I’m always looking for new toners to try, and since we are in the process of shifting my acne medication, it means that I can try new toners that I may not have been able to try previously. Hence, I am now trying out the CosRx Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner. Keep reading to learn more about the product, the Koreans and my thoughts, and where you can find one yourself.
Things to know about CosRx Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner:
This product is formulated with the following ingredients that are good for your skin:
- Propolis Extract is an ingredient that comes from bees that has anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. It can soothe, moisturize, and soften the skin. Plus, it has antioxidant properties and can control oil production.
- Honey Extract is high in vitamins A, C & E. It is known for its soothing properties, as well as its antioxidant properties. Honey in products can also build a protective surface on the skin to allow the skin to heal.
- Betaine is an ingredient that aids the skin with adjusting to changes in moisturization. It also can help with uneven skin tone as shown in new studies.
- Glycerin is an ingredient in many skincare formulas that hydrates the skin by attracting other water particles to the deeper layers of the skin.
- Panthenol also known as provitamin B5, is an excellent moisturizer that also has anti-inflammatory properties. A provitamin is a thing that comes before the vitamin and can convert easily into a vitamin. In this scenario, that vitamin is B5, also known as pantothenic acid.
- Sodium Hyaluronate is a moisturizing superstar, that holds 1000 times its weight in water. This ingredient is well researched and it’s benefits, including how it can prevent aging of the skin.
This product is formulated with the following ingredients that are “bad”* for your skin:
- There are no ingredients in this formula that tare inherently bad for your skin
Who is this product good for?
- Those with acne prone skin
- Those with dry skin
- Those with oily skin
K-Points: 8/10
So, for beauty reviews, unlike my album unboxings, I will be much harsher because this can directly impact your health, whereas buying K-Pop albums does not. It just impacts your wallet. As such, all of my beauty reviews will be out of 10 points. I will not be going over that number.
I am always very cautious with products with propolis in them, as I can, depending on how the ingredient is processed, have an allergic reaction to it. So, I have been pleasantly surprised that I haven’t had a negative reaction to this toner and can really enjoy it. It has a nice texture to it and isn’t too full-bodied. It’s perfect for warmer months, as well as for those who may be dealing with a breakout. It has helped keep mine contained.
What are the Koreans saying?
I was digging through reviews on 화해 (Hwahae)**, a Korean skincare app that lists out the ingredients of products from many brands for people to look through as well as post reviews. The Koreans, out of 2,240 reviews, are giving this product a total of 4.43 out of 5 stars. Many of them liked the product so much that they didn’t have anything that they wanted them to improve upon. They also talked about how it was the toner that they kept reaching for each evening over other products.
Where Can I Buy It?
Whenever I buy K-Beauty, I do shop at a couple of different places. If you want to see all of the places that I shop at, you can check them all out here. Plus, with a number of places where I buy K-Beauty, you can also use Rakuten for cash back off of your purchases on their site.
What is Rakuten?
Rakuten is a cashback site that gives you money for purchases you may have already made. They even have an extension for multiple browsers so when you go to a website that uses Rakuten, it will automatically pop up the cashback button to make sure you are saving money. I use this all the time, and I got over $80 back from them for purchases I was going to make anyway. That’s about 3 more albums I can buy!
If you’ve never used Rakuten before, you can use this link to get $10 when making a qualified purchase of $25 when using Rakuten. You will also get whatever percent cashback is being offered from the site you are purchasing from. Sephora, typically has 4% cashback, through here. Ulta typically has 3%. These are just some of the companies on the website, but there are other major retailers on there as well!
Rakuten also has a Google Chrome extension that will tell you as soon as you log onto a site that has cashback with a little pop-up in the corner so that you can ensure you are saving money!
What toners are your favorite, K-Nuggets? Let me know in the comments below!
사랑합니다!
–Rachel
*I put bad in quotes here because everything is subjective. Just because an ingredient that may have some amount of research on it that it can cause issues in the skin exists in a product says nothing about how it is processed and refined when making the product. It also says nothing about where that particular ingredient came from and the quality of that ingredient. It’s just like with cooking you can have all the same ingredients to start, but depending on what you do with those ingredients, you can get two completely different end products. Liah Yoo, a YouTuber and now the owner of the brand Krave Beauty, made an excellent video talking about this.
**Note: 화해 still only exists in Korean, but some of the products can be searched for in English.
