need recommendations for a good niacinamide serum to help with texture. Zinc free, non drying formula. Fragrance and essential oil free as well.

Niacinamide

This is such a beautiful product with just the right viscosity, thick enough to add hydration but not too thick that it forms a sticky, heavy layer. It feels lovely to use especially on sensitive or irritated skin, providing that immediate cooling and soothing relief!

I love that this includes the synergistic blend of soothing purslane, panthenol and allantoin (besides the centella of course!). It feels lovely and comforting and offers a good amount of hydration as well. Centella is well known for it's soothing properties but it's actually a great hydrator as well! 

I usually find my skin feels quite comfortable after using this and I don't feel the need to reach for an additional toner. Overall, this is exactly what you would expect it to be, super soothing and hydrating! 

It's kind of a universal product I can see most skintypes benefiting from!


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Purito Centella Unscented Toner Review

Running low on my Laneige milky toner wondering if i should repurchase or go for the purito oat milk toner? Been wanting to try that one but want to know if the consistency is similar to Laneige because I love it and want the exact same consistency 😅

Toner help

just noticed the silver star! i don't know why this is kinda exciting! 🙆‍♀️ maybe I'll even win some giveaways now 👀 how long did it take you guys to become picky squad/super picky squad?

Also what's your favourite product atm? ☺

I finally made it to picky squad!

Please recommend something that you've used that actually makes a difference. I feel like my eyes, specifically my undereyes look a bit "tired" these days. I have some fine lines as well and maybe a bit of puffiness sometimes. Anything that can perk up and brighten, reduce the look of lines..I know it's a lot to ask 😆 but any recommendations?

Eye cream recommendations?

I know it's pricey but I didn't find any cons with it, I really enjoy using it and it works wonderfully for my dry skin. Kind of exactly what I look for in a moisturizer! I got it on sale though and at that price I'm happy with it. 

If you can get it on sale I don't think you would be disappointed. Especially if you have dry skin, dry patches, sensitive skin or irritated skin. It's really wonderful! 

This has a super melty, buttery and nourishing texture, it glides so smoothly on to skin and it's extremely moisturizing. Probably one of the most moisturizing creams I've tried. It has a nice finish on the skin, dewy but not too dewy, doesn't feel tacky either, but it leaves a protective barrier on the skin.

This has rice water & niacinamide, shea butter & beeswax, rice bran oil, bisabolol and some skin identical ingredients, ceramide np & phytosphingosine. All skin soothing and replenishing ingredients. I don't find it to be brightening but it does help ease redness & leaves skin feeling super comfortable and nourished.

On top of that it also smells really good! It is fragrance free ofcourse, but there's a really pleasant, comforting scent to it, kind of buttery? Maybe from the rice bran oil, or bisabolol, I'm not sure but I love it! Just the kind of scent that puts me in a good mood. 

Overall it's definitely not bad, I wouldn't repurchase simply because I'm not too in love with it & I want to try other sunscreens. But I would still recommend if you're looking for a more affordable kbeauty option.

Uvinal A Plus - for high uva protection
Tinosorb S - BroadSpectrum protection 
Parsol SLX- UVB protection 
Tinosorb M - BroadSpectrum protection
Uvinal T 150 - High uvb protection 
Uvasorb HEB - uvb & uva-II

This sunscreen features all next generation uv filters which are typically considered okay for sensitive skin. It's a mostly chemical sunscreen with some hybrid filters aswell such as Tinosorb M. This filter leaves a white cast and can pill just like titanium dioxide, which is why I always try to avoid it!

Compared to other sunscreens it's actually not that bad in here. The whitecast isn't noticable on me but it might be on deeper skintones & it doesn't pill. It can have the tendency to look a bit patchy in the hairline & gather slightly in my upper eyelid creases. But for the most part I think application is quite easy with this. I can't find anywhere whether it is water resistant or not but it is quite hard to remove so I think it might be.

In terms of consistency it's a non-greasy, lightweight lotion. I wouldn't describe it as an overly moisturizing sunscreen it definitely falls more in the hydrating category. There's no oils or butters in here which can make it appropriate for most skintypes. It does leave a bit of a shiny finish but not too much & it feels slightly tacky on dry down.

It's fragrance & alcohol free, other stand out ingredients include the ever popular niacinamide & sodium hyaluronate. Glycerin, green tea extract, vanilla tahitensis extract, (vanilla planifolia is a non-sensitizing, soothing & antioxidant ingredient, however they used a different form of vanilla here which can have the potential to sensitize, I didn't notice any scent though), bamboo water, centella asiatica and adenosine. 

For me it was non-irritating on most days but on certain days when my skin was particularly dry and sensitized from accutane it did make my skin burn. 

With a wonderfully buttery consistency, this moisturizer feels ultra rich and nourishing. It glides and melts across skin smoothly, leaving behind a noticable glossy sheen. It&#39;s not greasy and it&#39;s not overly tacky. That initial burst of thermal water provides a soothing sensation and it settles into skin so nicely, without feeling suffocating or just simply too occlusive. 

Key ingredients include:
20% shea butter, 
8% glycerin and
4% niacinamde! 

LRP also uses a patented technology in here &#39;Aqua Posae + Microresyl&#39; (hence the AP+M in the name), which is claimed to rebalance the microbiome. This also claims to reinforce the skin&#39;s barrier and boost skin&#39;s hydration levels! 

As for my experience, this has been lovely! With this on, hydration lasts all night long. I always wake up with the most nourished and soft skin, it&#39;s super smooth and dry patches are easily resolved! My skin just feels it&#39;s best when I use this. It gives me the most comforted and comfortable feeling skin! It&#39;s just everything that I want and look for in my moisturizer. 

I think you would love this too if:
you have dry skin,
are in a dry climate,
peeling from retinoids or 
have really sensitive skin!

I will take one star off because this could have been even better if it offered more hydration! However I can still make it work by mixing it with something hydrating!

This includes 20% niacinamde, a well researched ingredient that can have multiple benefits. I know we&#39;re all familiar with it, so I can skip all of that, right? 🤭 Paired here with 1% zinc pca which has sebum-production normalizing, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties! Rounding it off with some white willow bark, a potent anti-inflammatory thanks to it&#39;s high salicin content. Salicin is what salicylic acid is derived from! However, that requires enzymatic conversion and is not likely to happen on the skin. None the less, salicin in and of itself is beneficial as it brings those skin soothing, anti-inflammatory properties! 

Compared to their B3 Source which is more of a universal option and any skintype would get along with it, this is more of a targeted option for people with more advanced concerns. Concerns including; excessive oil production, persistent textural irregularities and if inflammation is a concern, this has several ingredients that will keep that in check! 

For me, I found it to be quite drying, one of the claims of the product is oil control, so I can say it works well! But as someone with combination skin, that&#39;s not really what I&#39;m looking for. Hence, I blend it with a hydrating toner which definitely helps to counteract some of that dryness! 

What I do love is, it&#39;s fading those stubborn red spots lingering from previous breakouts. I can see them getting smaller and fading away and since incorporating this I haven&#39;t gotten any new trouble spots either! My red and inflammed nose has calmed down significantly as well, it&#39;s both looking and and feeling better, as it can be a bit painful! My skin is just looking and feeling good now! As for the pore minimizing claim, I haven&#39;t noticed that yet maybe with prolonged use texture and pore refinement would be more apparent!

Overall, I would say, while the B3 Source is more focused on brightening, is more glow inducing and is more gentle to use. This one is better for oil control, acne-prone skin and for me really keeps inflammation down as well which I certainly appreciate so much!

I did experience a burning sensation with it on some days (as expected, with accutane drying my skin out skin so much) but for the most part I didn't have any issues & I really enjoyed using it.

I can see it being very appropriate for hot, humid weather and for oily skintypes. It is claimed to be water & sweat resistant as well.

*One thing to note, I have not been able to confirm the source of the collagen in this product*

Octinoxate- UVB 
Tinosorb M (nano)- BroadSpectrum 
Uvinal A Plus- UVA
Tinosorb S- BroadSpectrum 

This has a lovely weightless consistency, it's unscented and it feels refreshing on application too. There's no whitecast whatsoever and it blends into skin easily. It does go on looking kind of white and you might get nervous for a second there but it dissipates within a minute or two.

It dries down very quickly & doesn't leave any sticky or greasy feeling behind. No pilling either! 🙌

It's the kind of sunscreen that will make you forget you even have anything on and one of the few sunscreens that doesn't leave a shiny finish.

It also features two forms of hyaluronic acid, arginine & hydrolyzed collagen for a hydrating effect plus cherry blossom and bilberry extract for a soothing & antioxidant benefit.

It's meant to have a fresh and lightweight consistency & I feel like it definitely delivers on that. But if you have dry skin make sure you use a good moisturizer underneath. My skin is on the dry side these days and I have to say it does dry my skin out throughout the day if I'm not careful to apply moisturizer. It does have alcohol fyi, but I personally love the feel and finish of it so I don't mind the alcohol content.