Recently I found out about the InstaNatural brand and I was so curious to give it a shot that’s why I bought 4 products from them at once: three serums and a facial mask.
InstaNatural cosmetics
1. Product’s name: InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
2. Price: $21.00
3. Size: 1 oz (30ml)
4. Made in the USA
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
5. Packaging: the serum is packed with a thick plastic vial, which seems to be glass at first sight. The plastic material is an advantage here because it’s less fragile.
The vial has a dropper. The box, as well as the tube, had protective stickers on it. The dropper is fully operational and gives out enough product right for one use.
I don’t have anything negative to say about the packaging. I find it really handy.
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
6. Ingredients: When creating this serum they might have probably thought: “Why not to add everything and at once?” So said so done.
It’s very important to note that here the vitamin C is a stable formula.
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
7. Characteristics: the texture is rather runny, though not like of water. It isn’t gel or oil. When I turn my hand upside down, the formula runs down but very slowly. The color is opaque and light-yellow. It smells like an orange peel with some bitter notes. It’s rather potent but still, not too chasing. If you wear it solo, you’ll feel that smell present on your skin for the next hour. If you set it with a moisturizer, the smell will vanish. Here I can sniff the orange smell, well, its peel, if I were to be precise.
This amount is enough to apply all over my face:
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
This serum doesn’t stain my skin and it never leaves any ugly stains behind:
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
It sinks in fully, leaving a fresh citrus smell behind:
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
Product’s consistency:
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
8. About my skin: I’m 32 and my skin is mixed, I don’t have any obvious wrinkles but I have an uneven skin tone with gray undertones. There’s also some pigmentation.
9. Use: It’s better to use this serum in the morning, that’s what the maker advices, for the first. And secondly, it’s like a glass of orange juice in the morning but for your skin.
As for the overnight treatment, they advise us to use retinol serum instead.
One full dropper is enough to apply all over my face. At first, I apply it on my fingers and then distribute over my face with dabbing motions. It's obvious that I apply it over my cleansed skin.
After that I use my daytime moisturizer and SPF lotion.
10. Results and impressions of use: The serum is nice to apply and it soaks in within a minute. I don’t even have to rub it in a lot. Just dab it for a couple of seconds and that’s all. After that I leave my skin alone, letting it sink all the product in. The serum does everything itself and doesn’t require any help.
I haven’t noticed any sticky finish or tightening sensation after use. I know that my skin was super hydrated. It’s fall now and central heating makes my skin thirsty for serums to fulfill the needed moisture.
No oily film or residue. My skin wasn’t overweight. There was enough moisture for the case. The product didn’t affect my pore size or provoke acne. It does lighten acne scars, though still not too much.
It’s been already a couple weeks, since I started using active acids for my skin care overnight and sometimes my skin is flaking in the morning, especially my cheeks. And this serum kind of smoothes all the flaking and this effect is there up till the evening.
The list of ingredients shows that there are some colorants in the formula. However, my skin didn’t react to them at all. I haven’t noticed any blackheads increase or clogged pores.
The disadvantages or when the maker promises more than the client receives: InstaNatural promised a lot, however, I can’t see any significant changes to my skin, even though the vial is almost empty now.
My skin hasn’t become radiant or anything. Well, no, it has actually. But it’s all due to the acid peeling which I started to use a couple of weeks ago on a daily basis. And it doesn’t have anything to do with this InstaNatural serum. My skin tone hasn’t changed but I wish it has because I wanted to get rid of that gray skin tone with the help of this serum. What’s more, they also say something about collagen boost, but I can’t check it. I don’t think that my skin is saggy and there aren’t any changes for the better or worse.
Here’s a photo of my skin in the morning. There’s only the serum applied and NO daily moisturizer:
InstaNatural, Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Ferulic Acid, Anti-Aging
You can see that my skin is hydrated and doesn’t call for a moisturizer and all. But I still prefer using it, because the serum requires “setting” + it has SPF in the formula.
11. Spending: I use it only once a day and I’ve used 1 oz of the product within 2 months. In my book, the spending isn’t low, but it’s still okay.
12. My thoughts: I haven’t noticed any stand out results from this serum. There was only moisture from it and nothing more. But it was really pleasant to use. I won’t purchase.
I can assess this InstaNatural serum with 4 stars for a rich list of ingredients and moisture.
If you don’t need anything from it but just hydration, then I can highly recommend it. But for my skin with demands, I’ll have to look for a more effective product.
