I’ve been sent the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream by Jolse for review. However, any opinions voiced here will be my own and are in no way influenced by another. I tested this for about a month.

Criteria: Packaging, Ingredients, Smell, Texture, Price Point, Effectiveness

As always, keep in mind that I have dry, sensitive skin. What works for me may not work for you.

Packaging: The cream comes in a glass tub with a silver lid. On the bottom the glass tub is not hollow so that not as much cream fits inside as one would think. The lid is supposed to look like metal but I think it’s actually made of plastic with a metal coating. It screws on kind of weirdly.

As you can see in this posts header image the tub first comes wrapped in paper that is attached with a string and a tag, reminding me of a jar of marmalade. It’s quite pretty although impractical for every day use so I removed it.

The box it comes in is quite sturdy and has a high quality look to it. The writing on the box is in Korean but there are English manufacturing and expiration dates. A clear spatula is included which is always a bonus in my opinion.

There is a white plastic lid on top of the cream. It’s quite thin and doesn’t have a lash to lift it up. I’d say it’s only suitable for transport but not for leaving it on between uses at home. I’d rather have had a sturdier lid with a lash to avoid having the product move around. That’s just my preference though, I know many people dispose of these white plastic lids anyways.

All in all the packaging is quite pretty. I think they could have gone for a nicer / more high quality looking lid (I’m talking about the metal one on the outside) and for a sturdier one on the inside. The idea with the paper on top is very cute and original though.

3.5 out of 5

Ingredients:

Water, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters, Hyaluronic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Polyacrylate-13, Polyisobutene, Polysorbate 20, Hydrogenated Lecithin C14-28 Alkyl Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Adenosine, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, EGF 2-Nano, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Ceramide 3, Trehalose, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Raphanus Sativus (Radish) Leaf Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Cucurbitaceae (Gourd) Extract, Orchid Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Phytosphingosine, Ceteareth-20, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Fragrance, Honey

When I saw the ingredients list, I was like “hello, possible irritants!”. After a closer look though I found that none of the ingredients that usually irritate my skin are in there. According to cosdna it has some acne triggers and irritants though, so if you know what your skin doesn’t like, look at cosdna first! Also beware if you’re sensitive to fragrance.

Now to the beneficial Ingredients: This has hyaluronic acid, honey, orchid, centella asiatica, adenosine, ceramides, ginseng and lots of niacinamide! I’m smitten.

4 out of 5

Smell:

This has a light, herbal scent. I quite like it. I prefer products without added fragrance but this one smells quite pleasant.

4 out of 5

Texture:

This is a gel-like cream that is a bit stringy, reminding me of the Cosrx Snail Cream. It kind of feels like a cream version of the Rosette Ceramide Gel with snail or honey added to it. It’s not heavy but has a unique kind of texture, not like a traditional cream. I think I’d describe it as bouncy. Its quite pleasant in my opinion.

It dries down pretty quickly even if I use it generously.

5 out of 5

Price Point:

Currently retails for about $17 on Jolse and for $19 on RoseRoseShop’s eBay. You get 50ml worth of product.

That’s not super cheap but not expensive either compared to other creams (Cosrx for example sells their Honey Ceramide Cream for $20 per 50ml). I kind of wish you’d get more product though.

4 out of 5

Effectiveness:

Firstly, this doesn’t irritate my skin or makes it flush! Hooray! This is always a win for me.

It feels pleasant on the skin, almost cooling. It doesn’t irritate even sensitive patches of my skin like the skin around my nostrils that often stings because I’m wiping my nose a lot.

It’s a nice calming, cooling cream with ceramides. The perfect combination for my sensitive, dry skin! I really like this. At first I was sceptical because of the long ingredients list and thought it would probably irritate my skin but that was surprisingly not the case. After I noticed that (patch testing, guys!) I felt myself reaching for it quite often.

This is a nice daytime moisturizer for me but I also like to slather this on at night. It dries down pretty quickly on my dry skin and works well under makeup. It doesn’t leave a sticky feeling. It’s not the richest cream I’ve tried but I feel like it does it’s job. If I’m using this at night I feel like I have to add a bit of squalene to it though.

Otherwise, I feel like all skin types could use this. Dry skinned folks in the daytime and oily skinned folks at night. I think I will repurchase.

I can’t attest to any anti-aging benefits this cream is supposed to have because I don’t have any noticeable wrinkles yet.

4 out of 5

Result: 4 out of 5

I think I’ll use this and the Rosette Ceramide Gel at daytime and the Belif The True Cream Moisturizing Bomb at night and be in cream heaven.