Review : H20 Plus Hydrating Marine Moisture Mask

Product Description
An intense moisture mask infused with marine botanicals to help improve skin moisturization, firmness and elasticity. The unique Sea Mineral Complex™ helps deliver intense moisture to areas that need it most. Red Marine Algae extracts help accelerate skin cell turnover. Combined with sea plankton and sea botanicals of wakame, sea lettuce and sea fennel, these key ingredients help replenish essential moisture, plumping up the skin and reducing fine surface lines.

Features :
- Delivers essential hydration balance while smoothing skin texture Key Ingredients:
- Helps accelerate cell renewal
- Boosts firmness and elasticity
- Softens and hydrates while leaving the skin soft and smooth

This 15ml trial size product was part of a GWP that came with my $150 purchase. Lovely blue in colour, the texture is very soft, almost creamy yet light as a lotion.
It goes on with a stinging effect on the face and gets especially so, if my skin is very dehydrated. Hot and minty, it gave me an almost burning feeling, a sensation which I usually associate with products which are unsuitable for me.
However, thankfully, after each treatment, my face was not hot and flushed but instead feels almost hydrated. I do not feel any firmness though.
Its also pretty difficult to wash it off due to its slimy and glooey texture so cotton pads is my next best friend to removing such masks.

I believe I would not get this again, because of the stinging effect, its just bad for the skin in the long term.

Key Ingredients :
Sea Mineral Complex™, Wakame, Sea Lettuce, Sea Fennel, Red Marine Algae, Plankton Extract, Provitamin B, Lecithin

Review : The Body Shop White Musk® Sumptuous Silk Shower Gel

Product Description

A sumptuously sensual soap-free body cleanser with a silky smooth gel texture that creates a creamy, foamy lather in the shower and leaves skin feeling cleansed, refreshed and subtly scented with the soft and velvety signature White Musk® scent.

Notes of velvety musk, floral lily and iris, sensual ylang ylang and hints of rose - have been blended together to create the soft and velvety signature White Musk® scent.

Musk mallow extract : naturally comforting and softening and leaves the skin feeling hydrated, soft and utterly pampered
Community Trade organic honey : an effective moisturiser that helps to condition the skin.

I bought 2 travel sized bottles of this, 60ml each but I did not really like the fragrance.
Just a small amount will provide lots of lather, leaving the skin a hint of the White Musk fragrance after each use.
Scoring a 4.2 from Makeupalley, its a hit with many ladies.

Because of the fragrance, its not something I would repurchase.

Ingredients :
Aqua (Water) (Solvent/Diluent), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (Surfactant), Cocamidopropyl Betaine (Surfactant), Glycerin (Humectant), PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate (Emulsifier), Parfum (Fragrance), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde (Fragrance Ingredient), Citric Acid (pH Adjuster), Mel (Honey (Mel)) (Natural Additive), Maltodextrin (Skin Conditioning Agent), Methylparaben (Preservative), Benzophenone-3 (Oxybenzone) (Sunscreen), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Polyquaternium-7 (Hair Conditioner), Butylparaben (Preservative), Ethylparaben (Preservative), Hexyl Cinnamal (Fragrance Ingredient), Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone (Fragrance Ingredient), Linalool (Fragrance Ingredient), Propylparaben (Preservative), Isobutylparaben (Preservative), Hydroxycitronellal (Fragrance Ingredient), Hibiscus abelmoschus (Fragrance Ingredient), Coumarin (Fragrance Ingredient), Isoeugenol (Fragrance Ingredient), Benzyl Benzoate (Solvent), Geraniol (Fragrance Ingredient), Benzyl Salicylate (Fragrance Ingredient), Farnesol (Fragrance Ingredient), Citronellol (Fragrance Ingredient), Benzyl Alcohol (Preservative), Eugenol (Fragrance Ingredient), Limonene (Fragrance Ingredient), Benzyl Cinnamate (Fragrance Ingredient), Citral (Fragrance Ingredient), CI 60730 (Colour), CI 17200 (Colour).

Review on True Bio Skin Daily Defense Cream

Product Description
A nourishing and moisturising cream containing Transomes F.R.S (free radical scavenger) to fight photo ageing and free radical damage from sunlight exposure. Contains natural Dermascreen which absorbs 50% of the sun’s UVA and 85% of the sun’s harmful UVB rays. Protects skin against environmental pollutants such as dirt; prevents blemishes from forming and improves skin tone.

I bought the trial size kit with this defense cream as one of them. The one I had is just a 5ml sample which lasted me for about a week.
There is a slight scent but its hardly noticeable. Texture is almost similar to those mass-market sunscreen brands, whitish in colour.
It leaves no white cast on skin and no greasy feel.

I did not develop any blemishes during the whole usage which is good. However, I do not see any improvement in skin tone, as what is claimed.
Retailing at $250 for 30ml, its extremely expensive. I believe there I can spend this money elsewhere.
 
Ingredients :
Aloe extracts, Cucumber Extracts, Sesame Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Dermascreen, Transomes FRS, Tio2.

Source : True Beauty

Review : Therapeutic Dermatologic Formula Power C Firming Spritz

Product Description

Alcohol and fragrance-free tonic with hyaluronic acid (from Sodium Hylauronate) and Vitamin C for luxurious skin hydration and anti-oxidant protection. Freshens, hydrates and promotes skin firmness. Leaves the skin feeling soft, supple and pampered. Suitable for all skin types.

I bought this from CGH , being my very first TDF purchase, quite some time back. However, I cannot stand the fragrance which was said to be citrus-scented. Its totally off.
I stopped using it because of the fragrance and only started using it back recently.

I actually stopped breathing when I sprayed it over my face, as part of a toner usage. Skin feels and looks refreshed but as for firming benefits, it may require a longer usage time in order to see it.
Its light orange to yellow colour and the spraying mist is not very fine hence it can be hard to control when trying to spray on my face as it came out in spritz by spritz.
I reviewed it today because I will be returning this product to Ocean Health early next week.

I wrote in to Ocean Health, as part of my concern for this product since I have not been using it for some time. I am concerned about its effectivness being reduced since Vitamin C is one of its ingredients.
A representative named Samantha called me within 1/2 hr after my feedback to its website. I was really impressed by their diligence and customer service.
She was very customer service-oriented and after I shared with her about not using the product after a few months, she was concerned that the product may not be that effective and suggested exchanging it for another product of a lower value.

I was pleasantly surprised and appreciate her gesture and thoughfulness. Hence, that is the reason why I am reviewing this product earlier than planned.
If not for the fragrance, I believe I will continue using this.

Review : Dermalogica Skin Prep Scrub

Product Description

A skin polishing scrub with Corn Cob Meal gently removes dulling surface debris that leaves skin with a smooth and healthy complexion. Botanical extracts of Mallow, Ivy and Aloe Vera soothe and help prevent over-stimulation of the skin. Cucumber helps keep skin hydrated and refreshed.

Voted by Instyle as the best facial scrub, it also scored a favourable 4.0 at Makeupalley and 7.9 at Total Beauty. 

However, contrary to those users, I actually prefer Daily Microfoliant much more than this.
I have sensitive skin so I found the grains to be rough and abrasive against my delicate skin. I can actually felt that I am scrubbing the face like the floor. The colour is almost like the Gentle Cream Exfoliant, light brown in colour. Slightly creamy with granules, I found the particles to be larger than what I would like.

I prefer to use something gentler on my sensitive skin and Daily Microfoliant did a great job in that.
At times, after using Skin Prep Scrub, my face feels almost raw, dry and tight though it did not turn red. My skin desperately needs a hydrating mask after each scrub. Even though skin does feel slightly softer and smoother, but I still felt that Daily Microfoliant did a better job.

Overall, I would think that this product may be more suitable for those with oily skin or those with excess sebum production.

Ingredients
Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Glyceryl Stearate, Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate, Corn (Zea Mays) Cob Meal, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cocamide DEA, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 20, Polyquaternium-10, Titanium Dioxide; Extracts Of: Mallow (Malva Sylvestris), Ivy (Hedera Helix), Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus), Sambucus Nigra, Arnica Montana, Pellitory (Parietaria Officinalis); Propylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Potassium Sorbate, Benzophenone-4, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Methyl Gluceth-20, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.