ISNTREE Jeju Fresh Green Tea Set

1. Green Tea Fresh Cleanser

When squeezing out the cleanser, it was mostly gel-like texture but a tiny bit runny. In its original form, it was already light in texture. After running it with some water, the cleanser quickly foams up but the foam distinctively felt light and gentle. Generally, it melted with the water very well and does not have unmelted clumps, or at least not all the time. 

The smell was light and subtle. You will have to sniff very hard and very close to get a whiff of the licorice-like green tea smell. It's a good kind of smell, don't worry. There are some green tea leaves particles within the cleansing gel but they are very soft and not abrasive at all.

Honestly, I feel like this is the best cleanser for everyone, especially for anyone who has sensitive skin and easily feels sensitive by smell. Not only that it has the gentlest smell, texture, and finishing, it is also very moisturizing to the skin due to the green tea extracts from Jeju Island and the 4 types of hyaluronic acids. This cleanser, full of EWG-safe rating ingredients, is evidently gentle upon using it on my skin. It caused zero irritation and had never triggered any sensitivity or eczema. Compared to the other brands that I have tried before, this is considered the utmost gentlest cleanser that maintains a good amount of moisture on the skin.

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I love that the packaging looks like it is made of glass but in actual fact, it is actually plastic. Even though it is plastic, the texture of the packaging still feels rather well-made. It is matte with an embed printing style. The bottle can be squeezed but the texture of the toner is very watery so you would not need to do that. It is runny like normal water except that it has the brown colour tone from the green tea extract.

Just like the cleanser, it has a light and subtle smell that smells like licorice in a good way. Upon applying to the skin (without cotton), the toner feels very light and cooling.

This is basically a bottle full of Jeju Island green tea goodness. It's not for drinking, obviously. The soothing feature is no joke, when applying it to two areas on my hand (one newly formed, one itching crazily for weeks with bumps), it managed to calm both of them. Of course, pairing it with the serum will definitely work better. The light texture also made the absorption process complete quicker. Absolutely no complaint about this toner at all!

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3. Green Tea Fresh Serum

The bottle is larger and taller than most of the serums I have acquired and it also has a label that peels off easily, which is a huge bonus for recycling purposes. I like that the label has imprints/embed printing on it too. Such attention to the details!

Just like the toner, it is a bottle of Jeju Island green tea goodness with 77% of it being green tea extract. It has a light and runny texture, thicker than the toner but the absorption rate is still fairly high. The color is naturally from boiled green tea extract. It smells like licorice in a good way too.

I love how it quickly calms down my irritated skin when paired with the toner. It managed to calm down most of the eczema bumps on my arm as well. It also appears that the ingredient list contains a lot of goodies, such as effective and skin-caring plant extracts along with niacinamide and squalane. I believe this can be a great investment for those with really sensitive and easily triggered skin types. A must-try.

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4. Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid

It has a different color shade of bottle packaging which stands out quite a bit from the rest. Just like the cleanser and the toner, it is layered with an aluminium seal to keep it safe and new. Similarly with the toner bottle, it is also easy to squeeze it but you also won't be needing to do that because the texture resembles water.

There is no smell and no color to this product. Most of it is made up of water so the texture, smell, and color are just the same as water. As there is a 2% of BHA in this product, it may irritate a small minority of people. On my face and the back of my hand, it felt alright. (My face can handle 1% retinol and 10% niacinamide on an almost everyday basis.) I haven't tried it on the other parts of my body yet, especially my neck which can get sensitive from the 10% niacinamide but not the 1% retinol.

You should wear sunscreen when using BHA during the daytime. So far, I haven't had any issues pairing this BHA liquid with the rest of the products listed here, including the sunscreen. If you use glycolic acid (AHA) religiously, I do recommend trying salicylic acid (BHA) for a change.

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The bottle is very compact and light, it is suitable for traveling or even just going out for a lunch date. It is very easy to squeeze and the lid is secure without easily sliding around.

I am surprised when I read the ingredient list because I wasn't expecting it to have certain ingredients. There are niacinamide, centella (cica), astaxanthin, and 8 types of hyaluronic acid. Having these items are guaranteeing that your skin will be moisturized while having the moisture locked into your skin. This is important because many sunblocks/sunscreens do not really focus on moisture-balancing and would focus on UV ray blocking only. It also contains a lot of natural ingredients which many brands are not putting into their products.

Sunblock = physical UV rays protectant

Sunscreen = chemical UV rays protectant

Now, I am also surprised that it literally does not create any white cast at all. It absorbs into the skin fairly quickly and it doesn't have a strong sunscreen/sunblock smell to it. I think it probably took less than 0.5-2 minutes to be fully absorbed, depending on the thickness you're using. The best part is that it doesn't leave a sticky residue behind too so you won't have to worry that you might look sick or look like a ghost. The experience of using this sunscreen is almost as if you're using a thin and quick-absorbing lotion. The amazing part is that I watched my skin glow a little healthier after applying the sunscreen, moisturized and happy. This is the first time I witness my skin loving sunscreen so much! 

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