The Body Shop Seaweed Pore-Cleansing Facial Exfoliator

I always use face scrubs as I have awful oily, blemish prone skin and so whilst people with a more normal skin type get away with using an exfoliator once a week, I use one nearly every day. Seaweed is not an uncommon ingredient in skin care products aimed at people with combination/oily skin as it helps mattify skin, and the Body Shop have a whole range of skin care products aimed at oily/combination skin and which all include seaweed. To be honest I've never been too impressed with the Body Shop's skin care products to date, their Tea Tree range makes no difference to my skin but when I had ... more

I have thankfully been blessed with a problem less skin but that doesn't mean I rest on my laurels and I do take good care of it. Exfoliating my skin is a part of my weekly routine. I also treat myself to an occasional facial and I recently asked my beautician to identify my skin type as I am aware it changes. Indeed, as it turned out, my skin is not longer normal and now it is combination (oily/dry). That meant I ran to my favourite Body Shop and I bought a range of skin care products which included Seaweed Pore-Cleansing Facial Exfoliator. It comes in a white tube with a screw lid at the ... more

(Try saying the title of this review in a terrible Scottish accent; think Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons) What is it? The Bodyshop Seaweed Pore-Cleansing Facial Exfoliator is a face wash which polishes your skin to cleanse your pores and leave you with smooth skin. It has tiny beads in it that get rid of any dead, unwanted skin to reveal the beautiful, glowing skin that everyone supposedly has underneath. It comes in a white tube, about 5cm tall with a flip top cap. There green writing on a lighter green background giving you the product information in English and in French, ooh la la ... more

Half price seaweedThis was a product I picked up as part of my recent haul when the Body Shop was selling all its face washes and scrubs for half price on their website! Normally retailing at £8, this product promises to exfoliate rebalance and refresh, and contains the key ingredients seaweed extract, jojoba beads and olive stone. This comes in a small 75ml tube – the packaging is nothing special to be honest – it is mainly white with simple blue text. It has a very functional appearance which is pretty inoffensive overall! A bit murky... Squeezing a bit of this out in the shower, this isn’t ... more

I've always used facial washes and scrubs in the morning when I wake up and I like to try out new washes as they get more advanced. I started going into the Body shop and was talking to the assistants in there and because they should know, I've always taken their advice and taken the facial wash's that have been recommended to me. I did start off using their tea tree products the scrub and wash and then found out I have combination skin and tea tree was making my face even oilier causing it to dry up even more! I then saw this cheeky pot of 'seaweed deep cleansing facial wash at just £4 and ... more