Innisfree Super Volcanic Clay Mask

What is it for?

6-in-1 Pore care:

Shrinks pores + Controls sebum + Exfoliates + Deeply cleanses + Brightens tone + Cools

Active Ingredients:

jeju volcanic scoria

To look at the full list of ingredients, its function for each, and its safety/irritant levels go ahead and click on this website: http://cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_e225190865.html

Directions:

1. After cleansing and toner, apply mask all over face, making sure to avoid eyes and lips.
2. Let mask clay mask sit for 10  minutes.
3. Rinse with lukewarm water.

Review:

I bought this off of ebay for about $15 dollars. The packaging is very simple: a brown plastic container with a metal bronze twist cap. Because of the packaging it could get a bit messy and it may get unsanitary because you have to keep digging your fingers into the product. There is about 100 mL of product.

Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask Packaging

When applying the clay mask there is some resistance against your face, but not too much where you feel like your tugging at your skin. There's an immediate cooling sensation and it continues to stay cool throughout the entire process. The mask is quite tacky and can get messy. There is no special fragrance or scent to the mask, it smells just like clay.

I leave the mask for about 10 minutes or when it is no longer tacky to the touch and then I rinse it off even though the mask hasn't fully dried. The reason I don't leave it on until it becomes crackly and flakey is because at this point, the mask begins to suck out moisture from your face, which can cause it to become dehydrated and irritated. I do find it difficult to wash the product off my face.

Clay when first applied on hand.

Clay after 10 minutes on hand.

I've had this tub of clay mask for a few months now and have been using it once a week. There is a good amount of product, so one tub will last you for a while! Upon rinsing, my face feels cool, clean, fresh, soft, and smooth. I never feel like my skin is tight or dry after using this mask. I've also used this mask when I had a few blemishes and noticed that this definitely helps calm them and reduces the redness. It helps with controlling my oily combo skin, but I'm not sure at how effective this is at reducing my pores. However, I do recommend this product if you want to try a new clay mask.

Overall:

Pros:	Cons:
*cooling sensation *face feels clean, fresh, soft, and smooth *reduces redness/calms from blemishes *controls oil, without leaving skin feel dehydrated/dry *product lasts for a while	*can get messy/everywhere *not much a difference in pore size *slightly difficult to wash off  *can be unsanitary because of packaging

DISCLAIMER:

Just wanted to note that the products I review are all purchased with my own money, unless I state otherwise. If you do use any of these products, please do so at your discretion as the results will vary depending on the person and their skin type.  I am in no way responsible for the results or outcome if you decide to try any of the products I recommend. These reviews are my 100% honest thoughts. Please don't be offended if I didn't like a product that you happen to love. What may work or not work for me, may be totally different from you.

Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam

What is it for?

Absorb sebum and purify pores with Jeju's volcanic cleansing foam.

Active Ingredients:

jeju volcanic scoria, green complex

To look at the full list of ingredients, its function for each, and its safety/irritant levels go ahead and click on this website: http://www.cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_660b192896.html

Directions:

1. Squeeze pea size amount and lather into hands
2. Massage all over face.
3. Rinse with warm water.

Review:

SPOILER ALERT: I don't have my own photos of this product because I ended up giving it away…tells you how I really felt about the product…>_< I'm going to attach stock photos of the product from innisfree's website so you can get an idea of what it looks like…anyways, onto the review!

I bought this from ebay for about $11. The cleanser came in a squeeze tube with 150 mL of product.  The package is matte with a combination of dark and light yellow. There is a picture of a Jeju volcanic rock on the front of the package:

Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam
(Picture credit to http://www.innisfreeworld.com)

A little seriously goes a long way with this product. This cleanser lathers like a dream! I enjoyed using this product when I first got it. It was gentle on the face, but I could feel how amazing and effective it was at cleaning my skin.  It also smelled really nice too. I honestly haven't been this impressed with a cleanser in a long time!

BUT as you can tell from my spoiler alert...my opinion changed after a few days of using this product. Around the third or fourth day, I started to notice one or two breakouts on my face. Now, I didn't think much of it at the time because I would occasionally get a pimple or two...so I kept washing my face with the cleanser. It wasn't til about a week after, I noticed that I started to get more pimples ALL over my face. Not only that, they were the big, red, painful kind... :/ I knew that the face wash was the only culprit because it was the only change in my regimen at that time.  I've read online that sometimes when you use a product, you can break out and go through a "purging stage" before it gets better, but I really didn't want to continue on with the product at this point. So sadly, I had a full bottle of this cleanser that I couldn't use anymore. It was unusual for me to break out from a product, because my skin isn't sensitive at all. I really never had that many problems when using products on my face, but I noticed in the past few months that my skin has been more sensitive than it used to be!

Anyways, because this face wash broke me out, I won't be buying this product again. It really bummed me out that it didn't work out for me because I really did like the product. It's marketed for oily skin and I have oily/combo skin, so I'm not sure why it didn't work out for me. I wouldn't go so far to say that I wouldn't recommend this product, it was a really good cleanser aside from my reaction to it.  I read on some of the Amazon reviews that this product broke others out as well, so if you do want to try it, tread with caution.

Overall:

Pros:	Cons:
*Lathers really nicely *A little goes a long way *Smells lovely *Gentle on skin *Cleans effectively	*Broke me out

DISCLAIMER:

Just wanted to note that the products I review are all purchased with my own money, unless I state otherwise. If you do use any of these products, please do so at your discretion as the results will vary depending on the person and their skin type.  I am in no way responsible for the results or outcome if you decide to try any of the products I recommend. These reviews are my 100% honest thoughts. Please don't be offended if I didn't like a product that you happen to love. What may work or not work for me, may be totally different from you.