Yves Rocher Culture Bio Awakening Cream Review

I had been trying to find the perfect moisturizer for my super oily skin because all the moisturizers I've tried so far either make my skin oilier or make me end up with milia seeds. After doing some reading on reviews, I've decided to try out Yves Rocher's Culture Bio Awakening Cream since some of the reviews did mention that this cream is also great for oily skin and have a lot of healing properties. Plus, it is certified vegan which is a good thing.

Product Description: The formula of the product is tested under dermatological supervision and the formula guaranteed by COSMEBIO label and certified by ECOCERT. It is made of 99.4% natural ingredients which 25.9% of them are organically grown. The organic botanical ingredients are green tea extract, potmarigold extract, olive leaf extract, witch hazel water, aloe vera powder, shea butter, hazelnut oil, peppermint essential oil, lavender essential oil, sweet orange essential oil, petit grain essential oil. It is fragranced with 100% natural perfume and there is no no animal extracts in the formula. The product uses ecological packaging with no instruction leaflets and no padding. The packaging is made from recycled wood chips and botanical ink printing. 

For a product to be certified by ECOCERT's standards, it must have a minimum of 95% natural ingredients and 10% of them must be organically grown. It also must contains no petrochemical extracts, silicon, paraben, or synthetic coloring.

The Awakening Cream is made with 11 organic plant extracts. It cares for your skin every day, from first thing in the morning to last thing at night. It is a gentle and non-oily cream perfumed with the scent of vibrant peppermint. The cream promises to help to stimulate the senses, moisturize and protect the skin from environmental aggressors, facilitates makeup application and leaves you with a glowing complexion. Beauty benefits: perfectly moisturized, your skin is protected and your skin is radiant and glows with vitality.

Packaging: As mentioned in the product description, the Awakening Cream comes packaged in recycled cardboard box. The ingredients and instructions are printed all around and also inside of the box in place of the usual paper leaflets found in beauty products. The bottle is made of white opaque glass with a plastic pump and clear orange cap. The pump head can be twisted open. The products weighs 50ml. I find that the glass bottle quite heavy. Overall, the whole packaging looks like a no-nonsense product to me.

 The bottle of Culture Bio Awakening Cream.

The pump head.

The pump head detached from the bottle.

Ingredients: aqua, hamamelis virginiana water, glycerin, alcohol, tribehenin, cetyl alcohol, corylus avellan nut oil, butyrospermum parkii butter, cococaprylate/caprate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, behenyl alcohol, sucrose cocoate, sorbita stearate, myristyl alcohol, talc, camellia sinensis extract, olea europaea leaf extract, calendula officinalis extract, myristyl glucoside, xantham gum, sodium benzoate, dehydroacetic acid, sorbic acid, limonene, arginine, aloe barbadensis extract, juniperus virginiana oil, citrus aurantium dulcis oil, citric acid, citrus aurantium amara oil, mentha piperita oil, lavandula angustifolia oil, citrus nobilis oil, linalool, geraniol.

The ingredients printed on the box.

Texture: The cream has a liquified lotion-like texture and is quite runny. It is easy to apply but it needs to massaged in to help it gets absorbed into the skin. By doing so, the cream gets absorbed faster. It feels slightly cool when applied but the cooling sensation dissipates after a few seconds.

 A small blob of the cream.

Spreading the cream on my skin.

Smell: The scent of the cream is what put me off the most. It smelled nothing minty but more like a mix of herbs. When I applied it on my hands the scent was bearable but when I applied it on my face, the scent became quite overwhelming and I really cannot bear the scent.

Verdict: This Awakening Cream really moisturizes the skin very well but it felt quite oily on my skin when applied. Under just 1 hour my skin is shiny with oiliness! I ended up washing the cream off since it did not help control my oil glands but it seem to stimulate them even more. This moisturizer might be great for those with drier or normal skin but for me with overactive oil glands, I don't think it's the best moisturizer. Nope, I am definitely not going to repurchase and going to return it the first chance I get.

You can check out more information on Culture Bio product from Yves Rocher website.

I bought my bottle at RM95 @ Alamanda's Yves Rocher store.

Yves Rocher Sebo Specific 2 in 1 Cleanser + Anti-Imperfection Lotion Review

I am a lazy bum when it comes to applying moisturizer so my skin sometimes becomes dry on certain areas but the cursed t-zone is still oily all the time. So, in my attempt to rectify my laziness and give my skin a little bit of hydration where it is needed, I purchased a bottle of Yves Rocher's Sebo Specific 2 in Cleanser + Anti-Imperfection Lotion which was highly recommended by a friend and the Sales Assistant there. She told me that this cleanser + lotion combo is actually a combination of cleanser/toner and a pore refining lotion/moisturizer. Seeing that it's a simple one step product that covers three steps, I am sold! Plus, it's made for oily/combination skin. ( ^_^ )

Product description: This cleansing lotion is more than perfect for oily and combination skin. It reduces skin blemishes and removes impurities in one go. It's unique creamy milky texture leaves skin matte and fresh. It has double advantage, leaves no greasy film on the skin and does not dry out. Dermatology tested. Scutellaria Baicalensis Root contains molecules called flavonoids which have antioxidants properties. Flavonoids from this plant also has an extraordinary power to brighten the skin from within.

The 2 in 1 Cleanser + Anti-Imperfection Lotion can be used morning and night as a single treatment program tailored for a 1-2-3 clear skin everyday:

1 - Cleanse skin and removes impurities by applying over face with cotton pad, with or without rinsing with water.

2 - Mositurizes the skin in the morning

3 - Optimized night treatment effect.

Packaging: The 2-in-1 Cleanser and Lotion comes in a green translucent triangular plastic pet bottle with a green coloured screw on cap. The product weighs 150 ml. It has a wide opening which allows the lotion to flow out easily from the bottle.

 

 2 In 1 Cleanser + Anti-Imperfection Lotion

 

The unscrewed bottle from bird's eye view.

Usage instruction: Use morning and evening with water, avoiding the eye contour. Rinse thoroughly.

Ingredients: Aqua, Alcohol Denat, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Hexyl Laurate, Oleth-20, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Salicylic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, PEG-30 Glyceryl Laurate, Parfum, Allantoin, Limonen, Tetrasodium EDTA,  Linalool, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, CI 42090, CI 19140.

Ingredients listed at the back of the bottle.

Texture: The light green coloured cleanser+lotion combo has a very runny liquid-ish texture. It absorbs really well into the skin without leaving any sticky feeling behind (except if you put too much on). There is a slight cool feeling when the lotion is applied on the skin. As a day moisturizer, the lotion do keep my skin matte for a couple of hours before my skin starts to feel oily and sticky again. As an overnight treatment, this lotion performs superbly. I prefer to apply a thick layer on my face before I go to bed. It does feel a little bit sticky because the layer is thick but the effect the next morning when I wake up is just to die for. My skin does not feel greasy at all. The only oily feeling I got was from the residue of the lotion. My skin felt really soft and hydrated after cleansing the residue off. Love!

 The milky light green lotion sliding off the back of my hand.

The liquid texture of the lotion makes it easy to spread evenly.

Scent: The cleanser+lotion combo has a very pleasant subtle sweet leafy smell mixed with a subtle hint of floral scent that is surprisingly not bad at all. It does smell fresh and clean. There is a bit of astringent scent but not too strong.

My verdict: I really like this cleanser+lotion combo as an overnight treatment lotion because it made my skin felt soft and supple the next morning. It is also great to use as a day moisturizer too. The scent is really pleasant and makes me think of things clean and fresh. So far this product didn't give me any blemishes but I don't really notice any difference with my pores. Would I repurchase this? I might, to use as an overnight treatment lotion but I get bored with skincare too fast so I'm on the fence about this one.

Price: RM39 at Yves Rocher shop in Alamanda.
You can get more information on the product at Yves Rocher's website.

Yves Rocher Sebo Specific Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser Review

Just like any other girl, I sometimes like to try out new skin care regime just because I got bored with using the same ones over and over again. But most of the times those new products turns out to be unsuitable for my very finicky skin. I have oily combination skin, so naturally I'd scout for products that can curb my over active oil glands and keep my skin clean and clear. A friend of mine swore by Yves Rocher's Sebo Specific cleanser and recommended me to try it out. Being a product junkie, I went to Alamanda to pick up a bottle.

Description from website: With its special soft texture, Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser is the primary purifying gesture, so vital for oily and combination skins. Combined with the Botanical Flavonoids Complex, its exfoliating microparticles eliminate all traces of impurities and gently clear the pores. Its exfoliating micro-particles gently cleanse the epidermis. The skin breathes again, it is visibly healthy, clean and fresh.

Packaging: The cleanser comes in a translucent green triangular plastic pet bottle with a silver coloured screw on cap. The product weighs 150 ml. The mouth of the bottle is quite large giving the cleanser easy access to flow out from the bottle.

  Sebo Specific Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser.

The wide mouth of the bottle makes it easy to pour out the cleanser. 

Usage instruction: Use morning and evening with water, avoiding the eye contour. Rinse thoroughly.

Ingredients: Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Urea, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Cocoyl Isothionate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyethylene, PEG-30 Glyceryl Laurate, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexyl Cinnamal, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, CI 19140, CI 42090.

Usage instruction and list of ingredients can be found on the back of the bottle.

Texture: The cleanser has a slightly runny gel-like texture and is translucent green in colour. It felt slightly cool when applied on the skin. It does not foam up and the exfoliating particles are very fine that I can't actually see it but I definitely can feel it as I scrub the cleanser gently on my face. It rinses off with water and leaves my skin feeling refreshed, clean and soft. The cleanser is indeed gentle and there is no tight feeling after my skin had dried.

 Pea-sized dollop of cleanser for my whole face.

This is the only amount of foam I got from the pea-sized dollop.

Scent: The cleanser has a very pleasant subtle leafy scent that gives a calming sense as I cleanse my face. I really like the smell because it is really refreshing and reminds me of natural things.

My verdict: I really like this cleanser because it made my skin felt really clean and fresh. It didn't give me any blemishes the first 2 months I've used it but my face began to break out into the 3rd month. I wasn't sure whether it's because of the product or my hormonal change that caused it. I think hormones had a hand in it because the product worked fine for the first 2 months. So now I use this a few times a week when I want to exfoliate my skin. Would I repurchase this? I'm on the fence about this one cause I tend to get bored with skincare products fast.

Price: RM39 at Yves Rocher shop in Alamanda.
You can get more information on the product at Yves Rocher's website.

Yves Rocher Aquarelles Vegetales Fruit Jelly Hair & Body Wash Review

Yves Rocher is one of the nearest beauty outlet that can be found at the shopping mall near my home so I frequently go there to check out bath products. I got me a bottle of Aquarelles Vegetales Fruit Jelly Hair and Body Wash on my last stop at the outlet a few months back so this review is quite overdue. 

The Fruit Jelly Hair and Body Wash is botanical based product and is made from organic passion flower extract, organic witch hazel water, sweet orange and lemon essential oils, botanical glycerine and botanical cleansing base. It also have no animal ingredients and is biodegradable. The sales person told me the scent of the hair & body wash is somewhat like Yves Rocher's Flowerparty EDT which I doubted since I didn't find any similarities when I sniffed the tester bottle at the store but I gave it the benefit of the doubt with hopes that it would at least smell a bit sweet and fresh in the shower.

Just like any other Yves Rocher's shower gels, the Fruit Jelly Hair & Body Wash comes in the same translucent plastic pet bottle with a tapering large bottom. The cap is fuchsia pink with a flip top. The shair & body wash weighs  200 ml (6.7 fl oz) and have a 6 months shelf live once opened.

The label on the front of the bottle consists of red, orange, a bit of purple and yellow blobs on thin stalks of to indicate that the product is all about flowery scent. The back of the bottle is pasted with a printed label of product information and list of ingredients.

 Fruits or flowers?

List of ingredients: Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, ammonium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, sodium cocoamphoacetate, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, citric acid, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleallate, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-7, allantoin, salicylic acid, linalool, limonene, passiflora incarnata flower extract, alcohol, propylene glycol, CI 14700 (Red 4).

List of ingredients printed on the back of the bottle.

To open the flip top, there is small latch at the front end of the lid that can be lifted to help flip the lid easier.

Thumbing the small latch open.

The small hole in the cap is sufficient enough for the liquid to flow through.

Shower gel goes through here.

What intrigued me to try this out is the word 'jelly'. I was expecting the hair & body wash to come out in jelly form but I was quite mistaken. The hair & body wash actually has a very runny texture and nowhere near jelly like form at all. That was quite a let down for me but it has a nice peachy hue to it that makes it quite adorable and girly. The lather has a silky feel to it and rinses off easily.

Nice peachy tint of the hair and body liquid wash.

The silky froth for hair and body.

When used as a shampoo, I find that it cleanses my hair quite nicely. It does not dry my hair too much but neither did it moisturizes. As for it's performance as a shower gel, it delivers just the same cleaning results as any shower gels do. As for the scent, the Hair & Body Wash has this musky mixed scent of flowers and fruits, nowhere near the scent of the Flowerparty EDT at all (just as I suspected). I am not a fan of the smell because I did find it too pungent and thick. It would have fared better in terms of my rating if only the scent is much more sweeter, fruity and fresh. The scent is not that overpowering when rinsed off though.

My verdict: This is a good product to bring along on trips especially when you want to have a quickie shampoo and bath without the hassle of bringing too much bottles along. If the scent is somewhat more fresh smelling and a little bit sweeter, I would be swayed to purchase it again.

You can check out more information on the product at Yves Rocher's website.
You can grab a bottle for yourself at any Yves Rocher's outlet for RM28.

Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream Review

Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream is the last tube of the foot-pampering-trio I got from Yves Rocher. So far I like the skin smoothing foot scrub and I really love the super-comfort foot cream. I don't have a problem with smelly feet but since the trio comes with a foot deodorant, I just simply felt that I have to try it.

The 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream is a unique cream that turns from a cooling cream into a powder-soft and springfresh talc formula. It is made with essential oil of organic lavender and botanically-derived active deodorizer to help keep your feet dry and odor-free all day. When applied, the cream is transformed, with a talc effect on the feet, its efficacy is guaranteed to last for 12 hours.

The 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream comes in a light purple plastic tube with a standard flip tab. The body of the tube is opaque so I could not see how much cream is left inside. Just like the other Lavande Essentielle's line of product, the logo of Lavande Essentielle and product's name is printed on the front of the tube. while the list of ingredients and product information is printed on the back. Out of all three tubes from the feet-pampering-trio, I liked the choice of colours on the 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream the best because the lettering are printed in dark purple making them very profound against light purple coloured tube. I just find the colour combination very sweet indeed.

The list of ingredients: Alcohol Denat, Aqua, Tapioca Starch, Lavandula Angustifolia Water, Glycerin, Oleth-20, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP, Coplymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprylate, PEG-75, Oleth-10, Menthol, Parfum, Mentha Piperita Oil, Linalool, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium Edta, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Limonene, Coumarin.

The back of the tube printed with list of ingredients and product info.

Just like the foot scrub and the super moisturizing foot cream, this foot deodorant also opens with a flip tab.

The 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream has a very soft runny lotion-like texture and is opaque white in colour. It has a definite cooling effect when applied on my feet. The cream spreads easily and turns into a powdery texture (hence, the talc effect) when it is fully absorbed and dried. I can actually see the powdered texture on my skin. The cooling effect subsides as the cream is absorbed and turns into the protecting powdery talcum but it subtly lingers on long after the lotion had dried. I did felt that my feet stayed dry and fresh all day long even when I am wearing a thick sock to keep my toes warm during cold office hours. I do have to wash off my hands after applying this cream as it leaves a white powdery film on my fingers.

A small dollop of foot deodorant on the back of my hand.

The foot deodorant partially massaged and absorbed into my skin.

The creamy lotion turned into a powdery talcum that keeps feet dry.

The leftover lotion on my fingers also turned into powdery talcum.

The deodorant foot cream has a peppermint scent fused with lavender. I liked the scent of this deodorant foot cream the best if compared to the foot scrub and the foot cream. The minty smell is very obvious and it gives a soothing effect when combined with the lavender scent which gives a relaxing feeling.

My verdict: I love this 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream. I think I just love all the three foot-pampering-trio that I bought from Yves Rocher and it will become a staple in my foot care regime. I am definitely going to repurchase this again.

You can find more information on the deodorant foot cream at Yves Rocher's official website.

You can purchase a tube for RM45 if bought individually or RM70 if bought in the trio set.

Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle Super-Confort Cream Dry Feet Review

Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle Super-Comfort Cream Dry Feet is one of the feet pampering products I picked up together with the foot scrub and the 12hr foot deodorant. The Super-Comfort cream is made with essential oil of organic lavender. It is an infinitely soothing care for all feet, even the driest. The ultra-rich cream melts onto the skin leaving your feet relaxed and nourished. The benefit is felt from the first application.

The Super-Comfort Cream comes in a purple transparent plastic tube with a flip tab on the cap. The product weighs 50 ml and should last for 6 months after it has been opened. The logo of Lavande Essentielle and product's name is printed on the front of the tube. List of ingredients and product information is printed on the back.

The transparent purplish tube of Super-Comfort Cream - Dry Feet.

List of ingredients: Aqua, Lavandula Angustifolia Water, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Persea Gratissima Oil, Sorbitan Stearate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butylene Glycol, Myristyl Myristate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Caprylate, Parfum, Cethyl Alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Shorea Stenoptera Butter, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Linalool, Carbomer, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Bisabolol, Tetrasodium Edta, Coumarin.

The list of ingredients printed on the back of the tube.

The tube opens with a flip tab to reveal a small hole for the cream to be squeezed out from.

The flip tab opens revealing a small hole in the cap where the cream comes out.

The Super-Comfort Cream has a lotion-like texture and is white in colour. It has a cooling effect where it is applied on skin. It melts into my skin easily leaving no sticky or oily feeling. It really does indeed moisturizes my feet. I find that with daily use, my cracked and dry heel has become softer and the cracks are gradually disappearing. I really love this foot cream! This is a really great feet pampering product that I have ever used.

Here's how the cream looked like blobbed onto the back of my hand:

Here's how the cream looked like spread and partially massaged into my skin:

It has the same thick lavender scent mixed with some essential oils like the Foot Scrub but not as pungent or thick. I would have preferred it to be a little bit softer and sweeter but it is not something that I could not bear with. Seeing that the cream is super duper great in keeping my feet soft and pampered, I don't think I really mind about the smell.

My verdict: I love love love this foot cream! It is super moisturizing and helped repair my dry cracked heel. It also kept my feet stay soft and moist. I also love the fact that it has a cool minty feeling when applied on skin. I would definitely repurchase this again and again and again!

You can check out further information on this great foot cream Yves Rocher's website here.
You can get your tube of this foot cream at any Yves Rochers' outlet for RM32 if bought individually or for RM70 as a part of foot-pampering-trio set.

Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle Good-As-New Foot Scrub Review

Ever since I had tried Yves Rocher's Lavande Anti-Fatique Feet Massage Iced Gel, I was itching to try the rest of the Lavande Essentielle's line of feet pampering products. On a fine afternoon when I was window shopping, I saw that Yves Rocher is having a sale on the Lavande Essentielle line which is offering a trio of Good-As-New Foot Scrub with Pumice Stone, Super-Comfort Cream for Dry Feet and 12hr Deodorant Foot Cream. If bought individually, the foot scrub costs RM30, the foot cream RM32 and the deodorant foot cream RM45. The total of all three should be RM107 but I bought the trio for only RM70 which is way way cheaper!

The Lavande Essentielle trio of feet-pampering products.

For this post, I am going to do a review on the Lavande Essentielle Good-As-New Foot Scrub with Pumice Stone.

The Good-As-New foot scrub is made with essential oil of organic lavender and mixed with crushed pumice stone. It is an effective beauty treatment for dry, rough feet which will become smoother with regular exfoliation. All you have to to is apply on damp feet once or twice a week, the rinse with water.

The foot scrub comes in a see-trough plastic tube with a flip tab cap. The tube weighs 50 ml and can last for 6 months after it has been opened. I think the cap can be unscrewed but since I am a weakling, I could not twist it open. From the transparent body of the tube, you can see how much product is left inside. The logo of Lavande Essentielle and product name is printed directly onto the body of the tube. The back of the tube is printed with product information and list of ingredients.

Product info and ingredients list on the back of the tube.

List of ingredients: Glycerin, Aqua, Pumice, Lavandula Angustifolia Water, Pentylene Glycol, Cococaprylate/caprate, Prunis Armeniaca Seed Powder, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Parrfum, Linalool, Ceteareth-33, Xanthan Gum, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Allantoin, Tetrasodium Edta.

The opening of the cap is small but just enough to get the foot scrub out of the tube.

The foot scrub has a lotion like texture and is actually colourless. The mixture of the pumice stone is the culprit of giving the foot scrub a muddy colour. Upon application, the foot scrub felt cool against my feet but it goes away while scrubbing and the pumice stone felt very coarse which gives a nice scrubbing effect on rough skin. I find that the essential oil that binds the pumice stone together gets absorbed into the skin while I was scrubbing my feet making them feel softer. Since the scrubbing particles is made from crushed pumice stone, they do not melt and lasts while I was scrubbing my feet. The foot scrub rinses off easily with water leaving my skin baby smooth. It did not slough off the thick and hardened patches on the balls of my feet as well as my very dry heels though but I guess with time and regular use, it will help to soften them.

Here's what a dollop of foot scrub looks like:

Here's what the foot scrub looks like scrubbed against my skin:

The foot scrub smells quite strongly of lavender mixed with some essential oils I could not detect. But the scent is really pungent if smelled directly. Lucky it is for the feet which is way far from my nose. After it had been rinsed off, the pungent scent turned subtler which is more tolerable.

My verdict: I really liked the Good-As-New Foot Scrub which left my feet very smooth and soft. I love the fact that the essential oils help soften my feet plus the coarse pumice stone really does help smoothen my skin leaving them baby smooth. The only problem I had with this product is the smell. I would have loved it even more if it smelled more sweetly or minty lavender which could help sooth my senses as I scrub. i would definitely purchase this again once I run out.

You can check out Good-As-New Foot Scrub with Pumice Stone at Yves Rochers' official website.
You can purchase the foot scrub at any Yves Rocher's outlet for RM30 individually or as a part of Foot Care Trio for RM70.

Yves Rocher Phytum Actif Shampoo and Conditioner Review

My search for the perfect shampoo replacement for my The Body Bakery's favourites is still going on strong. Since I had been going in and out of Yves Rocher recently, I decided why not just try their shampoo? So on a fine evening after a grueling day at work, I stopped by the shop and picked up a bottle of Phytum Actif Invigorating Aromatic Shampoo and a bottle of Phytum Actif Repairing Conditioner. What made me decided on these choices? The sales assistant told me that this is the only minty shampoo they have and it will leave a minty feeling on my head after shampooing. Well, anything minty will obviously attract me. Plus, they were having a promotion of getting both the shampoo and conditioner at the price of RM40.

The Phytum Actif Invigorating Shampoo and Repairing Conditioner.

Phytum Actif Invigorating Aromatic Shampoo

Product description: The Phytum Actif Invigorating Aromatic Shampoo is enriched with 100% organic essential oil mint with invigorating properties. It provides a delicious moment of well-being and leaves hair soft and light and subtly scented. It is suitable for frequent use and all types of hair.

The shampoo comes in a oval shaped, tall and slightly curved green translucent pet plastic bottle weighing 200 ml. It has a twist off cap with a pull-off tab on the top in a darker green colour. The bottle is quite slim when I hold it in my hands. The label on the front is made up of a picture of mint leaves and the product's name printed in white. The back of the bottle is pasted with a sticker label printed with product information and list of ingredients.

 The pull-off tab on the cap of the bottle. Shampoo liquid comes out from here.

The list of ingredients: Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Cocamide Mipa, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, Polysorbate 20, Polyquaternium-10, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Limonene, Salicylic Acid, Linalool, Mentha Poperita Pil, Propylene Glycol, CI 42053, CI 19140. (I can see SLS in the list, making this shampoo not a 100% organic and nautral).

List of ingredients.

The shampoo is quite runny and is translucent green in colour. It has this leafy smell to it but it does not smell minty at all which is big let down for me. It just smelled like green leaves - almost like betel leaves. The shampoo lathers very well and gets quite creamy but not too thick. As I rinse the suds off from my head, I couldn't help but notice that my hair felt soft and knot free. It made me think that this shampoo could be used just on its own without any conditioner.

Runny green liquid of shampoo.

The runny liquid turned into creamy suds for the head.

Phytum Actif Repairing Conditioner

Product description: The Phytum Actif Repairing Conditioner is made of 100% vegetal nourishing liposomes that helps repairs hair fibre and smooths the hair without weighing it down.

The conditioner comes the same slightly curved shaped pet plastic bottle but a little bit shorter than the shampoo's bottle. The conditioner weighs 150 ml and the bottle is orange in colour with a red cap at the top. The cap also houses the same pull-off tab and can be twisted open when necessary. There is no picture on the front label of the bottle and the back is pasted with a label printed with product information and list of ingredients.

 

Pull-off tab on the conditioner bottle.

The list of ingredients: Aqua, Cetyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, PPG-3 Myristyl Ether, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Quaternium-80, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Parfum, Methylparaben, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Amodimethicone, Guar Hyrdoxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citrci Acid, Polyquarternium-16, Arginine, Propylparaben, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Amyl Cinnamal, Trideceth-12, Simmondsia Chinensis, Cetrimonium Chloride, Phospholipids, Propylene Glycol, Triethanolamine, Chondrus Crsipus, Carbomer, CI 19140, CI 14700. (This conditioner contains parabens - methylparaben and the propylparaben).

Finely printed list of ingredients.

The conditioner has a very soft and lotion-like texture. It distributes well and gets absorb into my hair quite quickly. It has a subtle powdery smell to it which I didn't quite like. Rinsing off the conditioner is easy and it didn't leave sticky feeling or residue on the base of my neck or ears. I find that the conditioner is just like any other normal drugstore bought conditioner. My hair felt soft after rinsing but it failed at the combing test where my comb did not slide freely through my wet hair. It also did not help my dry ends.

Here's what the texture of the conditioner looks like:

A blob of conditioner.

The conditioner is very soft and like lotion, it slid down my palm.

The conditioner spread over my palm.

When comparing the Yves Rocher's Phytum Actif Conditioner with The Body Shop's Rainforest Moisture Conditioner, I found that in terms of texture, the Phytum Actif seems to be more emollient and slippery whereas The Body Shop's conditioner is more thick and stayed put on my finger.

When both are spread evenly on my hands, the Yves Rocher Phytum Actif Conditoner had a thicker consistency compared to The Body Shop's which goes on more thinner. As for the result of the conditioner on my hair, I found that I liked The Body Shop's conditioner better as it had a slightly better smell and conditioned my dry ends a little better.

Comparison of TBS' and Yves Rocher's conditioner.

My verdict: I think the shampoo did quite well in making my hair feel soft and manageable but I was quite disappointed in the scent for I was hoping it would smell and feel minty on my head. The conditioner was also a let down for me since it did not help repair my dry ends at all. The shampoo is better to be used on its own. I don't think I would repurchase unless they make the shampoo smell more minty and a little bit sweet, and until the mintiness can really be felt on my scalp. Definitely no to the conditioner.

You can check out both the shampoo and conditioner at Yves Rocher's website.