Ingredients:
Snail Secretion Filtrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Arbutin, Butylene Glycol, rh-Oligopeptide-1, Bee Venom, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Ulmus Campestris (Elm) Extract, Bacillus ferment, Azelaic Acid, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Deta-Glucan, Betaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl-Arcylate Cross Polymer, Adenosine, Panthenol, Allantoin, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Arginine
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:
- Not sure if this essence irritated my skin slightly or not, a little bit redness every time I have used it (now less since I started to use The Ordinary's Niacinamide + Zinc)
- Is not hydrating enough alone (as in, just this essence + cream) for the lazy days and travelling
- A little scared to think that because they don't use much preservatives their products can get spoiled easier by different conditions (like, when they are shipped, in a hot bathroom...)
- Essence should be used in 6 months from opening
- I don't think the essence made my skin much brighter (maybe a little) and certainly not smoother! Actually in the beginning I thought the essence was breaking me out but that maybe was something else (maybe hormonal?)
+ Absorbs fast, under a minute
+ Doesn't have fragrance! (Still smells a bit stuffy)
+ Easy to spread, nice liquidy gel consistency
+ Bottle is hygienic and easy, pleasant to use, pump mechanism isn't flimsy
+ Is not heavy (however can't tell if it's hydrating or helping at all)
+ Maybe made my skin a bit brighter
+ When I combined The Ordinary's Buffet and Benton's Snail Bee Essence, I felt my skin was extremely hydrated and soft, bouncy even!
- Is not hydrating enough alone (as in, just this essence + cream) for the lazy days and travelling
- A little scared to think that because they don't use much preservatives their products can get spoiled easier by different conditions (like, when they are shipped, in a hot bathroom...)
- Essence should be used in 6 months from opening
- I don't think the essence made my skin much brighter (maybe a little) and certainly not smoother! Actually in the beginning I thought the essence was breaking me out but that maybe was something else (maybe hormonal?)
+ Absorbs fast, under a minute
+ Doesn't have fragrance! (Still smells a bit stuffy)
+ Easy to spread, nice liquidy gel consistency
+ Bottle is hygienic and easy, pleasant to use, pump mechanism isn't flimsy
+ Is not heavy (however can't tell if it's hydrating or helping at all)
+ Maybe made my skin a bit brighter
+ When I combined The Ordinary's Buffet and Benton's Snail Bee Essence, I felt my skin was extremely hydrated and soft, bouncy even!
* I'm rather puzzled why in the end I didn't feel like this essence did very much, considering it is loved by so many (called holy grail and liquid gold...)
* But I feel like I prefer Scinic's Snail AIO to this essence... they are complitely different products but if I had to choose between them! Made me think about it
* Maybe this is one of those products that you notice its effects only after you stop using it? (EDIT: No it wasn't.)
* I was even wondering if I'm allergic to bee venom in the beginning but I don't think so, however I've never been to allergy tests or been stung by a bee
* The bottle lasted me 4 months, I used about 1-3 pumps at a time depending on other products
* I was even wondering if I'm allergic to bee venom in the beginning but I don't think so, however I've never been to allergy tests or been stung by a bee
* The bottle lasted me 4 months, I used about 1-3 pumps at a time depending on other products
* I truly like Benton's brand image, the packaging just looked so luxurious! I totally would have bought their products in a store just based on it
* I originally wanted to try Benton's Snail Bee Steam Cream but now, I'm hesitating
Price:
About 20 USD, I paid 14 USD
About 20 USD, I paid 14 USD
Bought from:
Bbcosmetic
Buy again?
No, based on the results I have gotten now.
Worth the money?
I think yes, especially if you can catch it on sale. There are no filler ingredients and the bottle lasts quite a long time.
I think yes, especially if you can catch it on sale. There are no filler ingredients and the bottle lasts quite a long time.
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