Imagine - lights turned down, candles lit everywhere, a loving massage for (or from) your partner... Sounds romantic, right? Well, with Shunga Exotic Massage Oil, this can be reality! This massage oil comes in a variety of scents, including Orange, Lavender, Peach, Floral, Apple, and Strawberries/Champagne. In this review, I will be discussing the Apple scented oil.

What's inside? Here are the ingredients from the bottle, including an explanation of the more odd-sounding ingredients that EF DIDN'T mention:

Cold pressed sweet almond, grape seed, avocado, sesame, and safflower oils
Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
Ylang Ylang
Fragrance
Amyl Cinnamaldehyde (fragrance)*
Benzyl Alcohol (viscosity decreasing agent/preservative)
Cinnamyl Alcohol (fragrance)*
Citral (fragrance)*
Eugenol (fragrance)*
Isoeugenol (fragrance)*
Benzyl Salicylate (fragrance)*
Coumarin ((fragrance)*
D-Limonene (Fragrance - comes from citrus rinds)*
Geraniol (fragrance)*
Lyral (Fragrance)
Farnesol (fragrance)
Lilial (fragrance)*
Linalool (fragrance)
Benzyl Benzoate (fragrance, antimicrobial agent)
Citronellol (fragrance - from citrus fruit)
Hexyl Cinnamal (fragrance)**
Alpha Isomethyl Ionone (fragrance)

* - Associated with skin rash irritations
** - Can cause allergic reactions

As you can see, there are a lot of ingredients that can cause issues, so if you have sensitive skin, you may want to skip this one.

The consistency of this oil is more on the watery side, which is not what I expected, but it is still silky smooth. It can be a bit runny during use, especially if you decide to warm it up a bit in the microwave, so keep that in mind! It absorbs nicely into your skin, without a greasy or sticky feel in the end.

*NOTE - When heating it up, be sure to only put it in for small amounts of time to make it warm, NOT HOT. If it is too hot, just like all oils, it can cause some serious burns.

The scent of this oil is nothing short of divine! It is the closest, most natural scent to a real apple I have ever come across in my life, without it being strong or overbearing. You can smell the heart of the fruit, and even a hint of the woody scent of the apple's core! It's as real as it gets! When you warm it up, the smell opens up even more and really fills the room!

Of course, this is a massage oil, so I wouldn't taste it.

This massage oil worked like a dream come true. The first time we used it, we just used it right out of the bottle. It spread very evenly and felt very smooth, and warmed up with our touch from all the friction... It felt amazing, and lasted quite a long time! The next time we used it, we heated it up for 15 seconds in the microwave and let it cool for 10 seconds. It was just warm enough to create a whole new sensation, and the scent filled the room, making it as serene as it was romantic. (Again, be cautious not to overheat the oil.)

Now, you don't need to only use it for romantic situations. I also found that it makes a hot bath the ultimate form of relaxation, and does wonders for your skin! Feel free to rub a bit into your skin after a shower, too! No matter how you use it, be careful how much you use - it doesn't absorb well in large quantities!