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Vaadi Herbals Heavenly Lavender Handmade Soap Review

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Hello Everyone!

Today I am going to review the Lavender Soap from Vaadi herbals. It claims to be a handmade soap with essential oils.

Price and Quantity:

Rs.38 for 75g

My Take:

Packaging: This Vaadi Herbals soap comes in a beautiful lavender colored outer carton. The soap is packed in double layered thin plastic sheets (may be to prevent smell fading off? Hmm no idea!). It is a bar shaped gel based soap which is soft lavender in color. More than anything else, I loved the very relaxing lavender fragrance of this soap. For the price, this kind of relaxing original lavender fragrance is a steal!

This soap lathers well and washes off quickly. It removes dirt and traces of sweat very well, leaving the skin squeaky clean and smooth. It doesn’t moisturize my skin but it doesn’t dry it out either. As this is summer, I don’t mind using this soap for daily bath. (Instead of my regular shower gel) After I bath or have a shower with this soap, my bathroom smells good with the lavender smell :P

I am sure that this soap will relax your senses at the end of your stressed day; that’s why I always use it at nights before going to sleep. One soap bar comes 15-20 days for me. Make sure to store this soap in a cool, dry place to avoid excessive melting.

Overall, I am highly satisfied with this soap mainly for its fragrance and for the very affordable price of Rs.38. If you are a lover of lavender fragrances, do not miss this soap. It is a great buy from Vaadi herbals!

 

PROS:

  • Good packaging
  • Heavenly lavender fragrance!
  • Lathers well and washes out easily
  • Leaves skin squeaky clean and fresh
  • Doesn’t dry out your skin
  • Relieves stress
  • Packaging is good
  • Affordable price

CONS:

  • Availability
  • If you are not a huge fan of lavender, you might not like it.
  • It might dry out your skin in winters; so you will need a heavy body cream

 

Rating: 4.5/5


Do I Recommend?:

I highly recommend this soap to everyone who loves lavender fragrances! This is one of the best soaps available with this very affordable price tag.


Would I Repurchase?:

Yes of course! Before that, I am going to try out their other soaps very quickly.

Neev Almond Rose Soap review

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by Shruti

If you could do something for the society, wouldn’t you jump at that opportunity?

Not in a big way but a small yet satisfying way. Neev Herbal Handmade Soaps is one such organization where you could contribute a little to the under privileged and feel happy at the end of the day.

A little about what Neev Herbal Handmade soaps are all about-

  • NEEV Herbal Handmade Soaps is the enterprise wing of NEEV. It is a small scale unit registered under Khadi Village Industries Commission, located in Hurlung village, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
  • NEEV also has a non-profit wing called NEEV Trust which works in the rural areas and slums around Jamshedpur in the domains of education, livelihood development and agriculture.
  • NEEV Trust facilitates 15 Self Help Groups (including one of Sabar Tribe) of women who are being trained in different skills through Skill Development Initiatives in partnership with NABARD. The groups have also been linked with the Gramin Bank.
  • NEEV Trust visualizes that all the raw materials required for making the soaps and other cosmetic products will be grown and processed within these villages. For this it is going to encourage farmers to cultivate the herbs required for soap production.

I am always looking at ways in which I can give something back to the society and this is my very small contribution to it. I really would like to introduce you all to this wonderful brand.

Product Description: With TFM : 77.8% , keeps the skin dew fresh and young looking, delays the appearance of wrinkles, blackheads, dryness and even pimples.

Price & Quantity: 2 variants- Rs 80 for 75 gms and Rs 100 for 100 gms

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Mahua Oil, Lye, Rose Oil, Geranium Oil, Palmarosa Oil, Rosemary Oil, Roasted and ground almonds

Shelf Life: 1 year

My Experience with Neev Almond Rose Soap:

Packaging: It comes wrapped in a paper cover with the soap inside covered in plastic. The packaging is simple but I would suggest them to change it. The saying ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ doesn’t hold true always. If the packaging is attractive, I would pick it up even if I have never used it before.

Colour, Consistency & Fragrance: The soap is cream in colour with small pieces of almonds in it. These pieces are evenly distributed. The most attractive thing about the soap is the fragrance of it. It doesn’t smell artificial.

How it works: The soap feels minty even though it doesn’t have any mint in it. But I have no complaints against that. The tiny almond pieces act as a scrub. I don’t find them abrasive but then I don’t use soaps for my face. It lathers too!The BEST PART of this soap is the smell. Trust me when I say this, you will love it. I generally take quick showers (2 minutes) and even then, after I finish my bath, my bathroom smells like a spa! It remains that way till I come back home in the evening. In summers when I used it, I didn’t need a moisturizer. But now, it’s better to follow it up with one.

Before I forget, you might feel this soap melts faster than your bank account. True!

Wet your palms, rub soap between them and then apply it to your body. But then, this way you cannot use it as a scrub. So alternate between these 2 methods.

PROS:

  • Smells divine
  • Acts as a body scrub as well
  • It has a lot of oils which have great benefits
  • Lathers quite well
  • Smell lingers on skin :)

CONS:

  • Expensive but not that much compared to handmade soaps from other brands.
  • Melts really fast :(


Rating: 4.5/5

Do I Recommend?: Yes. To each and everyone. Try it atleast once.


Would I Repurchase?: Can you believe that I have 6 bars left :)

Soulflower My Sweet Skin Soap Review

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Hello Everyone,

Today, I will be reviewing the My Sweet Skin Soap from Soulflower. Before few days, I have shared the preview of 4 New Soulflower soaps with you all. This soap is one among them and it is specially formulated for normal skin types. I have a normal-oily facial skin and normal body skin; hence picked this soap immediately :) (And also for the name My Sweet Skin!) I have been using this soap just for a week now but couldn’t wait to share my views with you all. Read my detailed review below!

Soulflower soap, Soulflower Bathing Soaps, My Sweet Skin Soap

 



Product Decription: 

You normal skin people have got it made! This specially formulated therapeutic bar will keep your skin healthy & glowing. We add precious oils like evening primrose, almond & apricot kernel that help to maintain the perfect balance, reduce wrinkles & have an anti aging affect. Real kesar is added for your skin toning & enhancing texture of skin. Lemon, rosemary & benzoin essential oils have natural astringent, antifungal properties. Use this mild and gentle soap to start you day, or anytime you think you need invigorating!

Price and Quantity: 

Rs. 250 for 150g

Ingredients:

Kesar, aloevera, rosemary herbs, essential oils of benzoin, lemon, rosemary, evening primrose oil, apricot kernel oil, almond oil, Vitamin E, aqua, permitted edible color & aroma, saponified oils of coconut, castor, olive, palm & palm kernel.

My Experience with Soulflower My Sweet Skin Soap

Packaging: This soap comes in no fancy carton or something but it is packed in a clear transparent cover with the ingredient names and images printed over it. The packaging looks natural and gives that natural product feel :)

Colour, Consistency & Fragrance: This is a peach colored, plain rectangular bar shaped soap which is hard and huge. I have cut this soap into 2 pieces to prevent quick melting and also for easy handling. The texture of this soap is smooth and there are no granules present in the soap. The fragrance can be said bold, spicy and natural. I did not find any artificial hint in the fragrance however sensitive noses might not like it much. This is not a problem for me though as it doesn’t linger after bath.

Soulflower soap price, Soulflower soaps

How it works: This Soulflower My Sweet Skin soap just works perfectly on my normal skin. It lathers creamy and washes out in a second with a single splash of water. It doesn’t leave any slippery feel behind on my skin even though being smooth and creamy on application. My skin is left smooth and squeaky clean after using this soap. I don’t even want a loofah to exfoliate my skin as this one just cleared out all the impurities, dirt and sweat. The spiced bold fragrance prevented sweat for a long time and overall, I love this soap and would repurchase it ever for my normal skin. Even though being formulated for normal skin types, this soap did not leave my skin dry or greasy. My skin felt just smooth and clean! The only problem with this soap is that you should store in a dry place or else it will get creamy and melt soon. It claims to contain kesar for the improvement of skin texture but I cannot comment on that part much as I have just started using it. Anyhow, it made my skin texture smooth comparatively hence I guess this would improve my skin tone and texture well if used regularly. I don’t mind the price for the quantity and worth of this soap. If you have normal skin type and you love bold spicy, natural fragrances, grab this soap quickly! My skin really feels SWEET and clean after using it :)

Pros

  • Made of all natural ingredients
  • Cleanses skin very effectively
  • Produces creamy lather and washes off quickly
  • There is no slippery feel left behind; skin feels squeaky clean
  • Removes sweat odour and prevents sweat for a long time
  • Some will like its bold spiced fragrance which is more on the natural side
  • Improves skin texture with regular usage
  • Doesn’t leave skin stretchy or greasy
  • A perfect soap for normal skin types as per the claim!
  • The quantity is reasonable for the price
  • Does not irritate skin or cause any side effects
  • 100% vegetarian soap; they don’t even add milk and honey to their products.
  • Easily available online.

Cons

  • I have no big con to mention about such a good product but the only thing I felt is that, the bold spiced fragrance might not impress the sensitive-nosed beauties out there.

Makeup and Beauty Home: 4/5

Recommendation: Do you have a normal skin type? Do you want your bathing bars to be natural smelling and gentle on your skin? Do you want that squeaky clean effect with less water and time? Go ahead and pick this soap! It is my current holy grail bathing soap.

Would I Repurchase?: Yes sure! I love My Sweet Skin from Soulflower a lot :) Babble will be receiving the ‘Oil Be Gone’ soap soon! Keep checking.

4 New Soulflower Soaps and A Preview

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Hello Beauties,
How is the weather there? Chennai is doing horribly bad with the angry sun :( It’s not summer but you SUN why are you still aggressive? Okay let us come to the point. Soulflower, a well known brand for natural products has launched 4 new soaps recently! :) Yay! That’s a great news for all natural-soap-crazy girls out there :D (Including me) :P I have a huge craze over natural smelling, different flavoured bars and hence this is definetely a great news for me. The names of these newly launched Soulflower soaps are beautiful too! Let us check a preview on these soaps now and the detailed reviews will be up soon. Do let us know in comment section which soap’s review you want to see here first.

  • Read: Soap Recommendation for Your Skin Type

4 Newly Launched Soulflower Soaps:

Soulflower My Sweet Skin Soap (For Normal Skin)

  • Read: Nyassa Handmade Clear Soap in Fresh Raspberry Review

Product Decription: 
You normal skin people have got it made! This specially formulated therapeutic bar will keep your skin healthy & glowing. We add precious oils like evening primrose, almond & apricot kernel that help to maintain the perfect balance, reduce wrinkles & have an anti aging affect. Real kesar is added for your skin toning & enhancing texture of skin. Lemon, rosemary & benzoin essential oils have natural astringent, antifungal properties. Use this mild and gentle soap to start you day, or anytime you think you need invigorating!

Price and Quantity: 
Rs. 250 for 150gm

Ingredients:
Kesar, aloevera, rosemary herbs, essential oils of benzoin, lemon, rosemary, evening primrose oil, apricot kernel oil, almond oil, Vitamin E, aqua, permitted edible color & aroma, saponified oils of coconut, castor, olive, palm & palm kernel.

My First Impression on Soulflower My Sweet Skin
This soap is specially formulated for normal skinned people and hence I am definitely going to use it :) I am going to be the one who reviewing it here soon. I haven’t yet used this soap yet but the soap looks so natural. It is hard compared to the other 2 soaps (Don’t include oil be gone; it’s equally hard too) and has a light beige colour. The ingredients almond, apricot, lemon, rosemary are very good for our skin! And Kesar! I need Kesar for my skin now to even out the summer tan :D My detailed review on My Sweet Skin is coming up very soon! I wish this soap would make my skin really sweet :P

Soulflower Oil Be Gone Soap (For Oily Skin)

  • Read: Aloe Veda Wild Rose with Basil Moisturising Bathing Bar Review

Product Description:
If you have oily skin, this specially formulated therapeutic bar is perfect for you! This soap has astringent qualities, gently removing dirt & oil from your skin, thus preventing buildup of acne & black spots. We add precious oils like grapefruit & grapeseed that moisturise your skin, lemongrass & sauf remove the oily feeling. Tea tree & clary sage essential oils are natural astringents, their antifungal & antibacterial action stops bacteria growth, clean clogged pores & promote skin healing. Aloevera & Calamine Powder cool & calm skin, preventing acne. Use this mild yet firm soap to start you day, or anytime you think you need brightening up!

Price and Quantity: Rs.250 for 150g

Ingredients:
Lemon grass, saunf & aloevera, calamine powder, peppermint, clarysage, teatree essential oils, grapeseed oil, grapefruit oil, Vitamin E, aqua, permitted edible color & aroma, saponified oils of coconut, castor, olive, palm & palm kernel.

My First Impression on Soulflower Oil Be Gone
Though I have oily-combo skin in humid climatic conditions I have that little fobia of using oily skin products. I doubt whether they would strip off excess moisture from my skin but I don’t mind giving this soap a try because it promises to moisturize the skin with grapefruit and grapeseed oils :) But still, I am not using it till next summer. Let Babble use and review this. She has the most oiliest skin is the world lol :D Otherwise, the ingredients are tempting and promising. I believe that this soap wouldn’t leave your skin any extra dry even it does its oil clearing job well. Umm let’s see. And I forgot to say, Oil Be Gone is light Peach in colour :) I guess that these two, the My Sweet Skin & Oil Be Gone would last long than the other 2 soaps as they are hard compared to them.

Soulflower Feels Like Silk Soap (For Dry Skin)

Product Description: If you have dry skin, this specially formulated therapeutic bar contains proven antidotes for flaky, irritated, itchy, weeping skin. Precious oils like almond, avocado, wheatgerm & neem provide an antiseptic & calming effect on your skin. Cocoa butter is added for great moisturizing & lather. Turmeric, oats, honey & beeswax soothe & soften skin,  rehydrating dry skin. Calendula, patchouli & tea tree essential oil are excellent moisturisers. use everyday & your skin will thank you!

Price and Quantity: Rs.250 for 150g

Ingredients:
Oats, aloevera, turmeric, honey, beeswax, calendula, patchouli, cocoa butter,tea tree essential oils, almond oil, avocado oil, wheatgerm oil, neem oil, Vitamin E, aqua, permitted edible color & aroma, saponified oils of coconut, castor & olive.

My First Impression on Soulflower Feels Like Silk
Check the name ‘Feels Likes Silk’ ! I was about to pick this in my hand instead of My Sweet Skin at the first :) Both are cute names but who wouldn’t love their skin to be like silk? This soap is specially formulated for people with dry skin hence I believe this would be a huge hit for dry skins in upcoming winter. My mom has dry skin and may be I will ask her to use and review it. I am very much curious to try out this soap but I don’t think this would suit my facial skin as I have an oily T-Zone but still I will definely pick one for me atleast for the name ‘Feel Like Silk’ and use it on my body :) This is a moderately-soft (If I press it out from the cover, I can see my finger prints on the soap) jaggery coloured soap and I am not sure about the fragrance of any of these 4 soaps as they aren’t opened yet. To know more about them, all you should do is wait for the reviews :)

Soulflower Calm My Skin Soap (For Sensitive Skin)

  • Read: Lotus Herbals Licorice White Skin Whitening Cleanser Review

Product Description:
Protect, soothe and maintain extremely sensitive skin with this soap, made using only the cleanest natural ingredients. Specially designed with gentle moisturizers like almond, avocado & jojoba oils known to calm flare-ups of visible redness & irritation. We use fresh aloevera juice to deliver the plants’ calming & restorative properties in its most concentrated and natural form. Cocoa butter is known to reduce skin blotches, scars & stretch marks and makes out soap so creamy you will just love it! Its time to pamper your skin, keep it hydrated and looking beautifully healthy.

Price and Quantity: Rs.250 for 150gm

Ingredients:
Fresh aloevera juice, almond, avocado, jojoba oils, cocoa butter, Vitamin E, aqua, permitted edible aroma, saponified oils of coconut & palm.

My First Impression on Soulflower Calm My Skin
This soap is for you if you  have extra-sensitive skin type. The ingredient list is compact and we can find all natural ingredients present here. I guess this would smell great and give a luxurious bathing experience due to the presence of Cocoa butter :) If you have sensitive skin, pick this without any second thought. This soap is very light cream in colour and is soft like the Feel Like Silk soap.

My Overall Views About these New Soulflower Soaps:

  • The launch of these 4 soaps would help many people out there who are confused about choosing a bathing bar for their skin type. Oil, normal, dry or sensitive, you can find your perfect match here :)
  • These soaps are made of natural vegetable oils and essential oils; and they are 100% Vegetarian soap. They don’t even use honey or milk to prepare it! That’s pretty unique right?
  • Rs.250 for a soap? Hmm do you actually mind? But no, not me! These soaps are big, bar sized and made of all natural ingredients hence I don’t mind spending 250 bucks on a good bathing soap. 150g is a good quantity for a soap too. I am planning to cut it into 2 or 4 and use it. This would prevent quick melting of the soap.
  • Read: Nature’s Essence Neem & Aloe vera Purifying Beauty Bar Review

So girls, are you impressed of these newly launched Soulflower soap? Which soap review do you want us to put on here first? and What is your skin type? Do share in the comment section below. I am all ears! :)

Aloe Veda Wild Rose with Basil Moisturising Bathing Bar Review

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Other than the all other skin treatments and spas, ‘bath’ is the first thing that refreshes us in the morning. A good bathing soap or body wash is necessary to provide our skin that cleanliness, softness and hydration. So why do we always prefer chemical filled soaps? Let us go for something natural and luxurious. Today, we are going to check a review about a moisturising bathing bar with wild rose and basil from Aloe Veda. Okay let us move on to the review now.

Aloe Veda Wild Rose with Basil Moisturising Bathing Bar

Aloe Veda Wild Rose with Basil Moisturising Bathing Bar

Aloe Veda Wild Rose with Basil Moisturising Bathing Bar

 

Product Description:

Purify your senses with the delicate fragrance of wild rose and holy Basil combined with Aloe Vera & natural Glycerine. Indulge in a personal aromatherapy experience that is calming and purifying. Feel touched by natures own spa while you meditate.

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 65 for 100g

Experience with this Product:

This bathing bar is baby pink in colour and packed in a thin transparent plastic sheet. As you see, this bar looks semi transplant due to the glycerin content. The fragrance can be said as floral, sweet and mesmerizing with a hint of fresh crushed rose flowers. A pleasing fragrance of rose water can also felt during application. To say about the lathering part, it lathers rich, creamy and smooth. You wouldn’t need that much water to wash it off too. A few seconds sho
wer will wash off the soap without any residues leaving the skin squeaky skin and soft. The squeaky clean effect doesn’t ‘dry’ out the skin at all, but makes it soft to touch. For a nice home spa bath experience, this bathing bar is highly recommended for everyone. Whatever skin type may be, whether oily, dry or sensitive, you will fall in love with this bathing bar’s lathering effect and pleasing rose flower. It also has the basil content that keeps infections at bay. It can be used by children, elders, guys, girls, and everyone in your family. Overall, this is a great buy for this affordable cost. A single bar will last for 20 days.

Pros:

  • Smooth gliding texture and easy application
  • Lathers rich and creamy; still washes out easily with single splash of water
  • Leaves skin squeaky clean without drying it
  • Softens skin and makes it smooth
  • No side effects,safe on even sensitive skin types
  • Pleasing and refreshing rose flower fragrance
  • Basil content cools down skin and prevents infection
  • Cleanses out dirt, oiliness and other impurities well
  • Pocket friendly price
  • Gives a nice home spa experience
  • Suitable for everyone in your family

Cons:

  • Absolutely nothing! It is a mild refreshing bathing bar for everyone

Recommendation:  

We highly recommend this! This product should be tried once to know its benefits. You and your family will definitely stick to this glycerin bar

Would we repurchase?: 

Of course every time! There are many more flavours to try from this glycerin bathing bar range of Aloe Veda.
Hope you enjoyed this bathing bar review. Do let your comments and feedback! 

Mysore Sandal Soap (A Complete Review)

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Hi readers ! 
Today I am going to review the Mysore Sandal Soap. I am using this soap for past 3 months and felt to write a complete review about it here, thus it will be useful for the people. When I bought, the product offered a free Safal Coconut Oil worth Rs.15 if we buy 3.

MYSORE SANDAL SOAP: (Only soap with pure sandalwood oil)

MRP – Rs. 27 for 75g


Product Description:


My Views:

Well.. I am using this soap for past 3 months (I replaced this one for Dove as it was SUMMER). I have no complaints about this product. It is simply great and made my complexion really better. It has a rich and unique aroma with pure sandal wood oil which is very good for the softness of your skin. Till now, I recommended many of my friends to use this soap and they said IT’S WONDERFUL :D :D. Read the pros and cons for more information about this soap.


Likes:

  • Wonderful aroma (Smell) which gives you a really relaxing and refreshing bath.
  • Affordable. The rate is not too high for the worth of this product.
  • With regular use it evens out the complexion, fades blemishes and makes skin visibly fair.
  • The soap doesn’t dries out the skin. It is best to use for any kind of skin. (Especially dry and normal). Oily skinned people should use this for body and opt for a good face wash for face.
  • Best ever winter soap :) :)
  • Lathers well with a creamy texture and rinses out easily.
  • Skin feels fresh throughout the day. People near you can feel the Sandal aroma in you :) :D
  • It contains pure sandalwood oil which makes skin really soft like a baby (It did for me).


Dislikes:

Really no cons.

My Rating : 5/5