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Balea Maske Cocos & Pitaya Review

By Maychiri's Thoughts - March 09, 2025

And one face mask to round out this lovely set of skincare for today! This is the Balea Maske Cocos & Pitaya!
 
 
Ah... another one of these affordable, two-use face mask from Balea. If you’ve seen any other reviews I have of these masks, you would see that I am, more often than not, very unsatisfied with the results. So, pray tell, why do I keep coming back to them? Mostly curiosity, because, not every single one can be bad... right? And because I love the artwork on the sachet and/or the ingredients; indeed, with this mask, both were reasons why I bought it. The summery design on the sachet immediately brought images of humid summery nights on the beach to my mind... with the sound of waves relaxing the mind more and more every minute. And I love coconut and pitaya both! I looove the smell of coconut, there’s nothing like cracking open a fresh, ripe coconut and smelling that fresh coconut water, ahh! And pitaya is delicious in ice creams and sorbets! So, surely, both of these very summery fruits will be able to nourish my skin, right? I mean, coconut is known for its many good effects on the skin! I just hope it isn’t mega greasy like most of these other masks... but there’s only one way to tell! Let’s try it out!
 
 
 
Packaging: sachet, as usual. However, it is perforated down the middle to give you 2 uses. I really love the design! Balea always manages to make such fun designs with these masks, no matter their actual quality. This one is so summery, with palm leaves and freshly opened coconuts and pitayas! Oh man, to have a fresh coconut right about now... or a pitaya! That smell... oh I miss it! And pitaya is so yummy! Such a wonderfully summery design! And the bright blue background really sets the summery tone! The back is metallic pink, almost the colour of pitaya. The metallic finish makes the text slightly harder to read. The text is light pink, so that it matches the darker pink colour perfectly. I’ll just note that this sachet isn’t the easiest to open, you really need scissors.
 
 
 
Ingredients: glycerine, coconut (Cocos nucifera) fruit extract/oil, dragon fruit/pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) fruit juice, vitamin E for nourishment. No parabens. Well, it does have both coconut and pitaya, I guess. Although, I don’t like those oils being so close to the top of the list, this may be too greasy for my skin. The scent is pleasant, it smells kinda creamy but mostly tropical, which is something I really love! It’s a subtle scent that doesn’t smell obnoxiously like coconut, but it is very summery nonetheless. These kinds of scents always remind me of summer and the beach... ahh! So nice! The expiration date is not listed anywhere, as usual with Balea masks. This mask should be left on for 10-15 minutes but it should not be rinsed off! Any excess should just be blotted with a cotton pad or left to absorb overnight. Yeah, I don’t think I’ll do this... we’ll see.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colour: oh... this isn’t white like coconut or the inside of pitaya! Instead, this mask is peach coloured? Weird colour for these ingredients but okay I guess. This colour isn’t too visible on the skin, though.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Uhh, yeah, the formula of this mask is very similar to all other masks of this type. By that, I mean that it is very thick... way too thick for me. However, it doesn’t really feel particularly greasy, it actually feels more like mousse than pure grease. This is an improvement, however small it may be, because these masks almost always end up being super oily and greasy. This one is just slightly greasy. This helps it be easy to spread across the face. It basically just glides across skin. 
 
 
I still very much dislike this formula, but at least it isn’t as extremely greasy as the others. Oh, also, after it is “absorbed”, it becomes white, which would be okay, but the extreme pilling most certainly is not! It’s awful, actually.
 
 
 
Okay, so first and foremost, this feels heavy on my skin. A little greasy, but mostly heavy. However, that’s not all! It also feels kinda nourishing, like my skin is going to be repaired. But the weirdest thing is that I feel both a warming and cooling sensation at the same time. It’s like it’s cooling my skin but also warming up??? How can that be?? Very perplexing. Also, after it absorbs, it becomes even heavier and like it’s thicker. I wouldn’t say it’s like clay drying, it just feels dense on my skin.  
 
 
Very uncomfortable. My skin is already oily, I don’t need extra greasiness on top of it. 
 
 

 
Results: okay, 15 minutes are up! I decided to just wipe off the excess with a cotton pad. I am sure I removed too much, but eh, whatever. So... I do not see any notable changes for better or worse. Pores still look about the same, skin doesn’t look any plumper or more hydrated or anything, really. It does feel slightly more nourished and hydrated, though. And that blasted cooling sensation still persists! That’s actually most of what I can feel. It’s like I haven’t used anything... at least it didn’t cause breakouts. But the results are frankly, quite poor.
 
 
 
 
 
No real changes the next day, either. My skin looks alright. Not any better or worse. It may be slightly more shiny though, from all that grease inside the mask being left overnight.
 
 
 
Overall, I wish I could say I am truly disappointed, but I have grown used to these little Balea face masks not being good. Why do I keep buying them, then? Because the design or ingredients used sound good, that’s why. And I keep getting mediocre or even bad results. So, the scent is probably the best thing about this mask! I really love it; it reminds me of beaches in the summer at sundown... what a relaxing picture in my mind, ahh! The serum, though, isn’t quite as relaxing. It is very unusual; it is peach-coloured and very mousse-like and heavy. And I would be able to take that, but the surprise it is hiding right up until you apply it to the face is what is bothering me. See, it feels odd while it is absorbing. I didn’t know what to make of this feeling, like, is the warming sensation a sign of irritation or is that how it’s supposed to be? And the cooling sensation that accompanies the warming one? Like, how can it both be cooling and warming at the same time? Aside from that, the mask simply feels too heavy on my skin. The results are very poor as well. I literally don’t see any change for the better or worse and my skin just feels slightly more hydrated and nourished. Pitaya and coconut should be able to nourish the skin far better than this! But the most appalling thing is when the mask dries... and you are left with a pilled mess. There is no way to actually remove the excess cleanly, it always pills up and leaves those little balls of mask on the pillowcase and everywhere else. It frankly looks ugly and it feels heavy on my skin. So now, since this mask is supposed to not be rinsed off, I am left with this mess until the morning... great. Pity, I was really looking forward to this mask. I was hoping that yummy coconut and pitaya would help but alas, that isn’t the case... shame. No recommendations for this mask, obviously.
 
 
 
Rating: 3/10
 
 
Would buy again? NO



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