Neutrogena Fine Fairness Toner

Facial toner, is a “must do” part of my daily regime. The latest toner I bought was Neutrogena Fine Fairness Toner. I bought it during my visit to a shop in Batam City. It’s a toner supposed to lighten the complexion. I actually didn’t buy it due to its whitening properties since my face is quiet radiant. I was interested to pick it up from the shelf and bring it home since I was curios while reading that it brings soy as one of its active ingredients.

Before convincing myself to buy, I carefully checked the ingredients list. Well, I’m not an expert with what is safe and what is not for a product, but with all my limitation I tried to skim it to avoid all stuff sounds like alcohol, paraben, or dimethicone. After ensuring myself that everything was okay (beside of the fragrance which is listed in the bottom of the ingredient list), I picked this.

 

The packaging is okay. It comes in a simple white plastic bottle with screw cap. It is practical to use.

I use it after cleanse my face. Shake well the bottle first, pour out few drops unto cotton pad and then swipe it over my face. It always successfully helps to remove any traces of cleanser, makeup, dirt that were left behind. After using the toner I feel slightly cleaner, smooth, and fresh. And since it is alcohol free, it adds  moisture into skin without leaving sticky layer on top of the skin. It leaves skin looks hydrated without shiny look. It also shrinks the appearance of pores. 

Cons? Sometimes I get burning sensation (but it is very rare happen) and its whitening effects is not significant. I think we need to use its complete range to achieve optimal whitening result.

Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil

I rarely use cleansing oil. Usually I take cleansing milk and toner to remove dirt and makeup. The creamy cleansing milk gives me a clean feeling as I wipe up the residue with cotton pads.
But some times ago I got Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil sample attached in my beauty haul which I bought via online shop. That was my first cleansing oil. Of course I could not compare it to the others since that was the first and only, but here is my review.

The oil comes in discolored slightly watery oil. As a beginner, I had no idea how to apply it. Then I decided to wet my face and poured the oil onto my palm. I intentionally did not clean up my whole makeup first to see how the cleansing oil worked. I did a little rubbing and gently massaged in circular motion while I enjoyed the fresh aroma. It has a strong scent. Smells very good and refreshing, but might be a minus for you who are not really keen with fragranced skin products. I’m personally not complaining about that. I think the scent also acts as aromatic therapy and gives relaxing effect.
After that I rinsed my face with lukewarm water. It cleansed my BB cream residue pretty well, leaves moist and supple skin. No dry, sting, or tight feel at all and didn’t breakout.

I used it as my first step cleanser to remove dirt and makeup residue which are hardly cleansed using foam cleanser. You probably don’t have to but I get used to do double cleansing to ensure that I’ve cleaned my face properly.

The Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil is dermatologist and safety tested, also claimed as non-comedogenic. Besides, it is also able to remove waterproof makeup. I could not say anything about the last property since I don’t wear any waterproof makeup.

So far I satisfied with the result, but I don’t think I will buy the full size version since cleansing milk works well for me. Besides, personally I feel that it’s rather inefficient to use cleansing oil. I have to do a set of steps similar to the usage of foaming cleanser. I prefer wipe my face with cotton pads and then instantly get the clean feeling to rinse my slippery face repeatedly.

People might think that cleansing oil is better than cleansing milk, but the fact is no. Both of them have a same main substance: oil. The oil works to dissolve the makeup residue so that it can be removed easily. Both cleansing oil and cleansing milk are adequate enough to get rid most makeup.

The different is that cleansing oil can be rinsed off with water rather easily and doesn’t need to be wiped off with cotton pads. The easy-to-rinse property of cleansing oil is caused by the emulsifier content in it. Emulsifier such as sodium lauryl sulfate may cause irritations in sensitive skin and leads to breakout. That’s why we still need to do double cleansing on cleansing oil usage.

Completing my promise to Miss Anonymous (sorry I don't know her nick name since she wrote the comment in anonymous mode), here I list out the ingredients of Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil. I hope the Miss Anonymous comes back and read this update ^__^

Ingredients
Mineral Oil, Isopropyl, Isostearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 80, PEG-8 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Sorbitan Trioleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Water, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, PPG-10 Cetyl Ether, Benzyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Propylparaben, Butylene Glycol, Camellia Oleifera leaf extract, lodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Rosmarinus Officinlis (Rosemary) leaf extract