Ingredients:
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract , Cyclomethicone, Glycereth-26, Glycerin , Dipropylene Glycol,, Butylene Glycol, Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide , Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate,
Jojoba Esters, C12-16 Alcohols, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate SE,Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Phytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Water, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Behenyl alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Polysilicone-11, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Arachidyl Glucoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Crosspolymer, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tromethamine, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Dextrin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil , Glyceryl Caprylate
Jojoba Esters, C12-16 Alcohols, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate SE,Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Phytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Water, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Behenyl alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Polysilicone-11, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Arachidyl Glucoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Crosspolymer, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tromethamine, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Dextrin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil , Glyceryl Caprylate
I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Ingredients thought to be good and useful for skin I mark green. Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...
Thoughts:
- Such a cheap looking and feeling plastic packaging. The size looks huge but the product jar just sits inside the bigger, empty container. And of course the big tub that is half empty, takes more space in my small cabinet!
- The lid is annoying to screw open and close. And of course it's not very hygienic to expose the cream to air every time you open the tub.
- The product didn't come with a spatula (which I would expect when product is in a tub and costs over 15 €).
- The smell is cheap faint citrusy (not strong, barely noticeable after you've started to use the product) that I just can't bring myself to like
- If you apply too much it doesn't seem to absorb properly and feels and looks somewhat greasy and shiny.
- I feel this cream is not suitable for oily skin.
- I'm not a big fan of this cream under make up unless the make up products/sunscreen is a very drying type.
+ I think this product gives me the feeling that it's exactly what I wanted and thought I would get when I purchased The Body Shop's Drops of Youth Cream! (Which turned out to be very unusable.) Meaning that this is great for aging skin.
+ Hydrating and moisturizing at the same time. When I put this cream in the evening, my face feels still moisturized and smoothed in the morning.
+ Good for dry skin and as a night cream/sleeping mask. Feels pleasant after using AHA products.
+ The cream is really creamy and soft and melts on skin, you don't need much.
+ The 60 ml tub size feels generous, especially because you need so little that it lasts for a long time.
- The lid is annoying to screw open and close. And of course it's not very hygienic to expose the cream to air every time you open the tub.
- The product didn't come with a spatula (which I would expect when product is in a tub and costs over 15 €).
- The smell is cheap faint citrusy (not strong, barely noticeable after you've started to use the product) that I just can't bring myself to like
- If you apply too much it doesn't seem to absorb properly and feels and looks somewhat greasy and shiny.
- I feel this cream is not suitable for oily skin.
- I'm not a big fan of this cream under make up unless the make up products/sunscreen is a very drying type.
+ I think this product gives me the feeling that it's exactly what I wanted and thought I would get when I purchased The Body Shop's Drops of Youth Cream! (Which turned out to be very unusable.) Meaning that this is great for aging skin.
+ Hydrating and moisturizing at the same time. When I put this cream in the evening, my face feels still moisturized and smoothed in the morning.
+ Good for dry skin and as a night cream/sleeping mask. Feels pleasant after using AHA products.
+ The cream is really creamy and soft and melts on skin, you don't need much.
+ The 60 ml tub size feels generous, especially because you need so little that it lasts for a long time.
* I don't see very many reviews floating around for this product... I got lots of samples of Tonymoly's Black Tea London Classic Cream in the beginning of my skincare journey and I liked them good enough so I bought it! I was struggling to find a moisturizer for my suddenly aging skin. Before I had never felt dryness and it started suddenly. (Also the reason I started this notebook blog!)
* I've had the Black Tea London Classic Cream now for a bit over a year and I've been using it on and off. I don't think it's breaking me out, not badly at least, maybe a little pore clogging if used too much/often?
* Tonymoly doesn't have the best reputation with skincare products. Their thing seems to be the gimmicky cute packaging and make up products. However based on the things I've tried from Tonymoly, they are not bad compared to other brands of the same level. But still my first choice probably would not be Tonymoly.
Price:
About 18 USD including shipping / 60 ml
Bought from:
Beautynetkorea
Buy again?
Probably not.
Worth the money?
Interesting because the cream itself is fine but everything else around it, packaging, smell, the overall experience using it is not pleasant. It's not for all skin types either, it can feel greasy. I feel it's a bit (a couple of dollars) overpriced but it does last for a long time (I purchased this at the very beginning of my skincare journey) and it feels so, so pleasant when skin is so dry that it's hurting. But then again there are a lot of options from pharmacy brands for a problematic dry skin as well.
Interesting because the cream itself is fine but everything else around it, packaging, smell, the overall experience using it is not pleasant. It's not for all skin types either, it can feel greasy. I feel it's a bit (a couple of dollars) overpriced but it does last for a long time (I purchased this at the very beginning of my skincare journey) and it feels so, so pleasant when skin is so dry that it's hurting. But then again there are a lot of options from pharmacy brands for a problematic dry skin as well.
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