Sea Salt Scrub Ow Ow Ow: Lush Ocean Salt Review

by Row on September 1, 2010 · 2 comments

in Review,Skincare

TAGS: Lush • Scrubs •

A few weeks ago I bought some new skincare from Lush and it’s all been pretty well used so here are some speed reviews of the products!

I don’t know what possessed me to buy Ocean Salt because it looks acidic, like it will burn through 50 layers of skin. Me = Sensitive skin. Nevertheless, I thought I’d give this 50% sea salt scrub a go because I’m a glutton for punishment.

A mixture of Sea salt, coconut cream, lime – sounds like a delicious dressing to be honest.

Hey check out the description on the Lush website! “Ocean Salt comes from Rowena’s love of all things scrubby. It’s like taking your face on a trip to the seaside for an invigorating splash in the water, then cleansing and refreshing it with lemon, grapefruit and lime juices. ”

It’s fate! Or not…

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You know what? No doubt if you have dry skin like mine, and sensitive to boot, then you need to use this once a week and very gently. This sea salt is COARSE! It’s abrasive! Used gently and focused around the t-zone I think this did a pretty good job and I wasn’t crying in pain like I thought I would be.

I still used this with a very light hand – for sure, but yes it works quite well. I imagine oily skins would love this product even more. The flakies went but I am still a bit scared of it because salt stings if it gets in cuts, sores, eyes etc.

Ingredients:

Fine Sea Salt, Fresh Grapefruit Infusion (Citrus paradisi), Coarse Sea Salt, Stearic Acid, Fresh Organic Lime Extracted in Vodka (Citrus aurantifolia), Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycol Cetearate, Triethanolamine, Avocado Butter (Persea gratissima), Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Lime Oil (Citrus aurantifolia), Seaweed Absolute (Fucus vesiculosus), Violet Leaf Absolute (Viola odorata), Glycerine, Lanolin, Cetearyl Alcohol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Perfume, Colour 42090, Methylparaben, Propylparaben

{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

JenT January 13, 2011 at 10:19 pm

Got this as a samplt to try when I bought something else, and yes it burns like hell on blemishes and dry patches (could it be the vodka?!)! I did feel like it made my skin quite soft and smooth after using, and I did quite like the smell of it, I just wish that they’d make it with smaller salt grains, maybe crush them up so they’re not as sharp and lethal…stepping on them in the shower is NOT fun!

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Row January 14, 2011 at 1:20 am

Hi Jen

Yeah I find it SO damn painful! and it has lemon juice in it! I’ll use it on my feet!

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