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Nothing so far, however those who are using stronger acids (or products with higher %), probably won't find it really effective.

Calm Down 4% PHA + BHA is a liquid toner that not only gently exfoliates, but also soothes and hydrates the skin.

Calm Down is designed for all skin types, and with its 3.2% PHA and 0.8% BHA it's suitable for sensitive skin or for beginners in chemical exfoliation as well.

Key ingredients:
💧PHA acids are for remove the dead skin cells from the surface of the skin, but without the potential irritation of AHAs while moisturizing and giving an antioxidant protection to the skin.

💧BHA (salicylic acid) is a gentle exfoliant with anti-inflammatory properties.

💦 Furthermore, it has Phragmites Kharka + Poria Cocos Extract, Nopal Cactus + Yeast Extract and Panthenol for more potent hidration and skin-protecting effect.

In addition, it's
💙 Cruelty-free
💙 Fragrance & Essential oil free
💙 Gluten-free
💙 Pregnancy-safe

📌 As for its texture it's an unscented water-like, weightless liquid. As it doesn't contains anything that could make the skin more sensitive to the sun, it can be used in the AM routine as well, and it's also a good option for those who are looking for a gentle exfoliant for the summer. (with using an SPF every morning of course).

📌 As for me, I use it as the first step after cleansing on dry skin, following it up with serums and moisturizer. Due to it's runny, watery texture it spreads and absorbs easily to the skin, and I didn't noticed any pilling at layering on it. I never had neither any irritation, nor any signs of overexfoliation caused by it. It's obviously doesn't make an instant noticeable impact but using it regularly I observed a distinct improvment of the overall skin condotion.

💠 All in all, it's an affordable and gentle exfoliant, recomended mostly for sensitive skin and as first exfoliant product for beginners.

❗It has a bad smell and drying effect. I recomend it only for very oily skin.

❗It contains limonene that can be irritating for sensitive skin.

Manna mattító, tápláló pakolás zsíros bőrre kék agyaggal

✨ It's a mattifying, purifying and nourishing mask with blue clay recomended for oily skin.

Key ingredients:
💙 Bentonite
💙 Spirulina Platensis Powder
💙 Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil

❗It contains limonene that can be irritating for sensitive skin.

💚 It's vegan and cruelty free.

✨ How to apply:
Being this a powder to clay mask, mix 1 teaspoon of the product with 1 teaspoon of water, apply and leave it on for 15-20 minutes, then wash it off.

✨ My experience:
I really hate its strong bad smell! Probably due to blue clay it smells like moss or morass.
For me it's a little bit complicated to make this diy mask (or I'm too lazy), and it's quite tricky to gain the perfect consistence. After mixing the clay powder with water it turns green which was quite surprising for me at the begining, as I expected it keeps it's beautiful pale blue color or just changes its shade.
However, it cleanses really well owing to clean up the pores and remov all the oil from the skin and leaves a very matte finish.
It dries quite fast and washing it off completely is definitely quite challenging, it takes quite a lot of time to do it.
Infortunately, it has a heavy drying effect, so I always use all my hydrating stuff with lots of moisturizers after this.
I didn't notice any nourishing effect using it.

🗯️ All in all, this was a big disappointment for me, mostly because of its bad smell and drying effect. I recomend it only for very oily skin.

⚡ I prefer products with no fragrance but I have no bad experience with this one.
⚡ As it contains parfum/fragrance, linalool and limonene, for those with sensitive skin I would recomend a patch test before starting to use it.

🥀 Garnier Micellar Rose Water 🥀

🔸It claims to remove dirt and makeup while giving brightness to the skin. As it's on the bottle, the brand recomend the product for dull, even sensitive skin.

🔸It comes in a huge (400 ml) bottle with a very affordable price. The bottle is made of 20% recycled plastic.

✨ Notable ingredients
❤️ Glycerin
❤️ Rose Damascena Flower Water
❤️ Arginine
❤️ Salycilic Acid

✨ My experience
🔸Currently my favorite micellar water at an affordable price. Its texture is liquid and lightweight with a slightly rose scent that disappears soon. It absorbs quickly and it can remove makeup and dirt well without leaving a sticky feeling and it gives a feeling of moisture. I've never noticed any irritation of my eyes and skin due to this product.

🔸In my opinion it worth to give a chance to this micellar water as it makes the skin clean and still hydrated and glowing.

⚡ As it contains alcohol, linalool and limonene, I would never ever recomend it for sensitive skin.

✨ Garnier Bio Micellar Water with Brightening Orange Blossom

It claims to remove dirt and makeup while giving brightness to the skin. As it's on the bottle, the brand recomend the product for dull, even sensitive skin.

It comes in a huge (400 ml) bottle with a very affordable price. The bottle is made of 100% recycled plastic.

📌 Notable ingredients:
Salicylic acid
Arginine
Propanediol
Glycerin
Sodium Hydroxide

‼️ It contains alcohol, linalool, limonene.

📌 My experience:
I prefer using micellar water as first cleanser. Infortunately, this one has a heavy, alcoholic scent, and sometimes I experienced some irritation on my skin and especially in my eyes. It absorbs really fast without tackiness, but it leaves a drying feeling and it can not remove enough dirt and makeup. It contains some great ingredients good for my skin type (oily) and skin concers, but I haven't noticed any benefits using this product.

⚡ For me it seems to be green washing, because it says it's bio and has COSMOS EcoCert certification but only 10% of the ingredients are from organic farming.

💡 All in all, in my opinion there are a lot of much better micellar waters, even from the brand.

💫 It claims to be suitable for all skin types including sensitive, however it contains alcohol denat and fragrance that can be irritating! With sensitive skin it's better avoiding it or at least make a patch test.

✨ La Roche-Posay Anthelios Invisible Fluid SPF30 is a high broad-spectrum sun protection that defends against the harmful effects of both UVA and UVB rays.
It's enriched with patented filtering system Mexoplex® and soothing, antioxidant Thermal Water which is very effective against skin damage. It claims to be ultra waterproof, sweat proof and sand resistant.

❗Infortunatelly, it contains alcohol denat (2nd in INCI), that can be irritating.
❗It contains fragrance/parfum and I noticed that it has a slight tipical sun milk, but not a heavy alcoholic scent.
❗You have to shake it well before use.

📌 My experience

🔹It's not greasy or sticky and due to its fluid formula it spreads easily and absorbs quite fast without leaving any white cast. I experienced no pilling and it works well under make-up, and it's almost invisible and comfortable to wear.

🔹It doesn't have matte finish which I prefer, but its slightly dewy finish can be handled with some powder. My skin become a bit shiny  through the day but not more than usually.

🔹It's non-comedogenic, so it didn’t cause any irritation or breakouts on my oily/resilient skin, and which is a key point for me it didn't sting my eyes.

💨 All in all, it's not my favorite or holy grail sunscreen, however I prefer always keep one bottle of it at home.

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