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Grapia products contain Italian Fermented White Grape Essence. Sasa lists 4 products from this line.
The Grapia Peeling Massage Cream Programme EX (what a name!) comes in a huge 250g tub so you'll get plenty of uses out of it.
When I received this huge thing I thought I had mistakenly ordered a bodycare product but it's indeed meant for the face (Sasa says that this dissolved makeup and it's listed under skincare, not bodycare).
Anyway, you get a tub full of white cream heavily scented with a sweet artificial grape scent (Sanrio used to put a similar perfume in their cute little grape-scented fineliner pens I used to love when I was a kid!).
When I first scooped out some cream I thought it felt quite nice and thick. I applied to my face and massaged it as instructed on Sasa's website.
I then washed the gunk off and followed with my regular cleanser, toner and face care.
That's where the itching began! Before I used my toner (super mild stuff from Kanebo Freeplus) etc. I noticed that my skin felt tingly even though I had only used the Grapia stuff for less than a minute on my face. My skin felt itchy and big red bumps started to show after a few minutes.
Big no-no! I removed the tub from my bathroom right away as I am sure I will not use this again. I only wore a thin layer of cortisone cream with a layer of Hanskin Magic BB Cream the next 2 days because otherwise people would probably have run away screaming when they would have seen blotchy red me =(
I don't know if this is actually exfoliating but I can say that ladies with sensitive skin should not really consider buying this. The product got a positive review on Sasa though so perhaps it does work if your skin can tolerate it.
6 comments:
Holy cow, sorry to hear about the experience. My skin can be really sensitive at times so this review is helpful.
hmm, i think is the AHA causing the sensitive reaction. AHA is acidic, so I think this product using the acidic way to remove the dead cells. And also, I think acelora items are not suits for u too since it contains acidic ingredients as well.
thank for reviewing this <3
Oh my gosh, I'm sorry that you had a reaction to this cream, Kathi! That's awful :( Thanks for the warning to all the sensitives, chemical peelers -are- pretty harsh. Hopefully your skin will settle down soon. And oh! I just started using Freeplus toner as well, the Rich one, it's awesome!!! :D
Hey, thanks for sharing this. I've sensitive skin, so can totally empathise.
Think AHA and other normal exfoliating stuff is a bit too strong for sensitive even if they do label it as gentle :( Hope your skin settles soon. I've found Dr Hauschka quite helpful at times like these.
Sorry to hear it didn't work on your skin.I think if you have a super sensitive its best to avoid peeling product.can you scrub though?
what a shame... the package looks so cute :S sorry about your skin. i hope you recover soon.
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