Nothing! This was a wonderful product and I would give it a 4.5 if I could. It does its job of hydrating your skin. 💦

I posted on my instastory last week on how I have outgrown Dear, Klairs and that includes my previous holy grail their Unscented Supple Preparation Toner. I now use the Birch Juice Moisturising Toner and I really enjoy it, I haven’t finish this bottle even after 5 months of use. 

I started using the Birch Juice Toner 3 months after the first visit to my dermatologist. I had an acne breakout and my skin wasn’t coping well with the lack of the hydration. What’s interesting is that when I used the Unscented Supple Preparation Toner, it felt thick on my skin. While the Preparation Toner was able to be fully absorbed, it wasn’t able to retain its hydrating properties. This meant that my skin remained dehydrated.

So I switched to this toner after two weeks and it worked a lot better with my new acne routine. It’s a simple hydrating toner with a thinner consistency compared to the Supple Preparation Toner (like water). I used two layers of this and I felt my skin become hydrated AND soothed (which helped so much with the inflammation from the acne and Differin). After using this for 2 weeks, my skin showed signs of regaining some of that suppleness and the fine lines from dehydration started to disappear. 💧💦 This also does not contain fragrance and essential oils so it was perfect for my damaged skin.

My emphasis has been on hydration ever since my acne episode and this toner has been a good base. It hasn’t reached holy grail status as there’s one more toner I’m keen to try but I’ll keep you updated on my journey. I recommend it for those who are having sensitised&#47; inflamed&#47; damaged skin yet require hydration to help accelerate healing.

Accessibility and price? Krave Beauty doesn’t ship to many countries to this can be difficult to purchase. Additionally this is about $28 for a second cleanser and that’s on the pricier end for a cleanser.

This is a new holy grail and I won’t be on the lookout for another second cleanse. There are countless of rave reviews about this so I won’t go in-depth but I do want to mention a change in my routine. I used to wash my face in the morning with just water but ever since I started using Differin in the evening, I felt I needed a cleanser to properly remove any remaining product the next morning. This gentle cleanser really delivered on its claim of cleansing without stripping away hydration. 🙌🏻

I will continue to use and repurchase this. Perhaps the only other option that I will consider trying is the Allies of Skin Silk Amino Hydrating Cleanser but nothing else besides that. 

If you have used this before, hope you love it as much as I do. 🥰

This is NOT fungal acne safe. There are about 10 triggers that sezia had highlighted.

🦋Usage: I have used this for 6 months. The first two weeks I used it as a moisturiser and after that I switched to using it as a spot treatment. This is the tub version which contains 30ml and that’s a lot. I’m nowhere near half of finishing this.

🦋Ingredients: The ingredients list for this is long and if possible, I would like to deep dive into it. There are many interesting ingredients but I’ll state a few key things here.
1. Guaiazulene: meant to be anti-microbial&#47; anti-bacterial + anti-inflammatory (gives the cream it’s blue colour as it’s a derivative of the blue coloured constituent of chamomile oil)
2. Centella Asiatica Extract: wound healing + scar healing properties 
3. Acetyl Hexapeptide 8: a peptide compound used to reduce the appearance of wrinkles brought on by repeated facial expressions. However, I understand that it’s not an ingredient meant to be used on sensitive&#47; sensitised skin so it’s weird that this is in the calming cream

🦋Texture: On the wishtrend website, it advises to apply a small amount in a thick layer on desired areas. That’s what I do now cause it’s too thick for my skin as a moisturiser.

🦋Performance: This works so well on burning, irritated and painful skin! Have an inflamed pimple that hurts? Dab some on the spot and wait for 30 mins. Have a burning sensation on dry areas? Dab around the area. Having itchy and flakey skin? Dab more. This has worked amazingly on my skin! 👍🏻 This is better than the #Cosrx Advanced Snail Mucin Power Essence for spot irritation but if your skin is irritated and sensitised in general, I would recommend to go with the snail mucin instead.

🦋Overall: 4 out of 5 (5 being holy grail status)! Wonderful product but this will sit on your shelf for long periods of time if your skin isn’t irritated (that’s a good problem).

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