Review (4/5): Nice, light moisturizer
When I first tried this serum, I wasn't sure I liked it...but it has grown on me. The serum is well-described as being milky. It's thin and white...so much so that I found it hard to believe it could be much of a moisturizer. And when I put it on my face, I noticed it had a bit of a tack/stickiness to it. It wasn't overwhelming like glue, but if I put my hands to my face, I noticed that tacky feeling. Again, these were not things I was used to in a moisturizer.
The moisturizer is fairly quickly absorbed; however, and that tackiness goes away within a minute or so. What you're left with is a nice smooth feeling. I don’t know that my face feels overly moisturized, but it feels healthy. I also tested it on one of my elbows (which has just a bit of eczema), and I believe the eczema has improved beyond what it was looking like with shea butter applications alone.
My wife has been using this serum as well, and she would give it 3 or 4 stars...while my opinion is 4 or 5. Four stars then seems fair. I love that this serum has its origins in Korea, as I trust their beauty standards. And admittedly I would say my feeling that the serum was a bit unusual was tempered by the product's origins. Again, I trust their beauty standards and somewhat assume I'm filling a hole I didn't know was there. A couple weeks in, I'm not yet completely convinced that I will make this or a similar product a standard in my skin care regimen. I nevertheless love the idea of rotating products/varying what you apply to your skin (to again cover any holes the products you've been using may be missing), so I'm very glad I tried it. If I notice any outstanding results (one way or another), I will provide an update.