Another Ilog Maria treat!

I obviously did not just buy facial soap that Ilog Maria day of mine. I also remembered that I ran out of moisturizer and wanted to try something new. I got a whiff of the facial oil one of those other days I passed by that Ilog Maria stall in Marikina Riverbanks…and I could not get that scent out of my head, este nose pala.

The other night, I finally got to try it myself and here is my wais assessment of the product…

I was really hesitant of buying it simply because it was in oil form and I was naturally oily. I might end up waking up each morning ready to fry an egg on top of my forehead with all the natural grease. What is a girl to do? Try di ba?

So I re-read the instructions on the bottle, that’s first. Then I noticed some residue at the bottom of the bottle…which I had to shake up a bit. Great exercise for the arm flabs huh?

Shake up the residue at the bottom!

Then I grab a cotton square and drippy drop around 4 drops of the Ilog Maria Royal Jelly Facial oil on it. And wipe the royal jelly oily cotton square all over my face.

The result: I was just so happy that it debunked my initial perception about it. I did not wake up like a greasy frying pan! My face was so fresh, smooth and tight! Super amazing!

Dahil win na win sha, I am using it every night before I sleep. I even noticed my eyebags shrinking…Hmmm or maybe nag i-illusion na ang lola niyo? Hehehe.

What I like about it, aside from being natural and locally produced, is that even with a reseller, it is on the cheap side pa din In the Marikina Riverbanks stall, it is priced at Php 150; while in the website, the same bottle costs Php 121.

So nakatipid ka sa delivery costs or even your gas and toll fee for a trip to the Ilog Maria Tagaytay farm. Hehehe! The Php 29 difference is fine with me I don’t mind one bit. So I am uber happy about my Ilog Maria Royal Jelly Facial oil

Do you share the same happy Ilog Maria facial oil experience too?

Live Wais-ly,

Juana B. Wais

Ilog Maria Honey Glycerine Baby Soap

Last week, my facial soap kinda ran out on me. So I had to buy a new one. I must admit I am quite a picky soap consumer all because I unfortunately have sensitive skin, prone to acne and all. BOO. Plus I want to buy a soap that is organic / natural + locally made + cheap. Mahirap ba? Hehehe. Madaming requirements.

Incidentally, I had this photography racket at Qasa61 in Marikina and I knew I’d be passing through Riverbanks, which has a stall that sells Ilog Maria products.  And I LOVEEEEEEE ILOG MARIA! They are the best! So I checked out the stall (which sits right in front of the SM Supermarket) to see if they had any facial soap in stock…

And they did have it on the shelf. BUT I’ve actually used Ilog Maria facial soap before. The only thing I did not like about it was the scent. I’d prefer it not to have any scent at all.

Then I saw the Ilog Maria Honey Glycerine Baby Soap and figured that they probably had the same ingredients BUT without the scent. Nakalagay kc unscented e. So PERFECT!

So organic / natural soap: CHECK!

Unscented daw di ba?

Locally made soap: CHECK!

The last question is: is it cheap? Well, reasonably priced. Hmmm. Of course, I did not have to go all the way to Tagaytay just to buy Ilog Maria stash. So that merited a whole lot of savings. The small soap cost Php 60. Obviously I bought it na kasi may pictures e.

But after the fact of the matter, I checked the Ilog Maria website and the small baby soap costs Php 49.50. So there is a Php 10.50 difference. Not bad at all, considering travel costs and the delivery cost from Tagaytay IF I had it delivered to my place. So cheap: CHECK!

To stretch the life of my precious soap because organic – natural soaps melt faster than regular soaps, I learned an important wais technique: Cut the soap into three.

Cutting it into threes para matipid

Or pwede din naman na into two. It’s just a matter of preference of course. But just don’t use the entire soap as is. With my other natural facial soap, the life of the soap extends for another additional week or so. So winner di ba?

So how is the soap? Well, as tested, it is indeed unscented. Thank you Ilog Maria. And I soap my face two to four times (but that’s just because I have oily sensitive skin which kinda sucks) and my skin feels squeaky clean and smooth Yehey!

Did you experience the same with your Ilog Maria soap?

Live Wais-ly,

Juana B. Wais