[Review] Skinfood Lettuce and Cucumber Water Drop Essence

Finally, a product review from that RRS haul from months ago. I incorporated this into my night routine and have been testing it.

Skinfood Lettuce and Cucumber Water Drop Line

Skinfood's description: Water-based, it relaxes tired skin with water-rich lettuce and cucumber extracts, collagen and vitamin ingredients. Provides long lasting hydration and moisture retention on the skin.

This is an essence, so I use it after my toner but before my moisturizer. I usually just squeeze a little bit onto my fingers and just rub it into my skin. A little goes a long way with this essence.

Moving on to what I liked about this product. The scent. I loved this scent. It smelled like cucumbers and as a result, clean. It wasn't a floral scent, medical scent or weird funky scent. It was just clean and crisp. This essence is also water-based, so it's really thin and gel-like. It is not sticky on the face or fingers afterwards. I also liked that it's in a pump packaging. Hygiene points!

But that's it.

This product did not work for me and in fact it did the exact opposite. It removed moisture from my skin and made my face drier. Initially, I thought it was just the cold wind and air making my skin drier than usual, but I took this essence out of my routine for a few weeks and the flaky skin disappeared. I attributed that to the (slight) warmth in temperatures over those few weeks and put the product back into my routine. Nope, didn't help at all. The skin around my mouth was especially dry and began to start flaking slightly again.

For a product that's supposed to help with moisture, I'm disappointed. I've read other reviews online and a large majority of them love this product so I think I'm the minority here. I wanted to love this product so much, as I love it's scent, but since it doesn't work, I think I'll have to sell it to someone online.

Verdict: Did not work; did the exact opposite from Skinfood's claim; smells amazing.