Hello everyone!
Patanjali is a well known herbal brand. In my hunt of sls free face wash or cleanser I came upon this one after reading few reviews on it. It started giving me nightmares though. Please read further.
Price and Quantity:
Rs. 60 for 60 gm
My Take:
This face pack comes in a boring white plastic tube with a flip top cap. It’s not at all attractive. The cap is really fit. That’s a good and a bad thing because no leaks and travel friendly but it broke my nails twice. The opening is small so no need for excess amount headaches. It fits easily in a small purse.
The fragrance is mild and citrusy. It doesn’t linger after washing so easy on sensitive noses as well.
This cleanser has the consistency of a cream and quite thick. You need good force to get it out of the tube. It is soft and creamy and spreads really well and lathers a lot. A tiny pea sized amount is enough to cover up face so the bottle lasts really long. It washes away without any slippery feel and gives a great glow to your face like you have just used a face pack.
This face wash very good in removing dirt and oil. It removes makeup easily as well and doesn’t clog pores. It kind of made my skin dry but nothing a moisturizer can’t handle. Dry skinned people may find it a lot drying. After some time though, I started sweating a lot and my face looked as if I used some spray or something. Even though sls is not good, I don’t like the sound of neutral detergents. They are used in dishwashers so I am scared at how much my skin can bear. Sensitive people please stay away from this one. I heard two of my friends who have oily skin raving a lot about this so I think you can give it a try.
Why I like?:
- Good herbal brand
- Nice non lingering fragrance
- Removes dirt and oil
- No slippery feeling
- Made out of so many good ingredients
- Gives an amazing face pack glow
- Dead cheap
Why I don’t like?:
- Cap is an enemy to nails. (Arshita please take care of your beautiful nails if you are using this :) we need more nail arts from you)
- Dries out skin a bit
- Face sweats like hell after sometime. I don’t know how much oil it can control since I don’t have any such problems
- Neutral detergent haunts me
- Availability
Rating: 3 /5
Do I Recommend?:
Yes! Surely for people with oily skin and combination skin maybe. Give it a try.
Would I Repurchase?:
Nope. My nightmares with neutral detergents need to stop. I already switched to pears and I love it. My mom has oily skin too and found it okay. She is 46 so i suggested stopping it since drying skin leads to more wrinkles.
OMG I had great expectations why in the name of natural products they are adding harmful chemicals to cheat people :-O X(
Nice Review Dharu :X
thanks radha..ya i too expected a lot but dishwasher is a bit scary:):-SS
i have seen the ingredient lists of some patanjali products. they are not at all herbal.. chemicals everywhere in shampoos, face wash and even in aloe vera gel!!
thanks dharu for the wonderful post and for warning us :)
ya they do have lots of chemicals…but i like their aloevera gel and soaps:)they are good…and also stay away from their shampoos…..they are again neutral detergent base…yikes:-SS
Aww..i thought Patanjali might be a good brand. Also no Patanjali products are available here….Nice revu! :) Dharu, my nails are not tamed these days…. :(
oh….thank god you skipped this then:)…few of the products are good..but most of them are duds:) take care of your nail beauties please..
Detergent?????? Mummy…….. A big NOOOO from my side! Thank you very much for this review Dharu.. I will never buy this one in my life!
ya i got the same reaction when i saw what they are actually used for yikes…:-SS..thanks for putting it up immediately…:)helps people a lot:)
Ya welcome Dharu! :) Honest reviews like these help a lot. Thank you so much.. Btw, where did you get patanjali products?
its available at my place here though…no idea about chennai:) i think it might be in t nagar area…:)
your welcome sweety:) of course..every review helps us…thats wy we need to see the good points and bad points even if the brand is hot favourite:)
I totally agree! :) So hows your evening going??????? Something new you bought from b’lore?
good till now:)few leggings, jeggins, kurtas..thats all:)what about your’s?
Oh god ! detergent?????????? :O :'( :( too bad ..thanks dharu for such a honest review :)
it doesn’t exactly say detergent but, i asked them in mail what exactly that gel base was…even their shampoos and handwashes have this same thing…so its not difficult to guess:)
not an issue sam:)your welcome…
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Nice Review Dharu!
What i feel, all what matters is how skin responds to a particular product. This was the one which has done well for me. I had several break outs with left marks at the very onset of monsoon but this came as savior with Himalaya Toner. I liked it.
oh yes megha…i know i heard few good reviews on it but sincerely i am scared of neutral detergents:) i had severe bumps with this one so only i avoided it .but i am happy it worked for you and hope it keeps your skin healthy:)
Nice review! :)