Tony Moly Bubble Tree Green Tea Body Lotion: Review

I have to be honest with you. Since 2013, I've closed all my doors (and windows) to different kinds of lotions out in the market. Ever since I was diagnosed with urticaria (rashes), I've always just reached out to one lotion prescribed to me by my dermatologist. I did try switching from that lotion to other brands but the rashes come back and I just have to buy the prescribed lotion again. Last Christmas, however, I got this body lotion (Thanks Lyle!) from a good friend of mine.

 

The Tony Moly Bubble Tree Green Tea Body Lotion is just described simply as "enjoyable shower time with refreshing green tea-scented lotion". This is short to say that this lotion claims nothing but great scent. However, I must point out that even with having sensitive skin, I can use it 5-7 times in a week. That's saying something!

Vaseline Healthy White Serum SPF 30++: Review

It doesn't take a scientist to know the harmful effects of UVA and UVB from prolonged sun exposure. It is also not a secret that before going out of the house and getting exposed with the sun's harmful rays, one must arm him/herself with protection. And yes, I am talking about sunscreen.

 The product is priced at PHP220 and I bought this from Watsons. Oh, and it contains 180ml. :)

This rule must be strictly followed especially in a country where whitening products are well advertised and used by the community. But then again, even without using whitening products, one cannot deny that sunscreen has become a necessity these days. It's a good thing there are moisturizing products that contains SPF and PA protection such as Vaseline lotions, or it successor, the 'serum'.

Introducing Vaseline’s most intensive whitening product yet: Vaseline Healthy White Serum SPF 30 PA++. It has more concentrated Vitamin B3 formula that whitens 3x more than regular whitening lotion. Has UVA and UVB protection against the sun.-- Sample Room

It's not my first time using Vaseline lotions, let alone the Healthy White line. In fact, I may have written a post for this specific line at least once before (over here).

Now, I don't really see the difference between the serum and the lotion despite the fact that the saleslady told me the serum is absorbed quicker than the other variants. This is, however, not a tested claim on my part since I don't have both the lotion and serum with me so there's really no way for me to compare and contrast. Thus, I provided you with a bit of a description of this new product, italicized two paragraphs above and well indented just to give it more emphasis. If you ask me, however, it just felt like a normal lotion. On the other hand, it is an undeniably comforting fact, that that the product has SPF 30 and PA++. There's this sense of relief whenever I sense the sun's heat emitting its effects on the surface of my skin. And before I forget to mention, there's also a little satisfaction that the packaging is something that I prefer over the previous ones. The cap is at the bottom, which makes storing an actual preparation for the product to move down into the opening by force of gravity. Also, the body is made of a material that's a lot easier to squeeze so I can imagine it would be a lot easier to empty out.

Moving on, its whitening properties aren't something that I really took note of. I didn't see any whitening effects, which is something that I didn't actually expect. I mean, I don't remember having any from the previous variants so I guess I was a little bit prejudiced. So in a way, I still wasn't disappointed.

So let me give an advice before I conclude this  post. Make sure to get one of these. Rainy days are ahead but our battle with the sun doesn't stop just because the sky decided to drop us a few bits of water every once in a while.

Vaseline Healthy White & Healthy White Triple Lightening: Comparison

I'm not going to beat around the bush today. I'm just gonna go straight to the comparison. Is that alright with you, guys? :)

Vaseline Healthy White Skin and Vaseline Healthy White Triple Lightening Lotion, in my opinion, has the same effect on me. Although both are skin lightening lotions, I did not notice any change in my skin tone since I started using both. If it did, the change was not so big that I didn't bother blogging about it. I like using it, though, because both has sunscreen properties and in this day and age, that property is a must when choosing a lotion for everyday use.

I have, however, noticed a little bit of difference between the two. Well, it is given that both promises to lighten skin and even out skin tone but healthy white triple lightening has SPF 24 UVB protection and PA ++ UVA protection. This is the lotion I'm using right now and I think it's perfect for this season because it's summer and the sun's heat is definitely alarming. The other one has triple sunscreen (no SPF and PA amount specified). I'm not a sun expert but I'm pretty sure Healthy White Triple Lightening has better protection.

I've also noticed that the simple healthy white skin smells better and the consistency is lighter compared to the triple lightening one. Now because the triple lightening is a bit thicker, it tends to be sticky and that's not really comfortable if the weather's warm just like this summer. But then again, would you choose comfort over protection? I won't. That's why I'm using this right now at this specific season. I'm more concerned of getting skin cancer than being uncomfortable. Just to be clear, if you stay in front of an electric fan or if you stay in an air conditioned room or some place cool, you won't have any problems with the stickiness I was talking about.

Personally, I'd go for the triple lightening this summer and just go back to the simple healthy white one when the sun's not as harsh as now.