Cremorlab is a Korean skincare construct that generates a lot of mixed emotions.
Many lust after it, sometimes entirely on the solid set down of its pretty packagings.
Many revere it for existence nada curt of a pare miracle worker, sometimes entirely on the solid set down of Peach in addition to Lily telling them that it is so.
Peach in addition to Lily is an American online retailer, who... well... is responsible for making Cremorlab in addition to therefore pop in addition to lust-worthy alongside western K-beauty fans. (Western, because Cremorlab is also sold inwards Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, in addition to online inwards a few other places, similar Australia).
If yous postulate heed to Peach in addition to Lily, yous mightiness live excused for believing that Cremorlab is huge inwards Korea. It's not. Not fifty-fifty close. It's rather unknown in addition to fairly unpopular. It's stocked inwards local stores, but it's non that slow to find.
It is sold past times Lotte Duty Free now, no doubt, inwards response to the wants of unusual visitors.
Needless to say, Peach in addition to Lily sells Cremorlab at highly imaginary prices. Being the only distributor inwards the U.S. of America in addition to with lots of artificially created buzz nigh the construct (look at whatever article mentioning P&L in addition to the give-and-take "Cremorlab" won't live far behind), it's understandable they tin sack accuse every bit much every bit the marketplace is willing to pay. And it seems that the marketplace is willing to pay a lot. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 whole lot.
So imagine my surprise when a friend said that Skingarden inwards Tokyo stocked Cremorlab. AND that they were having a sale. Of course, I similar a shot begged her to alternative upward ane of each, whatever they were, for me.
See? I in addition to therefore bought into the hype I wanted everything, sight unseen, acre untested. Because it was supposed to live in addition to therefore awesome, right?
I hateful if P&L tells us so, it must live true, right? After all, if it wasn't, they wouldn't live charging in addition to therefore much coin for it, right?
I got my Cremorlab goodies, squealed with excitement, in addition to started using them.
But piece I expected unicorn tears in addition to pixie dust from such a highly hyped brand, the reality was a lot to a greater extent than mundane. Cremorlab was OK. But nada special.
Full review of everything, apart from the sunblock, is Peach in addition to Lily sample sale but without the madness.
But fifty-fifty past times Tokyo sale standards, those were pretty incredible prices. Makes yous wonder simply how much Cremorlab products are REALLY worth.
Last calendar week I had to move to Tokyo quite unexpectedly, in addition to of course of teaching wanted to come across if the Cremorlab sale was however going on.
It was. Many products from the master copy lineup were gone, but at that topographic point were however a few left.
One of them was today's contestant (which I didn't move far the master copy "friendly" haul).
Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++ UVA/UVB Protection T.E.N. Cremor(not certain which component subdivision of this mess is the actual production name, in addition to therefore I'm simply throwing out hither everything that's on the box).
See what I mean? It IS a pretty box.
I receive got a matter nigh sunscreens. I come across a novel sunscreen, in addition to similar a good trained Pavlovian dog, I attain for my wallet. It's move an involuntary reflex. And that's just how it went downwardly terminal calendar week at Skingarden. Veni, vidi, VISA, every bit the ancients used to say.
In the photos inwards a higher house I already took it off, but each box was securely sealed inwards plastic. Yay for ensuring that all products were kept away from fingers itching to opened upward them at the shop in addition to evidence without after buying anything. See Peach in addition to Lily? That's how it should live done!
By Japanese sunscreen standards this metro of Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++ is positively HUGE! There's lx ml of production inside.
Now, whoever thought that putting grayness impress on a dark metro was a practiced thought is an idiot. And that's a pretty gentle means of expressing my feelings.
My friend was a lot to a greater extent than to the indicate - "this idiot should live shot, I can't read this crap," she mumbled every bit the kept turning the metro to the Sun to grab to a greater extent than low-cal inwards club to live able to read the blurbs on the back.
Take a human face for yourself:
And I actually had to crank upward the exposure inwards this photograph to construct the text visible.
Still can't read it?
Ok, this is what it says:
T.E.N. Thermal Water from Geumjin
"T.E.N. calcium to magnesium ratio is 1.6:1, which is a golden ration that brings the best absorption to the body. With the colloid, T.E.N. inwards ruby-red vino color is rich inwards rare minerals. It provides the pare with intense nourishment in addition to helps hold a wet remainder to continue it soft in addition to youthful."
The same is printed on the box, but with a spelling mistake.
Very unhelpfully, at that topographic point is non much on the meshwork I could abide by nigh this mythical "red vino color" mineral water, in addition to the only English linguistic communication search results that came dorsum were links to Cremorlab in addition to Cremorlab resellers. Big surprise here, LOL.
So let's come across what Cremorlab has to state nigh it.
Wow, it's positively magical.
I googled Gangwon Province (here's the link to the official provincial website - Gangwon Province) in addition to it's indeed famous for its hot springs. But no give-and-take anywhere (in English) on the magical Cremorlab mineral water.
So let's receive got a human face at the Cremorlab site to come across what else they receive got to state nigh it.
Now, I must state I absolutely despise the Cremorlab website. It's all ikon based. All!
Yeah, they do receive got an English linguistic communication language version (well, kind of, only selected parts are inwards English), in addition to a Chinese version. But that's non enough. I don't desire to live limited past times the site design. For example, if yous click on the "Store" tab, it gives yous the listing of Watsons in addition to Olive Young stores inwards Korea where yous tin sack purchase Cremorlab products. But if yous are a foreigner in addition to can't read Hangul, you're shit out of luck. The entire listing is ikon based in addition to yous can't re-create it into Google translate.
Wow! What a swell means to win novel customers! Well done, Cremorlab!
(Rant over)
OK, dorsum to Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF 50+ PA+++.
It claims to live "nourishing, highly effective hydrating, highly effective protection, for all pare types". Their words, non mine. That's what it says on the box.
As my production was purchased inwards Japan, Cremorlab went to the problem of printing an entire Japanese linguistic communication version box. Some brands simply slap on a sticker inwards Japanese in addition to telephone phone it a day. Not Cremorlab. It printed a whole novel country-specific box.
What a swell means to cutting costs in addition to salve paper! Amazing! Awesome for the environment, too. After all, I wouldn't hold off anything less from a construct that describes its philosophy as:
- Healthy Life,
- Pure Beauty,
- Clean Environment, and
- Humanism
Dunno, possibly inwards Korea they receive got a unlike concept of "clean environment" in addition to wasting a mount of newspaper is considered a practiced thing?
(Ok, rant over.)
Back to Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++.
The metro opening was protected past times a sticker. Brownie points here. I similar to know that the production has been left untouched past times human hands.
The consistency is a lot to a greater extent than liquidy than I would like. It would receive got worked much ameliorate inwards an airless pump.
It has a vague citrusy aroma that is non besides overpowering. It doesn't linger besides long.
The production takes ages to dry. Let me repeat it - ages. Centuries. Whole millennia.
But when it does eventually dry, it is deliciously non-sticky in addition to fairly matte. And leaves no white cast. The pare feels soft. It worked good nether makeup. It managed fine inwards 38 bird heat.
However, from at nowadays on, I am downgrading it to a torso block. I'm going to purpose it on my arms in addition to legs only. Why? Just a minute.
When I bought it, I speedily scanned the factor list. It's printed inwards Japanese on the box. I was glad to come across that "Ethanol" wasn't ane of the transcend ingredients. What I didn't notice at that fourth dimension was that "Alcohol Denat." was listed farther down.
Here's the entire factor listing for T.E.N. Cremor Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++ inwards Japanese:
I looked at it in addition to thought to myself "Well, that's odd."
I checked the factor listing on that Korean cosmetic appli, Hwahae... whatever the holler of it is.
I screenshot it for your convenience:
Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF 50+ PA+++ factor listing every bit seen on Hwahae:
(click on it for a larger view)
And it is different. Very unlike from what the Japanese box says.
We already know that Korean manufacturers receive got unlike factor listing standards than the US.
Tracy from Fanserviced-b did a whole spider web log ship service explaining those differences - South Korean vs U.S. of America cosmetic factor listing club differences.
Nippon follows the American pattern.
Ratzilla said in addition to therefore earlier on Twitter, but at that topographic point were however some people who were doubtful, in addition to who assumed (incorrectly) that Nippon in addition to Korea had the same labeling standards.
You tin sack compare the differences for yourself.
For your convenience I translated the Japanese listing in addition to plugged it into CosDNA. I used CosDNA's ain Japanese back upward business office in addition to manually looked upward the entries that were missing.
HERE.
It's a solid, basic skincare brand. With the fundamental give-and-take hither existence "basic". What makes it stand upward out from the pack are the bundle pattern esthetics. But is it worth paying Peach in addition to Lily prices for pretty boxes in addition to minimalistic jars? Well, that's for yous to answer.
At Skingarden inwards Tokyo every exceptional cost less than (the equivalent of) fifteen dollars, with many every bit depression every bit 10 dollars, with a span fifty-fifty lower.
It was similar a Peach in addition to Lily sample sale but without the madness.
But fifty-fifty past times Tokyo sale standards, those were pretty incredible prices. Makes yous wonder simply how much Cremorlab products are REALLY worth.
Last calendar week I had to move to Tokyo quite unexpectedly, in addition to of course of teaching wanted to come across if the Cremorlab sale was however going on.
It was. Many products from the master copy lineup were gone, but at that topographic point were however a few left.
One of them was today's contestant (which I didn't move far the master copy "friendly" haul).
Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++ UVA/UVB Protection T.E.N. Cremor(not certain which component subdivision of this mess is the actual production name, in addition to therefore I'm simply throwing out hither everything that's on the box).
See what I mean? It IS a pretty box.
I receive got a matter nigh sunscreens. I come across a novel sunscreen, in addition to similar a good trained Pavlovian dog, I attain for my wallet. It's move an involuntary reflex. And that's just how it went downwardly terminal calendar week at Skingarden. Veni, vidi, VISA, every bit the ancients used to say.
In the photos inwards a higher house I already took it off, but each box was securely sealed inwards plastic. Yay for ensuring that all products were kept away from fingers itching to opened upward them at the shop in addition to evidence without after buying anything. See Peach in addition to Lily? That's how it should live done!
By Japanese sunscreen standards this metro of Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++ is positively HUGE! There's lx ml of production inside.
Now, whoever thought that putting grayness impress on a dark metro was a practiced thought is an idiot. And that's a pretty gentle means of expressing my feelings.
My friend was a lot to a greater extent than to the indicate - "this idiot should live shot, I can't read this crap," she mumbled every bit the kept turning the metro to the Sun to grab to a greater extent than low-cal inwards club to live able to read the blurbs on the back.
Take a human face for yourself:
And I actually had to crank upward the exposure inwards this photograph to construct the text visible.
Still can't read it?
Ok, this is what it says:
T.E.N. Thermal Water from Geumjin
"T.E.N. calcium to magnesium ratio is 1.6:1, which is a golden ration that brings the best absorption to the body. With the colloid, T.E.N. inwards ruby-red vino color is rich inwards rare minerals. It provides the pare with intense nourishment in addition to helps hold a wet remainder to continue it soft in addition to youthful."
The same is printed on the box, but with a spelling mistake.
Very unhelpfully, at that topographic point is non much on the meshwork I could abide by nigh this mythical "red vino color" mineral water, in addition to the only English linguistic communication search results that came dorsum were links to Cremorlab in addition to Cremorlab resellers. Big surprise here, LOL.
So let's come across what Cremorlab has to state nigh it.
Wow, it's positively magical.
I googled Gangwon Province (here's the link to the official provincial website - Gangwon Province) in addition to it's indeed famous for its hot springs. But no give-and-take anywhere (in English) on the magical Cremorlab mineral water.
So let's receive got a human face at the Cremorlab site to come across what else they receive got to state nigh it.
Now, I must state I absolutely despise the Cremorlab website. It's all ikon based. All!
Yeah, they do receive got an English linguistic communication language version (well, kind of, only selected parts are inwards English), in addition to a Chinese version. But that's non enough. I don't desire to live limited past times the site design. For example, if yous click on the "Store" tab, it gives yous the listing of Watsons in addition to Olive Young stores inwards Korea where yous tin sack purchase Cremorlab products. But if yous are a foreigner in addition to can't read Hangul, you're shit out of luck. The entire listing is ikon based in addition to yous can't re-create it into Google translate.
Wow! What a swell means to win novel customers! Well done, Cremorlab!
(Rant over)
OK, dorsum to Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF 50+ PA+++.
It claims to live "nourishing, highly effective hydrating, highly effective protection, for all pare types". Their words, non mine. That's what it says on the box.
As my production was purchased inwards Japan, Cremorlab went to the problem of printing an entire Japanese linguistic communication version box. Some brands simply slap on a sticker inwards Japanese in addition to telephone phone it a day. Not Cremorlab. It printed a whole novel country-specific box.
What a swell means to cutting costs in addition to salve paper! Amazing! Awesome for the environment, too. After all, I wouldn't hold off anything less from a construct that describes its philosophy as:
- Healthy Life,
- Pure Beauty,
- Clean Environment, and
- Humanism
Dunno, possibly inwards Korea they receive got a unlike concept of "clean environment" in addition to wasting a mount of newspaper is considered a practiced thing?
(Ok, rant over.)
Back to Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++.
The metro opening was protected past times a sticker. Brownie points here. I similar to know that the production has been left untouched past times human hands.
The consistency is a lot to a greater extent than liquidy than I would like. It would receive got worked much ameliorate inwards an airless pump.
It has a vague citrusy aroma that is non besides overpowering. It doesn't linger besides long.
The production takes ages to dry. Let me repeat it - ages. Centuries. Whole millennia.
But when it does eventually dry, it is deliciously non-sticky in addition to fairly matte. And leaves no white cast. The pare feels soft. It worked good nether makeup. It managed fine inwards 38 bird heat.
However, from at nowadays on, I am downgrading it to a torso block. I'm going to purpose it on my arms in addition to legs only. Why? Just a minute.
When I bought it, I speedily scanned the factor list. It's printed inwards Japanese on the box. I was glad to come across that "Ethanol" wasn't ane of the transcend ingredients. What I didn't notice at that fourth dimension was that "Alcohol Denat." was listed farther down.
Here's the entire factor listing for T.E.N. Cremor Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++ inwards Japanese:
I looked at it in addition to thought to myself "Well, that's odd."
I checked the factor listing on that Korean cosmetic appli, Hwahae... whatever the holler of it is.
I screenshot it for your convenience:
Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF 50+ PA+++ factor listing every bit seen on Hwahae:
(click on it for a larger view)
And it is different. Very unlike from what the Japanese box says.
We already know that Korean manufacturers receive got unlike factor listing standards than the US.
Tracy from Fanserviced-b did a whole spider web log ship service explaining those differences - South Korean vs U.S. of America cosmetic factor listing club differences.
Nippon follows the American pattern.
Ratzilla said in addition to therefore earlier on Twitter, but at that topographic point were however some people who were doubtful, in addition to who assumed (incorrectly) that Nippon in addition to Korea had the same labeling standards.
You tin sack compare the differences for yourself.
For your convenience I translated the Japanese listing in addition to plugged it into CosDNA. I used CosDNA's ain Japanese back upward business office in addition to manually looked upward the entries that were missing.
Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF 50+ PA+++ inwards CosDNA according to the American (and Japanese) factor listing order.
Enjoy!
Another blogger (sorry, don't recollect who right now) already noticed that Cremorlab factor lists for the same production differ significantly depending on who provides them.
Myself, I tend to trust the Japanese version. And the Japanese version says that piece it's an effective sunblock, it's non actually something I'd similar to continue using on my face.
As an aside, I expected ameliorate from a fellowship that lists "Pure Beauty" every bit its construct philosophy.
And because I'm a glutton for punishment, I am planning to do similar factor showdowns for all Cremorlab products I own.
I paid the equivalent of US$8.00 (give or receive got a few cents) for this sunscreen. And inwards my persuasion it's worth just that much.
T.E.N. Cremor Cremorlab Lord's Day Protective SPF50+ PA+++ is a good, basic sunscreen, if yous don't postulate heed Avobenzone in addition to denatured alcohol.
And here's the argue for the massive sale at Skingarden:
But past times the looks of it, I'm going to complete it sometime simply about September. Because it's in addition to therefore liquid, it goes super fast.
Stay tuned for to a greater extent than Cremorlab reviews.
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