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It's been a while since I've done a product review. To be honest, I recently managed to stop splurging on new beauty products and have been successfully able to stick to the products that work for my skin. However, every now and then, I allow myself to have "cheat days" but only when I need (e.g. I ran out of a product that is essential to my routine, say a cleanser, and decide to try another brand) or really want to (when there's a really good deal).
Well today, I'm going to review the Milk Cleanser with Dead Sea Minerals & Plant Extracts by Kedma Cosmetics.
Who is Kedma Cosmetics?
Kedma Cosmetics has been around for a while now. What makes it stand out among the other beauty brands is the Dead Sea minerals content in its products. It also takes pride on being paraben-free and cruelty-free.
Benefits of Dead Sea Minerals
You've probably heard of the Dead Sea, right? Yes, it's that salt lake located in the Jordan Rift Valley. Its water has a very high content of salt and its mud is rich in minerals, both of which are known for having several benefits, including skin benefits.
To name a few—improves psoriasis, helps treat acne, fights against aging, among others.
Review of Kedma Cosmetics Milk Cleanser with Dead Sea Minerals & Plant Extracts
If I'm going to be really honest with this review, then I have to tell you at this moment that this product was given to me by Kedma for testing purposes. However, before they sent me this product, I was contacted by a skin specialist who asked about my skin concerns. That is so they know which product would be best suited for my skin.
I told them my major skin problems are clogged pores and hyperpigmentation. They told me they would give me an update about the product that I'd be getting. A few days later, someone from Kedma was knocking at my door with a paper bag.
Prior to using this product, I was on a rejuvenating skin treatment for two months (which I will write about later). Instead of using the soap that came with the maintenance set because my skin reacted to it, I decided to use the Kedma Cosmetics Milk Cleanser instead.
It comes in an 80ml pump container. Once opened, you can use it for up to 12 months. With its white and gold color scheme, the packaging looks sleek and high-end.
In addition to the dead sea minerals, it also contains aloe vera leaf extract (a plus for me because I love aloe!) and olive fruit oil. Both of these provide numerous benefits to the skin including anti-aging, moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties, among others.
This is not your typical foam type of cleanser. In fact, it is comparable to Cetaphil cleanser (which I personally love) because they both don't lather when applied to the skin.
Kedma is also very specific in its directions of using the product: Apply the cleanser onto the skin massaging it gently over the face and neck. Remove residue with cotton pad. Use day and night as your first-step skin care treatment.
It says to use cotton pad, but I prefer to use facial tissue instead. Just look at how effective it is at removing makeup, and I only used two pumps to get this much dirt.
Clogged pores? When I used this, I didn't have clogged pores to begin with because of the rejuvenating skin treatment I was on, but I'm still grateful that this product didn't clog my pores or trigger breakouts (which is a huge deal because my skin easily reacts to new products).
Hyperpigmentation? I've been using this cleanser for a month, and my acne scars are still there, although they did lighten a little. However, I cannot assure if that's because of this product or the maintenance toner and cream that I'm using, or neither. Hyperpigmentation fades over time, but perhaps somehow my skincare routine, which includes this product, has helped speed up the process.
Where to buy?
The Kedma Cosmetics Milk Cleanser with Dead Sea Minerals & Plant Extracts can be bought from Kedma Cosmetics' website for 50 USD or roughly Php2,500.
Update as of May 2020: Would you believe if I told you that this product only ran out last February? That's almost a year! And yes, I love it! I never had breakouts or any adverse reaction while using it. Hope this info helps!
Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for testing and reviewing purposes but all thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own and not influenced by the company and/or its affiliates in any way.
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| Pop-up All Things Hair Refillery Station spearheaded by Unilever. Credit: All Things Hair |
The All Things Hair Refillery is set to run from March 23 to April 19, 2019 and can be found in Trinoma, Glorietta, and Alabang Town Center. Consumers may bring their clean, used bottles with the same label as the product they're getting or can avail of reusable bottles that are sold for P10 each at the respective refilling station.
This may be a good initiative and there's a good cause behind it, but I personally wonder why it will only run for a specific period of time when it should be a norm, a part of one's daily living.
Philippines as the Third Largest Plastic Waste Contributor
In a recent report by The Street, Philippines is among the countries that produce the most plastic waste in the world, attributing to about 2.57 million tons of plastic litter each year. In fact, the country is reported to be the third largest contributor to marine pollution.
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| Pile of Plastic Litter. Credit: Pixabay |
It must have got you thinking, right? Are humans really such a hopeless case when it comes to disciplining themselves in these tough times? The world is going astray and climate change has been breathing directly on our necks and yet we can't do things as simple as recycling plastic waste? Well, here's my two cent.
Let's not forget about the real enemy here: poverty. Environmentalist Heather Koldeway stated that there is a strong link between plastic waste and poverty. According to her, single-use sachet is the most accessible for poor communities because that's all they can afford. This is why I hate seeing hateful comments from privilege Filipinos about how our fellow countrymen cannot stop themselves from buying goods in sachet, as if everyone here can afford to buy in bulk.
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| Slums in the Philippines. Credit: Pixabay |
The Philippines is home to over 100 million people. In 2015, statistics showed that 21.6 percent of the country's population lives below the national poverty line. For starter, that's a huge percentage already. Perhaps, these people are either unemployed or living below the minimum wage. They try to make ends meet on a daily basis and barely have enough money to buy the most basic needs such as food and water, let alone shampoo in a bottle container.
But let's be real here. Even middle-class families buy sachet products. I come from a middle-class family, and although we can afford to buy in bulk, there are times when we would buy sachets instead because of its accessibility. Say, you run out of shampoo and can't afford to go grocery shopping yet, you can easily get shampoo sachet from sari-sari (neighborhood sundry) stores.
Reaching Out to the Grassroots
If there's one thing I really noticed about these sustainable-driven brands and organizations is that there are A LOT OF THEM, however, they're not easily accessible and affordable. I once attended this lifestyle fair where sustainable brands gather and sell their products. Almost all of them use organic or recycled materials, which is good, and they seem to be really committed to championing sustainability. But I guess sourcing these materials isn't cheap either which is why the goods are sold at a rather high price.
The idea of sustainable lifestyle is good, but it will not work if it's targeted to a certain group only.
The masses are the biggest portion of the community, and even if there are organizations that aim to promote and educate, when they fail to reach the grassroots level, then their advocacy is barely efficient. For one, the refilling station initiative of Unilever comes from a good cause, but the fact that they will be located at select malls only where many don't have access to makes the argument that the poor cannot afford sustainable lifestyle valid.
I appreciate seeing these big corporations doing their part in saving the environment, but years and years have passed, and the world remains at high risk of climate change. And if we're being honest, it seems to be getting worse and worse. So, what more can we do? Make sustainable lifestyle a lifestyle for all, including poor communities.
The only way that we'll ever successfully attain a zero waste, zero plastic world is when sustainable lifestyle becomes the standard lifestyle for all. Stop selling products in sachet; use alternatives that will still be accessible to the poor. Stop promoting methods that only lead to a dead-end and start giving solutions with actual long-term results. This may be easier said than done, but we've got to think bigger because even if I refuse to use plastic, there are hundreds, thousands, or even millions out there that will continue to do so, and it will never stop if we're being fed the same old, dying ways. Soon enough, the world could be dying with us, too.
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