Rovectin seems to be the new kid on the block in the K-beautysphere. As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, this Korean beauty brand was originally created for cancer patients who experience irritating, skin-drying and barrier deteriorating side-effects from the treatments. Knowing this, Rovectin primarily focuses on providing skincare products to those with the most sensitive skin types – effective, gentle formulations to promote skin health.
I’ve been sent the following products to test out from Rovectin’s Cica Care Line:
- Rovectin Cica Care Purifying Toner
- Rovectin Cica Care Balm
- Rovectin Cica Care Sleeping Pack
- Rovectin Cica Care Dr. Mask Cica
The Cica Care Line focuses on irritated skin due to acne. Cica – Centella Asiatica – is the key ingredient in this line, alongside Calamine – remember the pink stuff we put on bug bites as kids? I’ve been rotating these products in my skincare routine for the past couple of months and I am ready to share my experience!
I am acne-prone, normal to dry. My skin gets easily sensitized to drying products and environments. I have been using topical prescriptions for my acne daily for almost 3 years such as Vitamin A and Aczone.
Products were sent to me for review purposes, however this in no way effects my opinion of them. My opinions are honest, always *casts doe patronus*
ABOUT ROVECTIN CICA CARE LINE
Cica Care Line for soothing and calming your irritated skin – acne-prone, hormonal breakouts and dark spots. Calamine and Madecassoside work day and night to revitalize your sensitive skin.
– Rovectin.com
- All products are cruelty-free
- Some products are vegan friendly
- All products contain fragrance – I believe the fragrance component has been updated but the overall formula and performance is the same
- Price point in my opinion is mid-range $$
Not a skin expert in any way, just a passionate skincare enthusiast! For the highlighted ingredients below, I listed the ones I thought were important and their basic function for convenience.
ROVECTIN CICA CARE BALM
Price: $26 USD
Amount: 40ml
pH: 6.5 – 8.5
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Trehalose – humectant sugar molecule
- Calamine
- Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside – wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, and have antioxidant benefits
- Glycerin – skin-identical humectant
- Betaine – humectant sugar amino acid derivative
A thin, slightly pink gel-cream, I tried the Cica Care balm in 2 ways – spot treatment and all over moisturizer. As a spot treatment I thought it performed decently, it’s definitely a more “supportive” product (as I like to call it) when used alongside my anti-acne prescriptions – helps keep the effected areas calm and moisturized, to prevent any side effects such as irritation and dryness. As an all-over face moisturizer, it’s definitely not enough for my dryer skin type in the winter time in Canada, but I can see this being a good stand-alone moisturizer if I were to live in a more humid place. Paired with the Sleeping Pack, I did find my face comfortably moisturized all through the night.
ROVECTIN CICA CARE PURIFYING TONER
Price: $24 USD
Amount: 260ml
pH: 5.25 – 5.75
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glycerin – skin-identical humectant
- Centella Asiatica Extract and Madecassoside – wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, and have antioxidant benefits
- Panthenol – humectant with soothing and wound healing benefits
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract – traditional Asian plant extract high in flavonoids that show antioxidant, soothing, and antibacterial properties
- Ceramide NP – skin-identical waxy lipid (I guess an emollient?)
- Camellia Sinesis Leaf Extract – an antioxidant, helps with pores and antibacterial
- Amino Acids – Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Serine, Lysine, Alanine, Threonine, Proline – skin-identical humectants
I opted for this toner as a “morning cleanse” – it has the right pH, moisturizing ingredients, and is quite watery, so I didn’t really classify it as a hydrator in my skincare routine. I’d saturate a cotton round and wipe my face and neck from a night’s sweat and fluff. The big standout of this toner is the fragrance – it has quite a deep Lavender scent to it; I have mixed feelings about it – sometimes I don’t mind it, other times it’s just too strong. I believe the fragrance component in this Cica Care Purifying Toner has been updated so it may not be as strong for some of you considering this.
ROVECTIN CICA CARE SLEEPING PACK
Price: $34 USD
Amount: 80ml
pH: 6.3 – 6.5
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glycerin – skin-identical humectant
- Betaine – humectant sugar amino acid derivative
- Panthenol – humectant with soothing and wound healing benefits
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract – humectant/emollient with soothing properties
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate – humectant with soothing properties
- Allantoin – soothing
- Bioflavinoids – soothing
My favourite product out of the bunch! I suspect it has quite a bit of Glycerin in the formula, because it immediately reminded me of La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains which is 30% Glycerin. I like using sleeping masks over my moisturizer, for I don’t find it performs that well on its own for my dryer skin type. The next morning after using this mask, I was always pleased at how well it retained moisture in my skin – comparable to more affordable occlusives found at the drugstore!
ROVECTIN DR. MASK CICA
Price: $20 USD for 5
Amount: 25ml/sheet
pH: 4.3 – 5.3
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glycerin – skin-identical humectant
- Arginine – skin-identical humectant, wound-healing benefits
- Centella Asiatica Extract and Madecassoside – wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, and have antioxidant benefits
- Sodium Hyaluronate – skin-identical humectant
- Trehalose – humectant sugar molecule
- Betaine – humectant sugar amino acid derivative
- Calamine
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract – traditional Asian plant extract high in flavonoids that show antioxidant, soothing, and antibacterial properties
The Cica sheet mask is a cotton material, was nicely drenched in a more viscous serum, and fit my face well. I specifically used this sheet mask on a day I was experiencing a breakout (not that inflamed) from the It Cosmetics Foundation + Skincare to test out how much it can help my sensitized skin. It hydrated my skin nicely, didn’t irritate my acne spots, but it didn’t really do much to lower the size of them either. I have used sheet masks that are able to reduce the size of breakouts and redness, so I know those claims can be true.
Note on the packaging of the box I have, it says there is salicylic acid in the formula for exfoliation – there is no BHA in any form in it. I don’t know why they would advertise it :\ But just know this is why it’s always important to look at the ingredients list to make sure they have something to match their claims!
FINAL THOUGHTS ON ROVECTIN CICA CARE LINE
Rovectin’s Cica Care Line performed nicely. I like how their formulations cater to sensitive acne-prone skin, nothing stripped or overly sensitized my skin while rotating the products in my skincare routines. Keep in mind my skin is not impaired and I don’t have a lot of inflamed acne, but I still found them to be good supportive products around the actives I do use to help control it.
The one major standout con was the heavy fragrance in the Cica Care Purifying Toner, but as I have mentioned at the beginning of this post, Rovectin has updated the fragrance component in some of their products, I believe this toner included. This is where the major pro comes in – Rovectin shows they listen to their customers and continue to grow their brand based on their feedback. Overall I find this line more suitable for those with normal to oily skin types because majority of the products have a light consistency, but any skin type can make them work in a skincare routine.
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As always, I hope you found this review helpful and informative!
xo, M
