by Lena — Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 8:15 am
in Bath & Body, Cheap Thrills, Haircare, Skin Care and tagged with Citra, Dewi Sri Spa, Lulur Sekar Jagat, Mustika Ratu, Natur, Olive, Rudy Hadisuwarno, Sariayu, Vivelle
Well hello again, lovely readers! If on the first installment we discussed best products geared for the face, this time I’m going to summarize the best hair and body care products from our poll.
First up is shampoo, and Natur is picked favorite, followed by Mustika Ratu and Sariayu. In terms of type, there is so much variety mentioned, and indeed, these brands do put out many kinds of products, almost all based on herbal ingredients whose efficacy are time-tested.
In the hair conditioner or mask category, Mustika Ratu ranks first, but only by one vote with Natur coming second and Rudy Hadisuwarno third. Some favorites include Mustika Ratu’s Bilasan Santan, and Natur’s Ginseng and Olive conditioners.
From the hair, let’s get to the body. Respondents love Citra (especially the Lasting Purity green tea variant), Mustika Ratu’s Sabun Mangir and Dewi Sri Spa body soaps or shower gel. I have to heartily agree with respondents about Citra green tea: it’s a fresh and affordable alternative that makes showers an invigorating experience!
If you need more than soap to get the grit off, then you might think of getting a stash of Lulur Sekar Jagat, especially the green tea or coffee ones, Citra Bengkoang, or some Vivelle body scrub. These are the favorites, but there are many others being mentioned in this category, including Bali Alus, Dewi Sri Spa, Mustika Ratu, Pradasari, Purbasari, Sumber Ayu, Taman Sari Royal Heritage, To-Ye, Wardah, and a few others. Clearly Indonesian women love to scrub and exfoliate our bodies (me too!), as only a few respondents don’t yet have a favorite.
The last category: body lotion. Citra again takes top honors with its Green Tea or White lotions, followed by Vivelle VCO and Olive Oil body lotion #9 (the one for very dry skin), and Viva Skin Food. Solid and affordable products.
There you go, all sixteen category from our poll, phew. One last note though; there is an overwhelming number of respondents who don’t yet have a favorite item made by a local brand, not only in terms of mascara as I indicated previously, but also in the eyeliner, blush, lipstick, and face moisturizer categories (ranging from 40-60 people from 121 for each of these categories).
This could mean either people couldn’t find a product that they like, or people don’t know that a product is great. I think it’s probably a combination of both, and in terms of information, it’s really very clear that local brands don’t put out enough about their products. For example, while writing this article, I could not find pictures or much information (ingredients, price, availability, etc) about many of these products. Clearly this is an opportunity for innovation, product developmen and better marketing strategiest. Come on, brands, you can do it!
Finally, the moment everyone’s been waiting for, the poll prize winners! Congratulations danggrai, velvetouch and Stiletto51 for each winning a package of Indonesian beauty products worth Rp250,000 from Fashionese Daily! We’ll send the winners an email on how to claim your prize.
So, see you on the next Best of Indonesian Beauty poll!
Picture credits: Natur’s website and FD-er rere
[blog post] Take 2: Best Indonesian Beauty Products 2010 http://fdly.me/ddwb52 #fb
congratz winners..! RT @fashionesedaily [blog post] Take 2: Best Indonesian Beauty Products 2010 http://fdly.me/ddwb52 #fb
Sebenernya To- Ye itu menurut gw bagus ya Len cm sayang cara ngedapetinnya susah. Musti order online.
Congrats ya buat pemenang hadiah. Selamat menikmati
tempo hari gue liat toya ada di melawai, apotik melawai bukan ya itu namanya, yang ada jualan kacamata juga….tapi testernya gak lengkap ya podo wae…
waaaaah senangnyaaa..
makasiiih fd..
makin cinta dah..
I wiiinn!! Yaaayyy…. *oops, cubicle sebelah nengok* =))
Thx u FD! You guys make my day
So proud of how many great beauty products there are on our own soil, and more, of FD that brings even more awareness on that fact. Huggieess >:D<
akhirnya pada nengkok juga ke mari hahaha :sweat:
congrats ya velvetouch and stiletto, sering2 isi poll ya.
nanti dikabarin lewat email ya tentang how-how urusan hadiahnya….
jen, iya itulah salah satu kelemahannya to-ye, agak sulit didapat. tapi untungnya, gue udah cobain semuanya (di acara FD kelas dandan tahun lalu), jadi kalo mau pesen, udah ada gambaran mana aja yg suka…
tempo hari pas pulang udah nyobain jen? hmm, orang shanghai bakal suka ndak ya ehehehe. yg wangi kopi dan wangi coklat, mantep banget…
wakakakk.. baru juga sehari leen… hihi.. peluk lagi aaahhh >:D<
iya nih to-ye sayang banget, menurut gw at the very least kalo emang gak mau via online (form/email), ada nomer hp nya harusnya.. jadi bisa pesen via sms gak harus telpon ke fixed number.
For meetings marathon runner like me, 5 minutes phone call is luxury.. (kalo brosing FD sih bisa curi" di laptop sambil miting, nah kalo nelpuuunn?)
padahal penasaran gw ma produk" dia.. menggoda"..
Setuju banget Len. The challenge I face every time I’m writing about Indonesian beauty products are the lack of information and image I can find on the internet. Kalopun ada imagenya keciiiil banget. Sayang bgt ya, di mana kita bisa dgn gampangnya ngedapetin info2 tsb utk produk non-lokal, justru produk dalem negerinya sendiri kurang eksistensinya di internet. Hopefully they’re doing something about this as we speak.
Btw soal to-ye yg produknya kurang accessible, FD juga udah pernah ngasih komen yg sama sih ke mereka dan keliatannya mereka juga setuju. Mudah2an aja sekarang lagi dibenahi yaa..
Lena, hehe iya nih baru mampir lagi..
hehe, gw kalo pooling pasti absen, menyenangkan soalnya, hihi..
siiiplah..
sekali lg makasiiih yaaa
sukses selalu
I owe you guys A LOT for finding me the perfect conditioner!! I’ve got wavy-curly hair that is extremely prone to humidity. Humid makes my hair easily feels coarse. And now that I have pixie cut I need just as much conditioner to tame my hair down. And NATUR CONDITIONER DOES THE JOB! PERFECTLY! Even my sister who rarely envy my pick, can’t wait to use up her conditioner to switch to Natur Olive.
Oh. I used to use Proteline on bi-daily basis on my (then) long hair. Which set me back more than 200k 2 months worth of conditioner. Natur Olive beats Proteline’s ass! Hands down! And it’s only 20k. Craziness.
frckls, wow that’s nice to know. i recently smoothed my hair, so i don’t wear conditioners anymore cause it weighs the hair down too much, but i also loved the natur conditioner and their hair mask (which is sadly discontinued i think).
but on the other hand, the natur shampoos, which used to be too drying on my long curly hair, is now perfectly appropriate.