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Review : Secret Key Dragon Bloody Essence

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Secret key dragon bloody essence review


Hello , the product i wish to share today is --- Secret key Dragon Bloody essence
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Time of usage : 16 days  (1/3 of bottle )

**copied from secret key official website

With a drop of 8 kinds intensive care ingredients - Dragon Blood Essence!!!

1. Firming the skin - Contained Croton Lechleri Resin Extract, alias Dragon’s Blood. It has an effect of firming the skin and caring the wrinkle caused by dryness, tiredness and change of the skin.

2. Whitening and Wrinkle Improvement (Dual functionality) - It is a dual functional essence. Adenosine helps to improve wrinkle. Niacinamide inhibits producing melanin in the skin so it helps to maintain your skin clean and clear.

3. Moisturizing - It offers moisture and nutrition to the skin. Absorbed fast without stickiness and keep moisture long in the skin.



So, what's Dragon blood? No worries they don't kill dragon, haha
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Actually is blood colored (deep red ) sap of Croton Lechleri Resin tree .
-Croton lechleri resin and bark are used in traditional medicine in South America
- They used it internally and externally to stop bleeding, help heal wounds, and treat intestinal problems.
-Dragon's blood also plays a role in GI health. Practitioners are reporting it beneficial for stomach ulcers, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease when taken internally.

Source - http://www.drugs.com/npc/dragon-s-blood

It sound weird to use dragon blood on face but secret key not the first one, Rodial have whole range of skincare product with dragon blood . I keen to try too, maybe later .

let's back to Secret Key


Packaging :
Good Quality glass bottle with pump , 30g

Ingredients :
I can't read Korean, i brought it online without reading the label,lol
Here is the link from cosdna:
http://www.cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_2b0e184720.html
5 Free - It is excluded from paraben, mineral oil ,benzophenone, phenoxyethanol, and animal oil.

Niacinamide catch my eyes too ( other than dragon blood resin ),which state on the bottle , it can make skin brighter (erase discolorations), in the other name -vitamin b3. It protect skin from sun exposure, improve skin's elasticity, revive skin tone and texture.
I had tried niacinamide before ( in my SK-II Stempower ) It treat my skin well .
I put high hope in this product, hoho.

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Smell :
Pleasant, it have fruity+ Olive oil scent ,Fade out upon apply
Texture :
Gel-oil texture , adsorb fast . leave a hint of oil feeling on skin surface , can't see the tint but you can feel it .
Suitable skin type : Normal, Dry, very dry, mature skin.
Please read ingredient list if you have allergy with some specify content.

Hydration power :
It doesn't hydrate much but it helps to lock moisture , it form a thin layer to protect skin from dry out . Suggest use hydrating essence/lotion before apply Secret key dragon bloody essence .
3/5
Whitening:
Whitening not sure but it really helps to brighten up my skin, not much but enough to see the different. Suitable for people who have yellow skin tone
3.5/5
Wrinkle :
I don't have serious wrinkle (touch wood!) so i try it on my hand . Can't say  reduce much but it really moisture (filling between line )
3.5/5

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 Up: Before
Bottom: After 3 days

Overall/ Repurchase :
It not a super powerful product but it does what it claim ( brighten, wrinkle ) and it come with a lovely price tag ( i got mine less in than Rm 40 ). It come with a convenient and hygiene packaging  too .

But,i will not repurchase .
Why ?Because it contain Triethanolamine ( ph balancer) and it may occur allergy . It marks in red column in www.cosdna.com  .Ya sometime we have to take the risk to buy something online , especially you can't read the label behind the product .
Dragon blood may works on me , so i will find other dragon blood product which without triethanolamine .


**Side effect of taking triethanolamine:
There are also a number of short-term side effects associated with triethanolamine. Allergic reactions are common and can cause watery or itchy eyes, brittle or dry hair, and itchy skin. In the long term, this chemical can cause damage to the skin that includes scaling, blisters, and a burning sensation when the products are applied.
 Source : http://www.thedermreview.com/triethanolamine/  **

If you have some skincare product that contain triethanolamine , if that are available in your cleanser, or mask, that will be still okay , because you will remove / wash it later .
Just try to aviod to put on skin for a long time .
And because triethanolamine is in amines group , it has potential for creating nitrosamines .
Avoid mixing triethanolamine with other product contains fatty acid .
But mostly it contain lower amount in cosmetic ( please read lable before make purchase ) and don't have any report showing t
hat it will penetrate thru your skin , so it still safe to use .

So if you are allergy to triethanolamine( or you have the most sensitive skin) , just skip this essence .


Sometime irritating ingredients in skincare product don't react now , but in future .
It may spoil skin tissue , make skin lacking of elastic and reduce skin collagen production . And end up we need to do more treatment to heal it . We are so happy now because there are more products available in the market ( at least compare to my mom generations) we are able to make choices.
For example: sun damage , it's doesn't occur on your skin immidiately but after years .

Hope you enjoy my review . thank you =)
Have a nice day !









Tags: secret key,Skincare

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1 comment:

  1. Oscar ChacinJune 29, 2021 at 6:33 AM

    Hello, good information, we would like to recommend the Dragons Blood - Ethically Harvested ready to use, So that everyone can benefit from this incredible Croton Lechleri sap produced and ethically sourced for agriculture please share with others …

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