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Neutrogena French Milled Soap {Product Review}

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Another of the hotel goodies 🙂 I love to collect stuff from the hotels. It is like a therapy for me when I see my closet full of the hotel stuff!!! Do you ever collect your hotel goodies???? Ok. so I searched for this soap in Neutrogena’s website too but couldn’t find it. I am not sure if you would get this product. Anyways, I am still going ahead with the review. Of course, no idea about the price again.
Ingredients
One of the few soaps which doesn’t have SLS or SLES in it (sorry for the bad pic!!!)
My Experience
I have this soap in 15gms size and it is lasting me for about 8-10 baths so the soap is not one which melts away. It is definitely moisturizing and doesn’t let the skin dry out. Since it summers and I don’t like to put body lotions as the humidity is also increasing, I leave my skin after my bath to breathe as much as it can and my skin has never felt dry or dehydrated after using this soap. And, it doesn’t even leave a film on my skin as some soaps do. I am not a big fan of soaps coz most of the soaps dry me out. The only soaps I like are Camay Classic and Yardley and this is one new added to the list.
My Recommendation
Do get one of it if you find it anywhere on the counters. It is really a good product.

Neutrogena Rainbath Refreshing Shower and Bath Gel {Product Review}

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Another of the Neutrogena products from the hotel accessories. No idea of the price and availability again.
Ingredients
It does have SLS and parabens and whole lot of other chemicals.
My Experience
It has an exhilarating fragrance which really wakes you up. The fragrance is not natural but it has a citrus scent which is not very strong to irritate but enough to stay for the entire time you take bath and a little afterward. The gel foams a lot and cleanses well but can be a little drying sometimes so not a good gel for winters. It can be drying for dry skin in summers too but will suit the oily skin well. It doesn’t leave any film on the body. Also, very little of the shower gel is required for the entire body. I need only 5 drops for my entire body.
My Recommendation
A good shower gel if you don’t mind SLS and parabens.

Himalaya Purifying Neem Scrub and Purifying Neem Face Pack {Product Review}

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I used both the products in conjunction to maximize their potential. So, lets get to reviewing them separately.
Purifying Neem Scrub
Price: 65 INR for 50gms
Ingredients
Neem and Apricot: Key Ingredients
My Experience
This scrub is for all skin types. It is a creamy scrub but not so creamy that it will break you out.The granules are gentle and not sharp that they scratch the skin but the density of granules is comparatively less. That is one disadvantage but the exfoliation is gentle and doesn’t irritate the skin at all. The scrub would suit all the skin types except the one with acne problems. It will suit sensitive skin too. A drawback is that it doesn’t help with the blackheads 🙁 The scrub makes the skin looking brighter and fresh. The scrub also doesn’t leave any kind of residue after getting washed off and leaves the skin supple. It doesn’t dry the skin out and make it feel stretchy. A good scrub if you want an emergency fixing up of your skin.
My Recommendation
Yes!! It is a good scrub at a very nominal price.
Purifying Neem Face Pack
Price: 65 INR for 50gms
Ingredients
Multani Mitti, Neem and Turmeric: Key Ingredients
My Experience
It is muddy green in color and really smells weird. I can’t classify the smell but it is somewhat between herbal and chemical.The face pack is specially for normal to oily skin. I have combination skin and I have used this pack on alternate days after using the Neem face scrub. The result is a supple skin but I did not feel the pack did something really extraordinary to my face. The scrub gives better results. When applied, the face pack does feel cool and soothing on the skin but it doesn’t really help with breakouts.
Applying the face pack is easy enough but the face pack is more granular than clay which makes an uneven application sometimes. The face pack also doesn’t dry out consistently. It takes around 20 minutes to dry out completely and really gets hardened while it dries which gives a nice toned result. Removing the face pack is not so difficult but not so easy also and while removing you can feel the granular texture of the face pack. I wish the face pack was more creamy instead of granular. Overall. I found it to be an ok product. The result is again a fresh looking skin. It doesn’t leave the skin stretchy or dry instead makes the skin hydrated and supple.
My Recommendation
A good face pack which can be given a try and it is very much affordable. You might like it or might not like it but it will suit you definitely.
PS: Product sent by brand for consideration.