Beauty Review: Phutawan Hair Shampoo and Shower Gel from Ctraft Website

With the world moving towards electronic, eCommerce has been a great shopping platform for many of us. We can just order the products online and have it delivers to our doorstep.

I was being introduced to Ctraft, an online shopping and selling store in Southeast Asia for skincare and beauty products. Ctraft offers a wide range of products with excellent customer experience from product discovery, education, purchase, post-purchase engagement and brand advocacy.

Navigation of the website is easy peasy, just select the categories that we wish to purchase, ranging from face, body, hair and fragrance products. Currently, Ctraft has brought in the first brand, Phutawan, a brand from Thailand and they use natural ingredients for their skincare products.

Once you found the item wanted, just simply click on add to cart and then checkout the shopping cart once you are done with shopping. 

After 6 days, the products I ordered have arrived at my doorstep. I have selected Thai Herb Secret Shower Gel and Ginger & Rosemary Hair Shampoo.

 Phutawan Ginger & Rosemary Hair Shampoo ($17.80)

The hair shampoo contains ginger and rosemary oil, ginger is loaded with antioxidants that cleans the scalp and reduce scalp itchiness. It supports strong hair roots and reduces hair fall restoring healthy looking hair. The shampoo is free from SLS, SLES, PARABEN.

Apply the shampoo to our wet hair and lather well, it will form bubbles.

I like how the Phutawan Hair Shampoo will transform into bubble foam when lather, it cleansed my hair well with its rich foam which is easy to spread through each strand of hair. My hair felt softer after the shower and become more manageable with a slightly healthier shine.

Phutawan Thai Herb Secret Shower Gel ($10.80, 250ml)

The reason why I picked this variant is because the shower gel contained pure honey ingredient. Combined with eastern herbs, turmeric, plai (ginger) and pure honey, which will leave our skin feeling clean, nourished and softer. It also helped to resist skin deterioration caused by pollution. Just like the shampoo, the shower gel is free from SLS, SLES, PARABEN.

Pump a small amount on to palm and apply it on body. Lather thoroughly and rinse to wash off.

Initially I was worried that I might not like the scent of the shower gel because it contained ginger and I don't really fancy it. But thankfully, the scent turned out to be a delightful aroma that could help me relax during every shower. I like how the scent will linger on my skin after shower. The shower gel helped in moisturizing my skin, leaving it feeling smooth and soft.

Every shower can be a pampering session with the use of right products.

Thanks Ctraft for sending me the products, I love the shower gel and shampoo very much ever since I started using. 

To find out more information about Ctraft, pls visit https://ctraft.com/sg/

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) Day 4: Shopping + Home Sweet Home

I have a good sleep yesterday night that made me don't want to wake up when the alarm rang at 7.30am. It was the only night I slept through without waking up, perhaps I was wear out from yesterday activity.

Time flew so fast, it was our last day in Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, it was a free and easy itinerary at our own pace today.

It was 8.20am and we were ready to head down for breakfast.

One thing that made me look forward to start the day was to enjoy the breakfast buffet at the hotel lobby. A hearty breakfast is what I enjoyed and the food selections available was just perfect for my indulgence. 

The pumpkin soup was flavourful and comforting to have in the morning, while the croissant has a light and buttery taste.

Time was 9.40am and we headed out to Ben Thanh Market to see if there is any more last minute buy. Both of us bought a pack of sweet potato chips at 50,000VND (or S$2.98).

Linda went back to the shop to change the colour of the backpack she bought yesterday. Fortunately, the shop owner allowed her to change. 

After which, we walked over to Taka Plaza which was 6 minutes walk away from Ben Thanh Market to sweep the loots. I got a dress from the mall, finally got another item for myself. Throughout this trip, I only got myself 2 items (excluding snacks) for myself, the others are gifts to others.

Our last stop before returning back to hotel was the pastry shop to get some more snacks. I got another pack of snack for my grandma.

Time to head back to our hotel. This was the street where our hotel was situated, our hotel is right besides the red signboard.

It was 11.30am, another half an hour to pack and rest before checking out. My luggage was all filled with snacks, the things I bought most during this trip.

I was done packing up and enjoy my rest time. Though reluctant to go back and face the stress from the society, there is no way I can run away from the responsibility. Hence, going on a getaway will ease my mind and sort out the emotions.

Here's my loots for my family, friends and colleagues.

I got this snack for my Grandma.

I got a pack of tibit for myself which I gotten from Circle K.

Linda was going back home with her new bag.

We wished our overseas stay was longer because we don't want to head back to the hustle and bustle of Singapore. We need another escape from the reality soon.

It was a pleasant stay at Sanouva Saigon Hotel with ease of exploration of  Ho Chi Minh City. The reason why I choose Ho Chi Minh City for my travel is because I have never been to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City will be a good place to start with. Furthermore, the air tickets are not expensive too. A good destination for short getaway.

We reached Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 12.40pm after half an hour ride. We requested the hotel to fetch us a cab and we took Vinasun Taxi, the taxi fare to airport was 116,000VND (or S$6.90). The two taxi companies that we took and can be trusted are Vinasun Taxi and Mai Linh Taxi.

We settled our check-in registration within an hour at 1.20pm. Time to grab some bites for lunch.

We settled for Burger King, the food at airport was so expensive. We only ordered 2 piece fried chicken and a packet of rice, it already cost (or S$9.76). No choice, we need something to fill our stomach. The fried chicken has a crispy batter and succulent meat but in our opinion, we preferred the one we had in McDonald yesterday.

We boarded the plane at 2.40pm, bidding goodbye to Ho Chi Minh City. Overall, it is a nice city to visit but I will not be back to this city so soon again. If I visit Vietnam, it will probably be other cities such as Hanoi, Danang or Hoi An.

Getting a window seat for myself because I wanted to admire the endless fluffy clouds. The thick white clouds were streaming below us as I looked out to the window. The view was simply amazing.

We touched down at Singapore at 6pm (local time). Thanks Scoot for the safe flight home.

Not sure when my next destination will be because I don't have any plan for traveling at the moment. I will press on till then.

My Ho Chi Minh City travelogue has come to an end. Good bye.