In Feb 2018, Kose changed completely the formula of Awake. In Awake skin care method, the core factor is “XX Shot Concentrate Oil” line.
I bought a limited kit for whole of the four XX Shot Concentrate Oil.
You can choose as your skin condition, you can mix these as your skin condition, and you can use as you want: booster, massager, essence, all in one oil, and body oil.
The fragrance is the same (excluding the Balance) mixed herbal scent. Including the Balance, the fragrance is from natural products.
You can choose, and combine to mix as your demand.
Firma Shot Concentrate Oil, “Green” bottle for ageing care
This “Firma” is the green one, this is for the ageing care, especially for the wrinkles, dryness, and less supple skin.
In this picture above, it is a small trial bottle, the full bottle is pump style.
The texture is smooth, not quite heavy oil. It moisturized my skin pretty well, after few mins, my skin is smooth.
As the massager, this oil is not slippy for massager with good quantity for moisturiser. Guess I should better to use much quantity on my face to massage.
Checking what Japanese reviewers are saying, I found few got pealed, the other few got acnes. The plant based products are often harmful for some people. Some for nice result of moisturizing, the other some got their swelling is gone down with massaging with this oil.
It was interesting that I found a reviewer told that pore cleansing with hot/ steamed towel;
- After your face wash, apply steamed towel on your face
- Applying this firm shot concentrate oil whole of your face
- Wipe your face with other steamed towel
Here is the ingredients of Firma Shot Concentrate Oil, (translated by Google)
Olive fruit oil · rice bran oil · meadow foam oil · tri (caprylic acid / capric acid) glyceryl · triethylhexanoin · ascorbic acid · algania spinosa nuclear oil · caninabara fruit oil · rice germ oil · sesame oil · safflower oil · perilla seed Oil · Ascorbyl dipalmitate · Horsetail extract · Tocopherol · Sunflower seed oil · Jojoba seed oil · Lavender oil · Ethanol · Olive fatty acid ethyl · squalane · corn germ oil · fragrance
If you are prone for some plant based oils (like lavender oil), please attention to use.
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Radiance Shot Concentrate oil, “Orange” bottle is also for ageing care
This is for dryness and dull skin.
In person, I have not find so much difference from the firm shot. I like it too, but it is a simply a nice cosmetic oil for face.
Here is the ingredients of Awake Radiance Shot Concentrate Oil, translated by Google.
Tri (caprylic / capric acid) glyceryl dicaprate PG rice fond oil Jojoba seed oil squalane ethyl cetyl ethylhexanoate myristate isopropyl lauroyl glutamic acid di (phytosteryl / octyldodecyl) almond oil olive fruit oil orange Oil · rice germ oil · sesame oil · safflower oil · tocopherol · barley oil · lavender oil · ethanol · olive fatty acid ethyl · corn germ oil · fragrance.
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Hydra Shot Concentrate oil, “White/Blue” bottle is for opened pore and dryness
There are two layers on the bottle, shake well.
I felt it is a little bit watery, but just after I applied this oil on my face, it is oily. It moisturized pretty well, if you are mineral/ plant oil prone, this is not for your moisturizer.
Here is the ingredients, translated by Google Translation.
Water · ethanol · tri (caprylic acid / capric acid) glyceryl · dimethicone · olive fruit oil · squalane · BG · methyl trimethicone · ascorbic acid · glycosyl trehalose · rice germ oil · sesame oil · safflower oil · horseradish flowers / leaf extract · Tocopherol · sunflower seed oil · jojoba seed oil · meadowfoam oil · lychee seed extract · lavender oil · EDTA-2Na · olive fatty acid ethyl · citric acid · corn germ oil · lauric acid PEG-4 · phosphoric acid 2Na · sodium chloride · Hydrolyzed hydrogenated starch · Na hydroxide · Phenoxyethanol · Perfume
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Balance Shot Concentrate Oil, “Purple” bottle is for your black pore
This purple bottle is for your black pore and shining.
There are three layers on the bottle, shake well before your applying.
They said it is “powdery”, in person, I did not feel “powder” on the liquid. Afterward of my face, I felt it is smoother, but still it is an oil, if you are mineral/ plant oil prone, this is not for your smoother.
Here is the ingredients, translated by Google Translation.
Water · ethanol · tri (caprylic / capric acid) glyceryl · BG · dimethicone · olive fruit oil · squalane · olive fatty acid ethyl · almond oil · caninabara fruit extract · rice germ oil · safflower oil · sage extract · sage oil · tocopherol · Sunflower seed oil · Jojoba seed oil · Meadowfoam oil · Lavender flower extract · Lavender oil · EDTA-2Na · citric acid · citric acid Na · corn oil · silica · cellulose · bentonite · methyl trimethicone · menthoxypropanediol · laurin Acid PEG-4 · NaCl chloride · crystalline cellulose · hydrogenated lecithin · fragrance
Please check the latest price, and order from here: “Awake Shot Oils“.
