Sophie Martin Paris Tomato Natural Antioxidant Peeling Review

When a seller who came by the workplace pointed to it as their most popular product when asked, even sharing anecdotes of return customers who swear that it's effective, I got me a quirky tomato-shaped container of Sophie Martin Paris Tomato Natural Antioxidant Peeling. During colder days I tend to get dry flaky patches around my lips and nose. I wanted to do some exfoliating before moisturizing. Get the flakes off rather than pick at it, which I often do, but shouldn't, absent-mindedly.

Do not confuse this with Tony Moly's Tomatox Magic White Massage Pack. It's not a substitute or a dupe. Their similarity ends with the containers. Sophie Martin Paris Tomato Natural Antioxidant Peeling works like a peeling gel (not a peeling mask ala Daiso Charcoal Mask). Tony Moly Tomatox Magic White Massage Pack is a rinse-off mask you massage unto your face. Sophie Martin's is a thin white cream with red beads whereas the Tony Moly's is thick and sticky.

The name is kinda intimidating isn't it? Sophie Martin Paris Tomato Natural Antioxidant Peeling may conjure images of large patches of dry skin flaking or a sunburned face peeling. Nothing of the sort happened to me as this is not one of those peeling creams that induces that. I've used this only once a week which is usually how often I use scrubs. It's what the seller advised as well. Now, there are brochure pics in the internet proclaiming results are achieved with regular use for as little as two weeks. Did not say what they mean by regular. Daily? Twice a week? Twice daily in the morning and at night?

To clarify, even if the seller gave me instructions  (After washing with fave cleanser, apply all over the face and massage for a few minutes then rinse off with water.), I emailed Sophie Martin Paris Philippines for directions on how to use and how often since I misplaced the box the product came in (I don't know if there are instructions on the box, I just assume there are,). They never did got back to me and there's nothing in their website.

Sophie Martin Paris Tomato Natural Antioxidant Peeling has a floral smell that lingers for a while. Same with a peeling gel, tiny clumps of debris came off my skin even as I apply this. Parang libag. Like dirt and grime. After rinsing, my skin feels supple, plump and smooth. Smooth, as in I could no longer see/feel much of those annoying tiny white debris (whitehead? blackhead?) sticking out of my pores. The feeling is much like after I have used a cleansing oil. There's no redness nor sting.

Here's the thing though: since I have been going through the net for more info on the product, I came upon this write up on labmuffin.com explaining the science behind peeling gels. Michelle concludes that peeling gels are gentle physical (scrubs) not chemical (using fruit acids) exfoliants which have ingredients that form into fibers (the tiny clumps of debris) with the help of the oils on one's skin. A small amount of dead skin may get caught in these fibers when the product is rubbed on the skin. At the FDA website, Sophie Martin Paris Tomato Natural Antioxidant Peeling is listed as a facial scrub not an exfoliant.

I have no idea what the ingredients of Sophie Martin Paris Tomato Natural Antioxidant Peeling are. Like I said, I don't have its box anymore, in case it's listed there, and there's nothing on their website. But if it has acrylate polymers as mentioned in Labmuffin then it would mean that the tiny clumps of debris are not entirely dead skin, dirt or makeup but the product itself. And here most of us thought, "Wow! Magic! This peeling gel was able to remove that much gunk/dead skin/dirt from my face." I am now thinking twice as to whether the grime I slough off my skin when I use any product (scrubs for example) is just that, grime.

That said, and in spite of Sophie Martin Paris ignoring my email, I will still get a container of this product. Prolly when seller comes back. Or I might try other peeling gels/creams out there.