Hello fellow skin care enthusiasts. Against my better judgement, I used The Ordinary Peeling solution twice this week and - surprise, skin on my forehead and chin is red, raw and bumpy with tiny whiteheads. I switched back to my basic routine (no activities for a while) and tommorow I will get some Holika Holika aloe vers gel to try to calm my skin. The reason why I chose aloe vera is that it helped me with sensitive skin on my body in the past and I notice that my now over exfoliated skin looks much better after I put my Cosrx Aloe Moisturizing SPF. So my question is where in my routine should I put aloe vera gel? It currently consists of these steps: gentle wash-missha first essence rx-holika holika good cera toner-cosrx snail mucin 96 power essence - cosrx snail mucin 92 all in one cream - a'pieu madecassoside cream (+ aforementioned spf in the AM). Thank you!

Help with healing over exfoliated skin using aloe vera

The only bas thing is that face is a bit sticky after application, which is not uncommon for vit C serums, but it absorbs nice and product absorb good after it. For this reason I will only use it at night.

After just two uses I can see that this product is working on my post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which is my main concern! It comes in a glasa bottle with a pump, which is both practical fir dosing and hygienic. It has a light lemony scent which fades after application. Very pleased with this purchase, will definitely order again. I will update this review after a month to share my results.

Unfortunatelly, it also dried skin around acne, which made them look worse and I think it did not help with healing and resulting hyperpigmentation, at least for me.

Glass container does not have any kind of spatula to take the product out of the jar, so you have to make sure your hands are extra clean so you would not contaminate the product. Aldo it spreads out nicely, this cream takes some time to absorb and leaves a shiny finish on your skin, which could be very problematic for more oily skin types. The con that assured me I would not purchase it again is the fragnance. The smell itself is quite pleasant (reminds me of blue tin Nivea cream), but it is really strong and lingers on for several hours. 

This cream comes in a nice glass container, so the package feels luxurious. The consistency is somewhere between gel and cream, it spreads out nicely, so you do not need a lot of product to cover your entire face and it should last you a long time. As far as hydration goes it is fine, probbably better for dryish skin, not so much for oily.

However, the price of this one is quite a hard pill to swallow. I did not know much about hydrating serums when I started using it, but now I know that for a lot less money you can get products which are hydrating just as well, with some other nice features, like fading hyperpigmentation or calming inflamed acne (e.g. Benton Snail Bee, COSRX Snail Mucin 96 Power Essence).

This serum was an amazing find when I first tried it, so hydrating and light on my skin, the fragrance did not bother me at all. I did become shiny after a few hours, so I switched to using it only at night.

First off the price - totally not worth it. Second - the smell is quite strong, I personally did not mind it the most days, but it did cause a bit of a nausea when I had a migrane. It did leave a bit of a shiny finnish on my face and by the end of the day my forehead would be oily and dehydrated. Would not repurchase.

I fell for the beautiful package. The cream itself is pretty basic in terms of moisturizing, nothing good really stands out when compared to other (cheaper) alternatives, it is fine. The texture feels quite nice on the skin.

OCB