Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque Review

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Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque Review: Hey guys. I like to call myself a mask-a-holic and I try to at least experiment with different ones that come out in the market. I am blessed with combination skin. So clay masks are relatively more dear to me, specially in summers.

Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque Review

Today I am going to talk to you about one such clay mask from a well known Luxury Indian brand called Forest Essentials. It has Kaolin clay, Nagkesar and Sandalwood as the three main hero ingredients. Lets talk more about this mask and my experience with it below.

About Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque

A nourishing face masque infused with Nagkesar and Gotukula, traditionally known to deeply nourish and rejuvenate the skin. It is blended with pure Sandalwood, Rosewater, Black Himalayan Clay and potent Ayurvedic herbs to hydrate the skin.

  • Deeply nourishes
  • Minimises pores and rejuvenates the skin
  • Moisturises and leaves the skin with a porcelain finish

How to Use Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque

Use after scrubbing or cleansing. Apply on face and neck avoiding the eye area and allow it to dry for 15 minutes. Rinse off with water. Moisturize as usual.

Ingredients in Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque

Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque Review ingredients info

Price of Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque

₹ 1,795.00 for 50 g

In Detail Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque Review, Swatches and My Experience

The FE nagkesar and sandalwood face mask comes in a sturdy white plastic tub with a golden colour screw open top. I like the packaging because its travel friendly besides very attractive of course. Some people might find this not so hygienic since it doesn’t have a spatula. But honestly, instead I use a clean steel spoon to scoop out the desired amount of product.

It has an amazing smell of sandalwood. But this sandalwood fragrance is because of sandalwood essential oil and not exactly any sandalwood in there. Also, please note that the major base of the product is comprised of Kaolin clay (25%) and Kokum butter (10%).

Kaolin clay is mostly recommended for dry and sensitive skin beauties because this is a relatively milder kind of clay. That is why this Forest Essentials Nagkesar and Sandalwood face mask is recommended for dry and sensitive skin type beauties.

The FE mask has a very smooth texture with a moderate to thick soft paste like consistency. You can use a spatula to scoop out the product or use your fingers.

How I Use it

I always use face masks on cleansed skin. So after washing my face, I pat it dry. Then as mentioned above, I use a normal clean spoon to scoop out the product and then apply an even thin layer on my face. I tend to be a little generous around my T-zone where I get most oily.

I get some tingling sensation just after application which lasts for around 10 minutes. It takes around 15-20 minutes to dry completely. After this, I wash it off with normal temperature tap water. This doesn’t create as much mess in the sink for some reason. Also, this is slightly easier to wash off as compared to other clay based face masks. (May be because of substantial amount of kokum butter in it)

Effects

So speaking of the immediate effects first, it does not leave my skin feeling extremely dry. But then I still need to use a good moisturiser. I can see that my skin looks brighter. It removes all the extra oil build up and surface dead cells, also absorbs grime from the superficial pores. Hence the skin appears clearer.

Coming to long term effects. Well I have been using this mask for over 2 months now. Overtime I have seen how this effectively reduces tan on the face making the complexion look more even. My skin looks more calm and my oily T-zone seems to be in control.

There were no irritation or adverse reaction on my skin while using this mask. I am pretty happy with the results this has given me. Although FE recommends its usage for dry and sensitive skin beauties, I feel all skin type beauties will find this equally amazing. You should totally try this out if you’re eyeing this and you want to splurge a little into luxurious skin care.

Overall Verdict

I feel this mask pretty much does what it claims. I really appreciate the results it provides. My skin looks better, move even tones and clearer. Please note, this is not going to make your complexion lighter (I read some bloggers claim that it lightens the skin tone! Well it does not).

I am all praises for this product but I am quite confused when I look at the ingredients list and the claims together. Now see for yourself. Claims say that it contains pure sandalwood. While the ingredients list says that it has some amount of sandalwood essential oil, not really sandalwood.

Claims say it has himalayan black clay and rose water. But the ingredients list has no mention of these ingredients :/ So I don’t what is going on with their claims and ingredients list. If you have a clearer idea on this subject, please comment below and explain. I would love to know.

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PROs of Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque

  1. Sturdy packaging.
  2. Smells of sandalwood which I love.
  3. Easy to apply due to its smooth texture although the consistency is considerably thick.
  4. Leave skin looking clearer and calms down mild irritations on the skin.
  5. Reduces tan over a period of time.
  6. Made of some very good natural ingredients.
  7. FE does not test on animals.

CONs of Forest Essentials Mysore Sandalwood & Nagkesar Facial Treatment Masque

  1. Ingredients list does not tally with their claims.
  2. This is a good mask but it does nothing out of the box. So I don’t think its super high price tag is justified. I mean it costs ₹ 1,795.00 for 50 g!
  3. The last line of the ingredients list says “Base QS”. I don’t like that. I mean I would have appreciated if they had disclosed the complete ingredients list and not hidden behind “Base QS”.

MBF Advises

  1. Always keep the jar tightly closed so that it doesn’t dry down inside.
  2. Wash your face before applying the mask. This way you’d get good results. Even better if you could take a steam before applying the mask.

MBF Rating

4/5

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