Baressential Product Review, natural and organic for body and face.
by
Cliona Kelliher
- Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Baressential Product Review
We have been friends with Kate and Andrew of Baressential for many years and have been using their gorgeous soaps since they began to make them. Not only are they made from natural ingredients and ethically produced, they smell incredible and look stunning too. Which isn't surprising really, given Kate's artistic background. Her eye for colour and beauty is evident in the vibrant, swirling hues of the soaps.
The first product I tried was the Clarifying Rose Face Polish:
We have been friends with Kate and Andrew of Baressential for many years and have been using their gorgeous soaps since they began to make them. Not only are they made from natural ingredients and ethically produced, they smell incredible and look stunning too. Which isn't surprising really, given Kate's artistic background. Her eye for colour and beauty is evident in the vibrant, swirling hues of the soaps.
Recently they have been developing a range of body and face products - I had already tried a couple at the testing stage and loved them so I was very happy to get the products below as a little present and to be able to share with you how much I like them.
As with the soaps, the ingredients in the face and body products are natural, organic where possible and super gentle on the skin. Not only that but you know that you are purchasing something which has had minimal impact on our environment. To read more, take a look at the Baressential Sustainability Committment - here is a short extract taken from the website:
" When hand crafting our soaps we are committed to –
- Continual environmental improvement
- The prevention of pollution
- Using biodegradable materials
- Using timber from sustainably managed forests
- Minimising waste
- Using fair trade biodegradable, recycled and recyclable packaging
When sourcing our Ingredients we choose to –
- Source where possible with minimum environmental footprint
- Source where possible from suppliers/ producers and workers who get fairly paid for their work
- Use organic whenever possible
- Use only pure therapeutic grade essential oils for scent
- Use only GM free ingredients
- Use only natural raw pure dried botanicals and minerals for colour
- Use only palm oil sourced from a http://www.rspo.org
All our soaps are vegetarian friendly"
If you like anything Rose scented, this is definitely for you! The smell is incredible, one of my favourites. It is described as 'An uplifting and deeply cleansing facial polish carefully designed to exfoliate revealing smooth, toned and enriched skin'.
The texture is quite thick so I found that I only needed a very tiny amount to get a good effect. It's incredibly gentle - my skin is quite sensitive and scrubs can either be way too harsh for me or completely ineffective. This is just what I like in a scrub, a feeling that my skin is being exfoliated without being irritated. I also particularly liked that it leaves a slight layer of oil on the skin - my face felt really soft afterwards and it was a great extra layer of moisturisation which is ideal for me as my skin tends to be dry.
This is definitely a product I would buy, it has a bit of a luxury feel to it, the list of ingredients even sounds lovely with things like Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine and Geranium.
It retails at €10.00*
Next up is the Wild Shea Body Butter in Lemon Candy. The description says 'Enjoy supple, silky, super-soft scented skin with our natural wild shea body butters.'
Last but not least is the Amber Coffee Body Polish:
Retail: €9.00
*Note - The prices above are promotional only and these products will be available from the Baressential online shop which should be up and running from March 30th. In the meantime, if you are interested in purchasing any of the above, you can contact Kate directly at kate@baressential.ie.
Hope you have enjoyed my review, if you can recommend any products, do let me know!
x,
Cliona
Apart from the gorgeous name, the selection of ingredients sounds equally delicious - from Fair-Trade Ghanian Shea Butter, to Vitamin E to Therapeutic Essential Oil Blends, all evoke a natural indulgent luxury that any skin would benefit from!
The texture is firm but melts at body temperature and glides over the skin, absorbing easily. It leaves a fabulous lemony fragrance and moisturises without leaving a greasy residue. I'm finding this particularly brilliant for problem areas like knees and elbows and also I've been rubbing it on my nails and cuticles because of its softening effect.
Retail:
120g - €17.00*
60g - €9.00*
Last but not least is the Amber Coffee Body Polish:
Again, the name is really evocative for me, particularly as I love anything coffee related :)
The description reads: 'Smooths and enriches for toned, beautifully soft, supple skin'.
Like the Rose Face Polish, the scrub texture is great - rougher than the facial scrub obviously as it's for the body. It's brilliant for all the dry areas like knees, feet and elbows and it leaves the skin soft and ready to absorb the body butter for super soft effect. I've been using it on my hands too, as they're usually sadly neglected and the oils are really good at reversing some of that neglect by giving them much needed moisture.
It contains Coconut Seed Butter, Coffee Arabica Seed Oil, Fair Trade Cane Sugar and a gorgeous blend of essential oils which give it the lingering delicate fragrance.Retail: €9.00
*Note - The prices above are promotional only and these products will be available from the Baressential online shop which should be up and running from March 30th. In the meantime, if you are interested in purchasing any of the above, you can contact Kate directly at kate@baressential.ie.
Hope you have enjoyed my review, if you can recommend any products, do let me know!
x,
Cliona
