The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisturiser & Night Cream

Worried about wrinkles? Summer skin left you feeling a bit flaky? No fear, Body Shop’s Vitamin E moisture cream is here! But why is it so good? Well, Vitamin E is an excellent antioxidant, which protects your skin from harmful free radicals (pollution, wind etc), in the environment. It’s also a natural anti-aging vitamin (great if your budget doesn’t stretch to a face-lift!) which when the skin is exposed to the sun, helps reduce the UVB damage and thus reduces wrinkles. Most importantly it contains wheat germ oil, a fantastic moisturising ingredient that is so rich, it is used to treat scars. The best thing about it is everyone can use it, even babies! (It’s ...

The Body Shop Vitamin E Night moisturiser is described as being good for all skin types, an easily absorbable, nourishing night cream. It is a very pale pink in colour and has quite a thick creamy texture - almost like the body butters that the Body Shop does, rather than a lighter cream. It contains wheat germ oil and vitamin E to 'revitalise' skin overnight. I think the scent is predominantly the wheat germ in the cream as it smells quite mildly wheaty I would say and appears to be otherwise unperfumed - it certainly doesn't smell fruity or floral in any way. I have quite dry skin and need a moisturiser that will really replenish my skin, at the same time ...

The first time i came across this product was last summer when i was onholiday in Ibiza. i was having real trouble with my skin as it was extremely dry due to the sun and the water. Aftersun was doing nothing at all to my skin, so i had to find something better quickly as i didn't feel comfortable sunbathing with very dry skin showing. i came across a body shop and thought it was the best place to try, even though it might be a bit expensive. I saw the vitamin E cream and knew it was supposed to be good for the skin so i bought it even though as i guessed it was expensive. After trying the cream for a few days there was a dramatic improvement. My skin was ...