Cyleina Black Pearl

I got this as part of the Watsons Beauty Hunt Loot bag that I won a few weeks back. It came in this cute packaging with a brochure listing the Cyleina soap products. This black pearl mini soap costs P45. There is a larger version, 100 g at P145, available in Watsons.

the 45g mini soap

Here's what I gathered from the Cyleina website:

Inspired by the rare beauty of South Sea black pearls, Cyleina endows your skin a luminous clarity using premium and safe skin enhancing ingredients:
Collagen supports a smooth, radiant, elastic, and well hydrated skin to slow down the wrinkle formation.
Licorice has anti-bacterial and natural lightening complex for clean and fairer skin.
Arbutin gently exfoliates dead skin cells and inhibit melanin production for softer and glowing skin.
Vitamin E is an anti-oxidant which protects the skin against damage with moisturizing complex for healthy supple skin.
Cyleina Black Pearl lightens dark spots caused by sun exposure and pimple scars
. It is effective in lightening dark underarms and inner thighs caused by imbalanced hormones, chemical burns from deodorants
 and delays wrinkle formation with its collagen content.
Direction for use:Achieve skin as precious as black pearls by daily cleansing wet skin with CYLEINA BLACK PEARL concentrating on darker areas of the body. Rinse well.
Use morning and evening for a brighter complexion.
Recommendation: This product performs best when used continually. 
recommended for darkened mature skin.
Ingredients:Glycerine, Distilled Water, Myristic acid, Marine Collagen Peptide, Licorice, Alpha Arbutin, Vitamin E acetate, Peppermint essential oil

Basically, I am not a fan of whitening soaps. I am very sensitive which makes it hard for me to find the right soap that would suit my skin. Most papaya-based whitening soaps would trigger my skin asthma. Since this isn't papaya-based, I decided to give it a try. Plus, it's small so I thought it wouldn't be much of a waste to throw if this would give me allergies.

Cyleina Black Pearl soap is round-shaped and I don't like round-shaped soaps because they slide through my palms easily. I initially had the goal of documenting my whitening progress but my constant sun exposure wasn't much of a help. I was able to use up this mini soap in a little less than two weeks. I did not have any adverse reactions with it, so it made me happy! Funny, though, because it's black color has gradually faded to deep purple after a few days. And it's even funnier that a black soap could actually be used as a whitening agent. I used this soap up until its very last lather. I like that it did not have that squeaky-clean effect, which actually freaks me out. It just leaves my skin soft and smooth after bath and my skin isn't dry.

Would I buy again? Maybe. The Cyleina brochure has actually listed most of their products and I honestly want to try their other soaps. The Black Pearl soap is actually good in cleaning my skin but I did not see instant whitening results, and my lifestyle won't also permit me to venture into whitening my skin anytime soon.