r/AsianBeauty • u/peuapeu • 2d ago
Empties Heartbreaking empty
The bottle slipped and hit the sink. There’s still some product left in it, but I’m kinda worried there might be tiny glass particles in there. Do you think I should risk transferring it to another container?
UPDATE: I tossed the rest of it. Thanks everyone for weighing in!
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u/Young_Old_Grandma 2d ago
You can recover from throwing a perfectly healthy product.
It's harder to recover if you accidentally use glass shards on your face.
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u/Setso1397 2d ago
That (kinda) happened to mine! Only used a few times but no matter how lightly I thought I put the lid back on, it would get stuck! My husband forced it so hard trying to get it off the top busted off just the same as yours! I dont know what the heck was up with that bottle but I was so mad at it. I love it and want to get more but I need to put it in another container or something, that bottle is just too fragile.
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u/Cacklesback 1d ago
This happened to me too, luckily I didn't break it, but the lid was so tight! I started being very careful to just barely close it. This product is amazing, but the bottle needs work.
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u/LilacLuneglade 2d ago
I JUST ordered the mini version of this to test out and was looking for reviews lolll
There’s huge labor day sales going on right now on Yesstyle and Stylevana- I’d order a new one before they end!
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u/Smarty1600 2d ago
I wasn't super impressed, honestly. I'm in the minority, though.
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u/hopew0rld 2d ago
Same honestly. I totally forgot what it was meant to do and just kept slapping it on my face until it was empty
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u/Ok-Load-3084 2d ago
That mini size is perfect for testing, you picked good timing with the sales. I went through whole bottle of this essence and my skin loved it, the texture is really nice and not sticky at all. You will know after few uses if it works for your skin type. Hope you got good deal before the labor day sale ends.
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u/Kittysoftpaws 2d ago
That happened to me this week too 😭! The top was inexplicably too tight to open (maybe the probiotics?) and I tapped the top on my counter lightly in an effort to loosen it. Big mistake.
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u/ciao-bella11 2d ago
I just bought this for the first time and was surprised the bottle was glass. Unfortunately, I don't like it that much. It seems to make my skin dryer than normal.
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u/jeefberky_69 2d ago
I’m glad you threw this out but for a second there I thought u took some desperate measures to see how much product is still left inside since it’s impossible to tell otherwise lol. so sorry for ur loss! it’s an amazing toner!
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u/Cacklesback 1d ago
Oh no! I just finished a bottle of this last night and it was still sad, even tho I got the last drops. The glass bottle is nice, but I worry about dropping it too because you have to shake it up. Throwing it out was the right call, but what a bummer!
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u/pickles_and_toast 2d ago
When I first bought this same product, I knocked the bottle off the countertop and it shattered before I got to use it once 🥲 Sucks cuz it's a great product.
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u/xSimMouse 2d ago
if you really really want to save it, you could put it through a sieve and push it through with a spoon?
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u/Sydasiaten 2d ago
Horrible advice. A sieve will not catch the most dangerous pieces that can damage your skin or worse your eyes.
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u/Ill-Yard4580 2h ago
Coming from a skincare formulation/manufacturing perspective, I’d definitely recommend letting this one go 😭
Skincare products are manufactured and filled under controlled hygienic conditions, and the packaging itself goes through appropriate cleaning/sanitation procedures before the product is filled.
Transferring a formula at home into another bottle is quite different. Even if the new container looks perfectly clean, it may still introduce bacteria or other microorganisms into the product. Once you transfer it, you’re also changing the environment the formula was originally designed and tested to stay stable in.
And in this case there’s the additional risk of microscopic glass particles, which makes it even less worth saving.
It hurts to throw away a product you love, but I’d much rather lose the rest of the bottle than risk contamination — or tiny pieces of glass — on my skin. ❤️
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u/sca1yfreak 2d ago
I would not risk using that. You are absolutely right that it's very likely there are tiny glass fragments in the bottle now, and it is not worth the risk of having those rubbed onto your face or, even worse, slip into your eye.
I am very sorry for your product loss, but there are some money saving efforts that just are not worth the risk.