Product: Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil

Before you read my review of Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil, you might want to check the other half of this post here.

When I ran out of Ilog Maria Honeymilk Cleanser and Moisturizer, and going to their farm in Silang, Cavite or ordering online wasn't immediately possible, I tried another natural alternative: Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil.

I am no stranger to beauty oils having used a few before. There's the oil I squeezed out from Myra-E's Vitamin E gel capsules, Jason's Jojoba Oil, and Derma E's Vitamin A with E Anti-Wrinkle Oil. But having a very oily face then, my oil-slathering rituals didn't last very long. I got tired of puncturing Vit. E gel capsules and messing pillows at night. I found out Jojoba oil suits my hair better. And after a few years, I finally decided to throw away the bottle of the anti-wrinkle oil, 90% filled, because it was already rancid.

But things have changed and I thought my face would now be more receptive to oils. So the next time I saw Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil in a nearby Shopwise branch, I decided to grab a bottle.

It comes in two sizes, 50ml and 100ml, and boasts of containing 100% high-grade Sunflower oil - nothing else. It's also quite cheap, at P129 and P249 for 50ml and 100ml sizes respectively.

The oil is odorless, light (but not as light as Jojoba oil) and is quickly absorbed by the skin, depending on how much is used. Of course, if you use too much, you'll have grease all over. The pump bottle is very convenient to use. Just one squirt is enough for my whole face.

But it is all good?

Using the same pang-tamad na tao regimen, I can say it is, as far as moisturizing is concerned. No break outs. My face didn't get oilier. Instead, I get that natural healthy glow and my skin feels softer.

From the other reviews that I read before, they say that aside from moisturizing, sunflower oil also has skin-lightening properties, which makes this product good for lightening pimple marks. But I didn't notice that effect on me. Maybe because I only let it linger on my skin during bathtime as oppose to others who keep it on overnight.

I also use it to tame my frizzy hair and just recently, I use it on my underarm after waxing DIY-style, to get rid of all the sticky mess that the strips leave behind. It's very good in soothing wax burns (I get that everytime I wax). As far as lightening underarms, I haven't used it long enough on that part to say if it's effective or not.

Overall, Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil live up to most of its claims. I can say it's a very good all-around beauty oil, which you can use on every part of the body that needs moisturizing.

UPDATE (12/05/2012)

I've used Human Heart Nature Sunflower Oil on my underarms for a considerably long time and I can say, it does whiten the skin. And if you do DIY underarm waxing, it's the best wax removal! My underarms always seem to get dark after DIY waxing. But that's not the case anymore since I started using the sunflower oil. It quickly relieves the redness and stinging sensation, which you usually get after underarm waxing. And it keeps the skin from getting dark.

Because I'm not sure of it's deodorizing properties, I'm only using Human Heart Nature Sunflower Oil on my underarm when I'm staying at home (which is mostly everyday). But it doesn't make my underarms smell nor does it feel icky (despite being an oil). I just can't say if it's an anti-perspirant as well, because I don't sweat a lot. I didn't note any difference in the amount of my perspiration either (as if I can measure that, but what I mean is I don't perspire more or less when I'm using the sunflower oil).

I also use it on my face, but it's hard to tell if it's Human Heart Nature Sunflower Oil or Shulammite Carrot Soap that's keeping my face whiter and brighter. Maybe both. They're the best combo for the face.