Isana Cream

The collection groups into four clear product categories:

• Hand creams (5 variants): Olive 100ml, Q10 100ml, Repair 100ml, Aloe Vera 100ml, Urea Intensive 100ml. Each is formulated around a specific moisturising strategy - from barrier-repair with urea to antioxidant support with Q10.
• Eye creams (2 variants): Peptide Eye Cream 15ml and Q10 Eye Cream 15ml. Both address the thin, high-movement skin around the eye zone; peptides target firmness and line reduction while Q10 focuses on free-radical protection and energy metabolism in skin cells.
• Sensitive face cream: The 150g Sensitive Cream Vinu is designed for reactive and sensitive skin types that can't tolerate fragrance or common preservative blends.
• Cream showers (2 variants): Pearl 300ml and Berry Love 300ml. These replace standard body wash with a cream-emulsion format that leaves a conditioning film on skin after rinsing.

That range makes ISANA creams a practical one-brand solution for hands, eyes, face, and body without mixing-and-matching multiple brands.

All five hand creams share the same 100ml tube format and a base that absorbs without leaving a greasy film. The differentiation is in the key active each variant leads with:

• Olive: Oleic acid-rich emollient that softens and adds a slightly richer feel. Works well for dry skin during cooler months or for people who wash their hands frequently.
• Q10 (Coenzyme Q10): Antioxidant that supports cellular energy production in skin. Useful for mature hands where the skin thins and loses elasticity over time.
• Repair: Focused on barrier restoration - contains ingredients that help rebuild the lipid layer disrupted by harsh detergents or cold weather. A sensible everyday choice for people who work with their hands.
• Aloe Vera: The lightest, most gel-adjacent texture of the five. Absorbs quickly and suits those who find richer hand creams too heavy for daytime use.
• Urea Intensive: The most targeted formula in the range. Urea at functional concentrations acts as a humectant and a mild keratolytic - it draws water into the skin and softens any roughened or thickened patches. This is the choice for very dry, cracked, or work-roughened hands.

The practical rule: if your hands are just dry, Aloe Vera or Olive covers it. If you have visible roughness, cracking, or thickened skin at the knuckles, step up to Urea Intensive or Repair.

ISANA's two eye creams address the under-eye and orbital area from different angles. Both come in the same 15ml format - a size that makes sense for a product you use in small amounts and want to apply precisely.

Peptide Eye Cream: Signal peptides (typically acetyl hexapeptide or palmitoyl tripeptide class) communicate with fibroblasts to support collagen and elastin synthesis. The visible effect builds over weeks of consistent use: reduced depth of fine lines and improved firmness at the outer corner. It is the better option for people whose main concern is early-stage wrinkling or loss of elasticity.

Q10 Eye Cream: Coenzyme Q10 is a naturally occurring antioxidant in skin cells; levels decline with age and sun exposure. Topical Q10 applied to the eye area helps buffer the oxidative stress that contributes to premature skin aging. It also has a mild moisturising effect from the emollient base. Choose this if your main concern is dullness, dark circles with a yellowish tinge, or early photoaging rather than deep lines.

Using both products in alternation is not necessary - pick the one that matches your primary concern and use it consistently morning or evening.

The 150g Sensitive Cream Vinu is the only face cream in the ISANA range on skinsli, and its positioning is specific: reactive, sensitive, or allergy-prone facial skin. The formulation avoids the common triggers that cause contact dermatitis or flare-ups in sensitised skin.

Skin types that see the most benefit:

• Rosacea-prone skin that reacts to fragrance, alcohol, or certain preservatives in standard moisturisers
• Post-procedure skin (after laser, peels, or microneedling) that needs a barrier-supporting, non-irritating moisturiser for the recovery window
• Dry sensitive skin in cold climates where the barrier is chronically compromised
• People who have cycled through multiple moisturisers and found that most cause redness, itching, or breakouts

The 150g size is larger than the typical 50ml facial moisturiser, which means it is also practical as a body moisturiser for people with body skin sensitivity or eczema-prone patches.

Cream showers are not standard body wash in a different bottle. The formulation is an emulsion-based cleanser that rinses away without stripping the skin's moisture film. Where regular body wash uses high-foam surfactants that clean by pulling oils away, cream showers use milder, lower-foam surfactants combined with emollients that deposit a thin conditioning layer on the skin surface.

The practical result: skin feels noticeably softer immediately after drying off, without needing to apply a separate body lotion. For people who skip body lotion because they find it too slow or sticky, a cream shower is a useful workaround - you get some of the same benefit built into the cleansing step.

ISANA offers two scent variants: Pearl (clean, powder-adjacent) and Berry Love (fruity). Both are 300ml and represent a reasonable amount of product for daily use across several weeks.

Creams generally belong at the final or near-final step in a skincare routine - they are designed to seal moisture in and provide a protective film on the skin surface. Getting the layering order right makes a difference in absorption and efficacy.

Morning routine order:

1. Cleanser or water rinse
2. Toner or essence (if used)
3. Serum or targeted treatment (if used)
4. Eye cream (Peptide or Q10) - applied before any face cream to avoid diluting the formula with thicker moisturiser
5. Face moisturiser (Sensitive Cream Vinu) - sealed over the eye cream
6. SPF (applied last, over all other layers)

Evening routine order:

1. Double-cleanse or cleanser
2. Toner or essence
3. Serum (retinol, vitamin C, or similar active - if used)
4. Eye cream
5. Face moisturiser

Hand creams are applied independently throughout the day and before bed. Applying hand cream just before sleep - when you are not washing hands again - is when the most sustained absorption happens. For very dry hands, apply a thicker layer and put on cotton gloves for 20 minutes or overnight.

Not every cream suits every skin type equally well. Here is a practical matching guide based on the formulations in this collection:

• Dry skin: Sensitive Cream Vinu (face), Urea Intensive or Repair (hands), cream shower as a daily moisturising bonus in the shower
• Very dry or compromised skin: Urea Intensive hand cream; the Sensitive Cream Vinu for face; apply over a hyaluronic acid serum to lock in hydration
• Sensitive or reactive skin: Sensitive Cream Vinu is the primary choice for face. For hands, Aloe Vera is the lightest and least likely to irritate
• Combination skin: The Aloe Vera hand cream is light enough that it does not exacerbate oiliness. For face, the Sensitive Cream Vinu is lightweight enough to use on combination skin in drier weather
• Mature skin: Q10 Eye Cream and Q10 Hand Cream together provide antioxidant support to areas most visible to aging. Peptide Eye Cream adds firmness work to the under-eye area

Cream-based skincare products work on different timelines depending on what they are targeting:

• Immediate hydration: Any cream provides this within minutes of application. Skin feels more supple and looks less dry at the surface. This is not a sign that deeper work is happening yet.
• Barrier repair: The Repair and Urea Intensive hand creams start showing visible improvement in roughness within 3 to 7 days of twice-daily use - particularly if your hands had been dry and chapped going in.
• Peptide-driven results: Peptide Eye Cream needs consistent use over 4 to 8 weeks before changes in line depth and skin firmness become visible. Peptides are slow-acting by nature; results from a 2-week trial are not meaningful.
• Q10 antioxidant support: This is cumulative and preventive more than corrective. You will not see a dramatic overnight shift, but consistent use over months contributes to slowing visible photoaging.

The honest baseline: if you are using a cream consistently for 4 weeks and your skin is not noticeably more comfortable, softer, or better-looking, it is worth reconsidering the formula match for your skin type.

Most creams in this range are stable at room temperature and do not require refrigeration. A few practical notes:

• Keep cream tubes and pots away from direct sunlight and high heat - especially in a bathroom that gets hot and steamy. Heat can break down emulsions and degrade actives like Q10 and peptides over time.
• Eye creams in particular benefit from being kept at a consistent cool temperature. A few minutes in the refrigerator before application also helps with puffiness reduction - the cold physically constricts surface capillaries and reduces swelling.
• After opening, use within 12 months. The PAO (period after opening) symbol on the packaging shows the recommended use window.
• Use clean fingers or a small spatula for pot-format products. Introducing bacteria from fingers into a jar shortens its shelf life and can cause formulation issues.
• The cream shower variants should be used within a standard shower context - apply to wet skin, work into a light lather, and rinse thoroughly. Leaving a cream shower on skin as a leave-on product is not what these formulas are designed for.