essano Hydrating Rosehip Gentle Exfoliator

The scent of this smelt so lovely however, it was a bit of a let down and I am usually a huge essano fan!

The exfoliating granules I found to be rather rough on the skin especially around the cheek area and did leave my skin with some redness afterwards which lasted a good hour.

I do think that this is a bit on the cleanser side rather than an exfoliator as I'm assuming the rosehip made it feel like I was using a moisturiser to clean my face. Washing it off, it felt like I had got it all off but afterwards it felt like I had an oily film left which I wasn't really a fan of.

The texture of the product reminded me of the Apricot St Ives scrub.

I use this product on a daily basis, it's got a good ratio of aggregate to cream and you really feel like it's scrubbing away the grimy day.

The smell is pleasant and natural with a hint of sweetness and the packaging is brilliant, clean and very appealing.

In my routine I follow this product up with a couple of pumps of the foaming facial cleanser just to calm the skin and remove any lingering traces of the scrub.

If I use the scrub on it's own I find that my skin gets very dry, very quickly following my shower.

This exfoliator is pretty good. I have combination skin which is prone to breakouts. This exfoliator does not irritate my skin at all. I have been using it daily for a week now and have had no issues. The packaging of this product is simple. The texture is slightly gritty (as you would expect) and the smell of the product is not overpowering. The product comes out as a light brown colour. The 'beads' which exfoliate the skin are not too rough so do not irritate the skin yet by the end of it my skin feels polished and super clean. I tend to use a moisturiser after I pat dry and I do not have any problems with that eithet. Overall, I am glad this product is around. Happy with the fact that there are no weird chemicals in it. Would most likely repurchase once I finish this tube. Although a little goes a long way so won't even have to worry for a while!

I purchased the product for the bargain price of $10 at Countdown, so I'm already impressed with it as rose-hip based products are usually quite pricy. However the quality of this product is phenomenal. It's fine granules lightly exfoliate while the rose-hip soothes and softens your skin. I have used it twice a week for a couple of weeks now and I have noticed that my skin has become noticeably softer to the touch. I do still use a gentle moisturiser after I exfoliate however.

The packaging is gorgeous, a nice dusky pink with black white and gold lettering. The amount of product inside is generous and the lid on the bottom style packaging ensures that you will be able to get every drop out of it!

Essano has quickly become one of my favourite brands. I love the focus on the natural ingredients and the fact its a great New Zealand company, with such affordable products.

I already have the cleanser, moisturiser, night cream and oil in my collection, so when I saw this at the supermarket it was time to add another product to my collection.

Firstly, the packaging is lovely. So feminine and with a very cute, 60s glamour look. It's in my favourite colour, pink, and like all the other Essano products it just looks stunning and glamorous. By looking at it you would think it's a high end product, when its extremely affordable. I love I can just purchase this at the supermarket, with my grocery shop.

My skin can be dry, combination and reactive, so I look for my skincare to be as natural as possible - without some nasties that are in other products. This Essano product, like the other products in the range are perfect and so gentle for my skin.

The formula is a browny colour, with small granules within the formula. I use this a couple of times a week. I wet my face and massage a small amount over my face, it feels refreshing and is o gentle to slough away the dead skin. No stinging or tight feeling like you can get with other exfoliators. I feel this helps to even out my skin tone and makes my skin feel brighter.

This is another winner from Essano, and just like it says it is, it's a gentle exfoliator that delivers what it says. Such an affordable product, that is of high quality like the rest of the products in the Essano range. Thanks Essano.

I was lucky to win this in a pack with some other products. I do really like Essano products so I was happy to get this. I've never heard of rosehip bio-exfoliants but I was hoping these tantalizing all natural rosehip bits were as gentle as jojoba beads which are my favorite natural manual exfoliant. The product comes in a big pink 100ml tube which is a really good size for the price. The exfoliant is a cream cleanser with a with a few sparse scrubby exfoliants. It smells like the signature earthy rose scent that I found the line to smell like. I do like that the ingredients in this scrub are organic. The ingredients are water, aloe vera juice, glyceryl stearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate, cetaryl alcohol and cetearyl glucoside, ceteraryl glucoside and sorbitan olivate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, rose hip extract, beeswax, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, silica, xanthan gum, fragrance, rosehip fruit oil, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, potassium sorbate and lactic acid. 99% of the total ingredients are of natural origin and 11.7% of the total ingredients are from organic farming. It's even certified by Ecocert. When I used this I had no allergic reactions or stinging. The product was easy to get out of the tube which is great considering I did have packaging issues with two of their other products. They come in a tube though. However there is two big cons for me when it comes to this product. One is that the scrubby bits aren't concentrated enough in this scrub for me to get a nice even exfoliation when I use this. The other con is that the exfoliating bits are too rough. It feels like some parts of my face are getting scratched and others are just getting gently cleansed by a cream cleanser. I do think if the Rosehip bio-exfoliants or more likely it's silica, was replaced by jojoba beads and a lot more jojoba beads than current ratio of silica to cream cleanser, this would be a really nice gentle facial scrub. But because of that I won't purchase this and I'll probably give it away.

I've come back to this a few times - it's lovely. Packaging is the Essano characteristic soft pink packaging, with gold, white and brown accents and a black flip top cap at the bottom of the tube, which is an inverted triangular shape.

The cream is easily dispensed, and is a soft off white with the exfoliating pieces - possibly walnut? Not sure.

The product is gentle and soothing, rather than a full on SCRUB - pleasant and not harsh, which is nice.

The subtle scent is really nice as some of their products can be a little strong for my taste.

Skin is left feeling nourished and - not exactly scrubbed, but clean. It's a good product for those who don't like scrubs with bigger exfoliating particles, or those who love their rosehip. It's not great if you need a full deep scrub.

Lovely, good price, and non harmful. I'd buy again

Cons: I'm disappointed to see alcohol as an ingredient twice in a natural product. The scrubbing granules are too small for my personal preference.