Dr. Young CentellaSCA Cream 50 ml Review

Ingredients:

Centella Asiatica Extract (57,12%), Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 60, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Betaine, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Microcrystalline Wax, Allantoin, Dipottassium Glycyrrhizate, Asiaticoside, Hyaluronic Acid, Dextrin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extraxt, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin.

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:

- I really have to think hard to come up with negatives for CentellaSCA Cream! Well, it's not heavy duty cream if you're looking for those qualities, not enough on its on for aging and dehydrated skin

- Also, I don't really see it "strengthening the skin" or being "special care" or very soothing; didn't notice any difference with my skin's redness or brightness or PIE



+ Very pleasant light cream gel

+ Absorbs in about a minute completely, no stickiness

+ Layering the gel cream works well, doesn't feel heavy

+ Considering the lightness, moisturizes well! Not enough alone for my aging skin but for example with a couple of drops squalane oil, just perfect for daytime

+ I didn't notice pilling or anything else funny when worn under makeup

+ Not irritating,  however I don't know if soothing either

+ No fragrance, maybe a slight stuffy smell but barely that either

* If you're looking for a centella asiatica cream/gel/moisturizer and Missha Near Skin Madecanol Cream is too thick/balmy/sticky for your taste and skin, I think Dr. Young's CentellaSCA Cream could be an excellent choice! They are about the same price too.

* I'm considering gifting this product to my sister who has an dehydrated oily and acne prone skin, she has liked Benton's aloe propolis gel as well and this is somehow similar in feel? Except I think CentellaSCA cream is better, or my skin likes it more at least.

* Near Skin Madecanol Cream feels a lot more occlusive compared to CentellaSCA Cream, but somehow CentellaSCA Cream feels more moisturizing/hydrating.

* When I started using this cream (I think October/November?) my skin wasn't very happy because I had been testing so many new things in a short time, I had overexfoliation and hormonal acne etc. First I added Squalane and my skin seemed to love it, then CentellaSCA cream and it worked very well in that situation. Certainly didn't make anything worse! Let's hope that it doesn't break me out now, my skin is in better condition and I haven't used it for a while. It does seem to have comedogenic ingredients. Sometimes I don't notice if something breaks me out if everything at the moment seems to be the problem...

* If I would have to choose between Missha Near Skin Madecanol Cream and this, I would maybe still prefer Missha's Cream. At least for winter. I really learned to love the balm texture it had.

Price: 

About $15.29 USD / 50 ml with shipping

Bought from: 

Rubyrubyshop

Buy again? 

Maybe? For those days when I want to play it safe. It is a good moisturiser but is it good enough to repurchase?

Worth the money? 

I think this gel cream suits all skin types and is so pleasant to use! Also at the same I wonder if a daily cream is worth so much as it gets used up so quickly and it didn't offer me anything "special". I will not stop searching for new centella asiatica products, but I certainly do not regret buying Dr. Young's CentellasSCA Cream.