Introduction to Product Reviews

Why a product review? I have been looking to buy a spot corrector for several months. I am not a fan of chemical products hence I find myself looking for safe alternatives. I have also been experimenting with natural home remedies for dark spot correction and thought I would look out for some chemical based dark spot correctors on the side. After looking for a product I thought I would buy, I checked its review and found it very unconvincing. Every product the reviewer had assessed was being termed 'the best'. That's when I thought that the review was unreliable and saw the need for some well researched and trusted reviews.

My love for an environmentally sustainable life has also made me averse to using high priced products that come with several side effects. Organic products are safe and if I have to go by what Bharati Malani of Waterline Cosmetics says, a lot of what we use on the skin gets absorbed into our blood stream. The harmful ingredients in the products can give rise to several problems with time. Hence, it is best to use organic products.

Organic products tend to be expensive and not well advertised. They are rarely stocked in stores too. Hence, very few people know about them and their real benefits. Many products nowadays use the word 'organic' in their product descriptions and people believe that a 'herbal' product is safe. I am not entirely sure about that. My sister once bought a very costly sunscreen that has '60 percent organic aloe vera', what does that even mean? How can sunscreens be herbal? Maybe that can be part of my research!

About the reviews on this blog:

No fairness products will ever be reviewed.
The reviews will be honest and well researched as far as possible
I will try my best to share the price, size and maybe information about packaging (whether it is environmentally sustainable or not)
I will share how these could be bought
Photos are simply clicked with products kept on my window sill! I hope they convey what needs to be conveyed in terms of texture of the product
Leave any feedback you might have in the comment section.

I hope the reviews get better with time with a deeper understanding of what goes into organic products and how they are tested for efficacy. Until then, here are the first steps...

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Surprise Stories

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To Cat or not to Cat!

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