I've had this little bottle of Purito Centella Green Level Buffet Serum since last year. I don't remember why or how I ordered it. Purito is not exactly my Korean brand of choice. And the only Buffet I've been meaning to try is from The Ordinary. I'm not exactly sure why I have this product so it took a while for me to test it.
Front Label:
+EWG Green Level Ingredients
+Centella Asiatica Extract 49%
+Palmitoyl Peptide Complex
+Asiaticoside
+Asiatic Acid
+Madecassic Acid
Let's examine each claim.
EWG is an organization that seeks to promote product safety by standardizing safety tests. They have a criteria, and products are strictly scrutinized to check if they have ingredients with health, toxicity and contamination concerns. A "green level" basically means a product is all safe from toxins, allergens, and contaminants.
Centella Asiatica Extract or gotu kola is a popular Korean skin care ingredient. You've probably heard of cica creams. This is the extract that makes cica creams, which is simply just a fancy name for 'soothing moisturizer'. It helps protect the skin's moisture barrier and reverse sun damage.
Palmitoyl Peptide Complex also helps reverse sun damage and refine skin texture. Some research claims that this is comparable to retinol, the current gold standard for anti-aging.
Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, and Madecassic Acid are separately mentioned. These, however, are all found in Centella Asiatica Extract.
Looking at these ingredients now, I may have ordered this product for dermarolling. I've found, upon researching today, that Centella Asiatica is amazing for wound healing, fading hypertrophic scars, and collagen production.
I now kind of regret using up the entire product on my neck.
You see, I'm a skin care product hoarder with unreasonably sensitive skin. I buy products by the dozens at my worst, only to find out that none of them works for my skin type. Instead of throwing them out, or giving them away, I use them on my neck, arms, and feet. At the moment, I use this thing we're reviewing on my neck, Belo facial night cream on my arms, and Human Nature facial scrub on my feet.
It isn't that Purito Centella Green Level Buffet Serum does not work for my skin type. I do not know if it does, because I never tested it on my face. (SORRY!) My current routine of TO Mandelic Acid with HA + TO Alpha Arbutin with HA + Rosehip Oil/Grapeseed Oil/Jojoba Oil + Biore Sunscreen and Kojic Acid Soap seems to be working fairly well on my oily, blemish-prone, textured, pale facial skin. For skin as crazy as mine, I avoid changing things up when I've found a routine that works.
So this product was only tested on my neck.
That doesn't mean this review is not valid.
Because it is. Here's why:
I sort of damaged the skin on my neck. I was out under the sun the past months, and my neck and nape had it worst. I skipped sunscreen and so my neck and nape were brutally burnt. Skin was dry, spotty, and developed fine lines. I then used harsh products: Kojic Acid soap, alcohol-based toners, etc. just to get it back to its former bright and even color. My neck started breaking out, and my nape was beyond repairable.
And then I found this little bottle of Purito Centella Green Level Buffet Serum. And because this has gotten too long, let me just tell you that this thing works, period.
The back label does not exaggerate (verbatim):
This is a nutritional serum that protects the skin from the outer environment by soothing the skin and enhancing the reinforcement of the skin barrier, with its 49% of Centella Asiatica Extract. Three core components of Centella Asiatica including Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid and Madecassic Acid, and peptide extracts. It has been prescribed only with the hand-picked Green-grade highest quality ingredients, and it is suitable for sensitive skin.
The skin on my neck is back to its former resilient glory. The blemishes have healed and faded, color is now more even, and it's back to feeling supple and healthy.
I'll probably order another bottle as soon as I'm ready for dermarolling again. I have a feeling this would help with my facial skin issues.
Rating: 5 out of 5
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