Lush Ocean Salt Face and Body Scrub Review

This scrub smells like the sea. It's really sweet to look at too! I was really hoping that I would love this after seeing all the great reviews but for someone with averagely sensitive skin, it was just far too harsh. The salt bits were not uniform on the edges which meant some bits were really sharp and abrasive. I LOVE lush's other scrubs but unfortunately, this one wasn't for me.

I had read alot of mixed reviews about this product, but after watching the YouTube presentation of it and after hearing that it smells like a Margarita because of the vodka I just had to try it out.

When I opened it the first time I was blown away with how pretty the blue sea salt was. But I gave it a good mix because it is so much easier to use then.

I only use this once a week sometimes even every two weeks because it is that "hard core"! It gets all the dead skin of your face or body. Yes, it can feel abit rough and harsh on the skin, but add some water and do not rub so hard and you should be fine.

Another thing that I love was the moisturizing properties it has. One would never think that about a scrub/exfoliator , but this does leave you skin feeling fairly moisturized after using it. But saying that I do love adding my daily moisturizer after as an extra boost.

Although I found this product made my skin feel smooth (for a short while) it was too abrasive for my skin and after about an hour of using it my face was red and raw and irritated. I found it really nice as a body scrub when applied lightly. I recommend it for a once every two weeks kind of thing and only very lightly!

Let me start by saying this honestly smells amazing. The lemon is like seriously overpowering, but super delicious smelling.

I've used my whole pot of this and I'm still not sure whether I'd buy another one.

I have dry skin, and it's really patchy sometimes which cause my foundation to look really cakey, so I tried a whole lot of exfoliators, rosehip oils, moisturisers, etc. and I still don't see the results I want.

Anyways, this is a harsh enough scrub, but I find it dissolves so easily, too easily when you use it and it doesn't give that nice scrubby effect. I'm not sure if it will work better on dry skin as I've only ever used it on wet skin, but it's too gentle in the regard that it dissolves so easily.

I love the smell, as I already said :P and it feels heavenly on your skin. It feels as if it has scrubbed your dead skin off, but then when I apply makeup afterwards it doesn't feel like it has worked.

It's really expensive, so I doubt that I'll buy it again.

I like the smell of this, really smells like the sea, but the lemon scent is a tad overpowering..

I liked how it worked at first made my makeup really nice to apply, but after about an hour prior to scrubbing my face started to hurt and turn red. Moisteriser helped a little though.

It's not too bad on your body as an exfoliant, if done lightly but I wouldn't use it on my face again.

I'm really not 100% sure if I would actually repurchase this because of how abbrasive it actually is.

This scrub is freaking incredible. I picked it up in the lush boxing day sale and was a little nervous about it because I have sensitive skin.

Boy! I had nothing to worry about. It is an extremely coarse sea salt scrub so you will definitely get a little redness regardless of skin type but personally I had no reaction to it at all and it left my skin feeling like a dream.

I take a decent scoop and rub it on to dry skin - this is important as if your skin is wet it will dissolve the salt quite quickly and you won't get the full effectiveness of the scrub. It does an incredible job of getting rid of dead skin and as long as you gently apply it in circular motions and dont go too overboard then it isn't too harsh.

I think the avocado in this does wonders as it leaves your skin feeling soothed and moisturised which is exactly what you need after exfoliating!

This has become my number one scrub and I recommend you get into it too!

This is a really coarse scrub that works wonders on rough skin like hands, feet and elbows. I love the smell of it and the smooth feeling I get at the end of scrubbing. I use it on dry skin when I first jump in the shower. Make sure not to over scrub as it can leave your skin feeling a little raw. I only use this on certain parts of my face a couple times a month, it's great for clearing my pores.

Unfortunately if you have sensitive skin this may not be the product for you as it contains big pieces of coarse rock salt. I've often heard that salt has really good healing properties and this is true however I found that because of how big the pieces were, it really irritated my skin to the point it felt really sore afterwards. So its not all bad, it smells really really good and I really wanted to like this product but due to my sensitivity, it really does not work on me at all as I find it really sore. I tried to give it a go for a few days but unfortunately it just hurt too much, maybe I was rubbing it too hard, I'm not sure but my skin felt quite raw after using it. They have actually brought out a similar product but for those with sensitive skin, so that one maybe better which is good because I really did like the smell and it was so creamy despite the big pieces.

I love Lush so I had to try it, the packaging of the product is funky and handy to get all the product out of. However I was amazed at how chunky it was! A small amount doesn't spread far. The smell is odd and I was not a big fan of it but the salt scrub left my skin feeling soft and refreshed. I did not use it on my face as I felt it was a bit rough for that and would be harsh removing it from your face. It works well with a facecloth but to get the real exfoliating feeling its perfect with a exfoliating glove. Since trying the salt scrub I probably wouldn't purchase it again as the chunky texture and feel was harsh but it does work, I prefer something with smaller bits for a exfoliator

I really love lush, and was looking for a scrub that would really exfoliate my skin so I was put onto the Ocean Salt Scrub. I didn't think I had sensitive skin, but the first time I tried it on my face I went a little aggressive with massaging it on to my skin and it started to burn. I didn't have this trouble when applying it on to my body but Due to the large flakes of salt and high acidic fruit extracts within the scrub it was intially a shock to the skin. After using it for a while I did find it very effective on removing makeup and dried skin. I would definitely recommend it if you're really wanting an effective cleansing of the skin. It always left my skin feeling so smooth and refreshed afterwards.