Product description from packaging: This cleansing foam with snail's mucus filtrate and its ample and elastic bubble washes the skin cleanly.
In the ingredients, among the famous snail secretion filtrate we will also find:
- Gypsophila paniculata ("Baby's breath" - you know, that bunches of tiny white flower that florists add to bouquets to make the look fuller) root extract, which skin care benefits remain unknown to me
- Papaya fruit extract - source of vitamin A and Papain. Vitamin A acts as an anti-oxidant, while the papain breaks down inactive proteins and removes dead skin cells.
- Ivy extract - It has emollient and itch-relieving properties, as well as anti-inflammatory and pain killing actions. It's also circulatory compound and helps other ingredients to be absorbed by the skin.
- Arnica Montana flower extract - has antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and supports healing process.
- Wormwood Extract - a natural antiseptic and anti inflammatory oil said to help heal bites, cuts, sores, blisters and wounds. It also soothes damaged, red skin.
- Yarrow leaf extract - medicinal herb used topically to speed wound healing and improve other skin conditions such as rashes, abrasions, and calm inflamed skin. Contains i.a. salicylic acid that has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties and flavonoidsthat are vital antioxidants protecting against cell-damaging free radicals.
- Gentian (Bitter Root, Bitterwort) - has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties
- Green Tea Leaf Extract - it's a powerful antioxidant, protecting skin cells from the damage caused by free radicals. It is also known to reduce skin swelling and help soothe and condition sensitive skin.
Sounds great, but don't get too excited, because cleansing foam doesn't sit on our skin for long enough to let the plant extracts work properly :P
Full list of ingredients: Water, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Polyacrylate. Myristic acid, Lauric
Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Propylene Glycol,
Cocoamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-14M, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Polysorbate
20, Polyquaternium-7, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Gypsophila
Paniculata Root Extract, Carica papaya, Ivy Extract,
Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Artemisia Absinthium Extract, Achillea
Millefolium Extract, Gentiana Lutea Root Extract, Ethanol, Camellia
Sinensis, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance
Ingredients analysis [HERE]
As you can see on the pictures above, foam comes sealed with foil, there is no extra packaging to it. Under the cap tube is protected with a bit o tin foil. Tube has 60ml capacity.
The foam itself is a white, stringy cream with pearly shine to it. As all of the Korean cleansers I tested so far, it behaves like shaving cream - pearly cream with a bit of water and massage turns into rich, thick foam. Product has nice, soapy smell. A little goes a long way - a pea size is well enough to cover the whole face and neck in thick foam.
As for the performance there is nothing special about it. It cleans, leaving the skin squeaky clean, but that's about it. I don't mind squeeky clean, I actually enjoy this feeling as long as it doesn't strip my skin out of all moisture, but unfortunately this foam dries out my skin a little bit. When used on it's own it's bearable, but when used on skin previously cleansed with oil it makes my face really tight and dry. I read couple of other reviews about this product and Cat Cactus in her review said that this cleanser has very high alkaline pH, which is bad for skin. Here you can read her note about importance of using cleansers with right pH for your skin.
Price: from £4 on e-Bay.
Pros:
+ cheap
+ a little goes a long way
+ contains quite a few beneficial plant extracts - even though the foam is not on the skin for long enough to let them work properly, it's nice to know they are there
+ nice smell
Cons:
- dries out skin
- has pH bad for your skin
Summary: I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone. And I'm going to buy myself pH testing litmus papers, so no more harming my skin with alkaline foam cleansers!
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