LLey review for Cica Green Cream

🪴Review: XYCOS Cica Green Cream 📝Claims (on the box): contains Cica and other green complex extracts to smoothen and firm up the skin; with sebum controlling and soothing benefits. Sensory Qualities 🪴A moisturizer possessing the consistency between a lotion and a cream; having a loose body, but not runny. It is contained in a 50ml plastic tub, but it doesn’t come with its own spatula. It is characterized by its light floral scent, which reminds me of a certain brand of shampoo. Although it contains no fragrance and essential oils, the scent is most likely caused by the Damask Rose Water ingredient. Experience: 🪴Despite the “loose” cream consistency of this product, it feels really emollient on the skin. It doesn’t look thick, yet it feels sufficiently rich and nourishing (for reference: my skin type is oily). The second claim, “soothing”, has a bit more truth to it. Though honestly, its moisturizing benefit is more significant than the aforementioned claim. 🪴 It contains a lot of emollients in its ingredient list, thus, my skin finds it quite heavy on days that are hotter than usual. I find this cream ideal for night use, given my emphasis on its moisturizing effect in the preceding paragraph. Though my skin still tolerates it during the day, there are more appropriate creams that I can use. Honestly, I expected this to be more of a gel cream due to its claims that benefit oilier, acne-prone skin types. But I find it alright. 🪴 Overall, it’s a really good moisture cream for my oily skin (an considerable 4/5). If you’re eyeing on it solely for its sebum-controlling and skin-soothing benefits, then you’ll be better off searching for other options. Oh, and it has a shelf-life of 6 months (sad).