Oil and water balance care with shea butter substance and oil complex leaves your skin hydrated and supple: I have a combination oily/acne-prone/normal skin, my T-zone is my oily area, and I saw no difference in oil balance. Oily skin can be caused by several factors, from genetic predisposition to your skin being very dehydrated (so it produces excess oil to compensate) and everything in between. So controlling how oily your skin depends on why it’s oily in the first place. Generally speaking, the Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream has some nice barrier soothing properties, but I wouldn’t bet too heavily on it controlling oil. The best it could do is help a bit, but that’s about it. Madecassoside: Derivative of Centella Asiatica Extract: Wound healing + hypertrophic scar healing properties + promotes collagen production (Acts as an Antioxidant). - ‘‘ Madecassoside can also help in burn wound healing through increasing antioxidant activity and enhancing collagen synthesis.’’ Important* - Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream 60mL is actually the NAME of the product. It is not to signify that you get two of this product as a set per the price listed. Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Green tea): Antioxidant (Polyphenol) + Anti-inflammatory (Polyphenol) + Antimicrobial (Catechins) Cetearyl Alcohol : Emollient + Viscosity Controlling + Emulsifying + Surfactant/Cleansing + Emulsion Stabilising [non-drying alcohol]

The Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream is an intensely hydrating cream formulated with panthenol, madecassoside, sunflower seed oil, and shea butter. This combination effectively moisturises and restores the oil-water balance of the skin while repairing skin damage simultaneously. With a low pH formula and no irritants such as fragrance, artificial colours, and parabens, this Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream will help to strengthen your skin against damage, stress, and many other environmental factors. Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Sunflower): Emollient (Softens and soothes and acts as a moisturizer) + Hydration (Fatty Acids) + Anti-inflammatory ( Linoleic acid) Glycerine: Widely used as a quality Hydrator (occurs naturally in skin and its chemical structure attracts water). You can find this ingredient in most good skin-replenishing products. I also prefer products with fewer ingredients, as logic would follow that the more ingredients a product has, the higher the chances of you reacting badly to one of these ingredients. I’m not saying that this cream is bad, chances are you will like this even if you have mildly sensitive skin, but again, chances are you’re better off trying something like the Balancing Gel by Pyunkang Yul, which constitutes 90% Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract (Photoprotective, Anti-aging, and Wound Healing).

I haven’t personally seen much of a difference, but that is expected as there aren’t any ingredients that specifically work to brighten or exfoliate the skin. They mostly have very good moisturizing properties and work a bit as anti-aging agents since moisturized skin is happy skin (dryness contributes to the aging process). My point here is that if your skin is doing relatively okay, the Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream moisturizer won’t do much other than.. well.. moisturize.

Ingredients: Water, Propanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil,Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol,Panthenol, Madecassoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Potassium Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EdtaButyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter: Moisturizer + Anti-aging (Vitamin A) +Anti-fungal + Anti-inflammatory + Wound healing (Boosts collagen production and promotes cell regeneration) When you use the Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream consistently in your skincare routine, you enhance your skin's resistance with a protein barrier that offers an ideal solution for sensitive or damaged skin. Protect the skin barrier, moisturise your skin, and relieve irritation with this intensive cream.