Hey guys!
Today I am going to review one of the products
I mentioned in my August Favorites post (if you haven’t seen it yet click here)
the La Roche-Posay Posthelios Melt-in gel.
This is an after-sun lotion that is advertised
for face and body. But I find it even more multitasking. I’ve used this product for the past two summers,
for four different purposes and it really performed well in each and single one
of those situations. The name is a bit deceiving though, this product doesn’t
have a gel-like consistency but instead the consistency of a lotion. It’s quite
thick when you squeeze it out of the tube but when you start to rub it in it
feels super creamy and light and is very easily absorbed by the skin. It has
the very subtle but quite lovely scent of a lotion (I bet you didn’t find this
very helpful, but when I smell this product it’s just what comes to my mind, it
has that typical lotion scent but in a good way). As most French Pharmacy
products this after-sun is not likely to cause any allergic reactions which I
found especially nice since the skin in my body had been acting up quite a lot
this past summer.
Now let’s talk about the ways in which I used
it: as my nighttime moisturizer, as an after-sun body lotion, as a hand cream
and as a part of my “lip exfoliation treatment” as I like to call it.
Like I mentioned in my Favorites post, I
absolutely love the way this product works on my face. The first time I used
for that purpose I was wary and expecting to have my skin feeling all clogged
by the next morning but the opposite happened, this product really helped my
skin to stay balanced despite the sun, salt and chlorine aggressions. It doesn’t
clog the pores, nor does it leave your skin feeling greasy. I think this would
work great on every skin type and I think it would even be appropriate to apply
on children. I just want to let a lit warning out there: this lotion does contain mineral oil on it so if your skin reacts to it or if you simply don't like to use products with ingredients such as these on your face then don't.
I have very much enjoyed using this product as
a body lotion, as well. It’s very hydrating but it doesn’t feeling heavy on the
skin at all (which I just hate especially in the hot summer months) and it
sinks pretty fast so you don’t have to wait ages to be able to get dressed. It
also works really well if you have slightly sun-burnt skin, it’s very soothing and
it seems to nourish and repair the skin over the night.
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This melt-in gel has also worked amazingly as
hand cream. Let’s be clear, it’s not the perfect product to use during the day.
Even though it absorbs really quickly it can leave your hands with a slightly
sticky residue which I hate during the day. However, it works miracles during
the night, leaving your hands super soft and hydrated by the next morning.
The last way in which I used this product was
to exfoliate my lips as I have mentioned before. Since using sugar scrubs isn’t
good for your lips, if you do so on a regular basis, I tend to stick to Lisa
Eldridge’s advice to get rid of all those nasty bits of dried skin. You just
need a cotton bud and some sort of cream (Vaseline will do but Lisa’s favorite,
I believe, is the Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream) and just work the lotion with
the cotton bud on your lips – it’s easy but believe me it does work (to see for
yourself how she does it check some of her videos). Anyway this year I forgot
to bring my Vaseline with me so I used this product and it worked wonders. It
left my lips feeling incredibly soft. I think it would also do a great job of
healing sun burnt lips. Despite all its benefits, keep in mind that this
product doesn’t taste the best so I wouldn’t be licking it around.
All in all, it is a great product to travel
with because it is very multitasking. The original size product comes in a
bottle with a pump which makes it even more convenient. However if you are
unsure about it you can always get a 100ml version of it for free - the one I have at the moment - if you buy some of their
sunscreens (I really recommend the ones from the Anthelios AC range for a daily
facial spf).
Will I repurchase it?
Yes, absolutely. This is one of those products
that I just can leave without if I am travelling during the summer (this isn’t
quite as amazing as a body lotion as that Sephora after-sun I talked to you
about in my Garnier after-sun post).
Do I recommend it?
YES! It’s that one product that will suit everyone
in your family - mum, dad, children, grandparents; it’s okay to use even in
people with very sensitive skin (always test it in a small area if you are
super super sensitive or reactive to products, though); the fragrance is so
very subtle that I don’t think it will make men run away from it or have people
that are sensitive to fragrances reacting badly; it’s a multipurpose product,
great for mums on the go and minimalist people who don’t want to take a lot of
products with them; it’s not super expensive (in Portugal, a 400 ml bottle, retails
for under 20 euros) and its overall an excellent product from a very nice brand
that many Dermatologists recommend. If you can get your hands on it I would
definitely tell you to give it a go.
Yours,
M.
