cindi1601: HERA Cell Essence Review

Tried the HERA Cell Essence I got from Sample Store for 6 days already and I'm loving the results so far.

HERA is the leading luxury K-Beauty brand which aims to spread the special unique charm of modern Korean women. The brand is fronted by Korean actress Gianna Jun, and Jennie Kim from Blackpink!

So what is the HERA Cell Essence?

A pre- water essence that prevents “skin desertification” and moisturises skin for a bright, dewy complexion, also know as the “Glass Skin”
For all skin types
Contains Cell-Bio Fluid Sync™ 2.0

A “Body Fluid Planting System” that fills and locks in body fluid
Strong skin-activating ingredients that reinforce skin’s sources
A further upgraded version from Cell-Bio Fluid Sync™ featuring more innovative technology that enables maintenance and activation energy in skin

8 Skin Cell Activators

Reinforce the underlying power of skin
Skin nutrition to prevent skin desertification
Essence contains 8 essential vital nutrients in body fluid composition

What is skin desertification?

As we age, we experience a number of skin aging problems including dry, tight, and rough skin with gradual buildup of dead skin cells. This is not just a simple dryness in skin, but the aging of skin’s constitution. It expands from one area to the entire face, and is call “Skin Desertification”.

Many people have misconceptions when it comes to dry skin. Simple dry skin lacks water; the solution is to provide water. Desertified skin on the other hand, does not lack water but the “power to hold water”; that is when irrigation facilities play a big part.

How to know if you have desertified skin? Here’s a checklist:

Your skin used to be fine even when nothing was applied after washing, but now it feels very dry
Slept soundly but skin still feels rough
Skin damaged from sleeping late or staying up all night does not heal back like before
You’ve been applying anything and everything you could but skin still looks bad
Makeup looks bad and flaky, does not apply well
Your skin still looks dull and dark despite applying makeup

Here's the ingredient list:

WATER, PROPANEDIOL, NIACINAMIDE,GLYCERIN. GLYCERETH-26, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN SQUALANE, DIMETHICONE, PEG-60 GLYCERYLI RATE, CETEARYLALCOHOL, PEG-20 GLYCERYLISOSTEARATE.STEARIC ACID PALMITIC ACID, ADENOSINE, LYSINE, ALCOHOL, ARGININE, HISTIDINE, POTASS- IUM HYDROXIDE, GLUCOSE, XYLOSE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, PRUNUSPERSI- CA (PEACH) LEAF EXTRACT, MANNOSE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, LECITHIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, COPPER TRIPEPTIDE-1, FUCOSE, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE COPOLYMER, METHOXY PEG-114/PO- LYEPSILON CAPROLACTONE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, PO- TASSIUM PHOSPHATE, PCA, LACTIC ACID, GLYCINE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUMCHLORIDE, UREA, SODIUM GLYCEROPHOSPHATE, SERINE, GLUTAMIC ACID, POTASSIUM MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE, ASPARTIC ACID, HYDROLYZED MILLET, LEUCINE, ALANINE, MAGNESIUM GLUCONATE, CALCIUM GLUCONATE TYROSINE, PHENYLALANINE, VALINE, PROLINE, THREONINE, ISOLEUCINE, CIT- RIC ACID, CYSTEINE, ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE, URIC ACID, CREATINE, METHION- INE, PENTYLENEGLYCOL, HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, CHOLE STEROL, HYDROLYZED HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS EXTRACT, ACRYLATES/STEARYL ISOSTEARATE

Directions:

After washing the face in the morning/evening, gently apply 2.5ml of Cell Essence using the hands or cotton pad. If using your hands, apply all over the face using the palms and gently pat the face with the fingertips to help the skin fully absorb.

The box I had also contains HERA's Double Effect Cotton Pad.

This is the recommended routine:

Morning: Awaken the rhythm by tapping skin lightly with your hands
Evening: Carefully clean your face using HERA’s Double-Effect Facial Cotton Pad

Wave-patterned side is soft and gentle; use when you want to keep your skin clean along with skin texture
Mesh-patterned side helps remove dead skin and dirt accumulated over the day