I am a certified addict of organic Philippine beauty products like the Ilog Maria honey glycerine soap and the Ilog Maria Royal Jelly oil and the Human Heart Nature products and more…And I came across another local product which grabbed my pockets by the balls (if I even had any).

My face is quite a mess because of breakouts, perhaps caused by the heat and was in dire need of a quick and not so expensive and more natural cure of a better facial moisturizer. I am finding the Ilog Maria Royal Jelly oil not too friendly with the humid and hot weather. And so in the search, I stumbled upon my friend’s blog, Pinoy Organics, and  I read her article on Leyende facial products. I was hooked…

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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…

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