TUESDAY REVIEWDAY: iWhite Korea Facial Cream Whitening Vita Review

Recently, I bought the Aqua Moisturizer from iWhite. Since I have used up all my favorite sunscreen, I got myself the iWhite Korea Facial Cream Whitening Vita. It's labeled as a facial cream and makeup base with SPF 15. The SPF part caught my eye, although due to my doubts, I only bought the smallest available package, which is in a sachet.

However, my facial moisturizer (with SPF) is still half full. I still gave the iWhite Facial Cream a chance since the Aqua Vita Moisturizer from iWhite is a great product for me.

Description:

iWhite Whitening Vita Facial Cream is an all-around face cream with original active ingredients that give you three essential benefits for a complete day care protection:

Whitening- with Mulberry Extract to evenly whiten the skin.

Dual UV Protection- with Titanium Dioxide to protect skin from harmful UV rays that cause cellular damage and premature aging.

Makeup Base- with Panax Ginseng and Vitamins A, C, and E to shield skin from free radical damage while leaving it silky smooth so your makeup sets perfectly on your skin.

iWhite Whitening Vita Facial Cream is refined by Bio-Nanotechnology which gives ingredients increased potency in order to effectively take care of your skin.

Directions for Use: Apply on a cleansed and moisturized skin. Blend well to ensure even application. Ideal for all types of makeup.

Active Ingredients: Mulberry Root Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, and Titanium Dioxide

Also Contains: Water, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Acetate, Ethythexyl, Methoxycinnamate, Dimethicone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Methylparaben, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA

Consistency is quite creamy and spreadable. It smells just like any iWhite Korea product (faint floral scent.)

I applied it on my hand.

You can clearly see the area which has no product.

For the rest of the day, I let the product sit on my hand. The color never blended well with my skin color.

after 5 hours.

after 8 hours.

This is what it looks like after 8 hours (please excuse the bad lighting.) Despite having to withstand numerous splashes of water, I can still see the lighter part on my skin. I can also smell the product.

For testing, I applied this (for 10 days straight) to test how well it will work on my face. What I instantly noticed is how whiter it made me look. It might sound great for the ones who would want a lighter skin, but it only made me appear pale. I was still in the process of testing it out, but I got annoyed when the product does not easily blend well. The fact is, I put products on my face without wearing my eyeglass, and I can't really see the uneven blending that I did. Due to that, when I applied loose powder on my skin, a small white patch appeared, and made it look like I did not blend my makeup well.

At the end of the day, I got annoyed when I saw my face powder creasing, and some makeup forming. It appears like libag (a.k.a. skin dirt) mixed with face powder. My face actually appears to look like it’s slightly peeling (even if it’s not.) I did not retouch my makeup or blot my face during the entire day.

The "particles" that appeared.

Close up photo. It looks like skin dirt.

Note: The particles appeared on my chin, forehead, and nose area. I only gathered it on my cheeks for a better and clearer photo.

The next day, I used it again, and I quickly blended the facial cream as quickly and neatly as possible. The “white patches” no longer formed (there were smaller ones, but bearable), yet I still experienced some formed skin dirt at the end of the day. I did not retouch or blot my face as well, and concluded that maybe that’s the cause.

For the following days, I blended it well, blotted my face with an oil-blotting sheet, retouched, by also using the same products previously. I experienced less skin dirt forming, but it’s still present. Also, I still appear too pale.

I concluded that maybe this product is not right for me.

Overall, I don’t think this product is right for me. Maybe it will suit people with a normal skin type, but surely, it won’t suit people with an oily skin.

I would rate this product 2.5/10, since I do not like the finish, it contains great ingredients, but it doesn’t suit my skin type.

It retails at around 150-200 pesos per 60ml, and can be bought at some SM Supermarket, Puregold, or 7 eleven branches.