Balea Young Soft & Care Mild Face Wash/ Gel

I have been using this face wash/ gel for years, for eons…during the time when this blog didn't even exist. I'll compare that period to the one during which dinosauris roamed the Earth. It's cool, it's ancient, we all know it existed but – we like this time better. Blog time, that's my current measure of beauty time from now on. Well, during those utterly unsignificant beauty years, I do remember how I was impressed with this face gel but back then I wasn't dealing with my combination skin. It was oily, blemish-prone but it still worked for me. Oh, I mustn't forget to mention face wipes from this range even though I never use face wipes anymore (not for my face, that is). I do clearly remember how these were quite nice. Back to the face wash, this must be the best, cheapest drugstore face wash ever (for me at least). I know many of you know about this pink flamboyant fella – Balea Soft & Care Mild Face Wash/ Gel. You simply cannot overlook this pretty pink bottle of goodness because it's the girliest Balea range of all. I must say that I actually find the packaging to be phenomenal. The pump works perfectly. It pumps out an optimum amount of face gel but you can also dose it a bit by not pressing it down all the way. The 150ml bottle is just enough due to the “economic” texture of this face wash of which I will write a bit later. I am udner the impression that this Balea face care range is intended for younger skin which is very intuitive of me when you have in mind that there's a huge “Balea Young” label on the front sticker. Nevertheless, the description on my language states that it's intended for normal skin but the original label proves otherwise by stating that it's for all skin types. My experience tells me that it can be used for normal, mixed, oily and even mildly dehydrated skin (regardless of age). I find it to be quite gentle yet effective.

Ovaj gel za umivanje koristim vec godinama, eonima…jos u vrijeme kada ovaj blog nije ni postojao. Porediti cu taj period sa vremenom kada su dinosaurusi hodali Zemljom. Bilo je to kul, bilo je to davno, svi znamo za njih i to vrijeme ali – ipak nam se vise svidja sadasnjost. Blogovsko vrijeme, to ce od sada biti moja beauty vremenska referenca/ jedinica. Onda, tokom tih ne toliko znacajnih beauty godina, dobro se sjecam da me dosta impresionirao ovaj gel jos u vrijeme kada nisam imala mjesovitu kozu. Tada je moja koza bila masna, izbijale su i bubuljice ali mi je odgovarao. I da, ne smijem zaboraviti spomenuti vlazne maramice iz ove linije iako uopste ne koristim vise vlazne maramice (barem ne za lice). Svejedno, tada su mi te maramice bile jako fine. Sto se ove umivalice tice, mora da je najbolja i najjeftinija drogerijska umivalica na koju sam ikada naisla (barem takva jeste za mene). Sigurna sam da mnoge od vas znaju za ovog blistavog boema – Balea Soft & Care Mild Face Wash/ Gel. Cini mi se da je nemoguce ne primjetiti ovog superiska malisana jer je dio prave girly (ili kako negdje pronadjoh “muchacha”) Balea linije. Meni se pakovanje pokazalo fenomenalno uradjeno i prakticno. Pumpica odlicno radi. Svaki put ce izbaciti optimalnu kolicinu gela ali je mozete donekle i dozirati tako sto je necete pritisnuti do kraja. Bocica od 150ml je sasvim dostatna posebno zbog “ekonomicne” teksture samog gela, o cemu cu nesto kasnije. Pod dojmom sam da je ovaj gel za umivanje namijenjen nesto mladjoj populaciji (samim time i kozi) sto je, morate priznati, zaista intuitivno od mene. Posebno ako znamo da je na naljepnici sa prednje strane ogromnim slovima napisano “Balea Young”. Bez obzira na to, naljepnica sa prevodom na bosanski jezik ipak navodi da je namijenjen za normalnu kozu dok originalna njemacka naljepnica na pakovanju navodi da odgovara svim tipovima koze. Moje iskustvo mi govori da se bez problema moze koristiti za normalnu, mjesovitu, masnu pa cak i blago dehidriranu kozu (bez obzira na godine). Jako je njezan ali i efektan.

You do have all the ingredients listed on the back sticker on the bottle and it's also stated that it contains a “Vitamin Cocktail” which refers to Vitamin C and B5. I also believe that the Vitamin Cocktail is captured in these cute orange beads inside the gel. They don't seem to perform any significant scrubbing action since they're sparse and they burst when come in contact with skin. The gel itself is clear and smells amazingly fresh and sweet of pink grapefruit. It does remind me a bit of Neutrogena pink grapefruit range. What I love most about it is that it doesn't foam up. And why doesn't it foam up? Because it doesn't contain any SLS. Finally, an affordable face wash without the SLS. It does have glycerin which makes skin soft and salicylic acid which keeps blemishes at bay. You need a really small amount/ blob to clean entire face so the bottle will last for a long time.

Svi sastojci su navedeni na naljepnici na poledjini bocice a takodjer je navedeno i da ovaj gel sadrzi “Vitaminski koktel” sto se odnosi na vitamin C i B5. Takodjer vjerujem da je Vitaminski koktel uhvacen u ovim maleckim, simpaticnim narandzastim bobicama unutar gela. Ne bih rekla da znatno pilinguju lice jer su rijetko rastrkane kroz sam gel i puknu cim dodju u dodir sa kozom. Sam gel je proziran i super svjeze i slatko mirise na ruzicasti grejp. Dosta me podsjeca na Neutrogeninu liniju takodjer sa ruzicastim grejpom. Ono sto mi se mozda i najvise svidja kod ovog gela je sto uopste ne pjeni. A zasto ne pjeni? Zato sto ne sadrzi SLS. Napokon, umivalica itekako pristupacne cijene koja ne sadrzi SLS. Ono sto u sebi ima je glicerin koji cini kozu mekom i salicilnu kiselinu koja pod kontrolom drzi bubuljice. Potrebna je jako mala kolicina gela/ malena kuglica za ciscenje cijelog lica tako da ce bocica trajati jedno solidno vrijeme.

This face gel is also terrific for removing make-up. I have brought it on my trip and I took off all my make up with it (even make-up on my eyes). It doesn't sting at all, it melts all the mascara and foundation. I used it to remove all the remains of foundation on the neck and my skin felt clean (without that tightening feeling) and refreshed. I do like how, besides my skin being dehydrated, it didn't additionally dry it out nor it made it feel uncomfortable or tight. I had no redness on my cheeks which happens from agressive cleansers. Skin is also soft but without any film or stickyness. I'd say that this is a fine all-round face wash. It's a great basic face gel which I believe shouldn't aggravate the skin, it cleans it gently and removes make-up very well. It's proven to be a great option for travelling but if you need a specific face care for e.g acne, mature skin or dry skin – this probably isn't your cup of tea.

Takodjer je odlican skidac sminke. Ponijela sam ga na kratki put i svaki put mi je skinuo svu sminku (cak i onu sa ociju). Ne pecka okice, lijepo otopi maskaru i podlogu sa lica. Koristim ga da uklonim i ostatke podloge sa vrata a koza je poslije jako cista (bez osjecaja zatezanja) i osvjezena. Svidja mi se to sto, pored blage dehidriranosti moje koze, nije je dodatno isusio niti je bilo onog neprijatnog osjecaja zatezanja niti zarenja. Isto tako, nije mi se pojavilo crvenilo na obrazima sto mi se desava nakon agresivnijih cistaca. Koza je i fina na dodir, meka ali bez ikakvog filma ili ljepljivosti. Rekla bih da je ovo jedna sasvim pristojna uopstena umivalica. Jednostavan gel za koji vjerujem da ne bi smio dodatno iziritirati kozu, njezno cisti i solidno uklanja make-up. Pokazao mi se kao izvrstan odabir za put ali ako vam je potrebna bas specificna njega npr. ako tretirate akne, koza je vec nesto zrelija ili je dosta suha – onda on sigurno nece biti ono sto trazite.