As many of you know, I am a bit of a Lush addict, however I just haven't really had the cash or the time to browse through the products as much as I used to this year. I first tried this around a year ago, and bought it again the other week as I remembered how much I'd liked it.
How It Came About
If I remember rightly, the Lush Sugar Scrub is about one year old right now. You know the hit BBC1 show The Apprentice, with Alan Sugar? You do - the one where candidates compete for a job to work for Alan Sugar and have to undergo a load of tasks to win, yep, that one. Well, in 2009 for one episode the two teams had to invent a new shower product using natural ingredients and then sell it. And where did they visit to do so? The Lush labs, of course! Anyway, because Lush had the honour of Sir Alan (or is it Lord Alan? I’m never sure) choosing to work with them, they got all excited and created two new products – Sugar Scrubs. This one in particular that I’m reviewing was even named after him – it was first called the A. Sugar Scrub. Get it? A. Sugar, as in Alan Sugar? Clever, huh! They even described him the same, they said that their new Sugar Scrub was “hard and takes no nonsense, but is a bit of a sweetie on the inside”. A year later, they are still flying off the shelves at a rate Alan himself would be proud of!
Why I Bought It
I first bought it when it was a new product, because it was a new concept at Lush and I’m always after a good body scrub! After that first one, I tried the other sugar scrub – Sugar Babe, but preferred this one and so bought it regularly after that. Then I had a little bit of a lapse when I just didn’t visit Lush for a while. When I went back earlier this month, I sure remembered what I had been missing and shoved this into a little yellow bag and bought it straight away!
Using The Scrub
The sugar scrub is like half a sphere and is fairly small. It is a bright green colour, but it looks very natural and not at all synthetic. It is basic ally all made of sugar, so there is no gloopy mess like other scrubs on the market. I would recommend putting it in some sort of tub or container though, as once it gets wet it dissolves straight away. Here is the description featured on the Lush website. Can you see how it has references to Alan Sugar and his Apprentice candidates?
Our Sugar Scrub is hard, but a bit of a sweetie. Its no nonsense stance stimulates activity and tackles cellulite with fennel and ginger. Skin calming lavender has a balancing effect. Get yourself wet in the shower or bath, but don't let the bar get under the running water or it'll be lost before it can prove itself. Scrub, scrub, scrub and rinse away. It doesn't waste any time getting down to business.
The smell is very unusual but extremely lovely – sort of like freshly cut grass. That may seem a strange thing to smell of but believe me its actually really nice. As it is such a unisex smell and because of how hard it is, maybe it’s one for the guys to try too?
When using the scrub, break it into quarters (this is why you need a tub, you see).
Keep hold of one of the quarters and put the other three away for later use. Then, massage onto damp skin and feel the scrub working its magic and scrubbing away all your dead skin. A little goes a long way, and so a quarter should do your torso, bum, arms and legs just fine. DON’T GET IT WET, is the biggest thing to be aware of, as if you do it will dissolve into nothingness! Because of this, I would recommend stepping out of the shower while your skin is just a little wet to massage it in, or if you are in the tub, just standing up and trying to keep the scrub as far away from the water as possible!
When I use the scrub, I can definitely feel it getting rid of any nasty dead skin and it really feels as though it is toning my body! It is definitely no wimpy exfoliator; it gets straight down to business and really scrubs! The only thing is it may be a little too hard for some, and if you have sensitive skin it is definitely not for you as it could leave nasty scratch marks. This happened to a friend of mine but has never happened to me – it works a treat!
After using my skin feels deliciously smooth and silky, it works great if you use it before shaving your legs too! I have also heard it works wonders on stretch marks, although I have no evidence of that myself!
When you use the scrub it turns into a sort of paste from the dampness of your skin, and the sugar crystals are the best for exfoliating. The smell is lovely – and I would say this product is a must, especially in summer!
Price & Availability
This only costs £2.60 and I think that’s a pretty good deal seeing as this lasts me at least four uses! It is available from Lush stores or their website – lush.co.uk. You can’t really miss it when looking out for it in store – it is near all the other shower products and they most likely will be piled on top of each other on a stand, in all their bright green glory!
Ingredients
Fair Trade Sugar, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Laureth Sulphate, Fresh Fennel, Fennel Oil, Lavender Oil, Fresh Ginger Root, Glycerine, Cocamide DEA, Lauryl Betaine, Limonene, Linalool, Perfume, Chlorophyllin.
All In All...
If you want probably the most effective scrubbing experience and don’t mind it feeling a little scratchy, this is definitely for you, however if your skin is fairly sensitive I wouldn’t get this one. The more you dilute it with water, the less scratchy it will be!
In my opinion, a great bargain for a great product!
Definitely The Most EFFECTIVE Scrub I've Tried... 
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