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ALL ABOUT IRÉN SKIN
IRÉN Skin was founded as a modern re-envisioning of Japanese Beauty wherein they used the traditional Japanese skincare rituals and integrated them with scientifically clean and customizable solutions to create their advanced patented technology: Ziplock Encapsulation™. [Source: IRÉN Skin]
Ziplock Encapsulation encapsulates the serum’s active ingredients to “zip-lock” their freshness with a time-release effect for extended efficacy and optimal penetration. The compacted particles are nano-sized, which means they easily and effortlessly get absorbed by your skin. [Source: IRÉN Skin]
IRÉN Skin created 7 superfruit serums combined with powerful ingredients and enhanced them with their technology to target different skin concerns. You can use them alone or you can mix a maximum of three serums in one go! I got three serums from them, namely, Keep Calm Soothing Serum, Skin Reboot Antioxidant Serum, and Glow-Getter Renewal Serum but I will be talking about them individually as I got the chance to mix them all in one. So far, I mixed Soothing and Antioxidant Serum but I will only be talking about the Soothing Serum for now.
WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT SUPPOSED TO DO?
IRÉN Skin Keep Calm Soothing Serum helps to relieve discomfort in two phases: the healing phase soothes sensitivity, and the hydrating phase replenishes moisture to dry and flaky skin. Obviously, this serum targets sensitive in irritated skin which perfectly works for me as my skin gets irritated easily!
PACKAGING
It comes in a 15ml small glass bottle with a twist cap and press to dispense which looks really cute as their serums are all in different pastel-ish colors!
TEXTURE AND SCENT
The texture is watery in a very light yellow-green color mixed with white particles. I can’t seem to point out what the smell is all about. It smells something familiar to me though! It’s a mixture of everything but the easiest definition I would go is that it smelled sour which isn’t too bad for me!
KEY INGREDIENTS [Source: IRÉN Skin]
Avocado Extract: A rich source of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Folate, loaded with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant properties. Reduces skin sensitivity, redness, and infection, which heals and strengthens the skin.
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate: Derived from Licorice Root Extract, it has excellent anti-inflammatory and soothing properties that helps reduce skin redness and sensitivity. Clinically supported to be effective in treating rosacea and eczema.
Cucumber Extract: Composed of 95% water and contains amino acids to help soothe and soften inflamed skin.
Aloe Vera Extract: Contains an antiseptic that allows protection against bacteria, promoting moisturizing and anti-inflammatory properties. It also boosts skin cell reproduction by eight times, to fight skin inflammation and heal sun damaged skin.
Oat Kernel Extract: Contains skin-repairing omega-3 and 6 fatty acids that target dry, irritated, and inflamed skin.
INGREDIENTS
Aqua, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Lactobacillus / Persea Gratissima Ferment Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Leuconostoc / Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
HOW TO USE?
As per IRÉN Skin, you can use it alone or mix up to 3 serums according to what your skin needs. Use it after cleansing and before putting on your moisturizer. I use this mostly during my morning routine!
MY EXPERIENCE
First impression. The smell! Until now as I’m almost finishing the product I still couldn’t figure out its smell! Okay, but when I applied it on my face the texture really felt nice, it got absorbed by my skin quickly, and my face was even more glowy during the day.
Why do I use it only during the mornings? Since I’m using retinol every night now, I integrated this into my morning routine just in case I catch zits from my evening routine! It works in soothing my skin in the morning plus it gives me that extra glow!
Soothing effects. As something so small I pretty much didn’t worry about using it all up for just a few weeks since it lasted for long. With that small amount, it gave that extra help to soothe my skin by decreasing redness and even itchiness. It really helped a lot during the day as I needed that glow from being too stressed with life!
Hydrating effects. As mentioned a bunch of times, this product gives me that extra glow. When you’re skin is glowing (not from having extra sebum on your skin), it means that your skin is well hydrated so I think that’s something to point out with this product too! My skin wasn’t flaky nor dull during the day and neither was it oily throughout the day.
They have more information about the efficacy of their claims from their site, you can click here to check out their consumer study research.
Rating:
- Soothes irritated skin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
- Hydrates skin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
FINAL VERDICT and OVERALL RATING: 5 out of 5! Non-biased and I’m not paid to do this, in fact, I even paid the customs fees for this. Although I should try all three products as one serum, and I’ll be reviewing them soon! Overall, the product really works on my skin! I’m a sucker for soothing products as I know it is what my skin needs! The only problem with this product is that it’s really expensive for a 15ml serum, but hey, it works! It’s just that there are other soothing products that could also do the work with a lesser price range.
WHERE TO BUY?
You can buy from here IRÉN Skin Keep Calm Soothing Serum and you can use my code NADINE10 (an affiliate code) for 10% off!
Let me know if you tried this one too and how was your experience?! #IRENSKIN
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