I have tried 2 facewashes from Himalaya - Gentle Exfoliating and Hydrating Facewash Cream and have totally different experiences with both...while I absolutely love this one, I am just waiting to finish the other one and get done with it...not that I hate it...but I am not really loving it either. Noww..lets get back to the main topic..the Gentle Exfoliating Daily Facewash..
The facewash comes in a transparent tube with the standard Himalaya packaging of green cover.
What it claims : A soap-free, daily-use, herbal formulation which combines gentle exfoliation, deep cleansing and moisturizing.
Apricot granules gently scrub off dead skin cells and help prevent the formation of balckheads.
Neem and Lemon cleanse deeply and remove excess oil.
Aloe Vera soothes your skin and maintains its natural moisture balance.
Use regularly for clean, fresh, rejuvenated and glowing skin.
Active Ingredients :
The facewash itself is almost transparent in color with small and medium sized white, brown and red granules.
The granules are quite soft..not like the harsh ones which come in scrubs. I like using facewashes which have granules and they give me a very nice feel against the skin when I wash my face.
Price : Rs. 99 for 100 ml ; Rs. 55 for 50 ml
What I like about Himalaya Gentle Exfoliating Daily Facewash :
I completely love this facewash. I am already on my 3rd tube. I get pretty bored of my facewashes and I can never use just 1 facewash all the time. I like some variety so I generally use 2-3 facewashes and this one is always one of them.
- It gives a squeaky clean feeling after use.
- The granules are pretty soft and not at all harsh for the skin. They are soft enough for daily use.
- It does not leave the skin dry. It is not ultra moisturizing but does not dry out the skin completely too.
- Due to the gentle exfoliation, your skin feels really soft after using this.
- You need very less amount for the whole face.
- This facewash gives me a very fresh after use.
- The fragrance is quite pleasant.
- The ingredient list is quite impressive :)
- Decently priced
What I dont like about Himalaya Gentle Exfoliating Daily Facewash :
This is not really my HG facewash but I do like it alot and cant really think of anything that I dislike. I like facewashes with fruity flavours (no doubt that Lakme Strawberry facewash was a fav too & I am liking the fruit blast range as well) so maybe if this one also came in fruity flavours I might like it more :P
How has your experience been with Himalaya Facewashes ?
I love this facewash! Even I am on my 2nd tube, and I like the fact that the granules in this facewash are not abrasive. They are quite spongy and exfoliate without any harshness :)
ReplyDeleteEven I love himalaya facewahes..m in love with my neem 1..
ReplyDeletewud giv dis a try 2..even i use 2-3 facewashes..
You too Tanveer!! You know some months back, my tube was abt to get over and I could find this facewash anywhere..it was out of stock and I was feeling so sad thinking maybe its discontinued :) The granules are so much fun to use..
ReplyDeleteDo try it Bhumika...You would love it :) and u also use 2-3 facewashes ?? Glad to hear that I am not the only mad one :P
ReplyDeleteI will give it a try...nice review btw...
ReplyDeleteThanks SSG..
ReplyDeleteHD, I haven't tried anything from Himalaya,are there any face packs from himalaya which moisturise well without stripping the moisture?
ReplyDeleteHey Uzma..Himalaya does have facepacks...what is your skin type?
ReplyDeleteI have personally used the fruit face pack which was nothing gr8..but their neem pack which is meant for oily skin is supposed to be good..
have not seen this one and have not used this. seems like a good product.thanks for the review
ReplyDeleteoh..not seen Anju ? its quite a standard product from himalaya..do try it out...
ReplyDeletei c...hmm.hmmm. hmmm.hmmm
ReplyDeleteGreatttt review girl :)
I am using lotus one nowadays ..this one seems pretty okiesh naa??
hmmmmmm...hmmmmmm...thanks dear :)
ReplyDeleteWhich one from lotus u using? I wouldnt say only okay...its pretty good actually..
hey cool ... i love himalya and use oil balancing and neem face wash and always make it a point to use once daily .. i also keep 2 - 3 face washes and himalaya is a staple ....
ReplyDeletei will surely try this .. :) perfect review honey :D
yaa..Neem facewash works very well for oily skin..thanks for appreciating dear :)
ReplyDeleteI second your opinion :) So you dint like the hydrating cream wash at all ? .. based on what you wrote in the initial part of the review.
ReplyDeletehey Princess..the hydrating cream wash didnt do anything gr8 for my skin...didnt enjoy using it :(
ReplyDeleteOk, I wont be trying it too :) Btw, i was thinking of trying that oil-balancing one with citron and honey. Hv u tried that ?
ReplyDeleteno princess...havnt tried that...that one is meant for oily skin n I have normal - dry skin so the oil-balancing one will actually make my skin more dry
ReplyDeleteOk, actually even I have combination skin, normal to dry on face with just an oily T zone. So I was wondering if this oil-balancing one is good for me or not. Infact, i thot the same as you.. that it will remove more moisture... but its only cos of the T zone that i was wondering... the one u hv reviewed is grt and i know that cos i hv that already !
ReplyDeleteits gr8 that this one works so well for you...you might want to try the neem facewash...heard it works very well for oily and combi skin type :)
ReplyDeleteThat neem one is actually for those who have a problem of acne... I jst have an oily T zone... not oily skin.. so I dont think that's one for me !
ReplyDeleteokiee...ya then the oil balancing one seems to be a good choice to go with :)
ReplyDeleteya, I got it today. Lets see if thats better or the gentle exfoliating one !
ReplyDeletecool...waiting for ur feedback :)
ReplyDeleteU know wat, I used both ! and am confused now... but this is a nice type of confusion :P ... cos both r so damn good :) Its unbelievable that i find two products to be so similarly good. I think i shall use both separately, after a time gap to chk the individual effect, cos currently i used both of them one after the other and found both good.
ReplyDeletewoow thats gr8!! its always a happy feeling to discover some products working so well for you...but maybe its too soon to judge the oil-balancing facewash since you've just got it...so ya it would be a good idea to use it continously for some days and then decide...and no harm in using both...I anyways get bored of using just 1 facewash :)
ReplyDeleteoh, i m the opposite. I dont get bored of using 1 facewash... i like finding 1 product and then sticking to it... :) So, this confusion is a bit new to me... ;)
ReplyDeletehmm...I guess I am a bit weird that way...I do like sticking to facewashes I like but thn I can never use just 1 facewash continuosly..need variety :)
ReplyDeleteOk :) Well, I tried them both separately... and frankly everyone said both look grt ! but on careful observation, I feel the oil-balancing one gives a good glow, but also makes my cheeks dry cos it removes all traces of oil completely... so since I hv combination skin, i guess the earlier one is better ! This one maybe good for the summers ... :) Writing the subtle difference i found here, so that others may benefit if they read it ...
ReplyDeleteThanks Princess for mentioning it here...It will def help many others :) if the gentle exfoliating one is also working well then that will be a better choice since your cheeks will also feel happy thn :D
ReplyDeleteBTW what do you do? I mean u a student or working?
U r welcome :) I thot so hence wrote it here ! Ya, u r rite.. am gonna stick to that one now :) And yes, I am a student ... wat abt u ?
ReplyDeletenice...I am working..
ReplyDeleteOk, btw, hv u tried Himalaya's fruit pack ? It looks so tempting whenever i go to the store... I feel like using it just for fun ! Is it any good ?
ReplyDeleteyeah..tried that n have reviewed it too...check it out if you have time....its nothing gr8..did nothing gr8 for my skin :(
ReplyDeleteOk, any good facepacks u recommend for my type of skin..?
ReplyDeleteAlso, forgot to thank you for the advice abt the fruit pack... i wld end up wasting money on it.. thanks sweets ! :)
ReplyDeleteNo problem..anytime dear :) You can try the Coral Glow face pack from FabIndia...works quite well for me :)
ReplyDeleteOk.. will try it ... thanks a lot !
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