A face scrub is excellent before and during the summer to even out skin tone, and my personal weapon of choice is Lush’s Ocean Salt. Lush liken Ocean Salt to 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”. And boy is it refreshing!
The Facial Scrub
Ocean Salt comes in the signature recycled plastic black tubs and contains moisturising avocado, organic coconut butters and calming violet leaf absolute. Use it daily on oily skin and drier skins can use it once a week. With British weather going from one extreme to another my skin needs a scrub that can both balance out extra oil and gently treat any dryness.
On opening the tub you are treated to a lovely zingy fragrance from the grapefruit, lime and coconut, and it is not unlike a fresh tropical cocktail. The scrub looks like a random mixture of white rock salt and blue colour sprinkled over the top.
The texture of the scrub looks pretty chunky with noticeable large sea salt crystals on the top of the scrub. It is advisable to stir the scrub so that the salt is not too scratchy on the face.
How to Use
To use the facial scrub: dampen your face with warm water and then take a small blob (about the size of three peas) of Ocean Salt and rub gently into fingertips then massage your face using a circular motion. Go gently with the scrub as the sea salt chunks can hurt if you are to heavy handed. Finally rinse face thoroughly with warm, clean water. Gently blot skin dry with a towel. The prime benefit of using Ocean Salt over Dark Angels is that it is far less messier, and I confess I do sometimes lick my lips to taste this yummy concoction and it is as good as it smells!
The Results
After the first time using Ocean Salt the skin around my mouth (where I have dry patches) burned a little. Close inspection of my skin showed no redness or flakiness. The good thing about this facial scrub is that it gently unblocks pores, removes dead skin cells and doesn’t leave skin feeling greasy or overly dry. Ocean Salt is one of my favourite summer products, it smells divine, and leaves skin soft and fresh.
It does surprise me that the citrus doesn’t aggravate skin and as long as the scrub is used carefully according to skin type it is unlikely to irritate skin. Even people with mild eczema and acne have positive experiences with Ocean Salt. Ocean Salt is suitable for the whole body and the larger crystals are more suited for this so I tend to save them for scrubbing my legs, knees and elbows. A lovely rich treat for the body is a mixture of Ocean Salt and Lemony Flutter that forumites lovingly refer to as Oceany Flutter.
Value
Lush Ocean Salt comes in two different sizes- 120g for £6.10 or 250g for £11.20 which may on first sight appear rather pricey for what it is and I suspect some will say it is easy to make a similar concoction for a lot less. I get the 120g tub in spring so it lasts me until the next summer. Which isn’t really too bad as a little of the scrub goes a long way and it usually lasts right until the expiry date. In terms of results this is the best scrub I’ve used whether judging results, scent, longevity or versatility. Definitely a summer must have!
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i just got a bttle of ocean salt for christmas. i was hesitant at first thinking the salt would dry my skin. but it seems to have avtually replenished it. it smells good and does the job of all the other useless products ive ued. clears skin. eplenishes. cleears complextion. love. love. love