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I love a good face cream, maybe because that’s all I used before discovering kbeauty. I washed my face and applied moisturizer before bed. Even now, some nights I only cleanse and moisturize, because those two things are nonnegotiable. Everything else vastly depends on my energy and motivation levels.
Kbeauty goes through cycles of viral products, when all of the sudden a brand or one particular item seems to be everywhere - and everyone is either using it or asking about it. TIRTIR is one of those brands. I see most of the hype around TIRTIR Milk Skin Toner, but today I want to talk about TIRTIR Ceramic Cream. It’s available on ONION SKIN (code LUCY20), Amazon, YesStyle (reward code KBHOBBIT), Stylevana (code INF10KBH), and iHerb (code CWN6107).
The formula combines shea butter, polyglutamic acid, and plant extracts to nourish the skin and create a protective barrier. It’s mostly recommended for dry skin (and mine is combination), but I still wanted to try it.
How to use
Apply at the end of your routine (before sunscreen)
Gently massage and / or pat in
As promised, this is a thick, rich formula that has a unique, almost iridescent appearance in the jar. I don’t see much of that on the skin, but it’s definitely interesting. To me, TIRTIR cream doesn’t have a scent. I even held the jar right up to my nose and still don’t smell anything. The product stays tacky to the touch for quite some time after application, and I find myself needing a water rinse or a good AHA toner pad the next morning. I can definitely see why it’s not recommended for oily skin, especially if the intent is to use this as a day moisturizer. I only apply it at night.
My impressions
I like this cream but will probably not get it again. I have combination skin and still enjoy a good, luxurious moisturizer at night, especially since I’m a regular tretinoin user. TIRTIR is a fun cream and looks really pretty in the jar - yes, I’m a sucker for visually pleasing things. But for my skin, it’s a bit too rich and tacky. I don’t mind some stickiness in an evening product, but this one feels strangely greasy even in the morning.
Overall, definitely not a bad product, but geared toward people with much more dry skin than mine. In the meantime, I am using it on my neck and chest, because the skin in those areas can take a lot more moisture than my face.
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TIRTIR Ceramic Cream ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Butylene Glycol, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Beeswax, Cyclohexasiloxane, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Polysorbate 60, Isopropy Myristate, Stearic Acid, Polyglutamic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethiconol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Polysorbate 20, Betaine, Xylitol, Trehalose, Allantoin, licium Verum (Anise) Fruit Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprytyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Disodium EDTA