Seoul Guide
After cleansing and toning, sprinkle the essence into the palms of your hands (or onto a cotton pad) and pat it onto your skin until it’s fully absorbed. Since it’s a lightweight liquid, absorption happens very quickly and will not leave your skin feeling sticky.
Why we like it
This lightweight K-beauty essence will hydrate your skin like a thick moisturiser — but will not clog your pores. The essence will help you to achieve that next-level glow known as “honey skin”!
The hydrating essence is formulated with more than 93% of micro bio fermented complexes including Bifida ferment lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Betula Alba Juice, Rice Ferment Filtrate and Aspergillis ferment, which instantly delivers benefits of moisturising, brightening and plumping.
Ingredients
Bifida Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Betula Alba Juice, Rice Ferment Filtrate (Sake), Aspergillus Ferment, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Water, Betaine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Ethylhexylglycerin, Trehalose, Lactobacillus, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Trideceth-10, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tropolone, Allantoin, Butylene Glycol, Coptis Japonica Extract, Arginine, Hydroxypropyl, Methylcellulose, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Calcium, Carbonate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Niacinamide, Dextrin, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Phenoxyethanol, Histidine, Methionine, Cysteine
Sue (verified owner) –
Since it’s a favourite among many skincare influencers, I thought I would be wowed a bit more. It’s still a very nice essence and does give my skin a healthy and refreshed feeling but the feeling does not match the SKII Pitera essence. It could just be a cognitive bias but I feel more of a difference if I stop using the SKII in my routine vs if I stop using the Neogen.
chantiswart (verified owner) –
I bought the small 20ml to try out and perhaps it is too small to give and accurate description as the product did not do much of anything for me. I know that it is a very popular product amongst skin care influencers and I would need to purchase the bigger bottle to give an honest opinion however I am using other products that I love so might give this one a skip for now.