Pelembab yang cocok untuk kulit berminyak dan berjerawat adalah topik yang paling sering ditanyakan. Memang, sih, nyari pelembab yang formulasi dan ingredients-nya cocok buat kulit berminyak dan berjerawat ini gampang-gampang susah. Nah, pelembab yang bakal aku review ini mungkin akan jadi favoritnya si kulit oily dan acne-prone. Produk itu adalah The Aubree Centella + Green Tea Power Cream.

"Kulit berminyak kan nggak butuh pelembab!" 

Eits, siapa bilang? Justru, menggunakan pelembab yang tepat dapat mengatasi minyak berlebih di kulit. Oily skin atau kulit berminyak memang merupakan jenis kulit bawaan yang nggak bisa diubah, tapi dapat disiasati dan di rawat. Salah satunya dengan cara menggunakan pelembab atau moisturizer.

Namun, sering kali penggunaan pelembab yang nggak cocok malah bikin kulit makin berminyak dan nggak nyaman. Pelembab dari brand lokal, the Aubree, boleh jadi referensi buat kamu yang kulitnya kering dan rentan berjerawat.

Packaging

Design packaging produk-produk the Aubree selalu moderate dan minimalis. Termasuk pula kemasan produk-produk moisturizer mereka. Seperti biasa, kemasannya didominasi warna clean white, dengan menggunakan jar berbahan kaca doff.

Ukurannya lumayan mini, sebab produk di dalamnya pun hanya 30 gr. Seharusnya, packaging-nya bakal travel-friendly, dong. Namun, karena terbuat dari kaca, jar-nya terasa agak berat untuk dibawa-bawa dalam pouch. 

Di dalam jar sudah tersedia spatula buat keperluan colak-colek produk biar lebih higienis. Tapi, aku pribadi nggak terlalu suka colak-colek produk pakai spatula, soalnya rada ribet aja sih, menurutku. Makanya, aku prefer kemasan tube untuk moisturizer. Tapi apa daya, kebanyakan moisturizer dari brand lokal menggunakan packaging jar.

Sering banget aku menemukan review dari skincare enthusiast lainnya yang bilang kalau packaging moisturizer the Aubree ringkih banget, terutama tutupnya. Ternyata bener, dong! Makin sering menggunakan produk, buka-tutup kemasannya, makin cepat pula tutupnya retak. Bahkan sebelum produknya habis, tutupnya udah hancur duluan dan nggak bisa ditutup dengan benar lagi.

Formulasi

Pelembab ini mengandung ingredients yang sangat baik untuk kulit berminyak dan berjerawat. Pertama, pastinya Centella Asiatica Extract yang tercantum di nama produk. Siapa yang nggak kenal sama tanaman satu ini? Centella Asiatica alias Cica alias Gotu Kola alias daun Pegagan sudah sering jadi main ingredients produk-produk skincare, baik di kalangan brand lokal, ataupun brand internasional. Tanaman ini dikenal dengan manfaatnya dalam mencegah inflamasi, menenangkan kulit dan mempercepat penyembuhan luka.

Kemudian, ada Green Tea Extract, yang juga punya manfaat anti-inflamasi, anti-oksidan dan antimicrobial, sehingga tentunya baik untuk melawan dan mencegah bakteri penyebab jerawat. Selain itu ada Niacinamide yang dapat mengontrol produksi sebum atau minyak di kulit, sekaligus mencerahkan, dan Hyaluronic Acid (HA) dalam bentuk Sodium Hyaluronate untuk menjaga kelembaban kulit.

Ingredients: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Sodium PCA, Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate, PEG/​PPG-20/​20 Phenylisopropyl Caprylyl Dimethicone, Centella Asiatica Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Extract, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-20 Stearate, Carbomer, Polyacrylamide, Triethanolamine, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Parfum

Experience

Texture wise, pasti nyaman untuk kulit berminyak, sebab tekstur water-cream-nya cepat menyerap di kulit. Tapi occlusive-nya tetep berasa duduk di permukaan kulit dan mengunci hidrasi agar nggak gampang menguap. Rasanya nggak berat dan greasy sama sekali, yet still hydrating. Finish-nya pun satin / semi-matte.

Jangan kaget kalau di awal pemakaian ada sedikit sensasi tingling / slightly perih gitu. Ternyata, beberapa orang yang pernah nyobain produk ini juga ngerasain hal yang sama. Sensasi tingling-nya sangat kentara di area-area kulit yang sensitif, seperti di bawah mata atau pinggirang cuping hidung. Aku juga nggak ngerti kenapa ada sensasi tingling, sementara produk ini nggak ada kandungan acid-nya. 

Akan pilling kalau dipakai ketebelan atau terlalu banyak layering hydrating toner, serum, essence atau ampoule sebelum aplikasi pelembap ini. Jadi, aku llebih suka minimal skincare routine kalau udah pakai produk ini.

Menurutku aromanya agak aneh sih. Tercium semacam grass scent yang mirip bau tanaman herbal. Mungkin aroma ini asalnya dari centella asiatica. Sebenarnya nggak se-aneh itu, sih aromanya. Tapi, soal fragrance balik lagi ke preferensi masing-masing. Di list terakhir ingredients ada kandungan parfum, sehingga, kalau kalian punya kulit yang sensitif terhadap kandungan fragrance lebih baik berhati-hati, meskipun bisa dibilang konsentrasi parfum-nya sangat kecil.

Final Verdict

Sebagai pemilik kulit cenderung normal (yang suka eksplor skincare untuk kulit kering ataupun berminyak), menurutku produk ini kurang melembabkan. Meskipun begitu, pelembab ini komplit banget dari segi kandungan humectant, emolliennt dan occlusive-nya. Tapi, di kulit berminyak, pastinya pelembab ini sudah cukup melembabkan, bahkan ringan dan nyaman. Ingredients-nya pun apik untuk kulit berjerawat. 

Hanya saja, aku kurang menikmati sensasi tingling saat pemakaian produk. Idk but, nggak nyaman aja gitu. Selain itu, the Aubree kayaknya perlu peningkatan dalam hal mut packaging, biar kemasan nggak rapuh dan gampang rusak lagi. Sebab, packaging sangat mempengaruhi experience dalam pemakaian produk, lho.

Disamping itu semua, harganya yang sangat affordable patut diapresiasi. Untuk satu jar moisturizer ini harganya Rp 99.000,- aja! Produk ini bisa dibeli di official website the Aubree, official Shopee & Tokopedia the Aubree, Sociolla, dan beberapa offline store.

Overall Rating
7.5/10

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Overall Rating
9/10

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I was suffered for severe acne my graduation month in November 2016. It was 9 months long 'till July 2017. I'm not 100% recovered, but it's 97% recovered 'till August 2017. I wasn't really sure the trigger of my acne problem, but I've been suffering for severe acne 2 times since in college.

My first acne problem, I was breaking out in foerhead area. It's kind of nodula(s). Btw nodula is kind of acne which is not only visible on the skin surface because it's large, but also presents a large lump beneath the surface of the skin, and feels pain to touch.

My latest acne problem is almost the same but it's not only in my forehead, but also the cheek-near-nose area. And my pore, it's became worst it's enlarged!

My breaking out yet dull skin, and messy brows, haha. This is my bareface, so ashamed that time.

I didn't took the picture of my face when it first breaking out in November 2015, but it's no any better 'till April 2017, so here's the picture of my face in April 25, 2017. As you can see I have looooot of hyperpigmented acne scars in my right and left cheeks. And it's like have no end. When one pimple calmed, another pimple came out, it's stressed me out.

I only used and did my regular skincare routine, facial wash - sometime toner - aloe vera gel (because I heard it can cure acne & other skin problems) so maybe it's my fault that ignored this problem. The hopeless me keep searching for the cure in youtube, so in April, I started my new skincare routine:

Left to Right: Garnier Micellar Water, Pond's Acne Solution, Nucerity Advanced Exofilator, Etude House Wonderpore Freshner, HerBeauty Mask Lemon, Nature Republic Aloe Vera Gel

Based on what I watched on Youtube, double cleanse is a must, so I clean my face with micellar water first, then continue to wash my face with my regular facial foam ( I actually have been double cleansed since a long time, but I just started using Garnier Micellar Water in March 2017).

The Youtube has opened my eyes, that exfoliating skin once/twice a week in necessary to peel the dead skin cells than contain sebum and dirt, so I tried my aunt's exfoliator that I saw in the bathroom (I didn't ask for her permission, sorry lol). That exfoliator is a bomb! I see my face brighter and my acne reduced just in my 2nd use.

Then continue to the toner that will hydrating face after cleansing and this Etude Wonderpore Freshner is way way better than my Pond's white beauty toner (price won't lie). I was actually been using it since February 2017, and sure it can't tighten your pore in just 1 or 2 times of using. I need more than 2 months to realize that this toner works on me.

For me, face mask is the most important for acne survival. I usually use face mask almost every day, but idk I've been such a lazy since the begining of January 2017. Then I gave HerBeauty Mask in lemon variant a try. I think it's just overhyped. I didn't felt any change after using it for 2 months, whether it claims can cure inflamed acne in 2 weeks.

I heard a lot that aloe vera gel is a holy grail skincare product since it has lot of benefits for beauty, include for healing acne. I've been using it since November as a sleeping mask every day, but I didn't see any result of using it every day. I admit that it's refreshing, but healing acne? I don't think so. But in April I tried new way of using this aloe vera gel. Besides using it as a sleeping mask, I also re apllied it everytime I need. And I use it more thickly as sleeping mask. After doing this way for several days, I finally found that this aloe vera gel works.

So this is my face after trying my new skincare routine for a week, I can feel my face better. But it didn't last long because one by one pimples were came out again. Finally in the end of May, when I finally back to Padang, I decided to consult with dermatologist. If you're live in Padang and need a recommendation of good and cheap dermatologist, I'll recommend you to visit dr. Elda Leo. The doctor, she gave me lot of cream and gel and also pills. I changed my skincare routine to the doctor's recommendation (I used sulfur soap as my facial wash, btw).

For months I wondered what was caused my acne, and I just tried random products to cure it by my self. I denied go to the dermatologist because I'm afraid it'll cost a lot of money, and now I know I was wrong. By visiting the dermatologist, you'll know the exact cause of your problems, so they can give you the appropriate cure for you. Make sure you come to the best dermatologist in your town, which got many reviews and recommendations.

My face in Eid Mubarak, June 2017. Big pimples are gone, but it left the big dark spots on my cheeks.