Laneige Water Sleeping Mask-Retail $25
Even if you're not into K-beauty you might already know about this product. There's so much hype around it and is such a cult favorite that it won an Allure Best of Beauty 2017 award. Just go on Sephora and 40K customers love it and rave about the amazing results it gives overnight. It's so so popular that it's even sold at Target now! So I have combination skin and tested out this product 2 years ago...and re-tested it recently.
Specs:
- Size: 2.3oz/70mL
- Good for: All skin types
- Formulated without: Phthalates & Parabens
- Consistency: Gel
- Scent: Light, floral scent. Dissapates quickly
Ingredients:
Water, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Trehalose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Root Extract, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract, Beta-Glucan, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Chloride, Potassium Alginate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate / VP Copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Dimethicone, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone / Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Stearyl Behenate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Alcohol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance, Blue 1 (Ci 42090).
Claims:
"The result: skin looks and feels radiant, refreshed, and soft so you wake up with soft, glowing skin."
Technology:
-Sleep-Tox™: Helps calm skin from damage and external stressors that skin suffers during the day; infused with antioxidant-rich Hunza Apricot and Evening Primrose to work overnight to help reduce the look of fatigued skin.
-Hydro Ionized Mineral Water: Formulated with six moisture-maximizing minerals—zinc, manganese, magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium; helps penetrate quicker and deeper into skin; provides Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMF), similar to skin's own moisturizing agents, to circulate and retain long-lasting moisture.
-Moisture Wrap™: An exclusive technology that features a mineral network of moisture-rich beta-glucan to form an eight-hour time-release moisturizing layer over skin; locks in active ingredients and mineral water.
Performance:
I was so excited when I bought this years ago. I loved the light scent, the gel-like texture, and I loved the fact that it wasn't sticky when I went to bed. Application was easy, and easily layered as the last step on top of the rest of your skincare routine. However, even before falling asleep, I remember thinking "this doesn't feel that hydrating." ~shrug~ Maybe I'll see results in the morning. Next morning comes and to be honest, I didn't feel anything different. I didn't feel particularly hydrated so the next night, I slathered on more. And day after day I thought there was something wrong with me because this was a cult favorite product that was supposed to deliver a huge boost of hydration and...it just didn't do that for me. Or at least any more than my routine at the time (maybe my skincare routine was just that good?).
I eventually passed down this sleeping mask to my boyfriend (now husband) to get him to at least moisturize. After a long while, after I got married and he was still going through the product, I decided to pick it back up to give it a last shot. For the past month I've been having extremely dehydrated skin due to contact dermatitis because of the damage in the skin barrier. I did my upmost best to keep my skin as hydrated as possible, using oils as the last step. And using this sleeping mask before bed again didn't make a difference. No matter what I did+the slow-release moisture wrap technology from the product, my skin still woke up parched.
Verdict:
I'm still not sure why this product didn't work out for me. Maybe it's because the gel-like consistency wasn't hydrating for what my skin needs? Even though this isn't an expensive product, personally I'd pass on this one if you have dry to very dry skin. I'd instead pay a little more for the Belif aqua bomb for a similar but just a bit more hydrating product.
Of course, what didn't work for me might work for you, but this is just my experience.
Save Some $:
If you do still want to pick this up, Target often has $5 off $20+ beauty purchases or deals similar to it. Don't forget to download their app so you can clip some coupons while you're shopping!
An alternative product (I've never tried tbh but also got good reviews) that's a tad cheaper ($15) with very similar texture is the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Moisturizing Gel.
