Pond’s Pure White Deep Cleansing Facial Foam

Price: Php 14 for a 10g sachet

Ingredients: Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Water, Propylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Glycol Distearate, Lauric Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Perfume, DMDM Hydantoin, Polyquaternium-7, Disodium EDTA, Charcoal Powder, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Iodoproponyl Butylcarbamate

What it says in the label:

♦Contains Activated Carbon

♦Easily absorbs and lifts away impurities

♦Helps to cleanse your face thoroughly

♦Reveals your natural pure white looking skin

My View: When me and my friends talk about Pond's, the first thing that comes to my mind is pimples. LOL Yeah my experience with Pond's is not very pleasing. But when I saw this the other day I was drawn over the black packaging of this new foam wash from Pond's. Gotta try this so I bought a sachet for only 14 bucks :D

The color of the wash is grayish white. The feel of my skin after trying this is matte - just the same as what I got from using Pond's Perfect matte cleansing foam before. The scent is also distinguishably Pond's, only a little manlier i think. What I noticed is that my pimples are a little swollen after washing. I will skip this wash and the whole Pond's line for good.

Pros:
Good for those who are "hiyang" with Pond's

Cons:
Swollen pimples for those that are not "hiyang" like me :(

Overall Rating: 1 star

A Bonne Milk Power Whitening Lotion + Collagen

Price: Php 200 for 500ml in Pump Bottle
Bought at: Watson’s

Ingredients: Milk Protein, Stearic Acid, Lacticare, Yogurt Protein, Mineral Oil, Collagen, Titanium Dioxide, Ceteareth 60, Stearyl Alcohol, Isopropylmyristate, Cerasynth IP, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Carbomer,940, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Fragrance and Deionised Water

My View: I ran out of lotion recently so when I saw this and noticed its cheap price for a big bottle I bought it and tried this out. This smells like medicine for me and it’s not thick enough to give my skin the proper nourishment it needs. It didn’t whiten my skin either after a few weeks. But I have to give props to A Bonne for putting Titanium Dioxide and Collagen to this product. Sadly this product is such a disappointment to me since I like the A Bonne Spa Milk Salt. If you want a moisturizing and whitening lotion, I suggest to try something else.

Overall Rating: 2 stars

Celeteque Alcohol-Free Toner

Price: Php 121 for 125 ml bottle

Bought at: Mercury Drug

Ingredients: Water, PEG-6, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, panthenol, Polysorbate 20, DMDM Hydantoin, Iodoproponyl Butylcarbamate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium PCA, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazael) Extract, Masking Agent

What it says in the box:

♦ Contains Witch Hazel plant extract which helps soothe the skin

♦Reconditions the skin to prepare it for moisturizing

My View: This product is really nice because it doesn't sting and it doesn't cause redness. My cheeks usually turns red after i use my previous toner that's why i only use it once a day. I use this twice a day after I use the Celeteque facial wash. After this I use my Myra E Vite White Moisturizer.

It says in the bottle that this is fragrance-free but I can still smell a light mild scent - maybe the scent of the raw materials. My only concern is again, the wash and the toner alone is not enough to fight my breakouts.

Pros:

Very mild and safe for all skin types

This won't sting and there is no dryness after

Cons:

There may be some people who are allergic to With Hazel

Not enough to combat pimples

You may need to rub it just a little harder on your face to get all the excess dirt from your face because it feels like you're just rubbing in water to your face

Overall Rating: 3 stars

Celeteque Facial Wash (with NMF)

Price: Php 70.50 for 60 ml tube
Bought at: Mercury Drugstore

Ingredients: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, TEA C12-13 Alkyl Phosphate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Lactate, Lactic Acid, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Chamomilla Recutita (Chamomile) Extract, DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Masking Agent, Bisabolol, Butylated Hydroxytoluene, CI 19140, CI 16035

What it says in the box:
♦ Has Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF) – the same NMF found in the skin that helps restore its proper moisture balance.
♦ Gently removes dirt and impurities that block the skin pores
♦Has moisturizers that help prevent skin dryness
♦Soap-free
♦pH-balanced

My View:I was skeptical about this particular line because Celeteque is known to be gentle to the skin. Gentle cleansing for my skin means not combating signs of aging, even break outs which is a great deal for my combination skin. I bought this because I ran out of facial wash already and this was really decently priced – a plus factor when I’m buying anything under the sun.

I also bought the Alcohol-Free toner (please see also my review for it) just in case this wash won’t clean my face thoroughly. This is an okay product for me because like I said this is gentle. It didn’t dry my cheeks but it didn’t dry out my break outs in my forehead either. So I’m left with cleansed skin – still with break outs.

Pros:
has Chamomile Extract to calm the skin
hypoallergenic, non comedogenic, soap-free
good for people with sensitive skin since it’s non- drying

Cons:
you might need a toner to lift out excess dirt since it won’t deliver a sqeaky clean feeling

Overall Rating: 3 stars