Review: VLCC Skin Defense Rose Face Scrub

After a not so bad experience with the VLCC Skin Defense Indian Berberry scrub, I picked up another scrub from the VLCC range - Skin Defense Rose Face Scrub - suitable for all skin types. Turns out, this is another not so bad product from VLCC.

The packaging is a simple tube with a flip-open lid.  Only one problem with it; the product tends to seep out at the edges, and I don't really like it - I like the tube to be ultra clean looking.  Apart from my personal like/dislike, it really it wouldn't be that great an idea to travel with this.  Even if you store it in a separate bag, it is going to leak out and get all smeared and messy all over the tube - of course, I haven't traveled with it to confirm.

This is a slightly runny transparent gel (and so my gripe with the leakage) with some bright pink granules scattered in it.  These bright pink ones are what I noticed first.  However, there are paler pink, almost transparent, granules present in this scrub which are the ones that actually do the scrubbing - are finer and are more numerous - just not very visible initially.  Has a mild (kind of like rose) smell.

My experience with the product: As I said earlier, this is an average product - can be quite okay, depending on what your expectations are.  Though it looks very mild, because of the not so obvious fine scrub particles, it has quite a lot of scrubbing power.  I feel it's best to use the fingers with just enough pressure to move the scrub granules around, and that's it - no pressing or applying pressure on the skin.  It can get surprisingly harsh with any extra force.  It's a very basic scrub, does not add any moisture to the skin but does not leave it any drier than before either.  I don't feel it has any effect on blackheads, and if you do have acne, I wouldn't recommend this (or any other) scrub.

As recommended, I think this would suit almost all skin types - simply because it does not add or take away anything in terms of moisture or oil content of the skin.  As long as the expectation is just to smoothen the skin - it does that well.  It does not do anything else.  No glow, no detanning, no turning you into Snow White's prettier twin - nothing.  Just fresher looking skin.  According to me, this is a perfect scrub to use before a day out - scrub gently with this and all the miracle products you use later - err..I mean the foundation/base - go on a whole lot smoother.

Cost:  Rs. 125/60 g (I do think VLCC could sell it for a bit less than this) 

Also Read:  VLCC Skin Defense Indian Berberry Face Scrub