ISNTREE - NerdyMetalhead review for Green Tea Fresh Serum

Isntree is a brand most will probably be familiar with - one of the most prominent K-Beauty brands in the realm of vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics. Their Green Tea Fresh line is specifically marketed towards Oily-Combination skin with a host of ingredients promising to moisturize, hydrate and soothe oily-combo skin. The serum of this line, the Green Tea Fresh Serum, features a patented ingredient called Anti-Sebum P(tm) and EGCG to help control oil production. 🌿 Notable Ingredients*: • Camelia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Niacinamide • Squalane • Epigallocachetin Gallate • Adenosine • Glycerin *Ingredients taken from en.isntree.com 💅 Skin profile: Combination skin with oily T-Zone and drier U-Zone, semi-humid temperate climate (Central Europe), 3x Retinal usage per week. 📦 Packaging: This serum comes in a hefty brown glass bottle with a dropper and an easily removable, leaf-shaped brown sticker with the product name and brand label for easy recycling. The dropper is made of hard plastic with a round bulb tip to dispense the product. With 50ml of serum, it retails for $31.30 on Isntree's english website - I got mine from Jolse.com at a discount price. 🫙 Texture and Scent: Upon opening the bottle, I was greeted with a pleasant green tea scent and a surprisingly brown-coloured liquid. The liquid itself is very viscuous and has a nice, velvety texture and feel on my skin when applied and rubbed in, which then gives way to a nice hydrating feeling. It's fairly sticky and slightly tacky after immediate application and dried down slightly tacky with a slight bit of shine. I've been regularly using this serum both day and night for little more than a month. ✅️ Pros: • Hydrating, pleasant feeling on the skin without feeling greasy or too wet - I can feel my skin drinking this up very quickly! • A light green tea scent that I enjoy without being too overpowering on the nose • Decent sebum control - for the most part I do notice less oiliness in my T-Zone when applying this to my whole face in the morning, even after a few hours. At night, it hydrates my drier U-Zone (I use a different serum for my T-Zone at night).