Product
Liz Earle Superbalm
Price
£15 for a 30g jar
£4.50 for a 5g jar
I was sent this product for review and am not being paid to write this
What does it claim to do?
"Our ‘emergency’ skin salve rescues and soothes skin. Made from pure plant oils and natural waxes plus shea butter, it gently softens and calms dry skin on hands, heels, elbows, lips and helps condition nails and cuticles." - Liz Earle
What do I think?
I have been absolutely loving the products from the Liz Earle range however I am not a fan of this and it is all because of the scent. It's hard to describe but it has a very strong scent and almost gives me a headache. Some of the ingredients are lavender, beeswax, rosehip and chamomile which may contribute towards this.
In terms of the actual product and how it works- this is good. It has the same purpose as products such as the Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream, Lush's lemony flutter and a (far cheaper) vaseline. Even though I don't like the scent I have been trying it on my cuticles, soles of my feet and around my nose (a cold has made it all horrible and sore) and it sinks in quickly and definitely does the job of moisturising. It will also last a really long time as there is a lot of product in the 30g pot.
Despite this, scent is important to me (especially when being applied to my nose!) and so I can't say I am a fan of this.
Would I repurchase?
I'm afraid not!
7 comments:
Contraversial! Shame about the smell and I do sometimes think that the cheaper stuff (Vaseline!) manages to pretty much do the same job. Hope the poorly nose is recovering xx
Thank you for your honest opinion :)
I really like this, I loved the smell and found it very helpful for cuticles and lips etc. I'm not a great fan of mineral oil alternatives like vasaline as the can't sink in only trap moisture that is already present.
What I would say is that I'd be unlikely to repurchase the 30g tub as it went lumpy/gritty before I'd finished it. In future I'll stick with the 5g size. x
Such a shame about the strange smell! I'm very particular about scents too. Especially around your nose! :)
I really like Liz Earle's products the benefit to my skin after using her products are amazing - This though i didn't really get along with & like you i don't really like the smell of this product, didn't really see the use to it & i found it greasy :(
Great honest review though x
disappointing that something with "super" in the title ends up being, well, less than super! tis a shame, i have some liz earle and i love it - but i'll be honest, i'd not heard of this!
kinda irrelevant (sowee) but I nominated you on my latest blog post for an award! Thank you. Big love, Zoe xoxox
I loved the texture of this product but just couldn't stand the scent either!!!! Ended up using it on my feet with socks over the top as an intensive treatment....bit of a waste of money though.
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