Review : Citra Light Touch White Japanese Wakame Hand & Body Gel Lotion

*non sponsored review*

I'm such a sucker for body lotion.
Well, i know i rarely do review for them, simply because i think they're so easy to find in market (i usually use Vaseline or Nivea) and everyone could try it themselves haha.. Such a lazy me.

New Japanese Wakame from Citra took special place in my heart, so yes, i would rave for it in my beloved blog.

Citra is Indonesian brand, which stand under Unilever. They're mostly playing in body care product such as : body lotion, body serum, body scrub and liquid soap. I rarely use their product because i don't like the scent. Most of them smell like white pepper to me (although i ask everyone else, and no one smell it like i do) but not this Japanese Wakame! It's has subtle, fresh scent that wouldn't offensive in any mean.

Actually, Citra has 2 product in Japanese Wakame range : a Nutri Serum (tube packaging) and gel lotion (see pic below). I chose gel lotion product because it simply less fragranced, and contains of fewer paraben.

 

 Citra Light Touch White Japanese Wakame Hand & Body Gel Lotion

120ml

around idr. 13,500

ingredient list (click to zoom)

 Here perfume is listed as 8th ingredients, while in Nutri Serum, listed as 4th ingredient.

I always prefer to have less-scented body lotion for daily use, except i really love the scent.

Wakame is a kind of seaweed from Japanese sea, and it contains of a lot vitamins and minerals. It also could help makes skin brighter with a light and easy to absorb formula. 

This gel lotion texture also caught me off.

The product is in gel texture. Very easy to absorb, left no sticky feeling and does refreshing. After a week using this, i never feel difficult to clean the residue, even if i use 2-3 layers! Comfortable!

I usually have normal skin, but in windy days (which now happen in my town) it's being dryer. I have no big issue with drying skin while wearing Citra Japanese Wakame Gel lotion. It does the job so well all over my body, even in my cracked heels!!

Okay i know there's foot lotion for this problem, but i tested my gel lotion since it's dry faster on my cracked heels. Well it does feel stingy at first, but next, it's GOOOD..

I don't mind the fact that it doesn't makes my skin lighter nor brighter.. And i just use it for a week. Maybe later? Perhaps?

If there's a thing that i could complain, it's the sun protection.

I mean, if it does have some SPF or so, it would be super perfect for hot days (which happens like 8 months per year in my town)!

Hopefully, it would, in near future :)

my secret to stay fair : oriflame essential fairness cream, yeah it's about my secret

Since i am getting tan easily, i have to keep one product to help my skin getting fairer, another than sunscreen. I've used about 6 tubes (this is my 7th tube i think) and i always love it.

I've tried some other fairness cream or lotion; Nivea, Citra (from indonesian local brand) and Vaseline (no offense for these brands, but their product just won't work on me) but this is the only one that work. It's also so cheap, only about 25,000 IDR during sale. And if you know Oriflame, they have sale almost every month, for selected product.

.. No, i'm not promoting Oriflame, this is the only product from Oriflame that i love.

Oriflame named it Essential Fairness Cream -they also have in lotion form i think- and i use it as my evening body cream. It's almost unscented so i can use any fragrance that i want.

no, it's just a grass-flower, not mulberry *lol*

the ingredients

oriflame essential fairness cream's texture

Blended.

It's not too thick althought it's a cream, nor sticky and easy to blend. It has a good texture.

There's no instant whitening (if you see color changing, it must be something wrong with my camera), it will help you getting fairer in about 2 weeks. I considered because it has a safe formula so it wouldn't work too fast.

I'm not use it everyday after 2 weeks of usage, maybe just 2-3 times a week to maintain my skin.

if you wondering how the whole tube look like, here it is :p

thanks for reading!

ps. yes, my secret isn't too hard to get XD

and all of those chocolate smell ..

hallo!
I know vaseline is a common product, and you'll buy it without reading any review of it, but i just want to do some review about product i use, and vaseline is one of them.

Mostly, i use their body lotion, but i also have their petroleum jelly to take care my chapped finger or heels. I have 4 kind of their body lotion, and i put them in different post to make sure i'm not mixed the picture.

#1 Vaseline Cocoa Glow
it's attract me since they put the advertising on TV, and attract me more when they put it in femaledaily forum, but not put them in store. I have to wait 3-4 weeks before find it in local store.

Packaging

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inside

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I'm so in love with cocoa scent they bring. So lovely, while somehow you might smell it like vanilla milk, sweetie and relaxing. You would know if someone use it.

Products

put on my hand

blended softly

final result

It came in quite creamy, semi cocoa color, easy to blend but hard to absorb product. You can't use it as hand cream unless you wait for 5 minutes before touch anything. And dont expecting glow, no glow, just healthy skin finish.
I used to use it everyday before i found out how SPF could help me in day. Now i only use it at night :)