Overall, despite the contamination issue with the Benton essence I like the Aloe Propolis Soothing gel (currently my second bottle) using it as a. I would advise this product if not for the contamination issue at Benton., If you buy it then make sure it is color less and has no odd smell to it. Also don’t expose it to hot temperatures as it contains natural unstable preservatives, could oxidize very easy. Mr.Lee argued that only the essence was affected, and I didn’t experience any adverse reaction with the gel.

I wish the whole Benton essence contamination story didn’t happen, then I would have loved it and repurchased it again and again. Nature republic snail products worked good on me, so I know that my skin loves snail mucin. Benton essence seemed of course superior to the nature republic one, looking at theThe ingredients are amazing, all skin friendly with effective skin beneficial properties.

Ingredients: Snail Secretion Filtrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Arbutin, Human Ogliopeptide-1, Bee Venom, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Laminana Digita Extract, Dios Pyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Ulmus Campestris (Elm) Extract, Bacilus Ferment, Azelaic Acid, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Betaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Cross Polymer, Adenosine, Panthenol, Allantoin, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Arginine.









After what happened to my skin I’m scared to try this product again. The bottle I have was manufactured on 15-04-2015 and I used it for over three months, later I left it somewhere lying around my house. When I stopped using it, I checked it for foreign particles, smell and color to determine whatever it was contaminated. Mr. Lee claimed that only the batch off 05-03-2014 was contaminated. Mine had a plastic like scent, was colorless and the consistence didn’t look suspicious. It was difficult to tell if there was contamination. Today, when I opened the bottle it was an OMG moment. I was shocked , pink dry stuff on the top of the bottle, it looks disgusting. The smell is so horrible, like bad rotted fruit and the color is pink/yellow.













This was rather caused by spoilage than contaminated, It really looks disgusting.



I don’t know what exactly happened to my skin while using it, when the specialist removed all the stuff from my pores she told me it was hardened dead skin cells, similar to milia, but she wasn’t sure it was milia. It was really deep inside my pores. Strangely, only my cheeks were affected, again I think my theory 1 is correct and the clogged pores were caused by the dirty konjac sponge and not Benton products. On the other hand, the essence might have been contaminated or spoiled, which became more visible to the naked eye as time passed (look at the picture) …?.



This is my experience with Benton, I know it’s a while ago but I wanted to share it with you. Know you know why I have hate –love relation shop with Benton, it took me quite a while to clear up my skin. I would love to try their sheet masks, but the entire story and experience makes me stay away from other Benton products. I wish Benton would change their formulations, include some stable preservatives so we could use it with confidence.





You can purchase the Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel Amazon * for 14.90$ on / 14$ on Jolse / 14$ on W2beauty * (free shipping)/ 17$ on Sokoglam Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel





Snail Bee High Content Essence 14.48$ on Amazon , 16$ on Jolse / 15$ on Sokoglam / 16$ on W2beauty

16$ on W2beauty * / 16$ on Jolse / 13$ on beautynetkorea / 14.40$ on Amazon Snail Bee High Content cream





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