Review Naruko Rose HA Aqua Cubic Foam Cleanser EX

Weight  :150gm

Price      : RM 29 ish

I bought this from: I got this during Hermo's anniversary sale last year i think

I had really high hopes for this because of its claims. Moisture! Plant extracts! Non-tightening after wash! And most importantly, I was looking forward to the smell.

True enough, the smell is glorious. However, with my prev experience with Naruko, the smell will deteriorate over time. True enough, the smell started to tone down after 2 weeks' use.

The paste is pearly white. Which according to my experience, it means the cleanser has a high possibility to be drying and leaving that squeaky feeling after wash. True enough, it left my skin feeling squeaky after washing.

What's weird with this cleanser is how my skin feels after a wash. Sometimes I feel that it doesn't clean my skin thoroughly, albeit leaving my face feeling tight. After a few experimentations, I found that rubbing the paste directly onto my wet face (around 1.5cm long) and slowly rubbing in circles and adding water makes my after wash face feeling most moisturised and clean. Weird huh.

According to Reddit's AB community, this cleanser has a PH of 8 to 10 (!) PH aside, I find that it actually improves my skin condition. Less dryness, healthier skin with each wash. I feel that it inhibits pimple growth slightly. I could be wrong tho.

Overall speaking, this cleanser smells great, however, this cleanser requires a bit of tweaking on the usage to leave my skin properly washed. For this point, I really hope that they can make it in a lower ph version. My skin doesnt really agree with foam cleanser that much.

Packaging : 5/5 no frills & it looks pretty in pink
Price : 4/5
Cleansing power : 3/5
Other benefits : 3.5/5
Overall : 3.8/5

Review : Funcare Ido AC-11 Recovery Lotion 120ml

Volume: 120 ml
Price : I got this in a clearance sale on iqueen.my, it was RM 10 - RM 19.90 per bottle

I wanted a first serum/lotion and went ahead and bought this. I had problematic skin when I first used this. Random zits and rough skin texture which was looking dull all the time.

I ended up liking the first bottle so much, I went back and bought 3 more.

The lotion feels slightly thicker than Hada Labo's Gokujyun lotion but it absorbs super fast, leaving no tacky or sticky feeling behind. The lotion helps stabilizes and strengthens my skin against recurring zits and help keeping flakes at bay. I also felt my skin is able to heal itself faster after using this.

It is not fragranced and does not irritate my skin.

In the box it came with a leaflet detailing research on their ingredient AC-11 and its efficacies. Certainly interesting. The bottle is a pump bottle which is very convenient!

Ingredients list (taken from their official website) : Pure water、Glycerin、Carbomer、Sodium Hyaluronate、Sodium PCA、Rose Damascena、Matricaria Chamomilla Extract、Biosaccharide Gum-1、Peucedanum Ostruthium Leaf Extract、Xanthan Gum、Polysorbate 20、Phenoxyethanol、Triethanolamine、Mica、Propanediol、Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract、 Butylene Glycol、 Alteromonas Exopolysaccharide Extract、Vibrio Exopolysaccharide Extract、C1-8 Alkyl Tetrahydroxycyclohexanoate Maltodextrin 

A run through cosDNA shows some ingredients' safety rating at 3/4/5.