Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner [review] + What is SEBUM?

Happy saturday dolls! :) Have you ever heard about Wonder Pore Freshner from Etude House? I guess this product is quite famous among skin care lovers and korean brands cosmetic junkies.

I have been tried this one for around one month. I didn't use it everyday, but I often used this toner. Lately I used two different toners at the same time, EH Skin Malgeum for day and EH Wonder Pore Freshner for night. Well, let's read further information about this toner.

*long post alert!*

I got mine in 250ml. This toner also available in 500ml size as well. The 500ml has a pump, otherwise mine has no pump.

원더 포어 프레쉬너

*Packaging*

Made from regular plastic, not too sturdy. This 250ml size has flip-top cap.

I think the blue color is very cute, attractive and gives calming feeling :)

*Descriptions*

Wonder Pore Freshner is a total solution for pore care, preventing enlarged pores, less firmer skin and skin troubles by eliminating what hurts skin health from within.

Features Seven Pore Effects:
-Maintains ph 4.5 to within 1 ph
-Refines the skin tones
-Keep the elasticity of pores
-Deep cleanses pores
-Minimize appearance of pores
-Control a large amount of the sebum (oil control)
-Moisturize inside and outside of skin

available in 250ml and 500ml size.

the flip-top cap

*Texture & Scent*

just like water, not leave any greasy feeling afterwards. The scents isn't not strong..

the ingredients list

"I'm your wonder woman for your pore~!"

FYI, I have combination skin type, normal on cheeks and lil' bit oily on T-zone. Before got this toner (as giveaway prize) last August, I never have curiosity about this product nor want to try this toner. The reason is just simple, I don't have large pores *i'm grateful!* :) I mean, my pores are not too obvious, so that's why I have no intention to buy this product before.. xD

But, since I got a chance to try this toner... why I don't give a try?

Finally I tried this toner in October and present this review for you guys.

Let's see the cute illustrations on the back of its packaging (⌒___⌒ )

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Maybe your reaction is like this.. 

"WUUUUTT.. all descriptions are in Korean?"

 XDD

That was my reaction at first time lol.

I especially translated them into English just for you guys~ (＾_＾)v

Please forgive my broken Korean skill ㅠ_ㅠ lol

I've tried my best but still I couldn't translate them completely.

Check! Check!

7 in 1 pore total solution!!（￣ー￣）/

*the wonder woman is coming*

I hope my translation is quite understandable.. ㅋㅋㅋ  (ーー;)

As we can see.. this product sounds so promising for your pores. Does it works wonder for my skin?

In the first week, I started to like this toner. It really made my skin refresh, and able to removed dirt on my face at the same time. It didn't dry out my skin and I was happy with the result! I also didn't figure any pimples couple days after first usage.

After 3 weeks, there's a change on my skin..

My cheeks become greasier compared than before! I was shocked when I realized that my cheeks (which was supposed to be dry-normal area) produce more oil lately.

I guess it might caused by this toner.. My cheeks couldn't stand for any pores controller product '_____'  Sorry guys, I can't explain well... but this toner simply triggered my less-sebum skin and it produces more sebum right now（　ﾟ Дﾟ）!!

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What's sebum?

Sebum is an oily substance (produced by sebaceous glands) which has main purpose to make the skin and hair waterproof and to protect them from drying out. An excess of sebum, however, can make the skin or hair oily, and it can begin to smell when broken down by bacteria outside the body. Sebum also exist in some hairless areas of the human body, such as the eyelids, where they add sebum to tears to keep the eye moist. [source]

Excess of Sebum = May clog skin pores

Clogged pores = Leads to the accumulation of dirt and bacteria

Accumulation of oil, dirt and bacteria = Inflame the skin and cause an infection that bursts through the surface of the skin, forming blackheads, whiteheads and pimples.

Now, do you understand why pimples tend to appear on our face when we are lazy / forget to remove our makeup before sleep? That accumulation of oil, dirt and bacteria simply cause blackheads, whiteheads and pimples. *______*

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Nah, in my case, because I don't have large pores and my skin was less-sebum, I exactly just has triggered excess production oil of my skin after using this kind of toner. >____<

Besides of greasiness feeling, small pimples appeared on my face now..

After realized this situation, I instantly stopped using this toner.

I learned one lesson after this case..

Pore control product + Combination / Dry skin type 

= BIG NO

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Ok, today's lesson ends here.. (Ｔ▽Ｔ)

However, I still have to give my final opinions about this product..

Final Verdict

What I love <3

+ Clean feeling after usage

+ It brightens my complexion

+ Didn't dry out my skin

+ Decent price with huge amount of product

What I hate </3

- Triggered excess oil of my less-sebum skin (totally my fault!)

Rating: 2/5

Repurchase? BIG NO! :(

Recommended? Yes (please make sure you have oily skin type & large pores)

I don't say this product is bad.. It just doesn't suits with my skin (*￣m￣)

Thank Goodness, I realized this condition very soon before my skin getting worse.

Thanks for reading my lovely fellas! :D

Hope you find this post useful and sorry for the long post!

Bye for now (≧∇≦)