Sleeping Masks are one of my favorite parts of my skincare routine. They help seal in moisture overnight and make your skin feel like a baby’s bum in the morning. So, when I saw there was an Innisfree sale, Keep reading to learn more about the product, the Koreans, and my thoughts, and where you can find one yourself.
Things to know about Innisfree Nourishing Sleeping Mask with Ginger Honey:
A couple of things to know about Innisfree:
- Innisfree is owned by K-Beauty giant AmorePacific (AP Group). This company owns the following brands:
- Amore Pacific
- Sulhwasoo
- Laneige
- Mamonde
- Etude (Formerly Etude House)
- Hera
- Illiyoon
- Primera
- Espoir
- And more…
- Innisfree promotes healthy beauty, focusing on ingredients from Jeju Island, an island off the cost of mainland Korea that was created by volcanic activity
- They pledge the following:
- “promote healthy beauty through natural ingredients” – This is debatable in my eyes
- “Provide innovative and reasonably-priced skincare solutions” – I would agree with this, as all of their products I have tried were not exhorbitantly priced
- “Offer a sensorial escape through the wonders of Jeju Island” – I’m not sure if I truly feel like I’m in Jeju when I use their products
- “Preserve and protect nature’s vitality through eco-conscious initiatives” – They have launched the following initiatives related to this:
- Recycling Used Bottles Campaign allows customers to return their bottles to Innisfree in return for points that can later be used (this is only good if there is an innisfree near you)
- Play Green Campaign spreads education to consumers about how to make more ecoconscious choices with their purchasing power and in their daily lives
- Green Forest Campaign helps preserve and plant trees worldwide, through June 2019, they helped to plant 138,300 trees worldwide
- This brand is sold in China, like most AP group brands so there is a chance its products could be tested on animals (If you want to learn more about animal testing and Korea, I have a post on that).
This product is formulated with the following ingredients that are good for your skin:
- Glycerin is an ingredient in many skincare formulas that hydrates the skin by attracting other water particles to the deeper layers of the skin.
- Propanediol is a humectant and emollient. It allows the skin to retain moisture and prevents water loss. On top of all of that, it is an ingredient that is known for being safe for acne-prone skin.
- Squalane is a face oil that almost mimics the natural oils on the face. It calms inflammation, strengthens the skin barrier, and works well with active ingredients. It can also help soften and sooth the skin.
- Meadowfoam Seed Oil is a rapidly absorbing moisturizing oil that is high in antioxidants
- 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.
This product is formulated with the following ingredients that are “bad”* for your skin:
- Fragrance is an ingredient that is known to cause inflammation in the skin. Although this ingredient is relatively high on the list, I have sensitive skin, and have not had issues with this product causing any irritation
Who is this product good for?
- Those with dry skin
- Those who don’t have skin allergies
- Those with irritated skin
K-Points: 8/10
So, for beauty reviews, unlike my album unboxings, I will be much harsher on because this can directly impact your health, where 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.
Overall, I really like this sleeping mask for summer. It is hydrating but also lightweight and doesn’t make my skin feel greasy in the morning. Although there is fragrance in it, it isn’t super strong so my skin didn’t have any issues with it. On top of all of that, my skin looks really good when I wake up the next morning, and doesn’t feel dried out. I am docking points though because it isn’t a product that I am obsessed with and I’m not sure if I would purchase it again, as there are products
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. This product has 3.73 out of 5 stars and 30 reviews on Hwahae. They mentioned that they liked the smell as well as the fact that it is designed to be used before you go to bed. Finally, they enjoyed the texture of it as well.
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 sleeping masks are your favorites, K-Nuggets? Let me know in the comments down 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.
