H2O+ Waterwhite Advanced Brightening Hydrator Lotion SPF 30 Review

You know I am not much of a skin care review person, makeup is so much easier to do, but since the last 6 months or so, my focus has been on improving the quality of my skin – especially face. No amount of makeup can make-up (pun intended) for good quality skin. So, going forward, I will review some of the skin care I have tried in the last year or so and how it fared for me.

Product Details:

This deeply hydrating, oil-free formula protects skin while helping to fade visible dark spots with Knotted Sea Kelp, Asian Brightening Botanicals and Vitamin C.

Benefits:

• Broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection helps protect skin from signs of aging and hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure.
• Marine Brightening Technology, activated by knotted sea kelp and Asian plant extracts, diminishes the look of discoloration and amplifies skin’s luminosity.
• Brown algae and spirulina visibly smooth and revitalize skin with antioxidant-rich moisture.

Key Elements:

• Stabilized Vitamin C: Also known as ascorbic acid, this natural antioxidant helps clarify and brighten the skin by repairing cellular damage caused by free radicals. It is also shown to help slow hyperactive melanocytes to prevent the formation of dark spots.
• Asian Brightening Botanicals: A potent fusion of brightening compounds sourced from Asian plants, including Mulberry, Saxifrage, Scutellaria and Grape.
• Knotted Sea Kelp: Cultivated from the northwestern coast of Europe, this Atlantic brown algae contains powerful concentrations of pigmentation inhibitors to brighten the skin, prevent and diminish visible dark spots.

Ingredients:

Active Ingredients: Purpose
Avobenzone 3.0% Sunscreen
Homosalate 8.0% Sunscreen
Octisalate 4.0% Sunscreen
Oxybenzone 5.0% Sunscreen

Inactive Ingredients:

Price: INR 2300

Packaging:

The lotion comes packaged in a metal pump bottle, the packaging looks neat and travel friendly. However, once I did travel with it, a part of the dispenser pump came off.

My Experience with H2O+ Waterwhite Advanced Brightening Hydrator Lotion SPF 30:

I generally prefer serums for targeted action and stick to regular creams for the moisturizing bit. I actually went to the H2O counter and asked for brightening serum, the SA happily pulled this out. And I never bothered to read the name and just bought it! When I reached home, I realized it’s a lotion and not a serum. Bummer!!

I saw review of the cream version of this product on IMBB and it had been rated really high, but was without SPF. So, I was happy to try this since this one had SPF 30 too with added sun protection.

It’s a thick lotion, look at the product swatch, it pretty much retains its shape. It spreads easily and gets absorbed, not very readily.  I used it for a week – daily – would invariably get a couple of boils on my chin area. I gave my skin some rest and tried again, same reaction.  I tried using this off and on, but it would always make my skin break out. Also, while I used it, I did not see any brightening effect on my face.

H2O+ website says that it can be used on the hands to prevent them from signs of sun damage. I think that’s what I will use it for! 😉 Maybe I should review it as a hand cream with high sun protection!

To sum this up for you:

Pros of H2O+ Waterwhite Advanced Brightening Hydrator Lotion SPF 30:

• Easily spreads and gets absorbed.
• Has SPF 30 to fight against sun damage.

Cons of H2O+ Waterwhite Advanced Brightening Hydrator Lotion SPF 30:

• The product broke me out each time I used it.
• Did not see any brightening effect while using it.

IMBB Rating: 1/5

This was my first H2O+ product, I had been wanting to try their products since ages, but this turned out to be a pure bummer! So did the face brush I picked from them. Will I go back for more as in another product? I honestly don’t think so. I had picked this ages ago but didn’t get around to reviewing it. Since then, I have found some really nice skin care, will be sharing that with you soon.

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