SKIN1004 - NerdyMetalhead review for Madagascar Centella Ampoule Foam

With Skin1004 really taking off in the west, especially their Madagascar Centella line, I was curious about the gentle foaming ampoule that came with it and decided to buy it as my first K-Beauty cleanser as I'd heard a lot of good things about it. The Skin1004 Centella Foaming Ampoule cleanser promises to soothe and hydrate, as well as remove make-up, without stripping the skin. 🌿 Notable Ingredients*: • Centella Asiatica Extract (claimed 33%) • Glycerin • Cacao Extract • Sodium Hyaluronate • Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda) • Sodium Chloride (Salt) • Coptis Chinensis Root Extract *Ingredients taken from skin1004.com 💅 Skin profile: Combination skin with oily T-Zone and drier U-Zone, semi-humid temperate climate (Central Europe), 3x Retinal usage per week. I rarely wear make-up and prefer going out bare-faced, so there will be no comparisons on it's make-up removing abilities. 📦 Packaging: The cleanser is packaged in a small cardboard (I assume upcycled) box depicting what I assume is a brown Madagascar mountain range against a white background. The middle of the package has a small textbox showing the brand's name and product name in a very minimalistic style. The product itself is contained in a 125ml brown transluscent plastic tube with the brand and product name on it, through you can see and gauge how much cleanser you have left. This tube was brought from niasha.ch at a price of 18CHF and has been in use since the beginning of April 2023 for my PM routine. I used it together with a Beurer FC 49 Deep Cleansing Facial Brush (silicone). 🫙 Texture and Scent: The cleanser itself is thick when squeezed out of the tube, a mix between a gel and a cream cleanser, though I'd personally put this on the creamier end in terms of texture. It has a glossy brown colour with a velvety sheen under light. Thanks to the presence of surfactants like Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, the addition of water makes the cleanser foam up into a rich white lather, losing the brown colour in the process. It has a peculiar earthy scent when first opened, though I quickly got used to it and wasn't bothered by the smell. According to Skin1004, the cleanser has a pH of around 5. ✅️ Pros: • Simple, gentle cleansing that does what it's advertised without my skin getting stripped. For me it's pretty good at getting off the excess sebum my nose tends to suffer at the end of the day. • See-through tube means I can see how much product I have left. • No added fragrances or essential oils that could be potentially irritating to skin. • Rich, foamy lather and the colour of the cleanser does give it a slightly more 'luxurious' feel in my eyes.