bought h2o+ travel sized pack last dec. five 30ml tubes for $25, q worth if one wanna try their hand cream, esp when the sizes for their handcream is nt exactly portable. they come in pump and v big tubes only.
tried 3 ‘flavors’ : natural spring, milk & spa, spa is their best seller for hand cream if im nt wrong. a 30ml tube can last me for like 2-3mths when i used it daily, i apply at least 2x/day when i go to school.
Round1: Ingredients
Natural spring: vitamin & mineral rich marine extracts, aloe vera and provitamin B. silk protein and vitamin E to help nourish nails and cuticles. sea fennel, wakamem and sea lettuce are in the list too.
Milk: milk protein and hydrolzed silk help fortify nails and cuticles. vitamins A, D, E and provitamin B blend with seaweed and mikl thistle to help hydrate.
spa: silk protein and vitamin E help nourish nails. vitamin and mineral rich marine extracts, aloe vera and panthenol help restore moisture. sea fennel, wakamem and sea lettuce are in the list too.
the ingredients look gd right! i tnk Spa has a combi of marine extracts and proteins, so i guess in terms of ingredients, spa seem to be the best, milk wil be 2nd.
Round 2: Scent
they all smell horrible! but ive friends who think they smell ok, so i guess its subjective. i think spa smell the best, milk the 2nd. my friend agrees with me. and i tnk the scent is q strong, cos whenever i apply in a enclosed area, my tutees would complain haha.
Round 3: Moisture
i tried them 1 after another, meaning 1 tube after 1 tube; im on my 3rd tube (spa) now. i feel that spa is able to moisturise my dry hands better, milk 2nd. but still, they cant really satisfy my ultimate dry hands, esp when im in air-con room. within 5min, my hands feel dry again and i usu need to apply 2x in a row >.<>only happen in air con room though.
Verdict: a v clear cut win by spa, and 2nd for milk. i wont repurchase cos i really dislike the scent and they are not the most moisturing handcream tt ive tried so far, ahava is my fave for now. but if u do not really have dry hands, u can gif it a try cos the ingredients really look impressive haha! its v affordable too, if i dint rmb wrongly, a big tube (200ml i tnk) of spa cost $21 only.
one thing to tak note when u are buying h20+ stuff in Sg — look @ the expiry dates of the pdts you are buying. im rather annoyed and upset abt this cos i bought the hand cream in dec 09, but the manufactured dates were actually 2008. tts like almost 2yrs apart! im q pissed cos i prefer ‘fresh’ pdts. i believe the efficacy wil decrease as time goes by, so the furthest i can accept is 6mths fr the date i bought it. since the h2o+ hand cream were manufactured so long ago, it made it q impossible for me to keep them for long too tts why im trying so hard to finish them even though i dont really lk it im q disappointed with this actually. if drugstore brands can do it, i dont see why h2o+ cant seriously. so chk the dates when u r buying h2o+ stuff.
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