If you guys have followed me for a while, you’ll know that rose products have always been a problem for me.ย I always get approached by brands to see if I want to test their products and 99% of the time I would say yes if the products look interesting to me.ย Steambase is a completely new brand and the first word that stood out to me was “roseherb”.ย I already was turned off by it and was about to say no but when I actually took the time to read into their press release, I realized that these products don’t have an ounce of rose!ย I’ll get more in depth as to what their roseherb line is all about so without further adieu, let’s welcome Steambase! Bonjour~
STEAMBASE
Creating the base of health skin.
Skin architecture for building moist skin texture.
Steambase builds the foundation for health, beautiful skin by combining vitality of nature and skin science.
This brand focuses on using natural thermal spring water as well as natural botanical ingredients to create their products.ย I also had to verify if they do any animal testing and good news!ย They are cruelty free and animal testing free whoo!!
Their roseherb series, which is their first line of skincare, contains onyang thermal spring water as well as the three “rose” ingredients which is the star of the line.
The so called “rose” products in this line are:
–Rose Geranium:ย controls your skin balance
–Rosemary: superior hydrating and soothing ingredient that provides gentle and mild care to the skin
–Rosehip: vitalizies your skin with vitamin C
Alongside the three “rose” ingredients, this line of skincare also uses pepties to help provide resilience-boosting care. Acetyl hexapeptide-8 fights against wrinkles and enhances skin elasticity while Pentapeptide-4 vitalizes the skin as it has condition effects on the skin.
When they first released this line of skincare, they only had four products which is shown in the picture along with 5 different types of masks.ย Now they have added a roseherb cleansing foam, a calendula deep moisture cleansing water (which I’m dying to try) as well as a whole line of steam eye masks!!
Full name of product:
Steambase roseherb build up toner
Limited edition/ Permanent?:
Permanent
Description of product:
“Roseherb build up toner contains the thermal spring water with nourishing essence properties for moisture replenishing care of dryness-induced tightening and cracked skin.”
Price:
31,000 won
Amount of product:
150 mL
Duration before expiration:
1 year
Country of Manufacture:
Made in Korea
Animal testing?:
No animal testing + cruelty free
Where to buy:
Beautytap
Beautytap offline flagship store (South Coast Plaza)
Steambase
Ingredients:
ONSEN-SUI, METHYLPROPANEDIOL, WATER , BUTYLENE GLYCOL , 1,2-HEXANEDIOL , GLYCERIN , NIACINAMIDE , RAFFINOSE , PERILLA OCYMOIDES SEED EXTRACT , ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) FLOWER EXTRACT , ROSA CANINA FLOWER EXTRACT , PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT , ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT EXTRACT , PIPER METHYSTICUM LEAF/ROOT/STEM EXTRACT , OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL , SODIUM HYALURONATE , CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL , HYDROGENATED LECITHIN , GLYCERYL STEARATE , NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIHEPTANOATE , DISODIUM EDTA , LYSOLECITHIN , LECITHIN , BETA GLUCAN , ALCOHOL DENAT. , CYCLOPENTASILOXANE , CERAMIDE NP , CETETH-20 , CETEARYL ALCOHOL , CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE , SODIUM POLYACRYLATE , SQUALANE , STEARETH-20 , STEARIC ACID , ADENOSINE , ACETYL GLUTAMINE , ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8 , ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN , INOSITOL , CARBOMER , COCETH-7 , TOCOPHERYL ACETATE , TROMETHAMINE , TRIETHYLHEXANOIN , PANTHENOL , PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4 , POLYGLUTAMIC ACID , POLYGLYCERYL-10 MYRISTATE , POLYGLYCERYL-2 STEARATE , POLYSORBATE 20 , POLYQUATERNIUM-51 , PVM/MA COPOLYMER , PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL , PPG-1-PEG-9 LAURYL GLYCOL ETHER , HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE , HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID , FRAGRANCE , PHENOXYETHANOL
How to use:
Shake roseherb toner well.ย Apply toner on cotton pad and genty sweep across skin for soothing care.ย Pat remaining toner into the skin to aid absorption.
Product packaging:
The toner comes in a pretty frosted glass bottle with a regular screw on lid.ย Inside is just a regular plastic stopper which stops clumsy people like me from spilling the whole bottle.ย Butter hands here :P.
All of their skincare come in glass bottles which is nice in theory, but I’m not a huge fan of the fact that you have to try and get the product out like your getting ketchup out of a glass bottle.ย The toner is fine since it is more on the watery side, but the emulsion is kind of a pain in the butt.ย ย
Texture/ Finish:
I usually don’t like to use toners since I don’t find it to do anything for my skin.ย But I do actually like this one and I don’t use it with a cotton pad, I just splash it into my face like a Neutrogena commercial.ย Okay maybe not THAT much, its not watermania here but I use it almost like an essence and I love it!ย When the toner dries down, your skin immediately feels softer and feels moisturized already.ย This product would definitely work for all skin types!
pH level:
pH 5 which means it is the closest pH level to human skin, therefore the chances of it irritating the skin is very low.
Fragrance?:
There is a light rosemary, kind of sweet scent but it is super faint.ย It also doesn’t smell like greeneryย if you were wondering.ย I can’t really pin point on what it smells like.ย Imagine running through a field with rosemary from afar but your mother is also inside making lime jello. LOL the imageryย is unreal here.ย Scent fades almost instantly and smell-o-scale: 3/10 in terms of how strong the scent is.
Pro:
-highlight moisturizing
-lightweight texture
Con:
-glass bottle is nice and all but kind of heavy and annoying
Repurchase?:
Maybe
Stars given out of 5:
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Overall thoughts:
I really don’t care for toners but this is one I really did enjoy.ย It is lightweight but super moisturizing and my skin feels awesome.ย This would be a perfect product for someone like the mister since he hates sticky stuff and this absorbs into the skin quickly and effectively delivers hydration to the skin.ย Two thumbs up and I give you the green light if you want to buy it.
Full name of product:
Steambase roseherb build up emulsion
Limited edition/ Permanent?:
Permanent
Description of product:
“Roseherb build up emulsion contains the thermal spring water with a firming moisturizing sensation to create a revitalized skin tone.”
Price:
31,000 won
Amount of product:
150 mL
Duration before expiration:
1 year
Country of Manufacture:
Made in Korea
Animal testing?:
No animal testing + cruelty free
Where to buy:
Beautytap
Beautytap offline flagship store (South Coast Plaza)
Steambase
Ingredients:
ONSEN-SUI , CYCLOPENTASILOXANE , GLYCERIN , 1,2-HEXANEDIOL , METHYLPROPANEDIOL ,, BUTYLENE GLYCOL , HYDROGENATED POLY(C6-14 OLEFIN) , NIACINAMIDE , CYCLOMETHICONE , WATER , POLYSORBATE 60 , HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE, COPOLYMER , BETAINE , DIMETHICONE , PERILLA OCYMOIDES SEED EXTRACT , ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) FLOWER EXTRACT , ROSA CANINA FLOWER EXTRACT , PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT , ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT EXTRACT , PIPER METHYSTICUM LEAF/ROOT/STEM EXTRACT , OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL , SODIUM HYALURONATE , CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL , HYDROGENATED LECITHIN , NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIHEPTANOATE , DISODIUM EDTA , LYSOLECITHIN , DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER , LECITHIN , BETA-GLUCAN , ALCOHOL DENAT. , CERAMIDE NP , CETEARYL ALCOHOL , CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE , SQUALANE , STEARIC ACID , SILICA , ADENOSINE , ACETYL GLUTAMINE , ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8 , XANTHAN GUM , CARBOMER , CREATINE , TAURINE , TREHALOSE , PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4 , POLYGLUTAMIC ACID , POLYGLYCERYL-10 MYRISTATE , POLYGLYCERYL-2 STEARATE , POLYSORBATE 20 , POLYQUATERNIUM-51 , HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE , HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID , FRAGRANCE
How to use:
Following the roseherb toner or serum application, dispense a fair amount of product onto the face and massage evenly into the skin to aid absorption.
Product packaging:
Packaging is exactly the same as the toner and the only way for me to quickly grab the right product is just by seeing that the bottle for the emulsion is milky.ย Same frosted glass bottle, same stopper.ย I just wish the stopper was either bigger or even have a pump!ย A pump would definitely be nice for this product since it is so hard to get out! UGH.
Texture/ Finish:
Texture is almost like the toner but definitely slightly thicker and milkier.ย If you are looking to get either the toner or the emulsion, I would go with what type of skin you have.ย If you have oily to combination skin, I would go for the toner and skip the emulsion.ย If you have dry skin like me and want a layering piece in your routine, the emulsion would be the way to go.ย This emulsion absorbs into the skin quickly but leaves a very hydrating finish.ย My skin feels super soft but I wouldn’t be able to use just this product alone with my dry skin.ย I’d definitely need to at least use a moisturizer afterwards.
pH level:
pH 5
Fragrance?:
Fragrance is the same as the toner,ย Lime jello + hint of rosemary.ย Smell-o-scale: 3/10 in terms of how strong the scent is and the scent goes away after application.
Pro:
-effective moisturizer
-great layering piece
Con:
-not a product to use alone (obviously though since emulsions are usually used to layer with other products)
Repurchase?:
Maybe but it isn’t game changing enough for me to want to repurchase.
Stars given out of 5:
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Overall thoughts:
Although I find this product to be not shabby, it isn’t memorable and I didn’t really see it firm my skin.ย Then again, maybe because I don’t have much to firm at the moment but overall moisturizing effects worked well with my dry skin.ย I definitely wouldn’t be using this alone but it is a good moisture booster and I can definitely see every skin type liking this product.
Full name of product:
Steambase roseherb perfect build up serum
Limited edition/ Permanent?:
Permanent
Description of product:
“Roseherb perfect build up serum contains high concentrate peptides added to the thermal spring water and herb ingredients.ย Revitalize fatigued skin with penetrating resilience and moisturizing dermal skincare.”
Price:
41,000 won
Amount of product:
40 mL
Duration before expiration:
1 year
Country of Manufacture:
Made in Korea
Animal testing?:
No animal testing + cruelty free
Where to buy:
Beautytap
Beautytap offline flagship store (South Coast Plaza)
Steambase
Ingredients:
ONSEN-SUI, GLYCERIN, METHYLPROPANEDIOL, PEG-400, WATER, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, NIACINAMIDE, RAFFINOSE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, SQUALANE, PANTHENOL, PERILLA OCYMOIDES SEED EXTRACT, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) FLOWER EXTRACT, ROSA CANINA FLOWER EXTRACT, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT, ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT EXTRACT, PIPER METHYSTICUM LEAF/ROOT/STEM EXTRACT, OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIHEPTANOATE, DISODIUM EDTA, LYSOLECITHIN, LECITHIN, BETA GLUCAN, ALCOHOL DENAT., CERAMIDE NP, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE , STEARIC ACID, ADENOSINE, ACETYL GLUTAMINE, ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, INOSITOL, CARBOMER, TROMETHAMINE, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, POLYGLUTAMIC ACID, POLYGLYCERYL-10 MYRISTATE, POLYGLYCERYL-2 STEARATE , POLYSORBATE 20, POLYQUATERNIUM-51, PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE , HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID, FRAGRANCE
How to use:
Following the toner application, apply a fair amount over the entire facial are and cup the hands over the face in a massaging motion to increase ingredient absorption.
Product packaging:
The serum comes in the same glass bottle but a cute chubby version with a dropper inside. Nothing really special to report here :).
The dropper does have a slight angle but again, nothing crazy to report here.
Texture/ Finish:
The texture of this serum is almost as watery as the toner but it is ever so slightly thicker.ย It absorbs into the skin quickly and honestly, I don’t think it moisturizes a well as the toner.ย When I use the whole four product routine, they all work well together but if you were to use this separatelyย with other products in your routine, this might be a better serum for those with oily to combo skin types.
pH level:
pH 5
Fragrance?:
The serum fragrance is quite different from the other products in the line.ย It smells a lot more floral with a undertone of rosemary and scent fades after application.ย Smell-o-scale: 4/10 in terms of how strong the scent is.
Pro:
-lightweight
-moisturizing but definitely not enough for those with dry skin
Con:
-might not work for dry skin if used alone
Repurchase?:
No
Stars given out of 5:
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Overall thoughts:
Used all together with my other Steambase products, I think this is a good product but I can’t imaging using this alone with my dry skin.ย Hydrating, lightweight but would work better for those with oily to combo skin or if you live in a humid climate and don’t need anything super heavy.ย I live in Canada where there is no humidity, so the only way for me to protect my dry skin is to use thick and heavy creams.ย Overall this isn’t a bad product but it just doesn’t work for me with my skin type and where I live.
Full name of product:
Steambase roseherb build up cream
Limited edition/ Permanent?:
Permanent
Description of product:
“Roseherb build up cream contains thermal spring water that provides intense hydrating care that penetrates the skin to deliver an abundance of moisture.”
Price:
35,000 won
Amount of product:
50 mL
Duration before expiration:
1 year
Country of Manufacture:
Made in Korea
Animal testing?:
No animal testing/ Cruelty free
Where to buy:
Beautytap
Beautytap offline flagship store (South Coast Plaza)
Steambase
Ingredients:
ONSEN-SUI,, HYDROGENATED POLY(C6-14 OLEFIN), GLYCERIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, NIACINAMIDE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, BETAINE, WATER, DIMETHICONE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, PERILLA OCYMOIDES SEED EXTRACT, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) FLOWER EXTRACT, ROSA CANINA FLOWER EXTRACT, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT, ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT EXTRACT, PIPER METHYSTICUM LEAF/ROOT/STEM EXTRACT, OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, GLYCERYL STEARATE, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIHEPTANOATE, DISODIUM EDTA, LYSOLECITHIN, LECITHIN, METHYLPROPANEDIOL, BETA GLUCAN, ALCOHOL DENAT., CERAMIDE NP, CETETH-20, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, CETYL ALCOHOL, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, SQUALANE, STEARETH-20, STEARIC ACID, ADENOSINE, ACETYL GLUTAMINE, ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CARBOMER, TROMETHAMINE, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, POLYGLUTAMIC, ACIDPOLYGLYCERYL-10 MYRISTATE , POLYGLYCERYL-2 STEARATE , POLYSORBATE 20, POLYSORBATE 60, POLYACRYLATE-13, POLYISOBUTENE, POLYQUATERNIUM-51, PEG-75 STEARATE, HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID, FRAGRANCE, PHENOXYETHANOL
How to use:
During the last stage of skincare, apply a fair amount onto the skin and gently massage into the skin.ย Lightly pat the remaining cream into the skin until absorbed.
Product packaging:
This moisturizer comes in a standard glass jar with a screw on lid.ย The inside also comes with another plastic jar to keep air out and seal in the moisture for a longer period of time.ย I don’t remember if it comes with a spatula or not but I think there was?ย Goldfish memory :/.
Texture/ Finish:
Their whole line is very lightweight but surprisinglyย moisturizing if used all together.ย This moisturizer is lightweight and absorbs into the skin quickly as well but leaves the skin soft and hydrated.ย I think this would work better for me during the spring and summer time when I need something hydrating but lightweight.ย It still works right now during the winter times if I layer it with thicker serums and finish off my routine with a facial oil.
pH level:
pH 5
Fragrance?:
Still has the same light rosemary scent but this one has a little less lime jello scent and more herb scent.ย Scent faints almost instantly and smell-o-scale of 4/10.
Pro:
-lightweight
-relatively hydrating without greasy feeling
Con:
N/A
Repurchase?:
Maybe
Stars given out of 5:
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Overall thoughts:
I think my thoughts on the whole line is that it is lightweight but somehow manages to keep my skin from being chapped.ย I’m on the fence about if I like this cream or not since it is so light, but I think it is more of a situational cream for me.ย I’d love it during the spring/summer time but not thick enough for me right now during the winter time.ย Overall not bad and I’d give you the green light to get it if you are looking for something light and hydrating and also won’t irritate your skin.
Products provided by Steambase.ย Not sponsored.
