Episoft SPF 50 (NO THANKS!)
Disclaimer: upcoming rant. I am not a hateful person in general :), but this product truly enraged me:(
I love the Episoft AC moisturiser with micro encapsulated spf 30. Have used multiple tubes of that. So when this spf 50 version was launched, I was elated and decided to buy it. It is the price of the bigger version of the moisturiser with much less amount of product. Therefore, significantly expensive. And oh my God, I hate this sunscreen so much. This is by for the worst sunscreen that I have put on my face. I don’t have words for how can a product like this be passed through screening.
I would like to list down my problems with it.
The very first thing that I noticed upon application was the horrific smell. The original Episoft moisturiser has no fragrance, which makes it perfect for all kinds of skin. But this sunscreen smells like an entire chemistry lab. The smell is repulsive and almost like a medicine shop. Straight up smells like chemicals which should not belong in my skincare bag, but a chemical factory. Even the people around me could smell it off of me.
It is nothing like the original episoft AC moisturiser. In fact it feels more like a silicone based primer despite giving no benefits of a primer either. It has tiny white granules which turn it into a silicony mess that suffocates my skin. It doesn’t get absorbed but sits on top of my skin like a layer of solidified oil. Nightmare for the summer.
I tried to set it with compact powder to reduce the oiliness and make it work, but as soon as it came in contact with powder, it pilled so bad and tuned into powdery beads itself. Great! Now I can’t even set it with powder.
Crazy high price for an absolute smelly, greasy garbage cream.
(Sorry episoft! I love your AC moisturiser.)
But this product just didn’t do it for me. Can’t even tolerate it on my arms because of the smell and grease. Money down the drain. Idk what to do with it now. I request the episoft team to just make the original AC formula into an spf 50 version too!
That moisturiser is pure gold while this sunscreen is absolutely criminal ew!
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