- “This is the number one product that comes to my mind”3:50–3:56
- “This is the it product that most Koreans will think of when they think of the brand Innisfree”3:59–4:05
- “This is a very light hydrating serum with green tea anterotic acid”4:09–4:18
- “A little bit of hydration antioxidant from the green tea and it gives that extra plumpness to your skin with this really really pleasant formulation”4:18–4:25
- “I absolutely love this serum”4:46–4:49
- “It's a lightweight serum anyways that works better for the summer”4:51–4:56
- “This is Nash's favorite and it's actually been around in the K beauty top for a very long time”4:56–5:01
- Source: K-Beauty at Sephora: Hits and Overhyped - Nov 7, 2025
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- “This serum combines jeju grown green tea extract, and it's packed with amino acids and antioxidants with hyaluronic acid to hydrate and protect your skin”9:29–9:39
- “It's lightweight and refreshing”
- “It actually looks like a gel, like a watery gel, and it also instantly sinks in and it can leave your skin soft and more balanced”9:46–9:58
- “In Korea, this serum has basically icon status. It's a bestseller year after year, and it's often recommended as the perfect first serum for anyone getting into K beauty”10:01–10:09
- “It's even won multiple Get It Beauty awards and sits high on Olive Young's long-term favorites list”10:15–10:25
- “One reviewer said, 'It's perfect for my oily but dehydrated skin. The green tea calms my redness and keeps my skin soft all day.'”10:27–10:36
- “Another mentioned, 'It's a nice lightweight hydrator. Nothing too fancy, but it does its job well.'”10:39–10:44
- “Some users noticed it contains a small amount of alcohol, which might not be ideal for very dry or sensitive skin”10:47–10:53
- Source: Top 5 Korean Serums for Glowing Skin - Nov 1, 2025
- “While it still hydrates, the formula has kind of evolved, but all they've really done is highlighted the hyaluronic acid”11:03–11:10
- “It's just like not kept up with the times, which is sad because I used to love it”12:19–12:23
- Source: 10 Years of Viral Korean Skincare: Products That Survived the Hype - Jun 25, 2025
- “The packaging is beautiful, it is glass, it's heavy, it feels like luxury and they give you a good amount. I mean 80 MLS for a serum is a lot”10:39–10:44
- “The fifth ingredient in here is niacinamide, so that means it's about 1% maybe 2%”
- “They've gone for panthenol and allantoin which again I love and that is actually going to help with what they're saying by improving the skin barrier”11:00–11:01
- “The epic mistake that they made is that they then added lemon citrol and mena that was that really strong smell. These are all essential oils, they're all irritating to the skin”11:07–11:09
- “The vitamin C they put in 3-ethyl ascorbic acid, my favorite form of vitamin C, they've put in less than 1% so it's not even in the therapeutic index”11:16–11:22
- “Unfortunately this is a huge problem, a huge mistake”11:34–11:37
- “It's another hard no”
- Source: Innisfree best and worst products - Mar 9, 2025
- “Has this cushiony viscous texture. Perfect for winter season”4:00–4:07
- “Great for dry skin in general”4:07–4:11
- “I want to recommend this particularly to normal to dry skin during this winter season or if you have mature skin”4:09–4:13
- “If oily skin want to use this, you can also use it during the winter season. But use only few drops of it because if you use it more, it can feel little tacky or sticky on your skin”4:12–4:20
- “Hates using face oil and you need an alternative to your face oil, you can check this one out”4:29–4:34
- “You can even skip the toner with this ampule. Like on its own, this is going to be hydrating and nourishing”4:34–4:39
- “So check this one out if you're looking out for a product that's hydrating, nourishing, and glow adding for this winter season”4:12–4:16
- Source: Best winter skincare favourites: Indian sunscreen, ceramide milky toner, Korean serum & barrier cream - Dec 29, 2025
- “It's actually beautiful, very pearlesque on the skin, very light, absorbs nicely into the skin”17:02–17:10
- “The fifth ingredient in here is niacinamide, which I love; it's in the therapeutic index”17:48–17:49
- “There's actually no other anti-aging ingredients in here”17:51–17:53
- “A ton of fragrance in here; they've got lemon and citronell oil, three known allergens”18:08–18:11
- “That can actually lead to premature aging of the skin, the exact opposite of what you're trying to achieve with the serum”18:14–18:19
- “This product is also a hard no”18:20–18:22
- Source: Innisfree best and worst products - Mar 9, 2025
- “It blends really nicely into the skin”14:52–14:57
- “The fourth ingredient in here is niacinamide which I love”15:54–15:55
- “They've used allantoin so it's the anti-inflammatory”15:58–16:00
- “I actually really like this formula and I can't see any fragrance in it”16:18–16:20
- “Other than the packaging I actually really like this formula, they almost got it right”16:36–16:39
- “If you put this into heirless packaging I will make a video recommending it for you, but as it is we're not quite there yet”16:41–16:45
- Source: Innisfree best and worst products - Mar 9, 2025
- “This has a nice texture to it as most Korean serums do”7:06–7:10
- “This one is going to have a little retinol in it plus the PDRN, so you're getting some of that kind of peptide type action”7:08–7:15
- “The green tea antioxidants are going to be in there to help you with anti-aging”7:15–7:19
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “I love this at the top”
- “Beautiful packaging”
- “Big mistake. They have gone for pipette which is a problem”27:01–27:06
- “Look how much oxygen is now surrounding the vitamin C”27:10–27:13
- “As beautiful as the packaging is, this is not one I would use for my face or recommend to my global skin of color family”26:59–27:01
- Source: Best & worst brightening vitamin c serums on Nykaa - Sep 15, 2025
- “I love this at the top”
- “Beautiful packaging”
- “They have gone for pepet which is a problem because look I'm doing this look how much oxygen is now surrounding the vitamin C”12:35–12:36
- “Vitamin C is an antioxidant it oxidizes in oxygen and becomes ineffective”12:47–12:50
- “This is why you always choose a vitamin C that's in an airless pump”12:56–12:58
- “In here they it's naife safe there's no Dage alcohol no fragrance and no essential oils so that's fantastic”13:40–13:44
- “They've gone in for 30 ethos scoring acid beautiful vitamin C and it's a ingredients so you're looking at a good 2 to 3% this in the therapeutic index again great percentage”13:53–13:57
- “I would say I love this formula but I hate the packaging”14:03–14:06
- Source: Innisfree best and worst products - Mar 9, 2025
- “Nice heavy bottle, oh beautiful”25:49–25:52
- “It feels heavy, feels expensive, it looks beautiful like this kind of caramel golden caramel brown. I love it”25:58–26:02
- “It's quite refreshing”
- “I lied, this is the worst product in the range”26:38–26:43
- “The eighth ingredient in here is alcohol, and that's why you're getting that quick dry feeling”26:43–26:47
- “Denatured alcohol in the skin generates free radicals in the skin, and you know what free radicals do? They're a disaster. They damage your collagen, they lead to premature aging”27:00–27:02
- “They actually did add in fragrance”27:33–27:33
- “Totally Instagrammable, totally viral, but please avoid”27:39–27:42
- Source: Innisfree best and worst products - Mar 9, 2025
Brand note
Innisfree is a K-beauty staple that leans into green tea for hydration and soothing, with a focus on lightweight, barrier-friendly textures. The Green Tea Ceramide Milk Barrier Essence is the clearest anchor — a milky toner that creators consistently describe as hydrating without being heavy, suitable for most skin types including oily and sensitive. The No-Sebum Mineral Powder also gets strong mentions for its mattifying, blurring finish, though some note the oil control doesn't last all day for very oily skin.
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