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The Body Shop Coconut Foaming Bath
by AbsintheFairy
Though Lush's bathing range is second to none, I've recently branched out and purchased some other brands in order to save a little money. I've been buying several products from The Body Shop recently, mainly because they always have special offers on. I purchased a bottle of this Coconut Foaming Bath in one of my recent orders. At full ... price it costs £8 for 400ml, but my whole order on this occasion cost less than half of the full price thanks to codes and free gifts, so I consider I got a bargain!
This Foaming Bath comes in a clear plastic bottle with a flip-top lid which matches other products in the Coconut range. The white label has a picture of a coconut and the product itself can be clearly seen, so you always know how much you have left. The product apparently creates "creamy bathing bubbles" and allows you to "fill your tub with clouds of conditioning foam with the luxurious scent of coconut". It is enriched with Community Trade organic virgin coconut oil for an authentic scent and bathing experience.
The product also contains Community Trade cocoa butter to moisturise. The cocoa beans used to make the cocoa butter come from the Kuapa Kokoo company in Ghana, which is a fair trade cooperative with small-scale farmers. The money made helps to fund community projects like schools and village wells, in addition to helping farmers support their families. The Body Shop has an established track record in promoting and making use of ethical initiatives and it's good to know this is still going on.
To use the product, I open the flip-top lid and pour and squeeze some into the bath while it is still running. Sometimes it is hard to judge how much to use, but it's always possible to add more. As the bath runs, more bubbles are produced and by the end there is a decent amount, though not as many as you would get with a Lush bubble bar. The water doesn't change colour, though it does go slightly cloudy.
In the bath, the water feels soft and there is a noticeable but not overpowering scent of coconut. It's a very natural scent, not at all artificial, and very fresh. The bubbles are very comforting and do last a long time. The whole thing is a very refreshing experience.
After my bath, I apply some of The Body Shop's Coconut Body Butter in order to layer the scent and moisturise. This product itself does not moisturise the skin, though in fairness it doesn't claim to.
Overall, I am very happy with this product. It creates enjoyable coconut-scented baths with a good amount of bubbles that are great to relax in. It lasts a long time - around 8 baths (and you could get more out of it if you didn't mind about having loads of bubbles), which is good value even at full price - only about £1 per bath. If you buy it on special offer, it's even better value. I can't think of anything to mark this product down on, so I'm going to give it 5 stars.
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Johnson's 24 hour Moisture Gentle Exfoliating Body Wash
by MsTricia
For some time now my local branch has been undergoing some refurbishment to bring us customers "a brand new Sainsburys coming soon". I was in Sainsburys the other day, and I noticed that a lot of the new aisles had been completed, one of them being the beauty and skincare aisle with newly installed bays for brands like Rimmel ... which held their collection of makeup products. I decided to browse this aisle but was more so looking at the shower gels etc as my shower gel at home was running out and I was in need of a top up. I spotted this Johnson's 24 hour moisture gentle exfoliating wash for a REALLY CHEAP price (will be revealed at the end!) and so into the trolley 4 of these went!
- Packaging -
The body wash comes in a beige, plastic tube to match the "theme" of the body wash as it contains shea & cocoa butters and so it is written in brown font what it is and that it is for naturally radiant skin and all day softness. The tube is really soft and flexible and easily squeezable even when full of the bodywash. You are not able to see all the product inside which is a bit annoying but I can gather from the weight how much is left in it! It has a flip top lid which is at the bottom of the bottle so it's really easy to get some out as the bottle sits this way down! It is a 200ml tube which is rather a generous amount so it is a decent size.
- The Bodywash -
The bodywash is a rather thick, beige gel consistency but runny enough to be easily squeezed out through the tube. It has exfoliating beads and has an absolutely amazing scent of shea butter and cocoa butter as soon as squeezed out onto my shower puff. I am using shea oil at the moment for my hair so I know it has really nourishing properties and this smells absolutely lovely. It reminds me of the smell of the vaseline cocoa butter gel which is one of my favourites! The bodywash is really easy to apply and I use it by squirting a small blob onto my shower puff and liberally scrubbing it all over my body. I find it lathers up really well and I literally did only 3 squirts in my shower puff to be able to apply the body wash all over.
- Results -
I am soooo impressed and in love with this body wash! It is a great exfoliants and I can properly feel it scrubbing at my skin! It is not in a harsh or irritating way, but a gentle scrub which feels wonderful and is very efficient at removing lot's of dirt and grime as I can see it gliding down the drain and in the lather of the bubbles as I rinse my body. The nourishing shea butter and cocoa butter are brilliant at leaving my skin feel really soft, luxurious and moisturised after use! Another bonus is that the bodywash also leaves my skin smelling absolutely AMAZING as it really lingers and is very rich but not overberaringly sweet. My only teeny flaw with this is that it says it gives "24 hour moisture" but I don't think this is really true! I can have quite dry skin anyway, and whilst this does not strip my skin of it's natural moisture in anyway I still need to use a moistuiser/lotion after having a shower with this bodywash or my body just feels dry and uncomfortable!
- Price -
Now this is my favourite part. I bought this for......wait for it....25p. YES TWENTY FIVE PENCE. When I saw it I thought this must be a mistake so I asked a member of staff if the price was correct and she laughed and said yes. When asking why she said because it was being discontinued and they had lots in store they wanted to shift. After giving it a sniff she told me she bought 10 herself and it was amazing and (now having used it) I totally agree. I bought 4 as they were the last on the shelf, and she said it was a limit of 6 per customer (and I didn't want to look totally crazy/greedy lol) so thought by taking 4 I still maintained some level of dignity haha!
- Overall -
I am in LOVE with this body wash and I am so glad my beady eyes saw it as it is my best frugal purchase to date. I have only used this for a few days but it has hardly gone down so I know my 4 tubes will last me ages! There was another product massively reduced that I also bought but will probably get through this tube first then give the other a try. Needless to say I am giving this a massive 5 stars and for 25p I really can't complain!
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