The oil itself is housed in a green translucent bottle that comes with a pump. I think its fairly priced because for only 220php ($5.38), you already get a 164ml sized bottle. Note that this isn't pure VCO, only 70% as seen in the picture below.
The reason why I bought this in the first place was that I needed something to aid my dry hair. I've heard so many great things about VCO and its ability to revive dull hair, among other things. Considering I was never lucky with anything that has oil in it as its main ingredient because it weighs my hair down, I still went on with buying this. I'm so sad to report that this isn't for my hair because like other oils I have tried, this also weighs hair down. It left my hair looking oily the whole day, like I did not take a bath for days! I just hate bad hair days because it is enough to ruin the rest of my day, and I'm pretty certain I'm not alone on that. I had no choice but to put it in a bun just so its less obvious.
Of course, I wouldn't let this sit around just because it didn't work for my hair. So I began using this as a replacement for my usual body lotion. I like to use Silka or Nivea but I love the former better because it has SPF in it. Now, I am not exactly into whitening my skin, not because I'm already fair, but because I just feel that healthy skin has to come first before anything else. So what I do is that I apply this all over my body after shower, as I normally would a lotion, while my skin is still a bit damp.
AAAAAANDDDDD!
After two weeks of using this oil , I noticed that my skin is smoother and whiter, which came to me by surprise because it said nothing about whitening. If anything, my skin looks healthier! Even my mom, who is forever a fan of Nivea lotions, asked me to buy her one! And if you're worried about whether it feels icky during the day, my answer's no! Its the kind of moisture that lasts the whole day, and yet doesn't feel sticky or weird on the skin.
DEFINITELY WORTH REPURCHASING!
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How about you? What body oils have you tried and came to love? Do share!
-JEM
thanks for sharing, this does look like a nice body oil! will try this out! great review ^_~
ReplyDeleteHi Janet! I really don't like oils that much but this was a pleasant surprise! I'll stick to this for now because it does way more than ordinary lotions :D Thank you for dropping by!
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i do always have bad hair days.. like.. everyday.. now, im interested with this product =) thanks for sharing!!!
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Hi Rhain! Such a pet peeve right? Its enough to ruin anyone's day! :) Anyways, thanks for dropping by dear!
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dear.. i bought mine last friday.. and after 2-3 days of use.. my skin became softer and more moisturized thank you for your review.. it helps a lot! =) hugs! hope you follow back my blog =)
DeleteYey! Glad you're loving it, Rhain! :) Yup, I will surely follow you back, thanks again! :D
DeleteI'm currently using Human Nature's Sunflower oil, but not as a substitute to lotion. I'd like to try this one though. I see that you've already made a review on Human Nature's Sunflower Oil. How do you compare it this product? Which one is better?
ReplyDeleteHi Ile! I use the SFO as a make up remover, and as a face moisturizer. I don't go mad with the application though cos it could get really greasy for me. What I do is after toner, I squeeze out a small amount of SFO and warm it on the palm of my hands and pat it very lightly on my face. I follow with a serum afterwards. I'm on my 6th bottle of SFO now and its the only oil I trust enough that won't break me out! As for the VCO, I only use it as a body moisturizer and nothing more. I'm really scared it might break me out because I've read somewhere that it doesn't work out for all people, so just to be safe :)
DeleteI can't find this every branches/kiosk that I've been to. :( the lady told me that it's currently out of stock! She told me to try their other products but I don't want to coz I've been looking for this product long time. I hope they don't discontinued this product. :( By the way, they have a BIG BIG SALE up to 50% until the last day of the month.
ReplyDeleteHi Tan Tan! Sorry for the super late reply! Yes, I've had the same experience actually. I asked about this a couple of times and its always the same answer, Out of stock. I don't think so though! I think they already phased this out because I don't see it around anymore. Too bad because its such a lovely product!
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