Product Review: SNOE White The Special Black Bleaching Bar

     Are you ready for your summer getaway? Today is Holy Monday and some of us are getting ready to spend their summer vacation with their loved ones and friends in their provinces. I'm sure everyone is excited so get ready and pack your things ahead of time. Don't forget to bring your sunglasses and hats and put enough sunblock to protect your skin from the damaging UVA and UVB because I'm sure that Mr. Golden Sun will rise up and shine high! 

     

     So before I join the excitement of your summer vacation, I will share my thoughts about this soap. After my wonderful experience with their Vitamin C Rich Calamsi Beauty Bar and Organic Green Papaya I decided to try other variant like black bleaching bar. I know that I'm getting hooked, addicted and amazed with Snoe White beauty bar so here's my take after a month's use.

SNOE White The Special Black Bleaching Bar

SNOE White The Special Black Bleaching Bar

No.10 Snoe White The Special Black Bleaching Bar 

This special black bleaching bar is used to whiten dark spots, acne blemishes, freckles and melasma. Contains fruit acids to nourish the skin. Our special formula provides intense bleaching and whitening action that creates luminous skin.

size: 150g 

price: 139.75 php (Around $3.25)

place bought: Landmark, Trinoma

instruction for use: wet skin, lather beauty bar and apply thoroughly. leave on skin for 2 minutes. expect a slight tingling or prickly sensation. rinse thoroughly. for best results use sunblock with spf30 after bathing.

ingredients: Alpha Hydroxy Acid, High Grade Coconut Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• Cute and fancy packaging.
• Doesn't melt fast.
• I feel a stinging sensation and tightening of my pores.
• There's a lightening on my blemishes, particularly on dried zits.
• My skin looks luminous when I look in the mirror.
•  I experienced micro peeling on sides of my nose.
• Easily accessible.
• Affordable.
• Yay! Manufacturing and expiry dates are already stamped on the packaging ^_^

What I don't like:

• No batch, manufacturing and expiry date 
• A bit drying on skin.

Will I repurchase? Yes! I'm on my second bar nth bar now. I want to use it continuously but there's a precaution that says "Shift to another Snoe White Beauty Bar variant after three months of continuous use to let the skin rest. You may resume usage of our special black bleaching beauty bar one month after". 

Recommendation:

     I give this soap a 5/5 rating. Use the soap as instructed. Follow their recommendation I mentioned above so that your skin will have resting period and consult a dermatologist first because this may not be suited for sensitive skin. Always use sunblock with spf 30 or higher to protect your skin from the sun. Organic soap does not contain any soap hardener and our hot humid weather will make the soap melt faster. I always cut the soap in half. I highly recommend this soap, my skin loves it!

     What SNOE variant you want to try?Share your thoughts! 

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Product Review: SNOE White Organic Green Papaya

     Hi, Im back! As promised, I'll share with you my experience on Snoe White's Organic Green Papaya after two weeks of using it. If your like me who loves reading every bit of information on product labels, you will see its claim of whiter skin in two weeks. If I were to gauge the soap on the whitening department, I can say that two weeks time is such a short period to see its effectiveness because in my own experience on using different whitening soaps, it takes more than a month of using it religiously. Well maybe its only me and my "balat sibuyas" skin (thin skin) that is immune to whitening products so it takes a lot of time to achieve maximum results. But oh boy, I'm amazed with this soap because I can see drastic changes on my skin within a short span of time given that I stayed more than 5 hours exposed in the sun around 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. last week. So here's my take on organic green papaya soap, my new HG soap :)

image taken from www.snoebeauty.com

 No.8 Snoe White Organic Green Papaya Beauty Bar

Green Papaya's papain enzyme has been proven to be 50 to 100 times stronger than other similar natural natural whitening ingredients and it helps dissolve dead and damage skin resulting to a fairer and more radiant skin. See dramatic whitening results in a short span of two weeks.

size: 150g 

price: 139.75 php (Around $3.25)

place bought: Landmark, Trinoma

instruction for use: wet skin, lather beauty bar and apply thoroughly. leave on skin for 2 minutes. expect a slight tingling or prickly sensation. rinse thoroughly. for best results use sunblock with spf30 after bathing.

ingredients: Green Papaya Pulp, Bearberry and Fruit Extracts, Vitamin C and E, Jojoba Oil, High Grade Coconut Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• Cute packaging.
• Doesn't sting my eyes. 
• Doesn't melt fast.
• The scent is not overpowering.
• Smooth and gentle on my skin.
• There's a lightening on dark marks in my legs caused by insect bites.
• Easily accessible.
• Affordable.

What I don't like:

• No batch, manufacturing and expiry date 

Will I repurchase? Yes! I'm on my second bar now. I'm itching on trying other variants but I want to use it religiously to see maximum results.

Recommendation:

     I give this soap a 4.25/5 rating. Use the soap as instructed. Organic soap does not contain any  soap hardener and our hot humid weather will make the soap melt faster. I always cut the soap in half. I highly recommend this soap, my skin loves it!

     Have you tried this variant of Snoe White soap?Thanks for sharing!

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Product Review: SNOE White Vitamin C rich Calamansi beauty bar

     I'm a sucker for anything organic. My current addiction when it comes to skin care includes organic soaps from All Organics like Calamansi, Singkamas , Papaya with Glutathione, and Tomato Lime. Facial toner like All Organics Lemongrass toner and EOS lipbalms. Although I've found my HG's which I'm using for more than two years now, methinks I need to try other brands because my skin will get immune with these products thus lessen its effectiveness. Thanks to my fellow bloggers who always share their recent product hauls. I discovered so many things from them and become updated on latest beauty finds from skin care to makeup. So when I read their posts about SNOE, I'm giddy to try their soaps. 

     Be the fairest of them all... sounds promising, eh? Will this statement make me as fair and white as Snow White? Catchy enough to make me buy this soap. 

Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

 NO.5  Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

Calamansi- is a rich source of vitamin C and alpha-hydroxy acid that will whiten dark spots on skin. It naturally bleaches dark regions of the body specially the under arms, inner thighs and act as an organic deodorant. It is also a natural astringent that safely eliminates pimples without being harsh to skin.

size: 150g

price: 139php (Around $3.25)

place bought: Landmark, Trinoma

instructions for use: wet skin, lather beauty bar and apply thoroughly. leave on skin for 2 minutes. expect a slight tingling or prickly sensation. rinse thoroughly. for best results use sunblock with spf30 after bathing.

ingredients: Calamansi Extract, Papaine Enzyme, Vitamin C and E, Cucumber Extract, Goat's Milk, High Grade Coconut Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• Nice citrusy smell.
• Fancy and cute packaging.
• Doesn't not melt easily like other organic soaps.
• Affordable.
• Easily accessible.
• There are so many variants to choose from.
• There's a micro peeling effect which is plus for me.
• Leaves my skin squeaky clean.
• Yay to the manufacturing and expiry dates ^_^

What I don't like:

• No batch, manufacturing and expiry date
• Sting my eyes big time
• Since it's summer already, I need to splurge on spf to protect my skin from darkening

Will I repurchase? Yes! I want to try other variants like the collagen and kojic thingy

Recommendation:

     I give this a 4.75/5 rating. This can pass as my substitute to All Organics Calamansi Soap that I love to bits. Haven't seen any whitening effect for the past two week. I think it's too early to gauge it in terms of whitening. Always cut the soap into half so that it will not melt easily. The heat is on and organic soaps melt faster even I put it air conditioned room. If the direction for use says leave it for two minutes, then follow without hesitation. Leaving it longer will really make your skin red and itchy. 

     That's it for now. Have you tried Snoe white soaps?Which variant can you recommend for me to try next?Thank you for sharing! 

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Product Review: Cyleina Organic Kojic Soap

    Hi dearies! How's your day? I know it's gloomy and raining outside. The lazy in me just wanted to lay down in bed and sleep all day.  But I want to make a review because some thoughts are swirling on my mind and I want to say it right now. Anyhoo, before I fell in love with All Organics soaps like Calamansi, Papaya with Glutathione and Singkamas, my staple organic soap was Cyleina. I've been a user of Cyleina for 2 years and it's the first brand of organic soap that I love! So today, I'm rekindling my love to their kojic soap which I purchased last week when I saw it at Watson's.

     I know this soap earned a lot of raves from different forums and I'm sure most of you have tried one or two variants. I used to buy Cyleina soaps from re-sellers before and now Watson's sells what I think the most popular variants of their soaps like Black Pearl, Rice Bran, Strawberry, Kojic, Grape Seed and Payaya with Goat's Milk. To know more about Cyleina visit their website here: www.cyleina.com

     Kojic soap is a powerful anti-oxidant with pure natural whitening agents, this triple action skin whitening soap ensures a clear, smooth even toned complexion. It helps repair existing skin damage, preventing wrinkles that are signs of skin ageing, and improve the overall condition of the skin leaving it more vibrant healthier glow.
     Kojic acid was discovered as a natural product derived from a mushroom in Japan. This is considered a very important ingredient in cosmetics because of its medicinal properties. It has been successfully used to lighten pigment spots and skin discoloration and considered as a popular inhibitor for melanin. At present, it is used in various kinds of cosmetic therapies for pimples, freckles, acne, sunburn, eczema, skin blemishes and other skin problems.

Cyleina Organic Kojic Soap

this is the old packaging of Cyleina Kojic soap

Cyleina Organic Kojic Soap

this is the new packaging, cute :)

Cyleina Organic Kojic Soap
with plastic packaging for added protection

Cyleina Organic Kojic Soap

I already cut the soap into half

size: 120grams

price: 65php (Around $1.50)

place bought: Watson's Health and Beauty Store, Sm Fairview

instruction for use: Use as bath soap and facial wash, for face and body

ingredients: Saponified Vegetable Oil, Organic Papain Enzyme, Organic Orange Peel Oil, Kojic Acid, Orange Essential Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• the scent- smells sweet but not overpowering
• gives a "glow" on skin
• it lightened some dark spots on my face but it takes a long time
• affordable
• easily accessible- now available at Watson's
• wide selection of soap for different skin needs

What I don't like:

• melts easily unlike All Organics (same organic soaps which doesn't contain any soap hardener)
• no batch, manufacturing and expiry date printed on the box
• a bit drying on skin

Will I repurchase? Yes! I need to use it again to lighten some marks left by pimples on my face

Recommendation: 

     I give this a 4.5/5 rating. I really love organic soaps and this kojic acid is one of them. For maximum results, leave the lather for 3 minutes then rinse. Use your favorite lotion or body butter after. Since this organic soaps doesn't contain soap hardener, cut it into pieces so that it will not melt easily.

     Have you tried Cyleina organic soap?Thanks for sharing. Have a blessed Sunday everyone!

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Haul: Bath Essentials plus Makeup Stuff

     Another haul after visiting Asian Eye Institute at TriNoma. It's crazy that all sales are everywhere! TriNoma is also having a sale of up to 70% till the end of the month. I want to congratulate my self for not spending too much yesterday. Mall sales can be tempting for a cheapskate like me and I have to stop myself from buying because I'm saving for something expensive.

   Anyhoo, I bought 3 soaps from All Organics, a white eyeliner, a body scrub and a substitute for my facial wipes which is OOS again. My favorite facial wipes is Neutrogena. Since I ran out of my wipes, I have to purchase Nivea instead.

L-R: All Organics Calamansi Soap, Papaya with Glutathione Soap, A Bonne' Spa White C Salt,

Shawill Eyeliner and Nivea Visage Cleansing Wipes

     I will be reviewing A Bonne' Spa White C Salt Scrub on my next post. This is my HG body scrub and been using it for more than a year now. I will also share my thoughts on Nivea facial wipes and Shawill eyeliner. I need to practice lining my waterlines before making a review on Shawill eyeliner.

     What's your latest haul?Happy Wednesday everyone!

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Product Review: All Organics Bath Soap- Papaya with Glutathione

     I'm sure a lot of us wants to have fair, pinkish white smooth skin that's why whitening products are sold everywhere. From soaps, lotions, face creams, facial toners and the more expensive ones like whitening pills, injectables, etc, etc, name it and I'm sure one of us can recommend a brand or two.

    Since high school days, I've seen different kinds of whitening soap from my mom's toiletries. The first whitening soap that I saw was Likas Papaya. I know everyone knows this soap. Many claimed of its effectiveness. I once use this soap and I can say it's effective. But as time pass by, papaya whitening soaps grew like mushrooms everywhere. I only can name a few brand and one that become staple in my bath essentials is the All Organics Papaya with Glutathione Bath Soap.

     The brand sounds familiar, eh? Yes, it is my favorite brand of organic soap and I know it also deserves a review here. So let's start the review, shall we?

All Organics Papaya with Glutathione Bath Soap

gently whitens skin, aides and accelerates healing of skin disorders such as acne, eczema, and other skin disorders. Leaves skin younger looking.

All Organics Papaya with Glutathione Bath Soap
the soap is orange-y red in color unlike other papaya soaps that is yellow orange or orange in color

size: 100g

price: 70 php (Around $1.50+)

place bought: Sesou Natural Source TriNoma Quezon City

Herbal Garden Quezon City Circle

(in front of Philippine Coconut Authority)

all organics online

instruction for use: use for face and body

ingredients: Saponified Oils, Papaya Extract, Glutathione, Vegetable Glycerine

All Organics Papaya with Glutathione Bath Soap
I always cut the soap into half so that it will not melt easily

What I like:

• It's organic papaya with gluta soap.
• Papaya with glutathione is a perfect combination in skin whitening.
• It's mild, no dryness of skin after use unlike other whitening soaps.
• My skin feels soft and smooth.
• I can see a certain glow in my skin after taking a bath.
• I love the smell, a bit sweet not overpowering.
• It lightened my scars.
• The expiration, batch and manufacturing date is printed on the label.

What I don't like:

• Definitely none!

Will I repurchase? Yes! I always stock up on this in my bathroom.

Recommendation:

     I give this soap a 5/5 rating. I highly recommend this soap to everyone. I can't think of any negative thing with this soap. I'm using this soap alternately with my calamansi soap and I love the effect on my skin. For maximum results, leave the soaps lather on skin for 3 minutes then rinse. Since it's organic, I always cut the soap into half so that it will not melt easily. Always remember that natural products can cause allergic reaction. Discontinue use if irritation occurs.

     What's your favorite brand of whitening soap?Share us your thoughts!

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Product Review: All Organics Bath Soap- Tomato Lime

All Organics Bath Soap- Tomato Lime
pic taken from allorganics.ph

     Hello dearies! How's your day? It's been a while since I posted a review on organic soap. Now let me continue my review on another all organic bath soap.    

     Actually it's my second favorite soap from them. I always mention in my reviews that I'll include a soap in my tried and tested skin care products if I'm using it for more than a year.  

    There's a lot of soap in the market that promises pimple free and poreless skin. I doubt the poreless part because I've read a lot of articles that our pore size is determined by our genes so we cannot do anything to reduce its size but we can fake it by using makeups and skin care products. One of them is all organics bath soap in tomato and lime.

All Organics Bath Soap- Tomato Lime.

     Contains tomatoes and lime for face and body. It is fabulous for balancing and maintaining moisture and pH levels while also tightening the pores.

*from all organics.com.ph*

All Organics Bath Soap- Tomato Lime
sorry for the blurry pic, took this using my phone. cut them into 3 sections,  1 part is already used

size:  100g

price: 70 php ( Around $ 1.50+ )

place bought: Sesou Nature Source TriNoma, Quezon City

Herbal Garden Quezon City Circle ( in front of Philippine Coconut Authority )

allorganics.com.ph

instruction for use: Use as face and body soap

ingredients: Saponified Virgin Coconut Oil, Tomato and Lime Extracts, Manila Elemi Oil, Fragrance

What I like:

• The scent! Smells like cherries, a little sweet but not overpowering.
• It makes my skin pimple free.
• Really affordable because 1 bar lasts me for 3 months since I'm using this soap only on my face.
• Tightens my face thus reducing the size of my pores.
• Keeps the oil on my face at bay.
• Batch, Manufacturing and Expiration date printed on the label so I'm sure it's fresh.

What I don't like:

• I noticed that it melts faster than my other all organic bath soaps.

Will I repurchase? Definitely yes!

     I can't remember how many bars I purchased since I started using this. All I know that 1 bar is good 4 atleast 3 months on my face.

Recommendation:

     I give this soap a 5/5 rating. I love this soap and been using for more than a year now. I recommend this to oily,combination and blemished skin types because it can also lighten minor pimple scars. As always, cut the soap into half if used for the body or in 3 section if used for the face so it will not melt easily. You can leave this for 2 mins on your face and 3-5 mins on your body for maximum effect.

     Thanks for reading. Happy weekends everyone!

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Product Review: All Organics Bath Soap- Singkamas ( turnip)

 All Organics Bath Soap- Singkamas ( turnip)

    Hi everyone! How's your day? I'm going to do another review on organic bath soap and this time it's Singkamas (turnip). 

    What is SIngkamas (turnip) according to tagaloglang.com

         the white flesh of Singkamas is juicy and crunchy. In the Philippines, it is eaten with rock salt.

Singkamas (turnip)

All Organics Bath Soap- Singkamas (Turnip)

     This soap gently lightens skin and helps regenerate damaged skin tissues.

 All Organics Bath Soap- Singkamas ( turnip)
the soap has a brownish color on top of it

size: 100g

price: 70 php ( Around $1.50 )

place bought: Sesou Nature Source, TriNoma Quezon City

                   Herbal Garden Quezon City Circle ( In front of Philippine Coconut Authority )

                   All organics online

instructions for use: Use as bath soap for face and body

ingredients: Saponified Virgin Coconut Oil, Singkamas (turnip) Extract, Manila Elemi Oil

What I like:

• Skin feels smooth after use.
• Has a very mild scent like that of Perla soap but not overpowering.
• After using 3 bars of this soap I noticed a lightening on my scar.
• Manufacturing date, Batch number and Expiration date is seen on the label so I know I get it fresh from the manufacturer.

 All Organics Bath Soap- Singkamas ( turnip)
I always cut the soap into half so that it will not melt easily

What I don’t like:

• None

Will I repurchase? Yes!

Recommendation:

        I give this a 4.5/5 rating. I recommend this to anyone who wants to try organic soap and will feel comfortable of lathering singkamas in their face and bodies. If you’re a sucker for anything whitening, you can give this soap a try. Cut the soap into half so it will not melt easily because it does not contain any soap hardener. Since I’m using this soap for only 2 months, I can’t truly say that it lightened my body. If you don’t like the scent of Perla soap, the one used as detergent bar you can skip on this. Always remember that natural products can cause allergic reaction so discontinue use if irritation occurs.

     Till my next post.  Thanks for reading!

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Product Review: All Organics Bath Soap- Calamansi

All Organics Bath Soap- Calamansi
*photo from allorganics.com.ph*

     Hi lovelies! Today, I decided to make a quick post on one of my favorite bath soaps that I bought from All Organics. As you can see, I’m always doing a review on organics stuffs that I currently love because of its effectiveness.

 What is All Organics Bath Soap?

“Our soaps contain a high percentage of Virgin Coconut Oil, which is rich in antioxidants that penetrate into the underlying tissues of your skin. It prevents and protects against the formation of free radicals that breaks down your skin’s connective tissue as you age. The oil will also soften and moisturize your skin, as well as aid in removing the outer layer of dead skin cells making your skin smoother and more evenly textured with a healthy shin”. Many conventional body care products made with refined vegetable oils, have all the antioxidants stripped from them (as a result of the refining process) and so are highly prone to free-radical generation, causing your skin to actually age faster! Virgin Coconut oil has been found to:

-         prevent premature aging of the skin

-         heal and repair damage skin tissues

-         help bring back a youthful appearance

-         assists in the prevention of liver spots and other blemishes caused by aging and over exposure to sunlight.

 *from MILEA Bath and Body Wellness Essentials brochure*

So now, I present to you All Organics Bath Soaps in Calamansi.

     

      The Calamansi extract in Milea's Organic Calamansi soap is particularly useful in eliminating strong and harsh odors, especially the distinct smell that accompanies fish that may linger on hands or a cutting board. It is also use to lighten dark spots and clarify the skin.

*from allorganics.com.ph

All Organics Bath Soap- Calamansi
*photo from allorganics.com.ph*

size: 100g

price: 70php ( Around $1.50+ )

place bought: Sesou Nature Source, TriNoma Quezon City

Herbal Garden Quezon City Circle

( infront of Philippine Coconut Authority ) 

All Organics online

instruction for use:

use this soap for taking a bath. can be used both on face and body

ingredients:

Saponified Virgin Coconut Oil, Calamansi ( Calamondin) Extract, Vegetable Glycerine 

All Organics Bath Soap- Calamansi

What I like:

• Citrusy scent. It really does fight body odor.
• It moisturized my skin and lightens my underarms.
• Feels squeaky clean after use.
• The packaging is simple.
• The batch number and date of production is printed on the label.

What I don’t like:

• Not easily available, I have to travel 1 hour just to replenish my stocks :(

Will I repurchase? YES!

Recommendation:

I give this soap a 5/5 rating. I've been very loyal to this soap. I’m using it for more than a year now. I’ve tried man organic soap from different brands and this is my HG as of now. I use this for my face and body. I really love this soap! For everyone who loves the scent of citrus, wants to lighten their skin and fights body odor. Leave the soap for 2 to 5 minutes for full absorption of the product. Since this is an organic soap, it tends to melt fast because it does not contain any soap hardening ingredients. I always cut the soap into half so that it will not melt easily. Always store the soap in a cool dry place and if possible in a soap dish that has holes in so that air can let it dry.

That's all for now. One day to go and TGIF! Take care.

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