To be honest, I was stunned for a moment when I just squeezed it out.
The cream is beige in color and has a viscous consistency that can be stringy, just like melted toffee. The first reaction that pops up in my mind is, will this stuff make me feel stuffy when I apply it on my face? After all, current facial cleansers are all competing with each other to see who has the most "airy" feel. When kneading it with bare hands, foam appears very quickly. It is not the big empty bubbles, but a solid and dense handful. When it is applied to the face, it really feels like being wrapped in cotton and soft.
But this tenderness only lasted for the few dozen seconds of flushing.
The moment Qing Shui pounced on him, something went wrong. The face is like a porcelain plate that has just been washed with soap. When you touch it with your fingers, it feels very astringent, with that kind of extra clean astringency. Before I even picked up the towel, my cheeks started to feel tight, and it felt like the entire face was being stretched. It's autumn, and my skin is oily in the summer and dry in the winter. If I don't rinse it with water immediately after washing it for five minutes, I can clearly feel that the corners of my mouth and the wings of my nose are sending out a distress signal - it's so dry that it's about to burst, and there's even a vague tingling sensation.
When the pH test paper is thrown in, the color becomes very dark, between 9 and 10. Strongly alkaline.
In this way, it is not difficult to explain why it appears like that after washing. Turning it over to the ingredient list, you can see a total of 58 ingredients. These ingredients are densely packed, like a pot of hodgepodge. The main force of cleaning is soap base, with potassium hydroxide at the top, followed closely by a bunch of amino acid surfactants, but they are arranged too far back and basically just act as a psychological placebo.
Are the moisturizers written on the bottle real?
There is indeed glycerin in the ingredient list, various polyols, and even a bunch of plant extracts. After all, Pechoin has a history of more than 90 years, and making "herbal medicine" belongs to its old profession. However, these moisturizers are in a highly alkaline formula and have little effect. It's like pouring a glass of water into the desert. The water has evaporated completely, but the sand is still dry. What is washed away is not only the oil, but also the skin's own sebum film that is used to lock in moisture.
Not to mention its cleaning power, the lipstick and eyeshadow on my arms disappeared after just rubbing.
69 yuan, who are you paying for?
Buying a 95-gram item at a price of sixty-nine yuan is not cheap within the category of domestic products, but it cannot be called lady-level either. Just by calculation, if you use it morning and night, it will take more than a month to reach the bottom. If you have the kind of oily skin that produces so much oil in the summer that it can be used for cooking, you may fall in love with this refreshing feeling, which is like washing a plate.
Do you remember that "round-leaf morning glory" melon?
Mentioning this matter, I suddenly recalled the twists and turns at the end of 2024. It was this cleanser that was the focus of public opinion and was even investigated because of the addition of "round-leaf morning glory extract". Although it was later clarified that it was the old version before the formula upgrade in 2021, and the country had banned this product in 2021, Pechoin also adjusted the formula. However, the one I have now, although it is a new formula, the dry feeling after washing always makes people feel that something is engraved in the genes. It is easier to change the formula, but it is quite difficult to change the experience of using it.
So, who is it for?
If you are one of those people who must take care of your skin immediately after washing your face, don’t consider this if you have dry and sensitive skin. If you just want to buy it for a sentimental purchase, or you are obsessed with the nostalgic herbal scent, then there is nothing wrong with using it occasionally. But if you're looking for a gentle cleanser that won't harm your skin, there are actually many better options at this price point.
After all, when it comes to washing your face, being too clean is as bad as not being washed.
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