Human Nature's Balancing Facial Wash

I've been a Human Nature dealer for almost two years, and since then, this product that I'm about to review has been in my bathing essentials and I never use another facial wash.

Human Nature has three facial washes: hydrating, nourishing and balancing.

I tried them all, but I fell in love with the last one.

The product

For oily or combination skin, Balancing Facial Wash with Elemi and Orange is the answer. I have a naturally oily skin (whenever I don't apply powder), so this is a treat for me.

What I love about this is the elemi beads, which make the massaging onto face more enjoyable. It's what's make it a best seller, too - between the 3 variants, this is the only one with 'indicators', the other two are transparent, and that makes it hard to gauge how much they should apply.

Elemi beads as seen in the bottle

Elemi beads as seen in button-sized amount

Spreading the wash (without water)

It's also relieving to know that what I'm putting in my face is 100% no harmful chemicals and 98.5% natural. :)

100% No Harmful Chemicals, cruelty-free, and Made in the Philippines!

It's good for pimples, too. Whenever my period is near and my pimples attack, I just massage the area with pimples with this product a little bit longer.

I will not deny - Pond's (the green and the pink ones) facial foams have done a good job for my skin too, but I chose this Balancing Facial Wash over the former because it's less expensive. Regularly, it costs Php 79.75, but because I'm a Human Nature dealer, I got it for just Php 59. If I can have the same effect in a lower price, why would I buy the more expensive one, right? (Want to be a dealer too? Click here for info.)

Note: Shake before using. This is the one teeny tiny flaw of this product: when left standing for a long time, the beads and other white granules settle down the bottle, so it must be shaken regularly.

Have you tried this product, too? :)
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DAY HIKE: Gulugod Baboy at Anilao, Mabini, Batangas

Mt. Gulugod Baboy, aka the Teletubby Land

Gulugod Baboy, located at Anilao, Batangas, was one of my climbs this year, and I did it twice!
Due to its 2/9 trail difficulty, I suggested my friends from the second climb to go there, because otherwise we would climb Pico de Loro (with trail difficulty of 3/9). I've been there too, and I concluded that I wanted to go to an easier hike. :)


HOW TO GET THERE
1. From Batangas City grand terminal, ride a MABINI-bound jeepney (Php35). Tell the driver that you'll go to Gulugod-Baboy. He'll drop you off to a tricycle terminal in Anilao.
2. Ride a tricycle and ask the driver to drop you off at PHILPAN. We paid Php100 per trike.

First stop: paid Php30 each and signed in the logbook

THE HIKE

Opposite Philpan Resort is the road where the walking starts to reach the 'foot' of the mountain (I don't know exactly if it's the foot, but it's where the 'This way to Gulugod Baboy' sign is located.

Pic borrowed from my other blog: First phase - the paved road

View from the first phase: Sunbeam Resort

Steps before the sign is Tita Ester's store, where buko juice, ice candies and halo-halo are sold. You can also rent their CR. :)

Tita Ester's (blogged about their refreshments here)

The 'This way to Gulugod Baboy sign' now. It looked like this before.

First stopover after the sign. I'm the one wearing sleeveless blouse. WRONG MOVE.

Expect 3-4 houses to have benches (and sometimes refreshments for sale) to rest on. That was why we reached the peak after almost 2 hours. :)


PEAK: PHOTOS

Find the Sombrero Island in the background! :)

On the way to another peak!

Hike hike hike!

Cows all over the Teletubby land. They're harmless though.

Well hello there!

Caption: Where it came from

Majestic views with the cows

Sunbeam Resort and the trail from the top

Almost horizon-less view

Another almost horizon-less view! Totally worth the sweat.

BONUS: INSECTS FOUND DURING THE HIKE

If anyone can name them, please help me by commenting below. Thank you! :)

I suppose this is an ant XD

NOTES
1. Bring sunblock. Better yet, wear a jacket, or the arm warmers that are commonly worn by trike drivers. As you can see in one of the pics above, I wore a sleeveless blouse. It was totally a wrong move because even if applied sunblock every 2 hours (or more), the skin on my shoulders which is not commonly exposed to the sun on regular days got sunburned real bad.
2. Bring packed lunch. Because the whole climb can be done half day, lunch can be eaten at the peak or down the mountain. We inquired for food prices at one restaurant near Philpan, and they were expensive.
3. Bring sunglasses and/or cap. There are no trees at the peak, so to avoid the glaring sun, it's best to have one or both.
4. Just in case, bring an umbrella. It drizzled during my second hike, and if you have a history of asthma like me, it's best to be under an umbrella at that moment.

Book Lover's Day

Browsed FB yesterday and found out that August 9 is Book Lover's Day. 

Unknowingly and belatedly, we, my boyfriend and I, 'celebrated' it on Sunday (August 10) by conversing about Ursula Le Guin's Earth Sea, Happy Potter, and Terry Pratchett's Discworld! 

I researched (googled) on the significance of August 9 in history and its correlation to the celebration, but didn't find a thing. It was said so here, too. 

The best part of my Sunday was this:

I WAS GIVEN A BOOK!

Gosh, I can't believe how happy I was to receive a book. I was giddy like a kid with an ice cream. Thank gods for 'giving' me a book lover boyfriend. 

How about you, how did you celebrate Book Lover's Day? :) Share it with us on the comments section below. ;)

I hope this book-giving thing will be a 'tradition' every Book Lover's Day! :)

DISCOUNT ALERT! Get free discount vouchers from Human Nature!

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I promise you, you won't be disappointed. :)

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Discount vouchers are valid until September 12, 2014 only, so shop now! :)

GIVEAWAY ALERT! Win Instax Mini 8 Cameras at lilwhims.com

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They started this giveaway on June 28, and since then, gave Instax biweekly.
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