Ola Bonita Chica’s!
I’ve got another special treat for you keeping in mind my travelling theme that I’m focussing on right now. Travelling can get so exhausting and you need something to keep yourself refreshed and give yourself a burst of energy. Now, I’m sorry I give so much away in the start of my reviews regarding if a product is good or bad, but I just get excited if something works for me- I just want to spill all the good stuff! Or vice versa if something is so crap, I just want to warn you straightaway. So this Body Shop Bath and Shower Gel works and has been wonderful, I request you to read on to find out why!
Product Description
My travel friendly version of The Body Shop’s Vanilla Bath and Shower gel comes in a clear plastic container. The colour of the shower gel is not the most girly or inviting but it is so much better than it looks! The flip top lid secures quite nicely and this will not spill in your suitcase or bag. But if you want to carry this with you in your hand luggage anywhere in the world then you absolutely can, because of its handy dandy size! And because it is transparent you know how much you have left before it runs out! These bottles can also be cleaned and re-purposed.
Product Claims:
This soap-free bath and shower gel has a deliciously sweet vanilla fragrance. Lather rich, sweet vanilla scent.
Ingredients:
Price: INR 225 for 60 ml of product.
My Experience With The Body Shop Vanilla Bath and Shower Gel:
This is possibly the one product where I have studied the ingredients in super detail! I’ve become used to being disappointed when a wonderful beauty product has many harmful ingredients, and this is exactly one of those. But let me not be a party pooper and start with the good stuff instead. So as I mentioned, the colour of this shower gel does not remind me of vanilla in any way but it gets this colour due to the caramel added in it as a colour agent. This does not add to the scent of the body wash in any way though. I love that this is a soap free formulation so it does not dry my skin out at all. In fact it is rather hydrating! It does lather very nicely, more so if used with a Loofah. You only need very little to use for a shower or bath, which is why I really like this particular shower gel when I travel because I can get so much use out of a smaller sized piece.
The fragrance of this is beautiful, one of the best Body Shop fragrances so far and I’m on first name basis with the Body Shop’s sales people’s children so trust me! I’ve tried so many of their shower gels! The smell of this is warm, comforting, sweet and very vanilla-ey, there’s nothing artificial or fake about it. It is just heavenly and it is one of those rare shower gels where the scent lasts you for a few hours even after you shower. These perfume laden formulations can sometimes cause me trouble but this formulation has not irritated my dry sensitive skin in any way.
The lather as well, is luxurious and rich and the important thing is that this shower gel cleanses very nicely after a long trip, getting all the grime and dirt off you. Plus the fragrance is bound to relax! It’s not nauseatingly vanilla and leaves your skin soft afterwards. The bad thing about this and all body shop shower gels is the hard plastic packaging which is difficult to squeeze once these bottles are half way used. You just have to turn them upside down and wait for gravity to do its job and then squeeze to get the product out.
Not to burst your bubble now, but unfortunately let us get to the serious cons of this product. It contains sulphates and parabens in its formulation. But this is a rare product as I’ve seen many parabens in it. Ethyl, Methyl, Isobutyl, Butyl and Propylparaben. You name it, it’s got it. This is really sad because it is a fantastic product otherwise! I mean it even has sunscreen in it and that is pretty cool because I have never come across a shower gel with such qualities.
Pros of The Body Shop Vanilla Bath and Shower Gel:
• Leak proof packaging.
• Can be carried in hand luggage.
• Soap free.
• Lathers very luxuriously.
• Beautiful fragrance.
Cons of The Body Shop Vanilla Bath and Shower Gel:
• Contains too many parabens.
• Contains sulphates.
• Difficult to squeeze the product out once this is used up half the way.
Would I Repurchase Or Recommend The The Body Shop Vanilla Bath And Shower Gel?
How could I possibly recommend something with so many parabens in it?
My conscience would never allow it! Sadly, I will probably be throwing this out even though I have only used it three times. I should have checked the ingredients before buying it. It has too many parabens which, for a shop like The Body Shop is strange because you expect everything in there to be natural and free of harsh chemicals.
IMBB Rating
1/5 solely due to the parabens in this formulation, otherwise it really deserves a 5/5 for how good it is!
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Oh no Samrita.. I hope you are able to find your perfect paraben free products soon. 😀
Samrita, I wanna try it 🙂 especially due to the vanilla fragrance!