First time with a product with Squalene - but I couldn’t handle the smell. It was like rotten eggs.
I’ve used pure squalane in the past from many different brands and none of them have an odor or smell.
Ok good to know! I will try more squalane products then - with that said I loved how it made my skin feel
Umm interesting! Korean squalane products I’ve tried had no scent at all—maybe that’s because of the lower concentration?(prolly not)
Right now, the most popular squalane product in Korea is the S. Nature Squalane Moisturizing Cream, and it’s completely fragrance-free. I’d recommend trying other products as well!
lol yes. I love how squalane, specifically Biossance products, makes my skin feel and look. But yeah it does smell awful!
I’ll also say the Biossance eye cream makes my eyes burn, sadly. It makes my undereye skin look great but it is too stingy
Ok - I am glad I am not the only one! I wonder if it’s just a moisturizer problem with them. Otherwise, I love their products
I don’t think it smell that bad. Used for a while and I didn’t think it was good enough for the price
Squalane should have little to no scent on its own and in most products
OMG I have an answer to THIS specific product. I also got the trial size and hated how it smelled like feet, but worked soooo well on my skin. I bit the bullet recently and bought the bigger size figuring I’d just return it if I couldn’t stand it. And whaddya know… IT DOESN’T STINK. So I’m not sure if the formulation changed or if it’s just from being in such small packaging… but dare I say the big tub smells…. nice? Hopefully it’s not a fluke and if I repurchase it stays pleasant haha.
Oh! Good to know! I loved how it made my skin feel to be fair
Sidebar, I just picked up 3 jars of this from TJMaxx for $18 each! Save yourself the books and get it there (:
No way!! I just spent $60 on it
Noooooo!! Hahahaha well go stock up! It was fairly recent that it got added to my TJMaxx. Originally they just had the OG formula of the probiotics gel moisturizer, but when they added Omega, I went ham and am stocked for a year LOL.
I’ve used this for years and always bought from Biossance directly and never noticed the smell I’ve seen people complain about. That said, I recently opened a backup jar I had and there it was, the smell! But it’s not bad BAD, just kind of an overpowering unscented smell, if that makes sense. But I think it’s the age of the product. This one I opened had been on my shelf for a while (at least a year) and it’s honestly the first time I’ve smelled “the smell” - maybe your sample was just older?
Oh interesting! Yeh I don’t want to give up on this brand. I really like how it made my skin feel
I’ve used other squalane products and to me they smell like fat? I’m not sure how else to describe it.,.like fat being rubbed around? Or like that smell that your skin gets when you rub lotion in for too long?
Oh, interesting! I can kind of see that
Is the “omega” part like omega 3? Like fish oil? Maybe that’s the smell? Just throwing out thoughts lol I haven’t looked the product up
This is purely anecdotal so do with this information what you want- I have tried several American-made squalene products that all had “that smell” and I also assumed it was just the way squalene smells. I tried a Korean product with it in it, and it smells like nothing.
This is purely anecdotal so do with this information what you want- I have tried several American-made squalene products that all had “that smell” and I also assumed it was just the way squalene smells. I tried a Korean product with it in it, and it smells like nothing.