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numbuzin No.3 Tingle Pore Softening Sheet Mask 10P + 2P
The Sunday-night reset before a big week.
Ten sheets plus two, built to soften the look of pores.
It tingles — that is the sensation it is named for.
What this mask does
A sheet mask, twelve to a box, carrying Niacinamide with peppermint, witch hazel and a run of aromatic oils, plus goat milk and silk extracts, formulated for the look of pores and uneven texture.
Where the tingle comes from
Peppermint Leaf Extract sits eighth, with lemongrass, cypress, sweet orange, lavender, rosemary and Atlas cedar oils behind it. That is the sensation the name refers to. It is a fragrance and cooling effect, not a measure of how well the mask works — a formula can tingle and do nothing, or do a great deal and feel like water.
Key ingredients
Ingredient · What it is, and what it is used for
- Niacinamide
- Vitamin B3. Studied for evening out the look of tone, for the look of pores, and for breakout-prone skin — which is why it turns up in so much of this catalogue.
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract
- Extract of peppermint leaf.
- Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
- Extract of witch hazel.
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- Extract of Camellia sinensis leaf (green tea). Used to slow oxidation, in the formula and on skin; used to calm irritation.
- Alteromonas Ferment Extract
- Extract of fermented Alteromonas culture.
- Goat Milk Extract
- Extract of goat milk.
- Silk Extract
- Extract of silk.
- Squalane
- Saturated hydrocarbon, hydrogenated squalene. A material skin already contains, so it reads as its own; used to soften by filling the gaps between surface cells.
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. A material skin already contains, so it reads as its own; used to pull in water and hold it.
- Panthenol
- Provitamin B5. Used to calm irritation, and pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Adenosine
- Purine nucleoside. One of the few ingredients Korea approves a wrinkle-care claim for.
- Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
- Extract of Roman chamomile flower.
How the formula works together
Niacinamide and Adenosine are the two materials here studied for cell signalling; both appear on Korean functional-cosmetic ingredient lists. Around them sit witch hazel and green tea as astringent and antioxidant notes, and goat milk, silk and Alteromonas ferment as conditioning agents.
The essence is emulsified rather than watery — four emulsifiers and Squalane give it a light cream texture that stays on the sheet. Alcohol is on the list, low down, and Limonene, Linalool and Citral are declared as fragrance allergens.
Who it is for
Worth checking before you buy: The tingle comes with seven essential oils on the list — skip it on broken or freshly exfoliated skin.
Labelled for enlarged pores and uneven texture. Contains menthol-family botanicals, alcohol and seven essential oils — not a mask for reactive or compromised skin.
How to use it
- After cleansing and toning, lay the sheet over the face.
- Leave for 10 to 15 minutes; a cool tingle is expected, stinging is not.
- Remove and pat in what remains; follow with a moisturiser.
Details
- Size
- 10 sheets + 2
- Made in
- Korea
- Skin type
- Oily, congestion-prone
- Ingredients
- 40, published in full below
Full ingredient list
Water, Methyl Gluceth-20, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Niacinamide, PEG-90, 1,2-Hexanediol, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Goat Milk Extract, Silk Extract, Squalane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Caprylyl Glycol, Octyldodeceth-16, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Limonene, Linalool, Citral
In label order, unedited.
Ships from Korea.
