Hello ladies! How have you been? I am back with a review of a face pack which I brought during my initial days of face masks addiction. I have oily and acne prone skin and face packs are my best friends. Whenever I come across a face pack which I feel would benefit my skin, I immediately grab them. This was one such purchase as it claimed to clarify the skin. Read on to know whether this purchase was worth it.What is it?
Lotus Herbals Tea Tree Clarifying Face Pack – 20 minutes to clear skin – Helps to prevent pimples, acne, blemishes and spots.
Claims & Features:
- Regular use helps to prevent pimples, acne, blemishes and spots
- Clarifies facial complexion
- Enhances facial brightness
Usage & Ingredients:
Ingredients List Analysis:
Good ones: Kaolin, Glycerin, Tea Tree Oil, Citrus Aurantium (Petit Grain) Oil, Pine Oil, Juniper Oil, Bergamot Oil, Tea Tree Leaves, Aqueous Extract of Neem Leaves, Oil extract of Turmeric
Not so good ones: Light Liquid Paraffin, 2-Phenoxyethanol
Harmful ones: Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben
Price: INR 190 for 60 gm and INR 345 for 120 gm
Shelf Life: 3 years from the PKD. MFD Date & Expiry Date are mentioned in the tube
Availability: Available in select stores and across many online shopping sites.
Swatches:
My experience with the product:
Packaging: The face pack comes in a neat tube with a sturdy flip flop cap. The tube is pale yellow coloured and travel friendly. Being a squeeze tube, the packaging is also hygienic.
Texture: It looks exactly like multani mitti but with a smoother creamy, texture. It spreads very easily and can be applied with fingers/brush.
Color & Fragrance: The face pack is also pale yellow colored just like the tube. The smell can be described as a mix of medicinal herbs smell. The smell doesn’t bother me as it lasts only till the face pack is on the face. Once washed off, the smell also vanishes.
Performance: This is an average performing face pack; nothing special or miraculous about it. It removes the excess oil from the face and gives a smoothness after washing it off. Needs to be used regularly and consistently (2 – 3 times a week) for it to show any results such as clarifying the face.
My Thoughts: Personally, this face pack did not do much good for me. This product alone cannot work on pimple, acne, blemishes. This can be used in addition to your regular skin care routine. There are a lot of better performing face packs/masks available in the market. Infact, my personal opinion is that a DIY multani mitti face pack with Tea Tree essential oil added will actually work better than this face pack.
The only advantage this face pack has when compared to multani mitti is its non drying texture. This pack doesn’t dry out the skin like other face packs meant to treat blemished skin. It is light on the skin and can be used by people of all skin types.
Truth Vs. Claims:
| Claims | Truth |
| Regular use helps to prevent pimples, acne, blemishes and spots | Partially true. Regular use helps with new pimples and acne, but not on existing blemishes |
| Clarifies facial complexion | No. Regular & consistent usage helps with clarification but doesn’t totally work on facial complexion |
| Enhances facial brightness | No |
My likes about the product:
- Contains ingredients which are good for the skin
- Packaging
- Suitable for all skin types
- Doesn’t stretch or dry out the skin
My dislikes about the product:
- Needs to be used consistently and religiously for it to start showing results
- Price is little high compared to the results it delivers
- Parabens present in the ingredients list
My Rating: 2.5/5
Do I recommend this? No. But if you are a lazy person reluctant to do a DIY multani mitti face pack and don’t mind the parabens in the ingredients list, you can try this.
Will I repurchase this? Nope.
In a nutshell: An average performing, lazy girl’s face pack which suits all skin types. Skip this and try a DIY multani mitti or other gentle clays mixed wit tea tree essential oil.
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