February 6th, 2017
Hello
readers, if you read my blog on a regular basis you must know by now that I
love everything skincare and one skincare invention I absolutely love for my combination
capricious reactive very sensitive acne prone skin is micellar water. I have
been using it for 7 years now and I told you all about
it HERE. So when I do a review on a micellar water I know exactly what I am talking about.
it HERE. So when I do a review on a micellar water I know exactly what I am talking about.
Last year I
bought the new waterproof micellar oil-infused cleansing water by
Garnier. I was more than pleased to see it in a store as I wear waterproof eye
makeup most of the time. I bought it with blind eyes because I have been using the regular micellar water for sensitive skin by Garnier for many years now and I love it. Well that purchase was a huge
mistake…
The first
and last time I used this product was last summer to remove waterproof makeup I had on my hand. This product did a great job
and left my hand feel normal at first… All the makeup was removed very easily
so I was pleased. A few minutes later my friend told me: “What is happening to
your hand??? And me: “What? What are you talking about? I looked at my hand and
my hand was white! Super ashy white! If you are black you understand… If you
are not you need an explanation… Black people get an ashy look on their skin
when their skin is dry, not moisturized enough or irritated. Well, although my
hands have been very ashy many times in my life they have never looked that ashy,
“white”, irritating and dry. In the car I used cleansing wipes to clean my hand,
moisturized it with a hand cream and never used the Garnier micellar oil-infused cleansing water again until today in order to take the "before and after" pictures below so you can see for
yourself what I am talking about.
After that
incident I checked if there were any major differences between the original
micellar water that I have been using without any problems for years and this one.
*The
original micellar water only have a few ingredients which is usual for a
product that targets sensitive skin when the waterproof one as a tone of
ingredients.
*The
original micellar water does not smell anything and does not contain any
perfume.
*The waterproof version smells literally
like a perfume and no I am not kidding. The smell is very strong. In the
ingredient list perfume is the very last ingredient so I was surprised that it
has such a strong smell. Well after some research I noticed that the 4rd
ingredient in the list is Benzyl salicylate which is a volatile fragrance. Applied topically it can
cause negative reactions even in small amounts (see HERE). Now tell me the importance of fragrance for
a product that target sensitive skin?And the brand states on the bottle
that you don’t need to rinse out this product, you can also use it to remove eye makeup?????????
*It also has colorant : CI
60725/violet 2
Again, tell me the importance of a colorant
in a skincare product that target sensitive skin?
And the brand states on the bottle
that you don’t need to rinse out this product?????????
The brand
marketed a lot around the presence of argan oil and yes there is argan oil in
this bottle; but do not get fool by the marketing around the argan oil
ingredient. Clearly there is not enough argan oil in this product tocounterbalance the
harsh effects of the other ingredients. The purpose of a micellar water is to
clean skin gently and for me this is the worst micellar water I have ever
tried. Actually except for the name it is not a micellar water for me. I am just very happy that I have never used it on my face and my eyes!!!
I almost forgot it is also supposed to nourish the skin; it is written on the bottle...
Well you decide!
I almost forgot it is also supposed to nourish the skin; it is written on the bottle...
Well you decide!
Have you
ever used it? What do you think?
XOxo
Dianna.H
No comments
Post a Comment