Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+ was the first Japan-exclusive sunscreen I ever tried and immediately fell in love. My friend and I swapped our current favourite sunscreens – I gave her the OG Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel SPF50+ (Reviewed), and she blessed me with Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+ I (pink bottle). I was so impressed with how cosmetically elegant it was all the while being gentle.
I had friends that were planning a trip to Japan and I asked them to pick up all 3 versions of Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+. Apparently they were very difficult to find because they were always sold out due to its popularity! I was even more intrigued by these Japan-exclusive sunscreens.
Note before you start reading the review – these sunscreens are unfortunately discontinued. HOWEVER, I still wanted to review them to keep those of you reading informed of what I’m using in my skincare routine, as well as to spark some interest with Japanese sunscreens if you haven’t tried them yet. Also if you ever get a chance to visit the country, maybe you’ll peruse the beauty shops and also try a Japan-exclusive sunscreen, or something else you haven’t seen a North American Youtuber or Blogger review!
COPPERTONE PERFECT UV CUT GEL CREAM SPF50+ PA++++ GENERAL INFORMATION
English description and ingredients list provided by Ratzilla Cosme
Water-based creamy gel formula
Spreads evenly
Absorbs quickly
pH Protect Technology – reacts to skin’s acidic pH upon contact to transform into a skin-bonding veil
Leaves skin feeling moisturized and silky smooth
Water-resistant
For face and body
Made in Japan
Price: 900 Yen Packaging: Opaque tube packaging with twist-off cap, each level has a different colour.
I – skin that burns easily and doesn’t tan (pink tube) II – skin that tends to burn then tan (orange tube) III – skin that tans easily and doesn’t burn (blue tube)
COPPERTONE PERFECT UV CUT GEL CREAM SPF50+ PA++++ INGREDIENTS
Based on the general description, my skin is suitable for Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+ III. However looking at the INCI list of all 3, the Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+ sunscreens share the same base of the following 12 ingredients:
Below I have shared some highlighted ingredients that make each Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+ more distinct. For my experience however, you’ll find that they all more or less perform the same.
COPPERTONE PERFECT UV CUT GEL CREAM I HIGHLIGHTED INGREDIENTS
peach leaf extract – emollient
mugwort flower extract – soothing
aloe extract – humectant, soothing
licorice root extract – soothing, brightening
tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol – vitamin e derivative and original, antioxidant
Based on the key ingredients following the base, soothing is the name of the game.
COPPERTONE PERFECT UV CUT GEL CREAM II HIGHLIGHTED INGREDIENTS
aloe extract – humectant, soothing
licorice root extract – soothing, brightening
rice bran extract – skin conditioning
chamomile flower extract – soothing, some antioxidant activity
ascorbyl glucoside – vitamin c derivative, apparently most promising one to show similar benefits as LAA; in sunscreen, it is probably more for antioxidant benefits
tocopherol – vitamin e, antioxidant
I find this one to have a more well-rounded inactive ingredient list – some soothing, brightening, antioxidant activity.
COPPERTONE PERFECT UV CUT GEL CREAM III HIGHLIGHTED INGREDIENTS
chamomile flower extract – soothing, some antioxidant activity
Saxifraga sarmentosa extract – skin conditioning
ascorbyl glucoside – vitamin c derivative, antioxidant
tocopherol – vitamin e, antioxidant
This one seems to be more focused on softening the skin and providing antioxidant protection.
COPPERTONE PERFECT UV CUT GEL CREAM SPF50+ PA++++ EXPERIENCE
All 3 Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+ sunscreens have the exact same texture – a lightweight gel-cream with no noticeable scent, you can’t even smell the alcohol in the formula. Given the texture, it’s super easy to apply an adequate amount all over my face and neck without worry. The lightweightedness makes it enjoyable for reapplication, especially during the warmer months; I can reapply a liberal amount without worrying about streaks or excessive shine. One point of slight concern for those of us with dryer skin types is that these are quite light and I do not find they add a lot of extra moisture despite the “pH Technology”. Be sure to use your moisturizer properly without banking on any addition from these sunscreens.
COPPERTONE PERFECT UV CUT GEL CREAM SPF50+ PA++++ FINAL THOUGHTS
Unfortunately, these gentle, cosmetically elegant sunscreens are not only Japan-exclusives (can’t find them online for international retail), but they have been discontinued! This seems to be common for Japanese sunscreens – always discontinuing to improve the formula. I hope with this discontinuation, they just make one new and improved Coppertone Perfect UV Cut Gel Cream SPF50+. After using type I, II and III, there is not much difference between them. I hope that it’ll be an improved version of II because this one seemed the most well-rounded when it came to additional beneficial ingredients.
And that’s it for this review! I hope this post peaked your interest in Japanese sunscreens and the exclusive products they offer on their market – affordable ones at that! For us skinthusiasts, it’ll definitely be a fun “activity” to find what’s popular on that side of the world.
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Wow, has it been 3 months already? It’s time for another Low Buy update! Before you continue, please check out the below posts for more context about this one
I’m patting myself on the back, I haven’t purchased any skincare in the past 3 months since I published my first skincare haul of 2022. The haul I posted back in April have been the only products I have bought this year so far and I’ve always looked at my skincare collection first when wanting to try something new.
The only temptation the past few months was on Instagram; I participated in giveaways of skincare bundles, but didn’t win anything đŸ˜›
Now that we’re in July, I emptied out a ton of serums including the Man:yo Bifida Biome Complex Ampoule and I am near the end of Sioris My First Essener. I gave myself permission to buy some skincare that I need. I already placed an order on YesStyle so stay tuned for another skincare haul post!
For the past year and half I have been playing around with minimizing my skincare routine from an average of 5 to 3 skincare items. I have tried many times to cut down on the number of products in my skincare routine, but alas, it never lasts long. I’ve come to accept that I like having a more elaborate skincare routine, or just certain skincare products on hand when the situation calls for it. As someone who creates skincare content, I have experimented a lot in many realms of skincare and have reaped the rewards in most instances – layers of hydration, tretinoin, chemical exfoliants, soothing creams, fermented essences and serums. I’ve come to understand what I like and what my skin likes, and unfortunately for my wallet, it really likes variety when it comes to skincare. I notice a difference in my skin’s quality and vibrance when I am not as high maintenance and I enjoy skincare in general so I’ll be sticking to my somewhat maximalist skincare routine and having those extra products on an as-need or feel-like-it basis.
Discovering My Colour Palette
In the makeup corner of the beauty world, I still have not purchased anything *pats self on back*. I almost broke my no-makeup buy streak recently – I was really really tempted to buy a bunch of cool toned lip colours from Rom&nd that seem to be well loved (Pink Tassel, Bare Grape, #Figfig). But I did the best thing possible – I shopped my collection and discovered a treasure trove of lovely cool-toned colours that compliment my complexion.
I have actually been shopping my stash more frequently now that I am settled in a new apartment and have easy access to my collection. I occassionally decluttered a makeup product here and there, eventually noticing that majority of the decluttered makeup falls in the warm-toned spectrum; My suspicion for this warm-toned makeup declutter is that I stopped wearing medium-full coverage foundations, or tinted sunscreens that had a warm undertone and paired well with this makeup – i.e. never turning orange. However now that only spot conceal and lightly conceal in the center of my face, I have been noticing more and more that all the warm-toned makeup in my skincare collection has been turning slightly orange shortly after it makes contact with my skin. I actually revisited my Merit Beauty vs Current Makeup Collection video and even saw how while both sides looked good, there was something about the slightly cool toned, Merity Beauty side that looked a bit better.
For the first time in my life, I did a very obvious cool-toned makeup look with ashy browns and very purple berry colours… And gaddamn it looked good. I always stuck to mauves in winter and peach in summer, but never ventured too far with the cool-toned makeup. I have to say, cool-toned makeup suits my cool, olive undertone skin way more. I did a cool-toned look a few weekends ago for an event and I never questioned the colour of the makeup and how cohesive the overall look was. I still kept some warm-toned makeup though – the ones that I find still look good on me especially in the warmer months, the colours that bring me joy.
Interests Beyond Skincare
Ever since reducing the noise of skincare on my social media and Youtube, I have been interested in more topics outside of skincare – a lot which focus on my self-growth.
Language Learning. I am currently learning Bulgarian and it’s really renewed my interest in language learning in general. Fun fact, I speak a bit of French (all Canadian kids have to take French class for a number of years) and I also learned Italian (forgot a lot of it, I’m a False Beginner again lol). I was taking Bulgarian classes before to give me a good schedule, but now I am attempting some self-studying.
Fitness. The time has finally come – I have been working out for 3 months straight, 3-4x a week! I first started with Shelley Darlington’s lockdown workout playlist at home. The last 2 months (and now this month of July) I have been going consistently. I have always liked the results I got and now that I’m in my 30s, I want to have a family and also live a healthy life with little to no problems. So all in all, it’s good that I finally got into the habit of going to the gym – willingly :).
Fashion. I’ve been watching a lot of informative videos on yin and yang in body types (i.e. Kibbe), essence, and colour analysis. Looking at my current wardrobe since doing a mass declutter, I have seen a pattern with the types of materials, silhouettes and colours I gravitate towards and it’s become a real “AHA” moment in my fashion development. I have been in uniform-required schooling and jobs for a good chunk of my life, so I feel like I’m finally understanding myself more through fashion.
Now that it is just past 6 months into this Low Buy year, I feel like I’ve finally escaped the beauty trap. I lost my impulsivity to buy and I don’t have FOMO for new releases. I also stopped watching a lot of skincare and makeup content which made up a bulk of my social media for years and added fuel to my unnecessary spending. Now, the vicious cycle of spending in the beautysphere has come to a halt and seeing how I’ve developed in the past 6 months is a real testament to that.
How’s your low buy year going? Have you also been decluttering, picking up additional interests, discovering you’re green? Let me know!
Another season passed, another round of skincare empties for 2022! For the past 3 months I managed to empty a total of 14 skincare products. I surprisingly finished a lot of my serums this time around, and hopefully by the next empties video I’ll have sunscreens to share.
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For those of you new to my corner of the internet, I have had acne for over 15 years and it’s only been in the past few years that I managed to finally gain control over my acne thanks to topical prescriptions and lifestyle changes. Now that it’s well controlled, I was finally able to get professional acne scarring revision on the old atrophic acne scars I developed from the dark days when I didn’t like skincare and had more than 15 active cysts at a time.
I did 4 sessions of at-home microneedling with a 0.5mm needle to start the acne scar revision process. Unfortunately, my acne was still not in the best state of control at the time.
Banish Acne Scars Banish Starter Kit from 2018
While I noticed improvement in texture, it was not enough to handle the old acne scars and my acne was not getting any better. It’s actually right after that experience which I hopped on the vitamin A bandwagon and started taking my clear skin journey more seriously. I realized that I can’t address the problem of acne scarring if I didn’t even have a handle on what caused them in the first place. I have done a few more at-home microneedling sessions in 2018 as well but stopped to just give my skin a break.
Fast forward to Spring 2020, my skin has been the clearest it’s been thanks to major lifestyle changes in combination with topical prescriptions Aczone and Retin-A Micro. Once my skin was consistently clear, I started looking at professional cosmetic procedures for my atrophic acne scars.
Fall 2020 Professional Microneedling.
Collage of healing progress after a professional microneedling session.
I have mentioned this in passing, but 2020 was a year that I had an “aha” moment for how to best control my acne. In short, the missing piece of the puzzle was lifestyle changes. It really put a perspective on my gut health and how it strongly ties to my skin. Anywho, I started up the journey of acne scar revision once again, and had 3 professional microneedling sessions done. I noticed after the 3 sessions my skin’s texture looked somewhat smoother, it temporarily plumped up my skin, but the stubborn scars with built up scar tissue still remained and I knew I had to take it a step further. Between at-home microneedling and professional microneedling, the latter is definitely superior; It just did more for permanent improvements on my skin.
2021 October First of 3 CO2 Fraxel Sessions.
What is CO2 Laser?
A carbon dioxide laser (CO2 laser) resurfaces skin with targeted beams of light. As the first laser designed for skin resurfacing, it’s been popular since the 1980s for the rejuvenation of aging and damaged skin.
So how does a CO2 laser work? Electricity runs through a gas-filled tube to produce a specific wavelength of light. The light is emitted in short, concentrated beams, which target water molecules and vaporize skin cells. The laser removes surface cells of the epidermis, making way for fresh, clear new skin.
At the same time, it penetrates the skin’s deeper dermis layer to stimulate new collagen production, which firms and smooths skin over time.
CO2 laser treatments can address fine lines and wrinkles; discoloration (including sun damage and age spots); acne scars; stretch marks; and uneven skin texture on the face, neck, and chest.
– Realself.com
A collage of three photos from my first CO2 Fraxel Laser session in October 2021. Left: numbing cream has been applied before the CO2 Fraxel Laser Procedure. Middle: state of face shortly after the CO2 Fraxel Laser Procedure + PRP Mesotherapy is completed. Right: face has been cleaned and a soothing cica balm has been applied.
I made a recovery vlog video if you want to check out how my face and neck healed as well as my skincare routine and the products I used.
MY CO2 FRAXEL LASER RESULTS
It has now been 3 months since my last session. I waited this long to share my results purposely because you need that time to see the progress. Some of you have asked me what I noticed in that 3-month period, but I didn’t want to give a premature answer. I wanted to wait until the right amount of time has passed for me to properly judge the procedure and review my overall experience with CO2 Fraxel Laser.
Keep in mind that 3 sessions and old scarring doesn’t mean the laser was at the highest strength each session. The last 2 sessions weren’t as heavy as the first because my skin was just not as tolerant to the pain like it was in the first session. Remember, I had these 3 laser sessions in the span of 4 months and my skin’s healing took around a month at a time until it finally normalized. The dermatologist had to consider the time period between the previous session(s), the actives I may have used in my skincare routine, whether or not I was on my period (fluctuating hormones will make your skin more sensitive at certain times of the month).
Left: June 2021, less exposure. Right: June 2022, more exposure.
Left: June 2021, more exposure. Right: June 2022, less exposure. It looks like I should have used equal exposure for before and afters, but I wanted to highlight that even with the right photo with less exposure and more shading on the cheeks, the texture is still not as visible. (I was also trying to pose the same but completely missed the mark on hand placement lol).
Left: June 2021. Right: June 2022, slightly more exposure (angle was difficult to replicate for the after photo). I find on the left, the scars are a bit more visible especially with the blush placement. Right, even with equal amount of blush application, I find I see more of the darkness of the blush than the texture. Texture still looks more obvious when I apply cheek products in general.
Atrophic Acne scars
I have been frequently asked to give a percentage of how much my scars have improved – frankly I have a hard time formulating one because when you look at yourself you always think the worst. Also I don’t want any of you watching to be fixated on a number because this is my experience, with my skin type, my skincare, my age, my wound healing process, the different laser intensity per session due to pain tolerance, and how I view myself. Having said that, I’m not going to give a number, I am just going to best describe what I see knowing all these factors about myself and provide some materials so I can hopefully convey the difference I see.
I noticed a way smoother complexion on my cheeks after the first session, more significant than microneedling. I’ve had family and friends in person and video call comment that they noticed a difference. Some of you in the comments have also noticed!
The most obvious, indented scars – one on each cheek – are noticeably more lifted and not as deep. On a daily basis doing my skincare routine I rarely notice them.
On a daily basis, going about my day, experiencing all kinds of lighting… I don’t even notice my scarring and I don’t even look like a person who has experienced really bad acne.
My mother-in-law who was a medical esthetician commented that it looks like I achieved what I sought out to do for my acne scars and there doesn’t seem to be a need to continue with the CO2 Fraxel Laser sessions.
My husband who never cared about my scarring in the first place (but obviously cared how they deeply affected me) has seen the change in my skin since the time we first met almost 9 years ago! From breakouts, post-red acne marks and atrophic scarring to now – he commented that he can also visibly see a difference in my cheeks and pores. Friends who have also seen me before and after all 3 procedures commented they have noticed a smoother appearance as well, that it doesn’t look like I ever experienced bad acne.
There are still times I see some scarring; One of them being when I apply a heavy amount of makeup to my cheeks. Cheek products create shadowing and make them more noticeable, particularly on the backs of my cheeks. Before acne scar revision in general, my eyes would immediately wander to that area because I knew that if I placed a lot of bronzer or blush there, the texture would appear more obvious. Now it’s more subtle, but in general I don’t apply as much makeup as I used to.
If I look real close, like such a close amount in various angles and lighting that no one else other than myself would look – I still see some lingering texture. I did this a few years ago when I was first very concerned about my atrophic acne scars and I’ve come to realize how silly it was. If I look at past photos or videos of myself prior to treatments, my scarring really wasn’t that bad. The only time it ever looked bad was when I went out of my way to cast my cheeks under atrocious lighting that no one including myself would ever notice.
So I still have texture. But the fact that I have to go through such awkward angles and lighting to even see it on myself, plus how much more lifted the most visible indented scars are – I think doing CO2 Fraxel Laser has been quite successful.
Other things I noticed alongside acne scar improvement
My pores while still visible are definitely reduced. My makeup routine prior needed a pore primer and powder to really pack it in but now it takes little effort to blur out my pores and most days I don’t reach for a primer or powder (maybe in the hot, sweaty summer).
Neck skin texture looks smoother and more refined – I find the quality of it matches my face. I’m happy about this because I was barely using any actives on my neck prior to the procedure. The tech neck lines visibly reduced – not 100% but for me I notice they don’t look as deep and a lot lighter.
OVERALL THOUGHTS ON EXPERIENCE WITH CO2 FRAXEL LASER
PROS OF CO2 FRAXEL LASER
Procedure is exactly what I needed to see the improvements I wanted to achieve for my skin that skincare could not provide for me.
Solidified my expectations with skincare and what I can achieve. I’ve seen the benefits of layering hydration, using actives like tretinoin and chemical exfoliants, but doing this procedure definitely solidified my expectations on how far skincare can get me.Â
I like that I saw visible improvements after 1 procedure. Family, friends and some viewers have noticed as well.
Neck looks more refined and skin quality matches with my face. The lines I have while not completely gone have lightened. I just need to not look at my phone so much and keep a good posture. My mom and mother-in-law for example have less visible lines on their necks than I do, and they are in their 60s.
Mental clarity. I know the scars were never as bad as I perceived them to be. When I look at past photos even before starting any type of acne scar revision, they were not that bad. But if I were to imagine myself, the scarring was always there and I would see them first. Now when I picture myself, I see me first. Not my acne scarring, not my acne, just me.
CONS OF CO2 FRAXEL LASER
Cost. If you have scars like mine where they are old it will take a few sessions to get them really smoothed out, so you may be investing in this procedure in the thousands.
Down Time Post-Laser. Depending on the strength of the laser, swelling takes a few days to die down, scabbing maybe 5 days, overall redness longer. Not everyone has the luxury of working from home and even then you can’t really go out with your face in such a sensitive state. For me I work from home and even I was getting impatient with the recovery after the 2nd session.
Extensive Healing Time for FitzPatrick Skin Types bordering 3 and 4. You may get a little scared. While my face now is bright and even, it took maybe a month or so for this dark and dull look on my face to go away. You can see it in my post-laser skincare routine video, I found my face not as collected as I like it to be. Despite the length of time, I consistently made sure to use wound healing, soothing and moisturizing products to ensure a successful healing process.
The Pain. No amount of numbing cream will stop you from feeling pain. Unless you are completely void of nerves…
BEFORE CONSIDERING CO2 FRAXEL LASER…
Watch Dr. Davin Lim’s Youtube channel – Dr. Lim is a dermatologist based in Australia that specializes in acne scarring – talks about CO2 Fraxel Laser, Microneedling, Subcision, and other acne related topics.
Browse Realself.com – on this website you can find doctor input, patient questions, reviews on various skin procedures and treatments, and you can also potentially find a doctor in your local area for a specific treatment/procedure.
Lastly, schedule an in-person Dermatologist consultation. No one online will be able to answer your questions as well as a professional who sees your skin up close, understands your skin concerns, history, the products you use.
DO I RECOMMEND CO2 FRAXEL LASER?
Yes, because it is guaranteed to result in improvements in skin texture. However, I would reserve this procedure for those of you who have a very good understanding of your body, your skin, how you heal, and if you have realistic expectations of the results.
If you are trying to achieve unrealistic skin goals, you do not understand your skin, you don’t have good control over your acne which is causing the scarring in the first place – I would say hold off; It may turn into a waste of money for you.
And that’s all folks! I hope my experience with CO2 Fraxel Laser helped you in some way when it comes to your own skin concerns and whether or not this procedure is worth the price and down-time.
I have been all over the place with my thoughts on peptides for the past few years. I’ve tried only a few peptide-containing skincare products in the past and couldn’t really grasp what exactly they were doing for my skin. In 2021 I had a “skincare funk” or “skincare fatigue” where I was getting very fed up with my routine and skincare in general. I added The Ordinary Buffet (TOB) and Buffet + Copper Peptides 1% (TOB+CP) into my routine to try something different. I opted for TO peptide products because I like that they offer straight shooter formulas to get an idea what an ingredient does for you, all the while at a decent price point.
General Information About The Ordinary “Buffet” & “Buffet” + Copper Peptides 1%
“This formula combines a comprehensive array of studied technologies to target multiple signs of aging at once.”
Matrixylâ„¢ synthe’6â„¢ peptide complex (with palmitoyl tripeptide-38, claims to boost 6 major components of the skin matrix, including collagen and hyaluronic acid)
SYNâ„¢-AKE peptide complex (with dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, “botox in a jar”)
ARGIRELOXâ„¢ peptide complex (with acetyl hexapeptide-8, pentapeptide-18, “botox in a jar”)
Postbiotic complex (with Lactococcus lactis lysate, helps strengthen skin barrier) Â in a base of 11 amino acids and multiple hyaluronic acid complexes
TOB+CP has of course 26.1% of peptides in the formula, the extra 1% being the Copper Peptides – wound-healing, promotes good collagen, anti-inflammatory. It is naturally occurring in some bodily fluids (plasma, urine), and we lose on average a few ng/ml every year
My Experience with the Ordinary “Buffet” & “Buffet” + Copper Peptides 1%
The Ordinary BuffetThe Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1%
Both consistencies are lightweight in texture and are gel-like serums. I would say out of the two, TOB+CP had a thinner consistency. I found myself applying TOB more liberally, whereas TOB+CP I only needed 4 drops to find it effective (could also be price/size difference lol). TOB did not have a scent to it, whereas TOB+CP smelled like vinegar.
The Ordinary Buffet texture before and after massaging into my skin.
Upon first use, both TOB and TOB+CP sensitized my skin; It slightly stung and my skin looked a bit red. As My skin acclimated with gradual usage and I no longer experienced any sensitization from either. With consistent nightly application, I noticed the next morning my face looked bright and even. I noticed more of a luminosity and healthier look with TOB+CP in particular. My husband was also using TOB+CP every night and I noticed his complexion looked brighter and had a smoother than usual appearance (his skin is enviously flawless).
The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1% before and after massaging into my skin.
In terms of hydration, both are decent but I do find my skin prefers something more emollient in general. I found myself reaching for Regimen Lab’s Wave Serum (reviewed) in conjunction with one of the TO serums.
My Final Thoughts on the Ordinary “Buffet” & “Buffet” + Copper Peptides 1%
Peptides are still fairly new to me in my skincare routine, but so far I like what I’m seeing given The Ordinary’s straight-shooter formulas and want to continue incorporating peptides in my skincare routine. I found TOB mostly served as a hydrating serum, whereas with TOB+CP I used it more as an active/treatment along the lines of Tretinoin, AHAs, etc. TOB+CP definitely furthered my interest in copper peptides, and I purchased the favourite NIOD CAIS3 in 2021 during Deciem’s Slowvember Sale. I haven’t been consistent in using NIOD CAIS3 however because I am still trying to finish up TOB, and I reintroduced my 0.1% Tretinoin prescription into my nighttime skincare routine once my face fully healed from my 3rd CO2 Fraxel Laser session. I am however now near the end of TO Buffet, so rest assured NIOD CAIS3 will be used regularly soon! If you are thinking of picking up one of The Ordinary peptide serums, I would opt for TOB+CP. Yes, you get double the amount for a similar price with TOB 60ml, however I found I saw more benefits with TOB+CP with just a few drops at a time.
As always, I hope you find content like this helpful and informative!
MICHXMASH 