(Wersja polska na dole wpisu).
This is going to live a long mega-post, therefore become catch a sandwich, or a coffee. Yes, you lot may demand some caffeine just to remain awake.
Go on, I'll wait.
I'm going to acquire a drinkable myself.
This review has been simmering hither since lastly fall. Yep. Nine months. If it were a baby, it would live screaming for some pectus milk now.
Anyway, where was I?
Ah, yes... Cremorlab.
Actually, it's practiced I waited out the Cremorlab hype amongst these products. It gave me plenty fourth dimension to acquire to know them together with to shape an persuasion of sorts virtually the build inwards general.
And what a huge deviation a yr makes!
It seems that Peach together with Lily stopped pushing Cremorlab inwards every unmarried advertorial, the hype is done together with over now. So what did Cremorlab do to autumn from the K-beauty pedestal? Nothing really, apart from beingness tiresome together with expensive.
Yes, expensive...
I bought all of today's products myself, together with the exclusively argue I could afford them was a huge discount at SkinGarden inwards Shin Okubo inwards Tokyo.
I've been getting quite frequent emails from people call for me if I could purchase them Cremorlab this together with Cremorlab that inwards Shin Okubo together with unfortunately, I can't. One, because I am non a buying service, together with two, because this is non how sales inwards Shin Okubo work.
You see, the huge discounts you lot tin honor at places similar SkinGarden come upwards amongst a merchandise off of brusque expiration dates, unremarkably a yr or less. Some products at 90% markdown are waaaay yesteryear their prime, I receive got seen SanDaWha together with ElishaCoy that were therefore expired I'd live afraid to handgrip them without a hazmat suit.
Such are the risks of buying discounted Korean cosmetics inwards Shin Okubo. Those stores purchase less than fresh overstock for super inexpensive together with endeavour to unload it every bit fast every bit possible. Once a build is gone, it's gone for good.
That was the instance amongst Cremorlab. Maybe some solar daytime it volition appear inwards Shin Okubo again. If that happens, I volition carefully depository fiscal establishment check the dates on every unmarried production together with purchase similar in that location is no tomorrow. But until that happens, I volition exceed on Cremorlab. There is no agency inwards hell I am paying the criterion online prices.
But let's acquire started, shall we?
Last year, nearly precisely to the solar daytime (can you lot believe it?), I was writing virtually Cremorlab sunblock.
Today I volition tell you lot virtually the ease of the Cremorlab goodies:
- Cremorlab Enriched Moisture
- Cremorlab Smooth Pudding
- Cremorlab Aqua Essence Water Fluid
- Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel
- Cremorlab Body Lotion.
My overall impression of the products?
I liked them. I really did.
They were simple, functional, basic, tiresome skincare. They did non irritate, they played good amongst each other together with amongst others together with they left my peel looking supple, polish together with ... ran out of ideas for to a greater extent than second words here... Anyway, you lot know what I mean.
They gave me null to complain about. Except the price, that is.
And perhaps the fact that apart from wet together with plumpness, they didn't do much else. For that sort of coin I expected bells together with whistles together with skingasmic experiences to alive upwards to the Peach together with Lily hype.
Instead, it turned out that the hype was just that. Hype. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 yr afterwards in that location are novel K-beauty darlings together with Cremorlab is no longer the cool kid on the blog. You'd call back that it would interpret into lower prices, but noooo...
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel Korean beauty online store selling Cremorlab - Brush together with Powder, keeps the prices firmly inwards the Peach together with Lily territory.
But dissimilar Peach together with Lily, it runs frequent "buy i acquire one" Cremorlab promotions. And gauge who volition live dropping some alter on a BOGO Cremorlab side yesteryear side fourth dimension it happens? Yours real truly, that's who. Because despite all my bitching together with moaning, together with Cremorlab's ridiculous magical H2O mythology, it IS a practiced build amongst decent products.
Wait, what? Magical water?
Yep.
Pity, because this blurb is pure PR drivel gold.
I receive got enlisted the assist of a Korean speaking friend together with we've been trying to contact Cremorlab to honor out the exact location of this magical hot natural springtime inwards Geumjin where the H2O used inwards Cremorlab products reportedly comes from. No luck. The society only ignored us.
In other PR blurbs, at nowadays no longer appearing on Cremorlab's website (at to the lowest degree non inwards English), it stated that their H2O had unique reddish vino color.
We receive got emailed the tourist board inwards Gangwon Province together with asked them for assist inwards locating this mysterious hot spring. They had no clue either. Gangwon IS famous for hot springs, but this exceptional i proved difficult to find. Red vino color together with all. Nobody knows...
Not certain virtually you, but this sort of materials ever pushes my BS alarm into overdrive.
Here is some other blurb of the same, but this fourth dimension from Lotte Duty Free website:
Anyway, what does T.E.N. stand upwards for?
Apparently, for this:
- T = Thermal H2O therapy
- E = Eco-energy
- N = Natural nourishment
Exciting stuff, right?
So let's acquire this political party started, shall we?
- Cremorlab Enriched Moisture T.E.N. Cremor for Face (45ml)
The bar is laid upwards pretty high amongst claims of highly effective hydration, brightening together with nourishment.
No, this photograph was non taken inwards dark together with white, the box really is that uncomplicated together with spartan.
Until you lot plough it over together with regard this:
Yep, it's printed inwards Japanese together with inwards English. How real fancy. Here nosotros receive got the blurb virtually the reddish vino color.
Why is the box inwards Japanese if Cremorlab is a niche Korean brand?
You see, apparently, Cremorlab is i of those arrogant Korean brands who call back that having Japanese packaging is the cardinal to success inwards the Japanese market. Whamisa is some other such brand. Idiots. They should receive got learned from the flagship Amore Pacific failure. It takes a lot to a greater extent than than Japanese writing on the box to succeed inwards Japan.
Cremorlab touts its eco-friendly cred, but every bit you lot regard above, it's just lip service. The total of waste materials that goes into preparing solid set down specific packaging for every production is remove heed boggling. And very, real eco-unfriendly. Japanese linguistic communication stickers satisfy all legal requirements for imported products, are much cheaper to create together with receive got a much lower carbon footprint. But noooo... Cremorlab is therefore light-green together with eco-friendly, they had to create private boxes for the Japanese market. Idiots.
Let me repeat it i to a greater extent than time. Idiots.
K-beauty fans used to fawn over Cremorlab's minimalistic design. I don't honor it especially worth of fawning over. Maybe because many Japanese products inwards the comparable cost make follow similar esthetics.
Now, whoever at Cremorlab thought it would live a practiced thought to receive got white impress on a real pale whitish-gray background needs to live fired. It looks build clean but is impossible to read. Hello Cremorlab, ever heard of visually impaired people? If it was the U.S. of A, you'd acquire your donkey sued yesteryear mortal who's legally blind together with can't read the blurbs on your containers.
Cremorlab Enriched Moisture had a light, fluffy texture. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 squeamish surprise for a quite rich cream.
Cremorlab Enriched Moisture swatches:
You tin regard that initially it looks real rich, together with and therefore - magic! it absorbs completely together with fully. There is no shiny cast, in that location is no residue. There is no gluey film. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Just happy, plump skin.
As you lot tin regard above, the element listing is printed inwards Japanese every bit well. There was no Korean together with no English linguistic communication version.
Cremorlab Enriched Moisture T.E.N. Cremor for Face ingredients (in English):
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Isotridecyl Isononanoate, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Triethylhexanoin, Polyacrylamide, Panthenol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hamamelis Virginiana (witch Hazel) Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica (broccoli) Extract, Orchid Extract, Theobroma Cacao (cocoa) Extract, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, Yeast Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (licorice) Root Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Flower Extract, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Myristyl Myristate, Bis-diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Tribehenin, Pentylene Glycol, Peg-40 Stearate, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Sorbitan Stearate, Laureth-7, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Bisabolol, Adenosine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, 1,2-hexanediol, Algin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Myristyl Alcohol, Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
As you lot tin see, the element listing inwards English linguistic communication has a real different gild from what's printed inwards Japanese on the box. Let's just say, some of the extracts dropped to the real bottom inwards the Japanese version. Which leads me to believe that despite Peach together with Lily's assurances that their element lists were reshuffled to comply amongst the American regulations, they are not.
Later, when I receive got a moment, I volition add together the Japanese listing inwards English. Nippon is real strict virtually the element gild inwards cosmetic products. Korea, on the other hand, tends to fudge things somewhat therefore the products appear "better" ingredient-wise than they really are.
Here is a squeamish write upwards virtually the differences betwixt Korean together with American element lists: link.
Time for contestant release 2.
- Cremorlab Smooth Pudding T.E.N. Cremor for Face (60ml)
Cremorlab Smooth Pudding was my favorite from the whole lineup. I would pile it on after my Hanyul White Chrysanthemum Radiance Serum together with permit my peel drinkable it all up.
I didn't notice whatsoever anti-wrinkle results. I did notice, however, that my peel was amazingly hydrated, moist, supple, plump together with glowing.
Last autumn piece waiting inwards a waiting room somewhere I grabbed a women's periodical together with started paging through it absentmindedly. An article virtually skincare caught my eye. It advocated something, which I dubbed "force feeding". The basic regulation was that you lot are supposed to forcefulness your peel to drinkable every bit much wet every bit possible. Winters inwards Nippon are notoriously dry, my dry out peel tends to crack, flake together with peel. I went home, pulled out my Cremorlab lineup together with started forcefulness feeding my skin. Turned out my peel was a bottomless pit when it came to moisture. It would straightaway swallow upwards whatever I gave it. And it wanted more. And more.
The texture was indeed real polish together with real puddingy. The call didn't lie.
Cremorlab Smooth Pudding swatch:
Again, initially it looks real rich, together with and therefore - magic. It's all absorbed into satiny nothing. There is no gluey film, no filmy residue. Nothing. Just moist, fluffy skin.
No surprise to anyone that nosotros come across the same element gild employment every bit amongst Enriched Moisture.
The Japanese together with English linguistic communication language versions don't correspond up.
Cremorlab Smooth Pudding T.E.N. Cremor for Face ingredients (in English):
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Poly (c6-14olefin), Butyrospermum Parkii (shea) Butter, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (lavender) Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (witch Hazel) Water, Orchid Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (licorice) Root Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Flower Extract, Yeast Extract, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Pentylene Glycol, , Polysorbate 60, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Dimethicone, Acrylates/c10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arachidyl Glucoside, Silica, Sodium Acrylate/sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Potassium Hydroxide, Isohexadecane, Adenosine, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, Algin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Caffeine, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol Denat., Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Fragrance (parfum)Again, the differences inwards the element gild betwixt the Japanese version on the box together with the English linguistic communication listing provided yesteryear Peach together with Lily are quite shocking. I was nether the impression that Peach together with Lily had the reshuffled American element order. But patently no.
I gauge I'll receive got to acquire my materials together together with post the Japanese translation every bit well.
OK, moving on.
Next upwards is:
- Cremorlab Aqua Essence Water Fluid T.E.N. Cremor (50ml)
The call of this essence is real misleading.
It's neither "water" nor "fluid". And yes, I do call back that "aqua" together with "water" inwards the same call is a combat of an overkill. Especially if your production is neither.
Here you lot receive got a review of Cremor Aqua Essence Water Fluid yesteryear the lovely adoredee - link. She wasn't especially pleased amongst this product.
I, on the other hand, loved it.
Make no mistake, despite what you lot tin read virtually it on the internet, this is non an essence inwards the traditional sense. Not a "booster serum" either.
It's just a plain, former moisturizer.
It claims to do 3 primary things: anti-wrinkle, whitening together with super mega hydration.
I receive got gone through 2 bottles of it, together with piece I loved it for the super mega hydration (no prevarication here), I noticed null whitening together with null anti-wrinkling. If anything, whatever superficial anti-wrinkle results it did offering were due to superior hydration. Plump peel looks visually less wrinkly than dry out skin.
Cremorlab Aqua Essence Water Fluid comes inwards an airless heart bottle. Yay!
The "essence" looks similar that:
See what I mean? Not real "aqua" together with non real "water". "Fluid"? Hahaha! Nice joke, Cremorlab!
Cremorlab Aqua Essence Water Fluid swatch:
See? This is why I loved Cremorlab. It absorbed to null on my dry, dry out skin. Initially I used it after my toner together with earlier the Hanyul serum. I flora that it wasn't the best gild for me (despite what other websites claim) together with started using it after the serum. The results were immediate. Soft, hydrated, plump skin. Happy, happy, yay, yay!
Ingredients inwards Japanese:
Cremorlab Aqua Essence Water Fluid T.E.N. Cremor ingredients (in English, from Peach together with Lily):
Water, Butylene Glycol, Isohexadecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary) Leaf Extract, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (lavender) Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (witch Hazel) Water, Orchid Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (licorice) Root Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomillarecutita (matricaria) Flower Extract, Yeast Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Glycerin, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Octyldodeceth-20, Peg-5 Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Acrylate/sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Bisabolol, Caprylyl Glycol, Arginine, Polysorbate 80, Acrylates/c10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Adenosine, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, 1,2-hexanediol, Algin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Alcohol Denat., Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Dehydroacetic Acid
And no surprise to anyone at this point, the gild is completely different. Shockingly different.
Hang on, this is the terminal stretch. Only ii to a greater extent than products to go!
- Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel T.E.N. Cremor for Face (100ml)
Yes, it's really THAT big. It's non a typo. 100 ml. For real.
The jounce is huge (relatively speaking) together with it almost justifies the non-sale cost of US$48.00
I used it every bit a sleeping pack. Yes, on top of all the other Cremors. I kept it yesteryear the futon together with just smeared it on when it was fourth dimension to become to bed.
If this goes on a "buy i acquire one" sale at Brush together with Powder, I am totally buying it.
Oh yes, the design. Here you lot tin regard the details. Alien doodles, every bit my friend called them.
The gel is really gelly together with sort of watery:
I loved this Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel. No affair how many layers were on my human face upwards earlier I got to set it on, it ever managed to somehow sink inwards together with move on it all together. Important when you lot consider the pillow mess that some sleeping packs tin create.
Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel swatches:
The gel claims to live soothing together with smoothing inwards add-on to highly effective hydration. This i really did all three. The peel looked fresh together with rested inwards the morning.
Japanese ingredients:
Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel T.E.N. Cremor for Face ingredients (in English linguistic communication from Peach together with Lily):
The commencement element should live "water" but it's non included inwards their listing. Oh well...
Butylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, 1,2-hexanediol, Sodium Glutamate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Orchid Extract, Yeast Extract, Glycerin, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Lavandula Angustifolia (lavender) Water, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (licorice) Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Flower Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Water, Rose Flower Oil, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Algin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Polysorbate 60, Silica, Cetyl Peg/ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Hamamelis Virginiana (witch Hazel) Water, Alcohol Denat.
And of class the element gild is real different than the Japanese linguistic communication version. I also call back in that location is a typo inwards the listing provided yesteryear Peach together with Lily, because "water" is non listed at all, yet it clearly is the commencement ingredient.
EDITED to add:
this is the element listing from the bundle intended for international markets:
It does non correspond the Japanese version.
So Cremorlab is total of it.
And fuck exclusively knows what's REALLY inwards their products. This is a perfect instance of how unregulated the Korean marketplace position is when it comes to element listing rules.
And Peach together with Lily is total of it every bit good for putting imaginary INCI on their website.
Sadly, Brush together with Powder just copied together with pasted the Peach together with Lily version on their website, instead of checking what's on the actual package.
And nosotros are almost, almost done.
This is the lastly item for today:
- Cremorlab Body Lotion T.E.N. Cremor (250ml)
Comes inwards a criterion heart bottle.
The texture was real similar to the polish pudding but to a greater extent than sticky.
It was OK every bit a trunk lotion. Unlike Cremorlab's facial products, this i left a filmy layer. It wasn't uncomfortable, but it was there. It moisturized, it did its job. But for that sort of money, I expected, I dunno... more... I guess. I'm glad I got it for really inexpensive inwards Shin Okubo, otherwise I'd live mightiness pissed it I had paid total cost for it.
This one's totally non worth it. Skip it.
Cremorlab Body Lotion T.E.N. Cremor ingredients (in English linguistic communication via Peach together with Lily):
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, ceetyl Ethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitol, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea) Butter, Cyclopentasiloxane, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extrat, Hamamelis Virginiana (witch Hazel) Water, Orchid Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (licorice) Root Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Flower Extract, Yeast Extract, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Cyclohexasiloxane, Sorbitan Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Peg-100 Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Acrylate/sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Allantoin Polysorbate 80, Tocopheryl Acetate, 1,2-hexandediol, Algin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Stearyl Aclohol, Xanthan Gum, Caffeine, Alcohol Denat., Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Yellow five (c1 19140)
Of class they are arranged differently than the Japanese version printed on the box. Of course.
Final thoughts:
So in that location you lot receive got it.
Of all the products presented today, I'd repurchase all (except the trunk lotion) if I could acquire them on sale.
There are other Cremorlab products I'd similar to try, therefore you lot bet I'll live waiting for a "buy i acquire one" sale over at Brush together with Powder.
Folks inwards Europe tin acquire Cremorlab from Honeysu.
These are NOT affiliate links. I'm just putting them hither for your convenience.
When I interpret the element lists from the Japanese boxes, I volition add together them hither for comparing purposes. Somehow, I am to a greater extent than inclined to believe the Japanese linguistic communication version element order, because it only makes to a greater extent than sense. They build Cremorlab facial expression less of a formulation darling that it's been advertised to live for the western audience.
Still, fifty-fifty despite that, Cremorlab is solid, basic skincare together with if you lot tin honor it somewhere on sale, jump on it. Chances are you'll similar it.
Streszczenie po polsku:
Cremorlab to koreanska marka kosmetykow opartych na wodzie termicznej (termalnej, czy jak jej tam), cos jak koreanskie Avene. Lansowana byla az do bolu przez oficjalna dystrybutorke w USA, ktora jest wlascicielka sklepu internetowego Peach together with Lily.
To bylo w zeszlym roku. Zachodnie wielbicielki azjatyckiej pielegnacji dostawaly zbiorowego orgazmu jak tylko marka Cremorlab byla wspominana. Pani od Peach together with Lily twierdzila, ze to super hiper popularna marka w Korei, ekskluzywna, cudotworcza, jedyna w swoim rodzaju. Jak latwo sobie wyobrazic, nie, nie, nie i jeszcze raz nie.
Ale ja tez padlam ofiara Cremorlabowej histerii, wiec jak tylko wypatrzylam ja w koreanskim sklepie SkinGarden w Shin Okubo w Tokio (nie mylic z polskim sklepem internetowym Skingarden, ktory, co za niesamowity zbieg okolicznosci, rowniez sprzedaje koreanskie kosmetyki), to wzielam co bylo do wziecia. Sklepy w Shin Okubo maja to do siebie, ze potrafia miec niesamowite znizki, i tak tez bylo w przypadku Cremorlab. Za pelna cene w zyciu bym tego nie kupila.
Za politico ceny bylam bardzo zadowolona. Za politico ceny kupilabym znowu.
Moja sucha i wrazliwa cera polubila sie z kazdym produktem opisywanym powyzej. Fajerwerkow nie bylo, ale za to bylo mega nawilzenie i ukojenie cery. Zero wypryskow, null podraznienia. Ale rowniez null dzialania przeciwstarzeniowego, czy przeciwzmarszczkowego, czy ujednolicania kolorytu. Tego nie zauwazylam. Zauwazylam tylko wspaniale, dlugotrwale nawilzenie.
Jesli znajde gdzies Cremorlab za politico ceny, to z pewnoscia znowu kupie.
Za pelna cene uwazam, ze nie warto.
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