What if a snail and a bee had a baby? 🐌💖🐝 We will never know, but we can have some idea as to how powerful those opposites can be since I received the Snail Bee Ultimate Toner from Benton Cosmetics and Picky(@go.picky @pickyrewards) in exchange for my honest review.

This product is meant for the summertime, so you know I had to try this for you. I tested this product for two to three weeks in my morning and nighttime skincare routines to come up with my opinions below. This blog post was not obligated and is being published for people who want to do their research on consumer reviews before trying new skincare products for themselves.

A Vegan Way to Get Smooth Skin

Snail Bee Ultimate Toner (150 mL) costs $24.00 USD on Stylevana if you want to find an inexpensive, long-lasting solution to stay hydrated and moisturized. This vegan and cruelty-free formula uses snail secretion (skin recovery) and bee venom (collagen stimulant) to moisturize and heal your skin. Benton designed this product with a focus on dry skin, mature skin, and sensitive skin types to protect their skin barriers while preventing breakouts.

This toner may seem simple, but that’s what it’s supposed to be: a simple solution to improve your skin barrier. I went on my skincare journey because I had a damaged skin barrier from using incompatible skincare products and not taking care of my physical and mental health. Those imbalances can cause an explosion of acne that seemed so difficult to get rid of. Since Benton’s Snail Bee Ultimate Toner is a combination of soothing and moisture-retaining ingredients, you should know that it is sure to improve and hydrate your skin.

By the way, you can purchase this product at a cheaper price and with 10% off your total if you buy it with my discount code INF10OHMY at Stylevana. If you purchase at least $59 USD worth of your Kbeauty essentials on Stylevana, you can get 15% off your order with that same discount code. I do receive a small percentage of the commission if you use my code.

Here are a few of the ingredients listed that make this toner the perfect addition to your summer skin routine:

• Snail Secretion Filtrate: The remnants of a snail moving along turns out to be a slimey surprise for your skin. Not only is it moisturizing, it is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory for your skin. This ingredient is great for dry and mature skin types that are more prone to wrinkles.
• Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Water: Green tea is an anti-aging ingredient since it contains antioxidants that protect your skin and help it look young and plump.
• Bee Venom: Turns out, bee venom can bring your skin back to life! It has anti-aging properties since bee venom can encourage blood flow to your skin to bring in more oxygen, nutrients, collagen, and elastin. These components are all essential for healthy skin. If you want to look and feel more awake, maybe it’s time to try bee venom.
• Sholigopeptide-1: This is another important ingredient for anti-aging products because it is used to encourage skin cell growth.
• Betaine: Betaine is anti-inflammatory and anti-aging. It can be used in cosmetics to retain water in your skin so you can maintain your youthful glow.
• Diospyros Kaki (Persimmon) Leaf Extract: Persimmons have anti-aging properties because they contain antioxidants. So, they can help with protecting from the effects of free radicals that can age your skin.
• Laminaria Digitata (Algae) Extract: Seaweed contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that support and protect your skin from loosing hydration.
• Althaea Rosea (Marshmallow) Root Extract: Marshmallow can soothe and hydrate your skin. It also has anti-fungal properties that help clear breakouts of infection-causing bacteria.

No Complaints at All

Simple and Travel-Friendly Packaging

The packaging is a very simple plastic bottle that does a good job of keeping the toner solution inside. I personally like it because the label is easy to peel so you can recycle the bottle or reuse it. Most likely I’m going to wash the bottle to reuse for travel, so I love how considerate Benton was to have an eco-friendly brand.

Simple Formula

The toner solution can be mistaken for water if you didn’t read the label closely. It is a clear, unscented formula that doesn’t seem special. However, you can notice its difference once you apply the product to your skin. It leaves a thin layer of moisture that leaves your skin with a light sheen.

Perfect for My Dry Skin

I use 3-4 drops in my morning and night routines right after washing my face. Initially, you would think that this is just like water. My dry skin wouldn’t feel dehydrated or irritated. Instead, it looked soothe and dewy. There was a slight slipperiness to this toner to my skin, but it was a good foundation for my skin to better absorb my serums and moisturizer.

New Face Wash Alternative

Dry skin is more likely to form wrinkles due to water loss, so I stopped washing my face in the morning. Instead, I used this to bring moisture back into my skin and I love it a lot! It doesn’t sting my face and has helped with lightening my blemishes. My skin has not had any prominent breakouts except for some white heads every then and there. Someone even asked about my skincare routine because they said my skin looked so smooth. This was one of the products I was using, so there’s some proof that this toner is working.

Would I repurchase?

Yes! I highly recommend this for newbies to skincare (especially for damaged skin barriers) because it’s an easy-to-use product. Dry and mature skin would love this formula due to the collagen production focus. It’s a stellar toner, and I really wish I had a product like this when my skin barrier was so damaged.

I actually think this product would be amazing as a spray mist for on-the-go touch-ups or for an alternative to washing my face. I use mists for the morning because dry skin is more wrinkle-prone, so Benton, please answer my prayer. 😂🙏🏼

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Are you ready for the summer? I’ve been prioritizing stocking up on sunscreens to get through the dry summer weather coming up. Under the blazing heat, my dry skin needs all the support it can get to protect itself from UV rays that can make it prone to wrinkles and irritation.

Luckily, I was gifted this beautiful sunscreen from @thankyoufarmer_official @go.picky @pickyrewards in exchange for my honest review. I used this sunscreen in my morning routine for about 2 to 3 weeks before coming up with my thoughts mentioned in this post.

Stay Protected and Stay Cool

Safe Sun Fluid Age 0880 with PA++++ SPF 50+ from Thank You Farmer is currently sold at $22 USD for 100 mL on Stylevana. It is a mineral sunscreen that calms down the skin while providing lightweight moisture and a dewy finish. According to the Thank You Farmer, this sunscreen is supposed to lower your skin temperature by 4 degrees Celsius and is low irritation formulated, free of mineral oil and parabens.

By the way, you can purchase this product at a cheaper price and with 10% off your total if you buy it with my discount code INF10OHMY at Stylevana. If you purchase at least $59 USD worth of your Kbeauty essentials on Stylevana, you can get 15% off your order with that same discount code. I do receive a small percentage of the commission if you use my code.

This sunscreen works hard to keep you protected because of some of their ingredients listed, including:

• Centella Asiatica Extract and Mild Protection Complex(Camellia flower extract + Matri Caria flower/leaf extract, Pancratium Maritimum Extract): These ingredients work together to soothe your skin and reduce inflammation from dryness and environmental stressors.
• Titanium Dioxide: This ingredient is used in skincare for SPF protection and for thickening the product to enhance anti-aging properties of other ingredients.
• Stearic Acid: Stearic Acid serves as a binder for skincare and helps provide moisture to reduce irritation and dryness that can cause pimple formation.

What makes this sunscreen also worthy of consideration is that it is free of parabens, mineral oil, silicone oil, artificial colors, benzophenone, and phenoxy ethanol. It is a sensitive-skin-friendly formula.

Formulated for the Perfect Summer Skin

Protective Packaging

I’m a huge sucker for skincare packaging, and Thank You Farmer did a great job with it. The packaging is adorable with the little hat illustration and the stripes! It literally screams “summer in a bottle” vibes. On top of that, the bottle packaging is a sturdy plastic so that the heat doesn’t affect the potency of the sunscreen formula. Although the sunscreen is in a bottle, I had no worries with squeezing out the sunscreen fluid that is inside. I can definitely see this being in use during a beach trip for both my face and body.

Lightly Scented

There’s a light scent that’s normal with mineral sunscreens that has these chemical-y notes to it. It doesn’t smell plasticky, but more like the thick creamy lotions that you use. The scent does fade out over time as the formula dries on your skin.

Easy to Blend

The sun fluid is a creamy milk, lotion-like consistency that can easily be spread out to provide a thin protective film on your skin. I love how easy it was to blend into my skin compared to other mineral sunscreens. This blend time does take some time for my medium skin tone because it can leave a slight white cast if not spread well enough.

I can imagine it might take longer to minimize this white cast for darker skin tones. If you have a darker skin tone and want to try this product, I would suggest applying it in sections to your face. Start with a pea size amount for a section of your face and work on gently blending it into your face till it disappears. Then, repeat on the rest of your face, neck, and decolletage area.

Icy Sensation

Now, I do not have a skin temperature thermometer on hand for me to test the cooling effects of this sun fluid. I can only go by personal experience post-application. I was very impressed with how ice-cold my skin was feeling after application! Applying this sunscreen can be best described as drinking an ice-cold beverage after being dehydrated under the blazing hot sun. Thank You Farmer’s Safe Sun Fluid is the ice-cold beverage that your skin desperately needs. If you have any areas that are prone to sunburn on your face or body, this cooling effect will be super relaxing for you.

No Sign of Breakouts

After using this sun fluid multiple times during my morning routine, my skin looks perfectly fine. It didn’t break me out after multiple wears to the gym, too. I was also wearing a face mask while working out during this testing period and not once did my skin break out. It could also be because I did a great job at double cleansing, but this sunscreen does it’s job of supporting my skin. My skin continued to have that super dewy finish that made me look more awake and hydrated.

A usual issue of sunscreen would be encountering that stinging sensation around the eyes, whether you like it or not. You can experience this while washing the sunscreen off or due to sweat dripping down your face. This sunscreen did not provide any of the stinging.

More of a Tone Up Sunscreen

This is only a note of precaution for darker skin tones. I think just keep in mind darker skin tones might need to spread out the product more to blend it in since it is a creamy white formula. If you’re using this before makeup, there’s no issue then.

This product falls along the trend of tone up sunscreens that are meant to brighten your complexion. Therefore, you will likely notice that your skin will look a bit whiter than usual once you rub the product on your skin. You can notice this brightening effect in the before and after pictures that I posted above.

Would I repurchase?

Yes! I think the price to product quality is justified for this one. I love how my dry skin feels during and after using it. My skin felt super moisturized when using it so I can consider this being a moisturizer sunscreen duo that’s cheaper than my fave LRP Toleraine moisturizer. Super excited to use this up this summer, especially since I have a few trips I plan to do.

Would you try this? Let me know down below.

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