Skin Essentials set from Nutriganics line by The Body Shop

Before going on summer holidays I looked for a travel friendly format of products that would fit well in my travel bag. I picked up this Skin essentials kit from Nutriganics line by The Body Shop and I tested it during 3 weeks that I spent partially in Slovakia and in Italy. The set is for skin with first sign for aging (I passed that age already) which translated to me as something easy and simple, good for holidays. Some products were really that way; some surprised me in good, other in bad way. Let’s see what I think of them.

Price: 11€ in The Body Shop outlet store in Parndorf, Austria. It contains 50ml of Cleanser, 60 ml of toner, 15ml of each day and night cream, and a green case. The products lasted for 3 weeks and few days.

Scent: all products have herbal scent with hint of floral, not my favorite but doable. The products contain organic Babassu oil so that maybe be the aroma, I don’t know, I haven’t smelled this oil before.

FOAMING FACIAL WASH

This cleanser pumps out foam so it’s ready to use. It cleanses skin very well, takes off all makeup. I tried it to remove eye makeup as well and it stung my eyes little bit so I don’t recommend using it for this purpose. I’m usually afraid of cleansers since they dry my skin and it feels tight and uncomfortably. This cleanser doesn’t do that at all. It doesn’t dry my skin even though it really removes everything. I enjoy it very much (I have few uses left) and I’m actually considering purchasing a full size. This is for me, personally, the star of this kit.

REFRESHING TONER

I used the toner in a usual way, poured it on the cotton pad and wiped it over the face after cleansing it with foaming facial wash. While I was wiping the toner on my face I could see a sort of bubbly trace behind like the soap would leave (but less of bubbles). I was confused why the toner creates bubbles and looks like soap. I checked The Body Shop website and it doesn’t say that it should do this. I didn’t feel comfortable using it and since it wasn’t doing anything extra I left it behind after 3 weeks. This is for me the least favorite product from the kit and I would not purchase the full size.

SMOOTHING DAY AND NIGHT CREAM

Both creams had the same light creamy texture; they soaked easily in to the skin. I’m putting the reviews of both products in one because they perform the same way and most of the ingredients are the same, just in different order. There wasn’t much of a difference between these two which is actually disappointing. I was expecting from the night cream to have heavier texture and from the day cream to have a SPF. Fortunately, I was using them during the summer time, so the night cream moisturized my skin enough and I could layer heavy SPF over the day cream. I don’t think these creams would suit for dry skin, especially in winter they wouldn’t stand a chance with me.

Final verdict: I really like the cleanser, it is suitable for sensitive and dry skin as well, and I may purchase the full size. The rest of the kit didn’t impress me. I think it is really aimed at younger skin that doesn’t need much of the attention and that is more normal or slightly oily than dry.