FabIndia Papaya Face Pack Review

Fab India Papaya Face Pack Review

So I got the shock of my life when I hit the FabIndia stores (I went to the one at South City Mall, Kolkata) couple of months ago and heard that the FabIndia Coral Glow face pack has been discontinued. I felt like turning around and leaving then and there! However, the SA said, “we have some very good face packs now and they are worth a try” and showed me the Fab India papaya face pack. So although I was disappointed the word papaya rang a bell since I am extremely happy with my HG Biotique papaya scrub. Expecting similar results from another product I went ahead and bought this.

Price: Rs 175

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Details from the website

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Use of Papaya in Beauty Therapies:

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A website says: “This fruit contains the enzyme papain, which has wonderful exfoliating properties – removing dead skin, and specifically damaged skin. This particular property of papaya has extensively been used in medical conditions to protect the skin from abnormal skin growth and skin diseases. Another use of the papaya juice is to help reduce and attenuate freckles or brown spots due to exposure to sunlight, smoothing the skin and creating a healthier looking skin. All of the positive effects listed above are attributed to the enzymatic action of the papain.”

There are multiple uses of papaya that can be found by surfing various sites on the internet, some are:

Skin with enlarged pores: Wash or compress with diluted papaya vinegar.
Rough Skin: Native Americans rub rough skin with the fleshy side of the skin from a ripe papaya.
Unclear skin: For deep skin cleansing, apply a papaya mask followed by an application of papaya vinegar weekly, diluted with water.
Hardened Skin: Repeatedly apply squeezed leaves or the fleshy side of the skin from a green papaya.
Sunspots: Apply fleshy side of the skin from a green papaya to the spots
Wrinkles: Using a papaya face mask to reduce old dead skin cells and to make the skin smoother.

My take on the Fab India Papaya Face Pack:
The product is very creamy and glides on face almost like a thick cream. It gives a slight tingling sensation after some time of applying. I actually became hopeful with this sensation since I thought it was “working”. Frankly I didn’t expect wonders but just a glow and freshness (like one I get from the Biotique Fruit Pack or Biotique Clove and Turmeric Pack). The Papaya pack dries after about 15 minutes. It looks like a multani mitti pack and has a mild smell which I don’t think is of Papaya 😀

Results: Well, I am pretty disappointed with this product. It did nothing. Didn’t make my skin very fresh or give me a glow. And even I found my skin to break out after using this. My skin type is oily and quite sensitive to creams and lotions but so far no pack has broken me out. Save this one the pack gave me a clean look but the effect was replaced with oiliness within an hour. And to talk about skin firming- Well I don’t have crow’s feet/sagging skin/open pores but I have found some packs and peel off masks to give me a tightening effect that makes my skin look very supple. From that experience I can say this papaya pack is certainly not a product for skin firming. However, I don’t know if it might show its effect on matured skin; my mom didn’t let me experiment with this pack on her.
Thus Overall:
Pros of Fab India Papaya Face Pack :
1) Comes in tube form-easy to take out and apply
2) Quite creamy
3) Price is reasonable for the quantity
4) Face looks clean and feels soft after some time of use

Cons of Fab India Papaya Face Pack :
1) Fails in its claims of detoxifying and firming. In fact it broke me out
2) No remarkable effect observed-no after-pack-glow or any long term effect

Verdict: I wouldn’t suggest anyone to buy this since it does pretty much nothing. My tube is still ½ full and is currently adoring the corner of my wardrobe: D
Rating: 2/5

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Health and Beauty Benefits of Papaya
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64 thoughts on “FabIndia Papaya Face Pack Review

        1. yaa-see..parabens even in a “supposed to be natural” face pack-like you see- I dont usually sniff at chemicals-but why in a herbal product????

    1. Rati-DONT !!!!! It does nothing with a capital N 😀 It still remains 3/4th full in my drawer-making mom sniff- “Is that why you buy stuff?????” :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

  1. Disappointing!! I’ve been tempted by this on many occasions with the similar thought of Biotique papaya scrub working so well. Won’t pick it up now. Thanks for reviewing Anuradha! Try Aroma Magic radiance face pack..it takes ages to dry but skin glows after use.

    1. Wow really!!! Thanks for suggesting Ankita!!! I will surely look for it-have to settle between Biotique Pistachio and this one :victory2: :victory2: :victory2: -is the aroma magic one good for oily/combi skin??? ?:) ?:) ?:)

      1. It suits my oily skin Anuradha..but you have to let it dry fully otherwise it doesn’t give effect at all…earlier I used to just wash it off after 15-20 min without letting it dry completely but yesterday I let it dry fully and my skin is glowing ! I have Biotique Pistachio but have’t used it in some time..I found the Aroma Magic radiance one better. Taps reviewed some other one for evening out skin tone yesterday. Mine is the radiance/glow one. 🙂

        1. Hehehehe-okk-will try then since you say it really does a good job-I love to flip brands and try new stuff in makeup and skin care :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1:

  2. thanxx anu.. i’ll stay away :whistle: .. i want to visit fab india next to get a shower gel after mrun’s review.. :yahoo: :yahoo:

        1. Hey Nids-you can also try their rose scented soap (transparent pink in color )which has a loofah hidden in it-its one Fab India product I loveeee using :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: :happydance:

  3. Anuradha, you wont believe but my HG scrup is biotique papaya one, and I had written this pack in my wish list also , now thanks to you am striking it off 😀 coral pack discontinued??????? why????? am so sad, I wanted to buy that soooooo much. :((

    1. Are sotti-I was sooo soo excited to get the coral glow one-magar discontinued-i dint even find it on their website 🙁 🙁 Why are such wonderful products discontinued is my eternal question-and seriously-I wont advice anyone to buy this papaya pack-a plain multani mitti pack-with lemon juice works 20 times better than this

    1. aj maine nnnuuuuufffuuurrr behen ki sweeeet si awaaaazzzz suni… :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: :happydance:

      1. We IMBB girls really love to catch up dont we!!!-I talked to Tapas last day :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: and Nupur-really yaa-I sometimes feel ke I wont experiment anymore-but some habits die hard :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain:

          1. but me was disappointed a lot to have cancelled the meet :waaa: :waaa: :waaa: :waaa: actually things are not turning out the way I want-either someone is not present at my univ-or I am having some schedule overlap-sorry yaar-but I will surely make it 🙂 🙂 🙂

              1. wooohooo!!!! nicey!!!! and I hope she has agreed to delivery at your doorstep-she is very sweet-and it has hardly happened that I dint get what I ordered-me ordered some Nyx stuff this month-sejonno ar Avon ta order korlam na -shopping overdose hoye jabe :shame: :shame: :shame:

                  1. He he he shopping overdose??? sotti tai, aage o bolo o shift kore geche from tollygunge to baguiati, so I can go and pick up stuff from there, but me said its difficult for me to go there, so she said ok, but she said she would give me everything on 11 july, that really late ! :((

                    1. ha-1 week lage-amar kokhono 10days o legechilo-do let us know what you bought :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars:

                    1. :zombiekiller: :zombiekiller: :zombiekiller: :zombiekiller: :zombiekiller: :panda: :panda: :panda: :daayan: :daayan: :daayan: :plate: :plane: :hypnotized: :cat2: :can: :cake: :ghost: :green: :pill: :headbang: :joker:

                    2. Arre ami to order korechi kintu poulomi bol lo ki masher seshe tumi sob jinish pabena, most of the things will be out of stock :(( God knows what I will get and what not

  4. coral pack discontinueddddddd :tremble: :tremble: :tremble: :tremble: :tremble: :tremble: :tremble: 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥
    my current one ill have to use sparingly then :suspense: :suspense: :suspense:

  5. I tried the fabindia papaya pack & it worked wonders for my skin. Infact, I had written a review & mailed yesterday night to rati…hadnt checked ystrday whether this one is up. 🙁

      1. Gr8 it it worked for you Dimpi..sad-it was a complete dud for me..one of my least used products 😐 😐 😐 🙁 🙁

  6. me used it……….and didnt like it :smug: …..it makes my skin so itchy :X ……….i have dry skin so i though it just becoz of this………so i have it to my sis………. :headbang: :headbang:

    1. me didnt like it either-coz when I took it off-it made no difference-and skin became oily after 1 hour or so :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

  7. thanx anuradha for reviewing it ! i was just to buy it.. was in my shopping since last few days. It breaks out skin. :reallyangry:
    you saved me !! :thanks: :thanks:
    I also have oily skin, will try aroma magic radiance face pack as suggested by ankita. :makeup:

    1. Hey Anshu-for oily skin-I may also suggest Biotique Clove and Turmeric pack-you can try it out sometime..Its one of my HG stuff :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

  8. i dont kno y it ddnt work for u.. i love this thing. makes me gow n dosnt break me out. m on my second tube now..

  9. Hi everyone..
    Im new to IMBB 🙂
    Wanted to know FabIndia products are available in which of their outlets in Mumbai.

  10. Hey Anuradha…same thing happened to me…..first i asked for coral glow face pack they said company is not manufacturing it so i brought papaya face pack..but same disappointment. :headbang: :headbang: :brokenheart:

  11. Anuradha…….loved your review…….. :pompom: :pompom: :pompom: ….how disappointing….but why in the world did they discontinue the coral glow pack….. :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :wilt:

  12. I bought this, tried it. HATED IT! Gave my face a burning sensation feeling as if it was made out of red chilli powder. I straight away handed it to my maid XD.

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