Himalaya Herbals Refreshing Fruit Pack

A unique formulation of natural ingredients that rejuvenates the facial skin - apple, fig, cucumber, papaya, and Fuller's Earth - suitable for dry to normal skin.

Himalaya Herbals Refreshing Fruit Pack

Normally, I am the first (and perhaps the only) one to shout from rooftops about how my skin is oily, but come winter, it goes to a combination skin type and I even get dry flakes here and there.  How I have shiny oily skin and dry patches is a mystery I have long given up on solving!!!  Anyway, so I change my skincare routines and products with changes in seasons and my skin.  I picked this up for the winters thinking this would be a nice time to check what the normal-skin girls normally use :D

Himalaya fruit pack has been around for ages now, but I am buying this after ages.  The product is creamy, peach coloured, and was quite a surprise for me since I had a vague memory of something more pink and pasty.  It is very easy to spread and dries in about 10-15 minutes.

How to Use:

I follow the instructions on the pack obediently - wiping off most of the pack with a wet towel and then washing my face.  It's much faster.  The towel goes into the washing machine, so hardly any extra work.

The claims:

• I found this less irritating than the Himalaya Neem pack - the burning and tingling is almost not there.  A big plus point for sensitive skins.
• It made my skin soft, but no idea about blackheads - don't have any blackheads.
• It helps fade out any healing acne - but it's a gradual process, and I think this is more of a maintenance pack for normal nonproblematic skins.
• No specific cooling effect - might be more obvious if I keep it in the fridge :P

Ingredients:  Each gm contains:  Exts. Erandakarkati (papaya) 50 mg, Phalgu (fig) 10 mg, Sevam (apple) 10 mg, Trapusha (cucumber) 10 mg, Pdr. Panka (Fuller's Earth) 350 mg.  The ingredient list does not seem complete - no mention of preservatives.

Overall, I would recommend this to anyone looking for

• An inexpensive face pack.
• Normal-skin girls with hardly any acne problems - just need a little extra nourishment for the skin.  Oily-skin girls can use this too, but I don't think it would provide any extra benefit in terms of acne reduction.
• Sensitive skins if the other Himalaya packs irritate you too much - this might be a better option.  (Update per comments - Apparently it stings just as bad, but I didn't have that kind of a reaction...so now I am confused!  Wonder if I just got a milder tube..)

Cost:  Rs. 100/75 g (Available in a larger size too - unsure of the price of that - do like the availability of the smaller size for trial)