Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Panthenol, Ahnfeltia Concinna Extract, Glycerin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Isoceteth-20, Ethoxydiglycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol.
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:
- So, so sticky... I'm not the one usually griping on the stickiness of anything but this one is a real winner, especially if combined with other sticky stuff or even water or watery things (essence)
- Even the bottle neck gets all slimy and messy because the products sticks to it
- I'm questioning the choice of dropper bottle, it just doesn't work well with a thicker serum
- I seem to be unable to use hyaluronic acid products straight to the cleaned skin, they make my skin feel tight or more dry later on, uncomfortable overall (maybe the winter climate here is the culprit)
- I don't want to use this product on its own
- If you put too much on, it kind of... peels (bigger pieces) in some places, however it's not as bad or annoying as pilling/balling everywhere
+ Works miraculously mixed with squalane! Who would have known??? 2 drops of HA mixed with 2-5 drops of squalane and patting it in, the most bouncy, translucent skin! I'm in awe, I tell you. HA is not sticky this way at all, doesn't feel uncomfortable, and squalane sinks in so much better and faster than alone. (And of course my skin is still a bit damp from essence and possibly niacinamide that I just throw on first when my face is still damp from washing.)
+ HA sinks in fast on its own too
+ No fragrance
+ Ever since I started mixing HA + squalane on putting it on my skin at least once a day (some days twice) my acne marks have remarkably lightened
- Even the bottle neck gets all slimy and messy because the products sticks to it
- I'm questioning the choice of dropper bottle, it just doesn't work well with a thicker serum
- I seem to be unable to use hyaluronic acid products straight to the cleaned skin, they make my skin feel tight or more dry later on, uncomfortable overall (maybe the winter climate here is the culprit)
- I don't want to use this product on its own
- If you put too much on, it kind of... peels (bigger pieces) in some places, however it's not as bad or annoying as pilling/balling everywhere
+ Works miraculously mixed with squalane! Who would have known??? 2 drops of HA mixed with 2-5 drops of squalane and patting it in, the most bouncy, translucent skin! I'm in awe, I tell you. HA is not sticky this way at all, doesn't feel uncomfortable, and squalane sinks in so much better and faster than alone. (And of course my skin is still a bit damp from essence and possibly niacinamide that I just throw on first when my face is still damp from washing.)
+ HA sinks in fast on its own too
+ No fragrance
+ Ever since I started mixing HA + squalane on putting it on my skin at least once a day (some days twice) my acne marks have remarkably lightened
* I was experimenting with hyaluronic acid products for a while and already thought they just weren't for me...
* Tried to wet my face, hands before and after putting products but it didn't seem to work that much, at least it wasn't pleasant at all with the stickiness and extra effort
* My sister uses Elizavecca's Witch Piggy serum and she likes it a lot and swears that it helped her skin so I was thinking about trying it myself too but I think it has less HA % than The Ordinary one even though it says 97 %? It's just impossible
* I've used about 1/4-1/3 of the bottle now and I'm glad I have finally found a way to use it satisfactory. I can't say I enjoy using it though! But the results are very much worth it.
* I love squalane on its own too so who knows, maybe most of the effect comes from it... and I just imagine HA does something... maybe I just imagine the marks are lightened... so, this is just my skin and my observations.
* I wonder if my skin would like the new Marine Hyaluronics from The Ordinary. It's supposed to be less viscous.
Price:
6,80 € / 30 ml
Bought from:
The Ordinary webstore
Buy again?
Maybe. Might explore other Hyaluronic Acid serums/products first.
Worth the money?
It's not really enjoyable to use and I need to mix it with something else. But. It is affordable. I reckon one bottle will last me almost six months. Also the results are quite amazing if they will continue! I did regret buying this serum earlier, not anymore.
It's not really enjoyable to use and I need to mix it with something else. But. It is affordable. I reckon one bottle will last me almost six months. Also the results are quite amazing if they will continue! I did regret buying this serum earlier, not anymore.
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