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Auravedic Botanical Actives Pulpy Facewash Honey Almond {Product Review}

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Price: Rs 150 for 100gms
Ingredients
Pros
– made of natural ingredients
– no SLS (I am searching for a face was without SLS)
– cleanses the skin really well
– leaves the skin soft and doesn’t stretch it
Cons
– stings the eyes real bad!!!
– not suitable for excessively dry skin as it stings badly!!
– if you use excess of product, it makes the skin feel stripped
– it would have been great if it came in a flip top packaging
My Experience
I got this product back in February for review. But, that time, my skin was going through a dry patch so when I used this for two-three times, it really stung my skin badly. So, from personal experience, I can say that this product is really potent and is not for people who suffer from any skin issues like eczema and psoriasis. For the record, I don’t have any.
it smells really funky like a jelly (in a good way)
So, I had to discontinue using this product that time and I had talked to the Auravedic people too regarding this issue. They also advised me to stop using it immediately. But, last month, I ran out of my face wash stock so I decided to give this a try again!! My skin was healthy and not going though any rough patches that time so the face wash was good.
Coming to the cons again, the biggest problem I have with this product is that it stings my eyes every time I use it. It was really frustrating. Yes, I do understand that it has natural ingredients which are not suitable for the delicate eye area. But, I do expect not to end up hurting my eyes every time I wash my face. Otherwise, it cleanses the skin really really well.

Also, another issue with the product is that since it comes in tub packaging, sometimes I do pick up a little more of product and if I do use excessive product at one time, it really makes my skin feel stripped off and dry. The usual amount to be used at one time is a pea size of the product and it forms a good amount of lather and leaves the skin really soft and doesn’t stretch it at all.

A flip top packaging would be a great idea for this product so that one can control the amount of product coming out of the bottle. Overall, I do want to give another variation (Rose-Saffron) of this a try but I am holding back just because of the stinging issues. Yes, it is definitely worth a try and one tub lasts for a month easily!!
PS: Product sent by brand. 
Other products from Auravedic:

Hair Spa for Dandruff {Hair Care}

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The reason I am doing more posts on dandruff these days is because I have ignored this issue for long as I never faced it and these days I am getting more inspirations on the issue. So, I was talking a few days back with a girl and she told me what helped with her dandruff. She has had an issue of severe dandruff since she was in 10th and she has taken numerous treatments, none of which had worked. 
So, as a last resort she went for L’Oreal Hair Spa. And, she has taken around a month of the sittings. The L’Oreal Hair Spa was used with the dandruff treatment ampules. But, she initially did not see any improvement. But, after one month of no change and after leaving the treatment, she gradually noticed the changes in her hair and scalp and found that the entire dandruff issue had disappeared. 
I wanted to share this in case if anyone has the issue and is tired of going through all the treatments, they can give the L’Oreal Hair Spa treatment a try. The entire service costed my friend around 8k (the whole package, not each sitting) with every sitting lasting about an hour to hour and a half. She, in fact, asked me to get a hair spa done for my hair as it really helped her hair (even the texture) and she is using the L’Oreal range of products only (meant for dandruff).

Earthy Goods Vanilla Patchouli Indulging Handmade Soap {Product Review}

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Price: Rs 95 for 100gms (approx.)

Ingredients

Pros
– smell is incredible and uplifting. 
– moisturizing and doesn’t leave the skin stretched.  
– love that its a natural soap and has amazing ingredients.
– feels luxurious 🙂
Cons
– Palm Oil comes from Palm trees which are getting endangered. 
– I don’t know if the ingredients are organic.
– melts very soon 🙁
– the sandalwood powder on one face of the soap bar is very scratchy!!!
My Experience

I love their soaps. They are amazing, moisturizing and smell awesome while they last. My dad also fell in love with the soap. But, yes, one side of this soap has vanilla swirls which are topped with sandalwood powder or may be vanilla bean powder too (it felt like that to me). But, its pretty scratchy on the skin 🙁 
Otherwise, I would recommend all the Earthy Goods soaps. You should definitely check them out!! I am in love with handmade soaps and am not gonna switch back to the commercially available ones anytime in the future now. Yes, the only problem with handmade soaps is that they melt very easily 🙁
Availability
Online – Earthy Goods Website
Other products from Earthy Goods:

Earth Store Cinnamon Spice, Jasmine Lavender and Mountain Rose
Earthy Goods Forest Honey Nourishing Handmade Soap