As I said in my previous post, my goal is to try every vegan Lush product, before I start establishing favourites. So when I ran out of my current favourite facial cleanser, Angels on Bare Skin, I opted to buy a tub of Herbalism, and one of Aqua Marina.
Asides from AoBS, Aqua Marina seems to be the only regular facial cleanser that is not aimed at people with oily or greasy skin. And unlike all of the previous cleansers I have tried, this one seems to be the only one with this consistency. As opposed to the usual dry, crumbly cleansers that I use, this one is rather squishy and wet.
It is a pretty pinkish color, which is wrapped in Nori Seaweed, although when it reaches you in the tub, the seaweed and cleanser have merged somewhat. The initial smell is a unique blend of moss and aloe vera.
Lush have mixed together an ocean of ingredients which supposedly soothe and calm the skin. They've added carrageen extract, vegetable glycerine, Irish moss gel and aloe vera gel, which are all ingredients known for their skin calming properties. There is also fine sea salt, sweet wild orange oil and patchouli oil, all essential products needed for smoothing and cleansing dry skin. Finally calamine powder and kaolin are added to cleanse and exfoliate dead skin cells and debris from the surface of the face.
Yet again Lush have created a product with multiple purposes and properties. But does it work?
Unfortunately, my face didn't get on well with this cleanser at all. On the positive side, it was easier to use than other cleansers, as I only had take a pinch and smoother it all over my face. However, once I had rinsed it off, I found my face felt rather dry and rough. Given that Aqua Marina is a facial cleanser, which is specifically designed to sooth and soften the skin, as well as to brighten it up, I couldn't believe that my face felt the complete opposite.
To add to my disliking, Aqua Marina has an unpleasant synthetic scent, which I just couldn't get used to. Although there is nothing synthetic about the ingredients, there is an underlying 'greasy' smell that I associate with cheap body lotions.
I used this product a handful of times, but just didn't feel as if it was the cleanser for me. Please don't let this review put you off, I have read so many rave reviews about this cleanser.
Quantitative Ingredients: Glycerine, Calamine Powder, Kaolin, Irish Moss Gel, Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Fine Sea Salt, Nori Seaweed, Sweet Wild Orange Oil, Patchouli Oil, Carrageenan Extract, Perfume.
Vegan?: Yes
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