Review on ETUDE HOUSE Soonjung Hydro Barrier Cream 130ml (New Version) - Moisturizing and Soothing Cream for Sensitive Skin - Korean Skin Care Solution, K-Beauty by Ryan Talcott

Update 2 months later: This cream has become my favorite moisturizer. As I mentioned, this is an incredibly low-irritant gel-cream that focuses solely on moisturizing (no active ingredients that should really be the focus of your other skincare steps, so moisturizing is always just moisturizing). In any case, I have found that this moisturizer has the added benefit of being very easy to combine with my other water-based skincare products. I can mix in aloe vera gel if it's a hot day and I need an even lighter texture to my moisturizer, or I can mix in my First Aid Beauty cream to make this moisturizer creamier and smoother on cold nights. You may be wondering ("Can't you do this with any moisturizer?) – well not really, you'll know when two formulas are incompatible when your mixture starts to clump or clump together. TLDR: This moisturizer also mixes well to dilute. - Powerful skin care or to change viscosity with changing weather/skin ------ This gel cream is truly amazing at its job of moisturizing. The moisturizers I used before and after this product were Naturium 5 % Niacinamide Gel Cream, Goodal Houttuynia Cordata Soothing Moisturizer and Neutrogena HydroBoost Gel Cream. I have sensitive, dehydrated (not enough water, not oily) skin as I currently use 0.1% prescription tretinoin (retinoid) at night Line Soon Jung is amazing. and this moisturizer is no less. Of all the moisturizers above, this one is actually the most affordable by volume (surprising!) It's also the least irritating of them all (although I'd say it rivals Goodal in terms of non-sensitivity) if If you look at CosDNA.com (which sensitive skin should), all of the ingredients are known with previous research to have a low potential for irritation. Soon Jung's moisturizer gives you a dewy, hydrated look. It feels like it sinks as you apply it and you can almost feel it then pushes moisture back into the top layer of skin for a cooling evaporation effect (makes sense?). I will definitely buy a size up now.