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There are certain things I miss about my teens and twenties, but having a skincare routine without serums isn’t one of them. A good serum can make all the difference in how my combination skin looks and feels.
I’ve been experimenting with Keep Cool Soothe Serum for a few weeks. It’s available on Keep Cool US Site (save 25% on your order with code kbeautyhobbit25), Amazon (save with code kbhobbit10, which works on everything sold by Credithink), and YesStyle (save with reward code KBHOBBIT).
The serum is 66% bamboo water to soothe the skin, 4.5% centella asiatica to help with irritation and redness, plus hyaluronic acid to plump. A full list of the ingredients is available at the end of the review.
How to use: Apply after toner
Gently pat in for absorption
Lock in with moisturizer (don’t forget SPF if using in the morning)
The brand says this can be mixed with foundation to make it more buildable, but I have not tried that.
The serum is clear and light; I do not notice a scent (if there is one, it’s so mild that I do not detect it). My skin absorbs this pretty quickly without a sticky residue.
My impressions
This is a lovely basic hydrating/soothing serum. I like keeping products like this on hand in case my skin is dry or irritated. I enjoy using Keep Cool Soothe Serum on nights I apply a retinoid, because it hydrates the skin nicely and doesn’t have any potentially irritating actives (patch testing is always a good idea).
While this product would be just fine to use in the morning, I mostly reach for it at night, simply because I have more time to devote to skincare in the evenings. I love the pump dispenser - it’s more convenient for me than the typical pipettes that most companies use. I see a noticeable difference in how plump my skin feels plus a reduction in redness. Overall, a great product that is worth looking into for most skin types (as long as you do not have an individual intolerance to one of the ingredients).
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Keep Cool Soothe Serum ingredients: Bambusa Vulgaris Water, Water, Butylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Cellulose Gum, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Allantoin, Polyglutamic Acid, Madecassoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Asiaticoside, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Forsythia Suspensa Fruit Extract, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Thuja Orientalis Extract, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Extract, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylicacid Copolymer, PVM/MA Copolymer, Disodium EDTA