Robynrose review for Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Enrich Cream

🌱 I received this from Skin1004, StyleKorean and Picky as part of a giveaway in exchange for my honest review 🌱 🌱 Claims: Alcohol-free, Paraben-free, Silicone-free, Sulfate-free, Allergen-free, Cruelty-free, Fragrance-free, Pregnancy-friendly, Non-comedogenic, Eczema-Safe 🌱 Key Ingredients: This formula contains 8 ingredients total 🌱 Centella Asiatica Extract - Skin-soothing, powerful antioxidant 🌱 Asiaticoside - Active ingredient in Cica, Soothing and anti-aging 🌱 Madecassic Acid - Active ingredient in Cica, Soothing and anti-aging 🌱 Asiatic Acid - potent antioxidant found in Cica 🌱 Macadamia Nut Oil - Emollient moisture 🌱 Lactobacillus/Centella Asiatica extract ferment filtrate - fermenting Cica breaks down the components to be more easily absorbed by skin. It can also convert ingredients into lactic acid, an AHA 🌱 Ceramide NP - Waxy skin-similar components that seal in moisture in skins barrier 🌱 Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil - A hydrating oil with high antioxidant content 🌱 Texture: A *very* thick, opaque off-white cream. You can stir it up into stiff peaks and it will stay that way. Because of its thickness, it can be a little “stringy” to apply. 🌱 Scent: None that I can detect. Doesn’t contain any Raspberry Ketones 🌱 Price: $36CA for 50ml or $0.72/mL The jar is a bit of an illusion; once you open the lid, the actual container for the cream is much smaller than the jar itself. I wouldn’t call it deceptive, as the 50mL label is right there on the front label. 🌱 Application: Like the toner, this very rich cream can have some issues “streaking” if you apply it before it gets warmed up by your skin. It likes to gel to itself and if your skin is very wet, it will slide over top of it before settling in. It does eventually behave, it’s just that the thickness requires a bit of handling and massaging. Once you get that down, you are rewarded with moisture that lasts and protects all night long. I love the fact that this is unscented, and thick enough that it will absorb without smearing all over my pillow case. It’s rough doing a full face of skincare and then needing to stay completely still so you don’t grease up your sheets. As you may have already noted from words like “rich” and “hydrating” this is not a formula I would recommend for oily skin. Normal to dry will get good use. 🌱 Other uses: I’ve used this as a lip mask, it works great and has no odd taste. 🌱 Every day: Yes, but I would recommend this only as a night cream. It is incredibly rich and has a lot of body on the skin. It wouldn’t provide a good base for sunscreen or makeup. At night, it is a lovely final step that provides thick, rich moisture. 🌱 Notes: Please be cautious if you have a nut allergy, this contains Macadamia nut oil. 🌱 Packaging / accessibility / sustainability: I’ve mentioned before with the Commonlabs moisturizer and the Laneige lip mask, I am very much not a fan of wide-open jar packaging. The design exposes a huge amount of the product to oxidation, bacteria and mold, UV rays and anything else that happens to blow by, like pet hair. It may look aesthetic in a jar, it’s just not practical. The other practical issue is that storing a product in a larger package than it needs adds bulk and makes it not very portable. I travel frequently, and despite the lovely formula, this would be last on my list to pack into my travel bag. Anything that requires an extra scoop means you’re adding more plastic waste, and adding small moving parts makes the experience less accessible for disabled users. I would much rather this be packaged in a squeeze tube, or if it needs to be fancy, a bottle with a metal-free pump. 🌱 Overall: This is one of those “Good formula, bad packaging” stories. As it is, this cream will have a rather short life, much shorter than the listed 12 month PAO. If Skin1004 were to repackage this into a pump bottle, I would give it an excellent rating for dry, damaged skin.