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Showing posts with label cocoa butter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cocoa butter. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Review: Queen Helene's Cocoa Butter Hand + Body Lotion

Greetings~!

Remember my haul on iHerb? No? Read all about it here.

Before I go on any further, have a look at what the product looks like:



Now, let's begin shall we?

From the title of the post & the picture above, you already know what it is but as usual, I'll elaborate a bit and so on.

Product Info:

Name: Cocoa Butter Hand + Body Lotion
Brand: Queen Helene (for more products from this brand, click here)
Size: 454g
Price: $2.65 
Where to buy: iHerb  <==(this link will take you directly to the product)

Additional Info (taken from iHerb):

Description
  • Soothes and Softens Hands, Face and Body
  • Natural Protection From Sun and Wind
This replenishing, lightweight lotion blends rich, natural cocoa butter and pure lanolin to quench and relieve moisture-starved skin. Protects over-exposed skin, conditions itchy, stretched skin during and after pregnancy; and helps diminish the appearance of wrinkles.
Suggested Use
Directions: Massage an adequate amount to hands, face or body.
Other Ingredients
Water (aqua), paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil), stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate, propylene glycol, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, stearyl alcohol, disodium EDTA, lanolin, methylparaben, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, fragrance (parfum), yellow 5 (Cl 19140), yellow 6 (Cl 15985), red 40 (Cl 16035), red 33 (Cl 17200)
Warnings
Caution: For external use only. Keep out of the reach of children. If skin irritation occurs, stop using the product.

Packaging:

This is how the product looks like, well, the front part:



Back part containing all the info which I've already listed under additional info. So, no need to strain your eyes to read it here. Just scroll up and read it there. :)



Just wanted to show you guys the cap/opening of the lotion.



As you can see, I just press the "press here" part, and the lotion just squirt out by itself. 
WARNING: Lotion is quite runny!



Texture:


Didn't wanna waste excessive lotion so here's a tiny bit. Might not look it but it's really runny. It's not the creamy type, it's the really runny type. Have you guys ever used Fruit of the Earth's cocoa butter lotion? The texture is exactly the same.

in case you were wondering what I'm talking about, the Fruit of the Earth's packaging looks like this:


Scent:

To be honest, the best smelling cocoa butter lotion would definitely be from Palmer & cococare which I did a review on here. Can't decide. This one, on the other hand, not so cocoa butter-ish. More like coconut oil with a hint of cocoa butter smell. 

My Experience:

I tried this as a hand lotion, it doesn't feel moisturising enough as a hand lotion actually. I mean, no sticky feeling which is good but your hands will feel dry very soon after and I'm not even talking about hours later.
As a body lotion though, this is quite good. Nuff said. 

Pros:

Cheap
Not sticky
BIG size (probably lasts really long)

Cons:

not moisturising enough as a hand lotion
not cocoa butter-ish enough scent

Will I repurchase?:

Yes, why not? With that price & that size, I would continue to purchase it as a body lotion.

Conclusion:

Very cheap and super generous with the amount. Great to use as a body lotion. Definitely pleasant smelling for those who don't fancy strong smelling products. 



You can find this product here. Saved you the trouble from scrolling up to see where to buy this. 


Note: If you are new to iHerb, do use the code KDB598 for USD10 off your first purchase. I can't stress enough that this code can only be used once & only during your first purchase. So, use it wisely.



Sunday, February 22, 2015

Review: Cococare 100% Cocoa Butter

Greetings~!

Here's another product review. Hope you guys aren't bored of me. 
As usual, here's a lil info before we go into the details.

Product Info:

Brand: Cococare
Name: 100% Cocoa Butter
Size: 28g
Price: $1.79
Where to buy: iHerb  <===== ( this link will take you directly to the product)

Additional Info (taken from iHerb):


Description
Nature's perfect moisturizer. Ideal for dry skin and stretch marks.
Other Ingredients
Cocoa butter (theobroma cacao).
Warnings
For external use only.


Packaging:














Scent:

The best smelling moisturiser EVER~!
It smells so chocolatey, you'll feel like eating it.

Texture:

I'm not sure if it's just me but it felt really really hard. Too hard that it makes application a tad tough. I would've love it so much more if it glides easily. 

My Experience:

I have trouble pushing the product out most of the time. It would've been easier if it was screw type? Like a lipbalm? But it is made in such a way that you have to push it up & down all the time. I actually really hate this product due to the fact that I can't get it out 7 out of 10 times. It is that difficult. 

Pros:

Awesome smell~~ ( It's like you are in chocolate heaven)
Cheap 
Convenient ( In the sense that it's small so you can bring it everywhere)
Lasts long 

Cons:

Not moisturising enough
Hard to push product out sometimes ( not sometimes, most of the times.)

Will I repurchase?:

I don't think so. No matter how good it is & list of pros top the cons but the fact that it is so difficult to get it out just frustrates me to no end. So, this is really not my thing.

Conclusion:

If you are looking for a handy dandy chocolate smelling stick to moisturise when you are out and about, then I guess this is for you. And the fact that you know a lil tip or two to pop the product out easily, then I guess you will love this? Otherwise, yet another cocoa butter stick. 


This product may not be to my liking doesn't mean it's not to yours. If you want to buy this, here's the link. Click here.

Note: if you are a new shopper at iHerb, do use this code KDB598 to get USD10 off your first purchase. Use the code wisely as you may only use it once & only during your first purchase.