Before I start with this blog, I want to absolutely make it clear that the brand I am using NOW DISCOLOSES the ingredient list on its website.
I don’t know what “Cetyl” is meant to be – is it Cetyl Alcohol? But this list (per me) looks compliant with Indian regulation (see later)
Here is a link to the website and the complete disclosed ingredient list.
But the earlier packaging told a different story….
I am using the earlier packaging of this product, to show you what packaging should NOT LOOK LIKE.
As with me, there is always a story… I picked this up at the airport and was super-excited to see the packaging.
“for Indian skin” and it mentioned other of my favourite words, “haldi”, “hyaluronic acid” and “sleeping mask.”
I super-excited: then this happened.
The key ingredients in the product are NOT the same as the Ingredient List.
In India, it is the LAW for 30g net weight products to publish the complete list of ingredients in descending order of quantity.
As a formulator, I know for a fact that this product has:
- Water
- Preservatives
- pH stabilizer
- Emulsifiers
as a minimum in the product.
We as consumers have the right to know the full ingredient list. I want to know if (e.g.) the product uses parabens or BHT as preservatives. Are there any allergens in the product that I want to avoid?
Vote with your money.
Don’t buy products that fail to meet basic regulatory requirements as required by the law. Period.
AND Dr Sheth as a brand recognizes its legal obligation, because there is full disclosure on its website….
What can I tell from the actual ingredient list of the product?
Did I use this product?
No, I didn’t. I refuse to use products that fail to make basic disclosure requirements.
Also, even though I opened the product in June 2022 (the last month published as the use by date on the packaging), it kind of looked like this.
It didn’t fill with me a whole lot of confidence at all.
