hour before going to bed after applying the mask
- I hate having to all the time wash and wipe and disinfect the spatula for the cream and mask
- The cream didn't even come with spatula (mask did)
- The jars for the cream and mask are glass and kinda heavy and clumsy to use (they do look good but... not practical)
+ However, I can see the results of the sleeping mask the next morning and my skin looks a lot more plump and evenly textured than without
+ Also the size of mask jar is nice and big and it has lasted for months (6 maybe? While two people have been using it)
+ I have to say the bottle design for essence lotion works really well, it's perfect size, plastic and light, doesn't spill or waste any product
+ I did notice in the beginning that the essence lotion made a difference in my skin and the texture/hydration got worse when I suddenly didn't use it for two weeks while travelling, however back then I didn't use any other essence to replace it
+ The essence lotion absorbs really fast and is very light
+ For a rougher skin the essence lotion seems to work well (fiancé)
- Essence Lotion makes my skin red and slightly itchy for a moment when my skin is not in a acne free state
- The cream in particular has a strong scent (not a bad scent, I quite enjoyed it in two other products)
- The cream doesn't work under make up, it's so silicony that it pills like crazy and rolls off almost just from touching your cheek
- And the cream doesn't even feel like it moisturizes/hydrates properly...
- So when are you supposed to use the cream when it doesn't moisturize enough to be a night cream but for a day cream it's impossible due to pilling? (can't put make up or sunscreen on top)
- The sleeping mask stays a bit sticky and when I go to bed, I can feel some of it disappear into my pillow right away
- I have to wait preferably up to half an hour before going to bed after applying the mask
- I hate having to all the time wash and wipe and disinfect the spatula for the cream and mask
- The cream didn't even come with spatula (mask did)
- The jars for the cream and mask are glass and kinda heavy and clumsy to use (they do look good but... not practical)
+ However, I can see the results of the sleeping mask the next morning and my skin looks a lot more plump and evenly textured than without
+ Also the size of mask jar is nice and big and it has lasted for months (6 maybe? While two people have been using it)
+ I have to say the bottle design for essence lotion works really well, it's perfect size, plastic and light, doesn't spill or waste any product
+ I did notice in the beginning that the essence lotion made a difference in my skin and the texture/hydration got worse when I suddenly didn't use it for two weeks while travelling, however back then I didn't use any other essence to replace it
+ The essence lotion absorbs really fast and is very light
+ For a rougher skin the essence lotion seems to work well (fiancé)
+ Even the cream has something positive: because it's so silicony, it does make pores look smaller and skin smoother
* The Drops of Youth series promises so much, to moisturize, make pores look smaller, anti-aging...
* Yet I have found out that the only product worth using is the sleeping mask
* I would not recommend the cream for anyone
* I'm a bit a lot disappointed in this series as I bought these things when I was starting to explore skincare world and they seemed like everything I wanted
* With the Body Shop the silicon feeling creams seem to be a trend, nothing I have tried works under make up (pilling)
* Also with the Body Shop, the creams don't really seem to moisturize?! Maybe it's just me but... beware
Price:
Drops of Youth Essence Lotion
17,90 € / 160 ml, I paid 10-15 € (cruise ship)
Drops of Youth Essence Lotion
17,90 € / 160 ml, I paid 10-15 € (cruise ship)
Drops of Youth Cream
27,50 € /50 ml, I paid 19-23 € (cruise ship)
Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask
32,50 € / 90 ml, I paid 10-15 € (promotion)
32,50 € / 90 ml, I paid 10-15 € (promotion)
Bought from:
Cruise ship (tax free), the Body Shop store
Buy again?
No to cream and essence lotion, yes to sleeping mask if I can get some discount, if not, maybe.
Worth the money?
I don't think the price-quality ratio is in balance here for me. Not with the cream at least, such a tiny jar lasts maybe for a month, especially because the cream leaves the skin wanting for more, and you put more and more cream... (and I did use other hydrating products before putting the cream too!) I bet there are similarly priced but better working products out there.
I don't think the price-quality ratio is in balance here for me. Not with the cream at least, such a tiny jar lasts maybe for a month, especially because the cream leaves the skin wanting for more, and you put more and more cream... (and I did use other hydrating products before putting the cream too!) I bet there are similarly priced but better working products out there.
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