" A 100% Ayurvedic natural remedy that effectively controls melanin, thus making the skin glow with fairness. Regular use of LICORICEWHITE makes skin visibly whiter and effectively works to remove blemishes. It contains premium ingredients like Licorice (Mulathi) and Manjishtha in their purest form"
Lets review this claim, shall we?
"A 100% Ayurvedic natural remedy..." The soap lists the use of Licorice, Manjishtha, Nimbu chilka, Kesar and soap base as ingredients. Given that four of the five ingredients are natural, this one is granted to Lotus.
"....that effectively controls melanin, thus making the skin glow with fairness." Licorice and Manjistha are both commonly used to cure skin diseases.Licorice is used as a skin whitening agent due to its inhibitory effect on synthesis of melanin whereas Manjishtha is used to treat skin diseases in many Ayurvedic medicines. So well, in a way, it does control melanin and it is supposed to make the skin glow with fairness. Lotus got this one right as well.
"Regular use of LICORICEWHITE makes skin visibly whiter and effectively works to remove blemishes." Now this one I have a problem with. You see, I used the soap diligently every morning and every night for about 3 weeks, and it did not make my skin "visibly whiter". Now there could be two reasons for this. Either three weeks doesn't exactly fit the definition of "regular use" or that my eyes have been severely wrecked in the 21 years of my existence. Anyways, I waited day in and day out, looking at the mirror and asking several people if I had in fact become any fairer that I was before. Sure, a few said that I looked clean and fresh and many other flattering adjectives( See, how soap reviews also help you judge whom and whom not to believe! ) but not one of them stated that I looked fairer than before having used this soap. Maybe it did make my skin white, who knows? But I can say, for sure, that the whiteness wasn't very "visible".
"It contains premium ingredients like Licorice (Mulathi) and Manjishtha in their purest form" . Well, I have no way of verifying this. Besides, I would like to believe that the world is a good place and that Lotus Herbals would not make a claim that is not true.
Would I recommend the soap to anyone? Sure. Even though it does not stand up to its claim of making the skin "visibly white", this gel based soap that smells like watermelon bubblegum (Don't be shocked. Licorice is used as a sweetener in candies) is still worth a try. The soap cleans you up just right and although it has no specific moisturizing property it does leave your skin nice and soft unlike other moisturizing soaps that make your skin feel greasy and oily which is why it is such a perfect soap to be used any time of the year. The Soap is also very attractively packed and and is sure to make you want to run out and buy it.
So, all in all I would say it is a worthy investment at 70 rupees. But when any of you do end up using it, wait for a period of time that would justify "regular use" of the soap, find out if it makes it "visibly white" and let me know, will you?
Seller: Lotus herbals
Soap name: LICORICEWHITE Skin whitening Cleanser
Price: Rs 70/-
Bought from: Flipkart ( http://www.flipkart.com/lotus-herbals-licorice-white-skin-whitening-cleanser/p/itmd9ast2z5jhqdn?pid=SOPD96AY8RMDZHMW )
I live in bangalore. Before using this soap i had tried many handmade soaps, but not even Lotus Rose soap impressed me this much. Yes, true to its claim, it does moisturise, even out and whiten the skin on regular use. I'm using it for the past 3 months and have no idea of switching soaps anymore. But product availability is a problem. Nice blog :)
ReplyDeleteits been six month am using this cleanser, i look fairer and its visible :) dont stop using u can see the result soon
ReplyDeleteThank you so much everyone :) All the opinions we post on this blog are our own experiences of having used the soap. We do employ very stringent benchmarks to judge the merits and demerits of the soap and we try to look at the soap as unbiasedly as possible trying to take into account how people with different skin types or living in different weather conditions might respond to it. However, in the end they are just our own experiences of having used the soap. I am glad that you had different experiences with the soap and took time to read our blog. More articles to be coming up soon. We really do love our soaps, don't we?
ReplyDeleteIt's extraordinary,use it,u will compulsory get the effect
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