Review - Ahava’s Facial Mud Exfoliator

As you have all heard me mention before, I suffer with dryness mainly caused through eczema on my face, I go to many lengths to keep my skin flake free. I was given the opportunity to review Ahava’s Facial Mud Exfoliator, which I have been using twice a week for around a month now.

The Exfoliator comes out as a fairly thick scentless gel, when massaged across the skin turns into a cream consistency and as this is a gentle product there are not a lot of exfoliating beads present. The product is gentle enough to use on area's of sensitive skin without feeling like you are scratching your skin off and even though there aren't a lot of beads present this product does leave the skin extremely soft and supple.

 

Using this product twice a week significantly unblocked my pours and reduced the black heads across my nose and chin. I would recommend this product to someone that has fairly good skin with the odd bit of dryness, as drier skin may need a few more exfoliating beads (at the point of review my skin was in great condition with a little dryness around my nose area and chin).

The exfoliator is enriched with dead sea mud and minerals, suitable for all skin types and free of parabens, SLS/SLES, petroleum, harsh synthetic ingredients and GMOs and are allergy tested. You can purchase this lovely product direct from Ahava's website for £20.00.

I was very impressed with this product and will revisit, if my skin gets significantly worse, to see if it works just as well on very dry skin.

  

*product sent for review all views are my own

Review: Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

Is Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser Worth All The Hype? Hell Yes!

What Liz Earle say about one of their best selling and award winning cleanser:

We only make one cleanser because this formulation is the ultimate in concentrated yet gentle cleansing power and works on every age and skin type.

Our plant based cleanser has a two-phase action, phase one is the cleansing. Free from mineral oil, it has a rich and creamy texture and swiftly removes all traces of face and eye make up, even stubborn mascara.

Phase two is the polishing. Polish off the cream using the pure muslin cloth to gently dislodge dead skin cells and help reveal clean, soft and radiant skin.

Naturally active ingredients include eucalyptus and cocoa butter for smoother, clearer skin.

As many of you already know I have awful dryness on my skin so, finding a product that helps keep that at bay is a chore for me to be honest. I have been using a conventional exfoliator for some time but it never completely eliminated the dryness, and that's where this baby comes in. 

The cleanser is a rather luxurious thick cream that smells divine (we know I love a great smelling product) On my first application I used two pumps which was way too much, you only need one! You massage the cream all over the face including your eyes and then take to your face with the muslin cloth, heated with hand hot water. The muslin cloth really does polish the face, removing all traces of dirt and left behind make-up.

I wasn't really expecting instant results as I am always a little sceptical with skincare however, instant results is just what I got. My skin was so smooth no traces of dryness or flakiness but instead radiant, smooth as a baby's bottom skin. 

I have since used this product everyday in the morning for 10 days applying my favourite moisturiser after and I have to say I am completely in love! It will be very, very hard to beat this product.

You can purchase this product on the Liz Earle website where the prices range from £5.50 to £35.25. The £5.50 is a trial set and comes with 1 muslin cloth and a 30ml tube so, its great for those wanting to try it without having to purchase the bigger sets although, I am pretty sure once you do try it you will be going back for more!

Have you tired it? let me know what you think

Ems xo

pr sample all views my own

Budget Skin Care

A little while ago I ran out of my St Ives and Dermalogica skin care and due to the lack of funds at that particular moment I needed to find myself some cheap bits. Unlike most people I have to keep with my routine because I have very dry skin and just one day without moisturiser causes my skin to get very flaky and sensitive.

I popped along to good old Superdrug and picked up an Exfoliating Scrub, Moisturising Day Cream and some Skin Oil which all come from the Vitamin E range. 

 Exfoliating Facial Scrub - £2.99

The scrub tided me over until I was able to get some more or my regular St Ives Apricot Scrub. The scrub smells divine however there was just not enough exfoliating beads for me. I had major problems removing all of the dryness due to the lack of beads and found that because of that I was exfoliating far more than I would normally.

Moisturising Day Cream - £2.99

This cream is thick and luxurious and the smell again is amazing. This cream has now replaced my £14 tube of dermalogica because it really does do the job. The cream doesn't cause my skin to flare up with eczema and that for me is a huge bonus.

Finally The Skin Oil - £2.99

I was a bit concerned with the oil because I didnt want to replace my dry skin with spots but I was happily suprised. I use this product at night around my nose and on my cheeks and anywhere else that happens to be dry and in the morning my skin feels as soft as a baby's bum. I only use a few drops and thus far I havent had any issues with spots.

Over the years I have tried a lot of shop own brand products and this range so far has been the best. I plan on trying some of the other items from the range in the future.