Sakura Love Vitamin C Aqua Bouncy Whitening Mask

What's another country that is equally as large a consumer of sheet masks as South Korea? Taiwan! In fact, Taiwan has always been on my radar for beauty products because I feel that many of the products are pretty effective, yet cheaper than those from Korea.

This mask from Taiwanese brand Sakura Love has been one of the cheapest masks I've seen on the market. At 50 cents per pop, it is truly a great deal for people that like to mask often.

Here is the ingredients list:

Ingredient	Function	Acne	Irritant	Safety
Water	Solvent			1
Hydroxyethylcellulose	Viscosity Control			1
Glycerin	Solvent, Moisturizer	0	0	1-2
Butylene Glycol	Solvent, Moisturizer	1	0	1
Sodium Hyaluronate	Moisturizer	0	0	1
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate	Anti-inflammatory, Anti-allergic			1
Soluble collagen	Antistatic, Moisturizer			1
Allantoin	Anti-inflammatory, Anti-allergic	0	0	1
Panthenol	Antistatic, Moisturizer	0	0	1
Ascorbyl Glucoside	Antioxidant, Whitening			1
Hyaluronic Acid	Moisturizer			1
Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate				1
Magnesium chloride				1
Opuntia Ficus-indica Extract
Chlorphenesin	Preservative			2-3
Phenoxyethanol	Preservative			2-4
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil	Surfactant, Emulsifier			1-3
EDTA				2
PEG-16 macadamia glycerides				1-3
Scutellaria Alpina Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract	Plant extract
Sodium Benzoate	Preservative			1-3
Potassium Sorbate	Preservative			2
Citric Acid	pH Adjusters			1-2
Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract
Fragrance	Fragrance			4

Ingredients wise, it does have quite a few good ones high up on the list, such as allantoin, sodium hyaluronate, and panthenol. It also uses Ascorbyl glucoside as its vitamin C derivative for brightening.

One thing to note though, as with many Taiwanese brands, they tend to contain a couple of preservatives, and some of the preservatives used I've actually never really seen in other products. Some of them are questionable in terms of safety. So if you're someone with really sensitive skin, or is really particular about harmful ingredients then this mask may not be the best for you.

I feel really bad for saying this, but I actually do quite like the mask. Despite my being iffy about the preservatives, I cannot deny the fact that the mask did give my skin a brightening effect after a couple of uses, and I like the texture of the serum. The fit of the mask is really great too especially for someone with a large face like me.

Will I repurchase? It depends. I might after doing more research on the preservatives used.