#H2O+ Oasis Hydrating Treatment review

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H2O+ Oasis Hydrating Treatment

Price: $38

Claims: This water-gel moisturizer instantly quenches skin and provides ongoing moisture. Clinically proven to more than double skin's hydration and hydrates skin for 24 hours.

Ingredients:

Water: Primarily used as a solvent in cosmetics and personal care products in which it dissolves many of the ingredients that impart skin benefits, such as conditioning agents and cleansing agents. Water also forms emulsions in which the oil and water components of the product are combined to form creams and lotions.

Propylene Glycol: A versatile moisturizer. Propylene Glycol acts by retaining the moisture content of skin or the formula, preventing the escape of moisture or water.

Glycerin: An emollient and humectant derived from vegetable oils that helps skin retain moisture.

Dimethicone: A type of silicone, forms a permeable barrier that works to prevent moisture loss and impart a wonderfully silky feel.

Laminaria Digitata Extract: Which helps skin revitalization and supports collagen and elasticity.

Sea Salt: Can be effective as a topical scrub, but if left on skin, it can increase the risk of a sensitized reaction.

Phospholipids: Emollients and Skin-Replenishing. Type of lipid (fat) composed of glycerol, fatty acids, and phosphate. 

Nymphaea Coerulea Flower Extract: Blue Lotus extract is a powerhouse antioxidant with anti-inflammatory benefits known to combat against free radical damage 

Zostera Marina Extract: It keeps the skin firm and luminous by boosting the horny cell layer’s moisture-retaining function.

Diatomaceous Earth: Light-colored porous rock composed of the skeletons of minute sea creatures called diatoms. Typically used as an abrasive material in scrub products.

Sodium Carrageenan: Seaweed gum used in cosmetics as a thickening agent with water-binding properties.

Magnesium Chloride: A salt compound used to increase viscosity. 

Potassium Chloride: Controls the consistency of a product

Leuconostoc / Radish Root Ferment Filtrate: Can be used as the sole preservative. 

Panthenol: Member of the B complex family of vitamins. A moisturizing humectant and emollient.

Sorbitol: A humectant that helps skin feel smoother and less dry.

Retinyl Palmitate: A form of vitamin A that is used to promote natural cell turnover, elasticity, and suppleness and minimize the appearance of fine lines.

Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate: Form of vitamin C that is considered stable and is an effective antioxidant for skin. Increases skin’s hydration levels as well as being effective for calming factors in skin that can lead to excess oil and signs of sensitization.

Tocopheryl Acetate: Its substantiated benefits include enhancing the efficacy of active sunscreen ingredients, reducing the formation of free radicals from exposure to UV rays, promoting the healing process, strengthening the skin's barrier function, protecting the skin barrier's lipid balance, and reducing transepidermal water loss. Attributed with antioxidant, anti-aging, moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, and enhanced SPF properties, tocopherol acetate is valued both as a dietary supplement and skincare active. 

Lecithin: Phospholipid found in egg yolks and plants. Widely used in cosmetics as an emollient and water-binding agent. Also has skin-restoring ability.

Sodium Metabisulfite: An inorganic salt used as a disinfectant and preservative agent. It is also considered a reducing agent that donates hydrogen molecules to other substances. Sometimes function as an antioxidant, preventing or slowing deterioration of formulas caused by chemical reactions with oxygen.

Zinc PCA: A synthetic skin-conditioning ingredient derived from zinc. Research has shown it has anti-aging benefits due to its ability to thwart destructive enzymes in skin that can damage its surface and lead to an aged, wrinkled appearance.

Sorbic Acid: Preservative derived from mountain ash berries or manufactured synthetically.

Carbomer: Group of synthetic texture enhancers used primarily to create gel-like formulations. High amounts of carbomers in a gel may result in the product rolling or balling up of cosmetic products on skin, but this phenomenon depends on other formulary steps taken to minimize this effect.

PEG-12 Dimethicone: A silicone-based polymer used to give formulas a smooth feel, promote spreadability, and add lubrication. 

Ethylhexylglycerin: A synthetic skin-softening agent also used as a preservative, a carrier, or suspending agent for other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol.

Xanthan Gum: Natural ingredient used as a thickening agent, texture enhancer, and to stabilize emulsions, which is a general term for mixtures of unlike substances such as oil and water.

Benzyl Alcohol: Organic alcohol that occurs naturally in some fruits (apricots, cranberries) and teas. Its chief function in cosmetics is as a preservative, and it’s among the least sensitizing preservatives in use. High amounts of benzyl alcohol can impart a noticeable floral-like scent to products, as it is part of the fragrance makeup of some essential oils such as jasmine. As a volatile alcohol, it can pose a risk of sensitivity when used in high amounts, but is considered safe as used in cosmetics.

Caprylyl Glycol: Skin and hair conditioning agent that may be plant-derived or synthetic. Often used as part of a preservative blend in cosmetics. 

Glyceryl Caprylate: A co-emulsifier also restores the oils of the skin, regulates the skin moisture and acts as a humidifier to the skin.

Potassium Sorbate: Used as a preservative, almost always used in conjunction with other preservatives.

Sodium Benzoate: A preservative.

Benzalkonium Chloride: Used as a preservative in skincare products. It can be a skin sensitizer.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: Derived from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s considered an excellent emollient and skin-replenishing ingredient. It’s included in cosmetics due to its mix of fatty acids that skin can use to replenish its surface and resist moisture loss. Also function as a thickener, but its chief job is to moisturize and replenish skin. This ingredient’s value for skin is made greater by the fact that it’s considered gentle.

Citric Acid: An alpha hydroxy acid and astringent with antioxidant properties; used to help skin maintain its natural pH level or adjust the pH of a product.

Disodium Phosphate: Function as buffering agents

Benzophenone-4: A photostabilizer and sunscreen agent used for its ability to absorb UV rays. It helps prevent the integrity of other cosmetic ingredients from deteriorating under the sun. Though it covers UVB and short UVA (UVA-2) range rays, it's an inadequate sunscreen agent when used alone. 

Polysorbate 80: A surfactant and emulsifier because of its ability to help other ingredients dissolve in a solvent in which they normally would not be able to dissolve. It can also help to reduce surface tension of substances that need to be emulsified.

Disodium EDTA: Used as a chelating, meaning it prevents ingredients in a formula from binding with trace elements (mainly minerals) that can be present in water.

Triethanolamine: Used in cosmetics as a pH balancer and emulsion stabilizer.

Phenoxyethanol: A glycol ether and bactericide (that functions as a disinfectant, antiseptic or antibiotic) that is primarily used as a preservative. It is also seen as a fragrance additive.

Parfum / Fragrance: One or a blend of volatile and/or fragrant plant oils (or synthetically derived oils) that impart aroma and odor to products. These are often skin sensitizers because they are composed of hundreds of individual chemical components. Fragrance is a leading source of sensitivity to cosmetics.

Linalool: Fragrant component of lavender and coriander that can be a potent skin sensitizer. Colorless liquid with a soft, sweet odor.

My Thoughts: H2O+ Oasis Hydrating Treatment  comes in a simple white jar. I love jars because I can actually use all the product in it unlike tubes which leads to product waste. However with jars its more prone to exposure to bacteria each time I use it since I have to dip my fingers into it.

H2O+ Oasis Hydrating Treatment is a beautiful turquoise blue gel. The gel texture is perfect since it is not on the watery side by more thick. Even though it is thick it doesn’t feel heavy its actually pretty lightweight. Once applied it does absorb fairly quickly, so I mainly use this before I put on my makeup. A little goes a long way, over applying can cause my skin to be sticky and takes a bit for it to be fully absorbed.

I am obsessed with H2O+ Oasis Hydrating Treatment, it leaves my skin feeling plumper and smoother. Every time I use it my skin feels fresh and clean. On days I don’t want to wear makeup I use this because it gives my skin a lovely glow finish. I have normal to dry skin and it keeps me hydrated all day. However if you have very dry skin I doubt this will hydrate your skin that well.

Would I purchase H2O+ Oasis Hydrating Treatment again? Yes its lightweight and hydrating.

Pros:

White jar packaging 

No product waste

Turquoise blue gel texture

Thick but lightweight

Absorbs fairly quickly 

A little goes a long way

Pump & smooth skin

Glow finish

Hydration all day

Fresh & clean feel

Cons:

Jar can lead to bacteria exposure

Over application can cause stickiness 

Not for very dry skin

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MUST HAVE MINI FAVORITES by h2o+ beauty – Unboxing and Haul.

Are you familiar with h2o+ beauty?  If not, their Must Have Mini Favorites is a great place to start.

This set contains 6 items from h2o+ beauty and is valued at $48.  I recently shared photos of this on my Instagram (even though I purchased the set a couple months ago) and thought I would share some more here with you today.   H2o+ is one of my favorite brands outside of the Sephora universe and I have been using their products for over a decade.  I was first introduced to the brand because Disney Parks started carrying their products in their resorts.  I fell in love with the sea kelp shampoo and conditioner instantly.  It smells like heaven. In fact few smells are more nostalgic for me than the H2o+ Sea kelp shampoo and conditioner.  I still have a couple of their older products around simply because they smell so good that I can’t bring myself to use the last little bit in the bottle and I generally am very good about purging my beauty products.  The set featured above can be purchased online through h2oplus.com directly.

And a little pro-tip, I do recommend buying through them as they usually have better promotions than you will find anywhere else.

The 6 items included in this set are:

“1 Elements Keep it Fresh Cleanser for Normal to Dry Skin – 2 Fl oz

1 Oasis Hydrating Treatment – .33 Fl oz

1 Infinity+ Renewing Youth Serum – .25 Fl oz

1 Waterbright Color Correcting Mask – .25 Fl oz

1 Sea Salt Body Wash – 2 Fl oz

1 Specialty Care Hand & Nail Cream – 2 Fl oz”*

*As described directly from h20plus.com

As I said, this was purchased a few months ago but it’s worth writing about now because everything in it is so great that I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it again today.  In fact I am out of everything in the set with exception of the hand cream and the sea salt body wash but only because I already had some of both before I purchased this.  They truly are one of my staple brands.  Anyone who has stayed at a Disney resort should be familiar with how lovely the sea salt body wash is.  I personally stocked up on it during the holiday sale.

Other products that I must recommend by h2o+ plus would be any items from their Rapids Collection.  I got a couple items from this line earlier this year and they were worth every penny.

I also think they have an excellent makeup remover.  Elements Shaken Not Stirred Makeup Remover is extremely effective and still somehow gentle.

      Also found this lovely little review over on YouTube by BeautiesbyV where she gave an enthusiastic overview with a video called H2o+ Beauty Unboxing/Review .

I highly recommend watching it for anyone who might be on the fence about the brand or unfamiliar with it.  I also suppose the fact that Disney uses the products in their resorts is probably a good indication that a brand is world class.

I also picked up two other items along with the must have minis gift set that included the Waterbright Color Correcting Mask.

The mask is priced at $42 and works to brighten skin and fade dark spots.  I especially like it because I have sensitive skin and have to avoid ingredients that are generally used to lighten dark spots such as vitamin C.  And although this mask does contain vitamin C, it includes soothing ingredients to help balance out the irritation of the vitamin C for me.  The mask contains ingredients such as aloe, pomelo extract, snow flake flower extract, and allantoin.  The mask can be worn for 10 minutes or if you want to take it a step further, it can be used as an overnight mask.

    H2oplus Beauty waterbright color correcting mask

H2oplus Beauty waterbright color correcting mask

And finally I picked up this Travel friendly eucalyptus set.

It includes a body wash, body lotion, shampoo, and conditioner.  All for only $12.  That’s $3 a piece for travel bottles of luxury toiletries.  Why pass up that kind of luck?

To check out the full line of h2o+ beauty products for yourself, visit their website and browse a little bit. Or you could always just book a Disney vacation.

Mermaid cat at various Disney Resorts with various h2o+ products

H2o+ Beauty Haul Favorites – An Unboxing And and Overview MUST HAVE MINI FAVORITES by h2o+ beauty - Unboxing and Haul. Are you familiar with h2o+ beauty?