The Body Shop has come up with their Super food Vegetarian formulas and man, they really are tempting to try. I happened to pick up the Chinese ginseng and rice mask because that was something I wouldn’t be able to replicate it at home.
Product Description:
Our Chinese Ginseng and Rice Clarifying Polishing Mask is a creamy, facial exfoliating mask that brightens and revitalizes skin. Ginseng is known for boosting energy and enhancing stamina. It is also known to have toning and stimulating properties. Works to brighten, even and revitalize skin while removing dullness and unevenness. This skin-perfector mask is essential to minimize pores, reduce imperfections and smooth A whooping the skin.
Ingredient List:
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit, Kaolin, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil/Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, PEG-100 Stearate, Alcohol Denat., Decyl Glucoside, Cera Alba/Beeswax/Cire d’abeille, Perlite, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Parfum/Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Limonene, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Propylene Glycol, Myristyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Menthol, Panax Ginseng Root Extract/Panax Ginseng (Ginseng) Root Extract, Disodium EDTA, Citral, Citronellol, Linalool, Menthoxypropanediol, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Eugenol, Dextrin, Oryza Sativa Extract/Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, CI 77891/Titanium Dioxide.
Price: A whooping INR 2495 for 75 ml
MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE BODY SHOP CHINESE GINSENG & RICE MASK:
I was so confused when I was at the store, I really wanted to buy them all. But there was no way I was ready to spend 10k for only masks! However, when I asked my husband he said he would also use this mask and that is when I decided to go for the Chinese Ginseng one, since he could do with some brightening ;-). Needless to say I am the one using this mask regularly :-p From the face of it, this mask looks pure and white! I have something for white coloured masks <3 When I first used the mask I applied it and found it in a PERFECT consistency. Later I read that I am supposed to leave it on for 10 minutes only! Me being me, I kept it for 20-30 minutes (I get greedy) and massaged my skin for a minutes and washed it off!
My skin felt so soft and smooth. Thanks to the gritty exfoliating particles that are not too harsh and not even to mild. It did leave my skin brighter, but lasted for about 2-3 hours. So perfect for a before party mask.
Texture: I am in love with the texture of this mask. It feels really good and applied very easily.This is one of the masks with perfect texture.
Packaging: Comes in a glass jar that’s thick and sturdy. You need to use your finger, so if you have long nails you might find it annoying.
Fragrance: So fresh! Smells great I tell you.
One thing that I am not happy about is the ingredient - Alcohol Denat. Why add this, but at the same time I understand it is necessary to keep the bacteria away. But also, the combination of shea butter, does not make your skin dry because of Alcohol. Additionally, I am not a huge fan of the ingredient list.
Summing Up.
Pro’s of The Body Shop Chinese Ginseng & Rice Mask:
- Works really well on skin
- Brightens skin temporarily
- Leaves skin smooth and soft
- Did not break me out
- Love the texture of the product
Con’s of The Body Shop Chinese Ginseng & Rice Mask:
- Not too impressed with the ingredient list
- Expensive
My Rating: 3/5
Do I recommend? (Kinda confused)
I bought this out of sheer temptation. I do like the mask as it works wonderfully, but the ingredient list has not impressed me yet. However the product definitely has impressed me. If you are ok with the list then a good one 🙂
Have a great week ahead guys…
Love you all 🙂 See you more often <3
