When I popped in to my local Holland & Barrett I saw that they stocked the Dr Organic Snail Gel Moisture Mask and the uniqueness of it all made me want to give it a try.
A couple of Saturday evenings ago my sister, mum and I had a pamper evening and so I grabbed the snail mask and we started to lather the clear gel on. Within a minute it started to tingle for all of us but we decided to leave it on for a another minute or so- it's then I noticed my sisters face was bright red and she said it felt really sore, she immediately washed it off but her face was left bright red and in pain.
The redness stayed like this for a few hours. My mum and I's face was just as sore but not as red but this was still uncomfortable.
As you can imagine we didn't expect this from a face mask and for all of us to have an allergic reaction to it. This is one face mask I wouldn't ever use again, I would definately suggest that if you have sensitive skin that you avoid using it or use with caution! I'm so disappointed that this face mask was an epic fail as it sounded like a fab product.
Have you tried this face mask from Dr organic?
Till next time,
Tori.
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Oh wow, hope your all okay now? I was given some samples of this but wasn't keen to try it so I think I binned them! Glad I did now! xx
ReplyDeleteHi Gemma!
DeleteYeah you made the right decision binning the samples, it wasn't fun for them at all!
Thanks for leaving a comment, hope your well!!
Tori.x
Hi Gemma
ReplyDeleteYeah all good now, it was a bit scary though watching her face go that red!
Hope you are well!!
Tori.x
Exact same thing happened to me this morning. Had to lather on some Sudocrem to ease the redness. It's concerning that it seems to be happening to others too.
ReplyDeleteHi Tam
DeleteOh no! It was horrid wasn't it!! I'll never be using it again which is a shame as it looked like such a fun product on the packet!
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Tori.x
Exact same thing just happened to me, how long did it take for the redness to go down??
ReplyDeleteHi Aoife
DeleteIt took a couple of hours for their skin to return to a normal colour. I can't believe it's happened to you too!
Thanks for leaving a comment and I hope your face is better.
Tori.x
Hey - I have just tried this product too, tonight, and literally the EXACT same thing happened to me!! My face is currently bright red, stings and feels burning hot. I start a new job tomorrow too :( hope it goes down! x Sarah x
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah
DeleteI have no idea why this product does this to our skin but it's horrid isn't it! I hope your face is ok now.
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Tori.x
Dear Tori,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post, I 've just experienced the same. I've put the mask on and started to feel a burning sensation after 5 minutes or so. I immediately washed my face off and kept doing that for a while to ease the burning. My face looked as if I've had a severe sunburn (like on your pictures). I ve put a soothing cream om my face and after 45minutes I can see that the redness is disappearing. I hope that it will go back to normal by the morning. To conclude: I will never ever use this mask again!!
Hi,
DeleteI hope your skin is feeling better it was absolutely awful what happened to my sister and mum- I'm surprised more people don't complain!
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Tori.x
Hi guys i just used this also and had a terrible redness and itchyness to my whole body ,i took a Allergie pill now and the redness is going down but i am still itchy ...This mask /get should be discountinued seriously ...Becarful do not use it .
ReplyDeleteHi guys i just used this also and had a terrible redness and itchyness to my whole body ,i took a Allergie pill now and the redness is going down but i am still itchy ...This mask /get should be discountinued seriously ...Becarful do not use it .
ReplyDeleteOmgggg hun i have just tried looking up this gel allergy reaction and us blog came up i am so upset my face is red and flaming fucking hot and swelling up it keeps getting worse i might have to rush hospital if it keeps swelling up i have purchased this product but biggest version they had as i have seen amazing reviews applied it ONCE and the minute it touched my skin it started burninggggg omg wish i could show u pictures thanks for this honest review.
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Hey guys,i used this mask also,its terrible . I ll never use it again,my face its super red
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI've just used this product and got the same allergic reaction. My face is very red and hot. I'very washed it several times and applied Aloe Vera gel. I hope the redress disappears soon
Its happened to me to i washed it off after about a minute but my face is on fire!
ReplyDeleteSame here. My red went burning hot. I had to wash it several times. I don't understand why Holland and Barret is still selling this awful product. Many people had allergy reaction.
ReplyDeleteJust found this thread after googling why the hell my face is burning, i bought 2 sachets of this a few weeks ago, i tried one 2 weeks ago and it seemed absolutely fine, did another one tonight (as im flying out in a few hours to see my fiance and getting married next week) and within a few minutes my face was burning, now i look like i have severe sunburn. I cant believe this has been happening to people since 2016 and the product is still being sold???? my favourite store for skincare that does have harsh chemicals and helps my sensitive skin and they do us dirty like this, big dissappointment
ReplyDeleteI bought a small £1.99 from Holland & Barrett the other day and decided to try it just no. After a few seconds I thought my face seemed to be getting warm, and a mild tingling but I thought it was cos I was in the bath, bit too warm! But I looked in the mirror to see if I was red and I thought it was so, I washed it off then googled to find out if its a thing. And my face is still red and tight feeling. I don't have sensitive skin and have never had a reaction to creams on my face before!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe it's still being sold. I see now reviews on H&B that people complained about it from 4yrs ago!!