I'm one of the few who was never really into the LANEIGE lip sleeping mask or water sleeping mask. I actually had written off the brand and then I saw the Cream Skin Refiner on Instagram. A cream level hydration in a liquid? Intriguing and I wanted it. Only available in Korea right now but I imagine it will make it's way over here some day soon. Details per Laneige:
Miraculous skin fortifier, deep hydration repairs and strengthens skin barrier. With skin refiner alone, leaves skin moisturized as if cream is applied. A Cream melts into a Skin Refiner. With skin refiner alone, leaves skin moisturized at the very first step of skin care routine. LANEIGE created Cream Blending Technology™ to combine benefits of both cream and skin in a single bottle to satisfy your skin’s hydration needs. Rich in amino acids, White Leaf Tea Water moisturizes, soothes and strengthens the skin barrier, thereby restoring the skin to its healthy condition. Cream Skin Refiner is filled with mild and safe ingredients which provides moisturizing effects for dry, sensitive skin.
Key Point 01.
Melting a whole bottle of cream into a toner
With Cream Blending Technology™ exclusive of Laneige, a jar of cream is dissolved in skin toner, filling the skin with moisture right from the first step.
Key Point 02.
White Leaf Tea Water Fortifies Skin Barriers
White leaf tea water, rich in amino acid and only obtained from the shade-growing method, can strengthen the barriers of rough skin.
Key Point 03.
Single Drop Extraction Technology
White leaf tea water obtained from the single drop extraction method is higher in amino acid content, giving skin continuous moisturization.
Key Point 04.
Highly Moisturizing Skin Toner with Gentle Prescription
With a mild prescription containing only essential ingredients needed for moisturizing skin, the skin toner can effectively restore the health of sensitive skin.
Ingredients
WATER / AQUA / EAU, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, POLYGLYCERYL-10 STEARATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE, SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE, INULIN LAURYL CARBAMATE, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PROPANEDIOL, DISODIUM EDTA, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, TOCOPHEROL
The Cream Skin Refiner has a fluid toner like texture. It's not scented which I love (beyond natural ingredients). The liquid has a milky white appearance. It feels like a toner or light essence in texture but amazingly has this deep hydration to it. It's soothing and hydrating in addition to feeling like it restores the skins moisture. It's easy to layer because it's so fluid. I love the heavyweight frosted glass bottle. Very luxe feeling. The liquid can be splashed out of it like an essence.
I've been using this for about three months and it was so perfect during that colder season for keeping my skins barrier happy and hydrated. I only got to play with it at the end of the cold season, I will be happy to see what it can do all winter long this year. It's like a sleeping mask or barrier cream in a fluid product that feels super lightweight on the skin. I haven't seen anything else like this and it's truly unique. I think everyone should try it. It's easy to use and affordable. It basically has cream like ingredients and white tea leaf water. White tea is high in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and soothing.
It's fragrance free, affordable and utterly brilliant. This is going to be a product or best find of the year I'm sure. Why use a heavy cream when you can splash on a liquid and get hydrating benefits from an easy to layer liquid? You can use a less heavy cream when you use this. There's no pilling or heavy feeling effect you get from this like you do when you layer other creams and sleeping masks for hydration. That's what's so brilliant about it.
I then saw the release of the Cica Sleeping Mask and that sounded intriguing as well. Cica is another word for Centella Asiatica or Gotu Kola. Cica is a soothing and anti-inflammatory plant extract. It's quite popular and one of my favorites. Details per Laneige:
A skin barrier strengthening mask, helps to improve the skin’s natural strength to create healthy skin that withstands external irritation with the natural growth effect of powerful cica ingredient 'Forest Yeast' during the sleeping golden time. Sleeping beauty master LANEIGE’s new Cica Sleeping Mask based on 20 years of researches on sleeping beauty. Draw the natural power of skin while sleeping to make healthy skin that withstands external irritation.
Key Point 01.
Barrier strengthening mask
A barrier mask for strengthening skin’s own power through the natural growth effect of powerful cica ingredient "Forest Yeast"
Key Point 02.
"Forest Yeast", the patented cica ingredient of Amore Pacific
Amore Pacific’s patented ingredient with 111.9% natural growth effect* compared to madecassoside
*Comparison after 36-hour incubation
Key Point 03.
Intensive care during "sleeping golden time"
Caring dry and damaged skin with intensive nourishment during the "sleeping golden time" overnight when the skin weakens due to loss of moisture and oil
My skin feels less dry and tightened next day* (90.6%)
*Clinical result of women of ages 25-35 after using the product for 4 weeks
Key Point 04.
Hypoallergic 9 Free formula
The hypo-allergy 9 Free formula that completed dermatology test, sensitivity panel test and hypo-allergy test soothes skin
Ingredients
WATER / AQUA / EAU, PROPANEDIOL, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, SQUALANE, HYDROGENATED POLY(C6-14 OLEFIN), GLYCERIN, PANTHENOL, CETEARYLALCOHOL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYLGLUCOSE DISTEARATE, POLYGLYCERYL-10 STEARATE, HYDROXYETHYLACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATECOPOLYMER, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ACRYLATES/C10-30ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, DISODIUM EDTA, ASIATICOSIDE, MADECASSIC ACID, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, ASIATIC ACID, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) LEAF OIL, AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANSFERMENT, CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA LEAF EXTRACT, CYMBOPOGON MARTINI OIL, TOCOPHEROL
The reason I never liked the regular Laneige sleeping mask was the gel texture. It's not enough for me to wear alone so I have to layer it. The Cica Sleeping Mask has a more substantial cream texture that can be used in place of a night cream. It's medium weight yet rich enough to use and last all night long hydration wise. It doesn't feel heavy, suffocating or greasy, just rich and moisturizing. It also is fragrance free which I love as the regular water sleeping mask was a bit too fragranced for me.
Cica aka centella asiatica aka gotu kola aka Tiger Grass is a popular extract for a reason. It's got a lot of benefits for the skin. It's rich in amino acids, has beta carotene, fatty acids, it's anti-inflammatory and soothing. It's really good for anyone who has redness or sensitivity or for helping keep your skins natural barrier happy. The cica they use in this cream is called "Forest Yeast" patented by Amore Pacific. I didn't know Amore Pacific used their own patented cica but apparently they do. You can read more on the website HERE if you want to. Madecassoside is one of the four bioactive compounds in centella asiatica. I think this cream is nice, it's cheap and has a nice hydrating texture. I'm sure when they launch it in the US it will be really popular.
